Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Pinot in the City Rolls into Los Angeles on September 11

If Pinot Noir is your favorite wine and you live in Los Angeles, then there is only one place to be on September 11. For Oregon's Willamette Valley is descending on the City of Angels, with an event that will satiate even the most ardent Pinot lover – seriously, even the guy that Paul Giamatti played so perfectly in "Sideways" would end up smiling after all this luscious red wine.

The event is called Pinot in the City, and is taking place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Wilshire Ebell Theater, where over 60 wineries will be showing off their stuff. And let me tell you, I went to the Willamette Valley for the International Pinot Noir Conference in 2012, and tasted some of the most incredible Pinot Noirs on the planet there. Many of those same wineries will be pouring at Pinot in the City.




Here's the complete list of participating wineries:

Adelsheim Vineyard
Andrew Rich Wines
Angela Estate
Anne Amie Vineyard
Archery Summit
Argyle
Belle Pente
Bergstrom Wines
Bethel Heights Vineyard
Big Table Farm
Biggio Hamina Cellars
Brittan Vineyards
Brooks 
Cana's Feast Winery
Chehalem
Coeur de Terre Vineyard
Colene Clemens
Cornerstone Oregon
Dobbes Family Estate
Domaine Drouhin Oregon
Domaine Serene
Dominio IV
Duck Pond
Dukes Family Vineyard
Dusky Goose
Elk Cove
Et Fille Wines
The Eyrie Vineyards
The Four Graces
Grochau Cellars
Harper Voit Wines
Hyland Estates
iOTA Cellars
Lachini Vineyards
Lange Estate Winery
Le Cadeau
Left Coast Cellars
Longplay Wine
Matello Wines
Maysara Winery
MonksGate Vineyard
Montinore Estate
Omero Cellars
Panther Creek Cellars
Patton Valley Vineyard
Penner-Ash Wine Cellars
Ponzi Vineyards
R. Stuart & Co.
Raptor Ridge
REX HILL
ROCO
Scott Paul Wines
Shea Wine Cellars
Sineann
Sokol Blosser Winery
Solena Estate
Soter Vineyards
Stoller Family Estate
Sweet Cheeks Winery
Thistle Wines
Trisaetum
Union Wine Company
Vista Hills
Whistling Dog Cellars
Winderlea

Make sure to try Sokol Blosser, Brittan Vineyards and Domaine Serene; but really, there's no way to go wrong at a tasting like this. The Willamette Valley is America's top Pinot producer. And even better, the night benefits the Environmental Media Association, too.

Buy tickets here, get $10 off if you enter the promotional code "LEARNABOUTWINE" and get ready for the Pinot night of your life! I'll be there, let's raise a glass together. 

Cheers!