Without my esteemed guide, I wouldn't have known that these two are produced from the same grape. New World wines, it turns out, tend to be labeled varietally, while Old World wines are typically classified by region. In other words, the BC wine is labeled Pinot Noir, but the French one isn't. By the time the room begins to clear out, I've consumed 15 different wines, albeit in modest portions. Maybe that's just the way it goes in the arcane world of wine tasting.
Time comes to a standstill.
Or maybe I'm a wee bit toasted.