Most California wine vintners consider the Noir grapes as a light fruity flavored wine. Worldwide there are hundreds of clones of the Noir black grape, because the grape vines are genetically unstable, and the parent grape vine may produce offspring grape vines that vary in size and shape of the grape. The black color of the Noir grape is an indication that high antioxidant levels are present in the chemical, resveratrol that offers a great health benefit, and the red wine from the Noir grape may vary considerably from vine to vine in the productivity of the grapevine, and the flavor, and the aroma of the grape Noir variant. In Europe there are many wine variants grown of the Noir (black) wine grape; one of the most popular clones is called "Pinot Noir", which varies so much that it exists in as many as 1000 different clones worldwide. In France Black Noir grapes are planted on sloping rows that angle downwards to the east and thus avoid the hot afternoon sun. The vines of Noir grapes are exposed mainly to the morning sun. The Noir black grape as grown in France is extensively planted in the Burgundy district, and are planted in California cool regions, where black grapes thrive in the cooler zones. The flavor of the Noir grape wine is complex and sometimes described as intense as in the ripe grape with a complex black cherry, wine aroma. Birds appear to be the number one enemy of ripening Noir grapevines when they swoop threatening in to devour the harvest.