Pinot is the grape goddess that shuns pedestrian techniques of any kind, and demands to be taken to The Ball in a super-stretch limo with Ricardo Montalban-sanctioned Corinthian leather seats. If you’re craving a Pro Am-sized dose of pinot right about now, head north to the 5th annual Pinot Days celebration at Fort Mason in San Francisco. On Saturday, several Santa Lcuai Highlands pinot maestros, including Morgan, Pelerin, Pisoni, Tantara and Testarossa, will join winemakers from Hug Cellars, CRU, Riverbench and more, to showcase their distinctive Santa Lucia Highlands, Santa Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley gems as part of a focused tasting seminar.
Also on Saturday, join Bradley Brown of Big Basin Vineyards and an elite group of Pinot Passionistas for a seminar
called “In Trivial Pursuit of Pinot,” on Saturday, June
26, from 3pm til 5pm at the Fleet Room at Fort Mason. Meet legends like Richard
Sanford, Greg La Follette and Jean Charles Boisset for
this singular, incredible tasting, featuring 16 of the finest and most
highly acclaimed pinots on the market.
Sunday, June 27, is the Grand Festival Tasting from 1pm til 5pm, with wines from over 250 mostly Californian pinot purveyors. There will be so much good pinot, including local legends Belle Glos, Boekenoogen, Cima Collina, McIntyre, Paraiso, Sequana, Talbott and Tondre, you’ll wish you had a wine doggy bag – make mine a St Bernard-sized magnum – to take it home. I wouldn’t miss this event. (pinotdays.com)
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