As we drove up the road leading to Ketcham Estate memories flooded from our first meeting with Mark Ketcham and his famous “savage” method as we were treated to the taste of his inaugural 2005 Estate Pinot Noir at a Healdsburg restaurant.
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The 28th annual International Pinot Noir Celebration (IPNC) took place on July 25th-27th on Linfield College's campus in McMinnville, Oregon. It launched with the usual fanfare and unbridled excitement of loyal fans who have been coming to the event for many years to celebrate this elusive, yet transparent grape. The theme of this year's event was "Pinot Noir and the Doors of Perception" with each seminar, blind tasting and winery tour geared towards challenging one's own preconceived notions and grandfathered assumptions.
If you consider yourself any sort of Pinot lover, friend or even a distant acquaintance, you may want to block next' year's first weekend of August on your calendar.
My days in Marlborough were packed with multiple vineyard visits. One of my first stops was Gibson Bridge Vineyard‘s eclectic Cellar...
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