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3rd Annual Pinot Days Southern California January 28th @ Barker Hangar
Pinot Days So Cal features intimate tasting around town at K & L and Wine Exchange, Pinot and Grilled Cheeses at Wine House, a walk about "Palooza" at West at Hotel Angeleno, and culminates in our Grand Festival at Barker Hangar, featuring over 100 pinot producers and over 300 celebrated wines.Click Here to View All the SoCal Events.
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Pinot Noir is Our Noble Grape
We do not believe wine should be unapproachable. Though the pinot noir at pinot days is lovely and sophisticated, the winemakers are open, warm and ready to share their stories. There's no need to brush up on big "wine words" – just come, taste, and discover what you love. And there is a whole lotta pinot to love!
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Our mantra is "Serious Wine, Serious Fun." Pinot is seriously diverse, offering a breadth of styles and quality that no other variety matches. So tasting a number of different pinots side by side is fun in and of itself, but what pushes "fun" over the top is the people behind the tables, who are some of the most colorful and charming characters you will meet. Bring friends along and the "fun" is a guarantee.
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Still reading? You must be hungry by now. Because pinot is the most versatile grape on the planet, you can find a pinot to match any food under the So Cal sun. We'll prove it once again at West Restaurant's Santa Rita Palooza, where unusual pinot pairings will knock off your socks, or your flip flops, weather permitting.
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What to wear at Pinot Days?
We recommend that you wear a smile and if you don't present one at entry, it'll be our mission to give you one to take home. If our winemakers set the dress code, you will want to be in jeans with a little bit of vineyard soil on your knees. Avoid white because the wines are red. And very, very good.Click Here to View All the SoCal Events.
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Come to Pinot Days Southern California....
....... because life's best things are simple. Good wine, good food, good people. You who live under blue skies and an easy, breezy lifestyle know this better than anyone. People gravitate to pinot noir because it is easy to pair, easy to drink, and fascinating to talk about. We hope that you gravitate to Pinot Days in January; we'll be ready to pour.

    2012 Pinot Days Southern California
    (Click HERE to see all the Grand Festival Exhibitors)

  • Grand Festival Tasting
    Saturday January 28th, 2012 1-5pm $60
    Barker Hangar, Santa Monica

    100 Producers from California, Oregon and Burgundy
  • Grand Festival VIP Blending Seminar and Early Access
    Saturday January 28th, 2012 11am-5pm $100
    Barker Hangar
    , Santa Monica
    Come 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. The celebrated, legendary winery? Davis Bynum! Gain insider insight into the winemaking process, and be "wowed" by the complexity and romance of it. Pinot Days Producer Lisa Rigisich and Davis Bynum's Illustrious Wine Educator will lead you through the line up. This is a very special opportunity to go deep with pinot and one of the great, original wineries whose winemaking helped to put it on the map.
  • Winemakers "Table Hop" Dinner at Wine House Upstairs
    Thursday January 26th, 2012 6:30-10pm $90
    Wine House, Los Angeles

    Enjoy an incredible, pinot-paired dinner and ten different pinots, as you sit amidst the colorful, gifted winemakers who create them. Well sit down to five courses artfully prepared by the Wine House's Chef Todd Barrie, and each paired with two acclaimed pinots. Click here to learn more.
  • Pinot Days "Santa Rita Palooza" at West Restaurant, Hotel Angeleno
    Thursday January 26th, 2012 6-9pm $35
    West Restaurant at Hotel Angeleno, Santa Monica

    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 an amazing view. Come find out what makes the SRH legendary. Click here to learn more.
  • Pinots and Grilled Cheese at Wine House
    Friday January 27th, 2012 8:15-10pm $25
    Wine House, Los Angeles

    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. Call to reserve a spot at 310-479-3731, ext. 0. Click here to learn more.
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