3RD ANNUAL PINOT DAYS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRAND FESTIVAL PUBLIC TASTING  

Saturday, January 28, 2012 1:00pm-5:00pm
Barker Hangar, Santa Monica - 3021 Airport Avenue, Suite 203, Santa Monica, CA 90405 (Click here for map of location)
Cost: $60
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Saturday's Grand Tasting will showcase over 80 phenomenal producers of pinot noir. Consumers will be able to sample up to 300 pinots from every important pinot noir region, from the Russian River Valley to the Santa Rita Hills, Oregon to the Anderson Valley, Burgundy to New Zealand to the Sonoma Coast. Come to the Barker Hangar to taste these highly acclaimed wines, meet the gifted and charming winemakers who create them, and experience the passion and romance that the pinot noir industry continues to embody. Discover and celebrate pinot noir in its many diverse styles, ranging from modern to earthy to elegant. Explore new producers, find wines you love, and become a pinot devotee if you are not one already. We call it Serious Fun. Come see for yourself.

3RD ANNUAL PINOT DAYS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRAND FESTIVAL TRADE TASTING  

Saturday, January 28, 2012 11:00am-1:00pm
Barker Hangar, Santa Monica - 3021 Airport Avenue, Suite 203, Santa Monica, CA 90405 (Click here for map of location)
Cost: $Complimentary
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Saturday's Trade Tasting will showcase over 80 phenomenal producers of pinot noir from California, Oregon, Burgundy and New Zealand. Trade will be able to sample up to 300 pinots, expand their pinot portfolios, and speak with the winemakers and winery owners before the public enters.

PINOT DAYS SANTA RITA PALOOZA AT WEST RESTAURANT AT HOTEL ANGELENO  

Thursday, January 26, 2012 6:00pm-9:00pm
West Restaurant at Hotel Angeleno - 170 N. Church Lane, Los Angeles, Penthouse Level, 17th Floor (Click here for map of location)
Cost: $35

The Santa Rita Hills is one of pinot noir’s most celebrated growing regions, and the area seems not only to produce some of the most compelling pinot noir on the planet, but to attract some of the most colorful and memorable winemaker personalities as well. Put these wines and winemakers in a room with a view, and you have one night not to miss! Six celebrated SRH winemakers will pour the best pinot in their lineup, including Clos Pepe, Pali, Hitching Post, Sandler, Zotovich Family Vineyards and Arcadian and the Winemakers who put the magic in the bottles. Allow these inspired, charming winemakers to immerse you in this famed pinot region. You will not want to miss one single articulate, inspired word or sip! Angeleno's West will prepare pinot-paired appetizers for you to pair. Come find out what makes the SRH legendary.

PINOT DAYS PINOTS AND GRILLED CHEESE AT WINE HOUSE  

Friday, January 27, 2012 8:15pm-10:00pm
Wine House - 2311 Cotner Avenue, Los Angeles, CA (Click here for map of location)
Cost: $35

Ten of our favorite pinot producers will each pour their finest pinots to interested customers and will talk about their labors of love making wine from this noble grape. Enjoy some of the best domestic pinots on the planet with Grilled Cheese! Chef Todd Barrie will create some gourmet versions of this classic favorite comfort food, each intended to complement the noble grape. This is an opportunity to taste some of the most acclaimed pinots on the market today, and to meet and talk with the people who create them. Space is limited. Call to reserve a spot TODAY at 310-479-3731, ext. 0.

VIP BLENDING SEMINAR AND EARLY ACCESS TO GRAND FESTIVAL  

Saturday, January 28, 2012 11:00am-5:00pm
Barker Hangar, Santa Monica - 3021 Airport Avenue, Suite 203, Santa Monica, CA 90405 (Click here for map of location)
Cost: $100

This VIP ticket will allow you to enter Saturday's Grand Festival two hours early, at 11:00am, to experience a rare clonal tasting and blending seminar. This blending seminar will be interactive, co-led by Davis Bynum's very gifted wine educator, Greg Morthole, and Pinot Days Co-Producer, Lisa Rigisich. This is a rare chance to taste grapes from the same vineyard, the same year, each derived from a different pinot noir clone, and then to experience the effects of blending them. This process will give you insider insight into the winemaking process, and wow you with the complexity and romance of it. For the last forty five minutes you can roam the festival and taste any of the 80 featured wineries in an intimate setting. The public will be admitted at 1pm, and you are free to stay and taste until our 5pm closing. This is a very special opportunity to go deep with pinot and one of the great legendary wineries whose winemaking helped to put it on the map.

PINOT DAYS KICK-OFF TASTING AT WINE EXCHANGE

Thursday, January 26, 2012 4:00pm-7:00pm
Wine Exchange - 1500 E. Village Way, Orange, CA (Click here for map of location)
Cost: $20

A few of our favorite pinot producers will each pour their finest pinots to interested customers and will talk about their labors of love making wine from this noble grape. This is an opportunity to taste some of the most acclaimed pinots on the market today, and to meet and talk with the people who create them. Participating wineries will be posted by December 15th.

PINOT DAYS "PINOT 101" AT K & L WINE MERCHANTS HOLLYWOOD

Thursday, January 26, 2012 5:30-7:30pm
K&L Wine Merchants Hollywood - 1400 Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, 90028  (Click here for map of location)
Cost: $0

A few of our favorite pinot producers will each pour their finest pinots to interested customers and will talk about their labors of love making wine from this noble grape. This is an opportunity to taste some of the most acclaimed pinots on the market today, and to meet and talk with the people who create them. Participating wineries will be posted by December 15th. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED - CALL AHEAD!