The 7th Annual Pinot Noir Summit April 5, 2009

On Sunday, April 5, 2009 consumers, press and trade will gather for the remarkable "7th Annual Passionate about Pinot Noir Summit" at the Osher Marin Jewish Community Center in San Rafael, California. An extraordinary array of palates will gather to assess "the best of the best," from the 7th Annual Pinot Noir Shootout.

The 7th Annual Pinot Noir Shootout included Pinots from around the globe, including Canada, Chile, France, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand. Stateside, California and Oregon dominate the wine submissions; however, Pinots also came in from Idaho, Michigan, and New York.

Unique Aspects of the Pinot Noir Shootout:
The most comprehensive and focused tasting of Pinot Noir in the US, utilizing an incredibly diverse panel of experts.
Just 32 wines are tasted by the experts per day (four flights of eight wines each), allowing the judges to be completely immersed, focused and fair to the wines.
There’s no palate fatigue as a factor.
The wines are tasted completely blind without reference to appellation, vintage or price.
Summit will allow the attendees to taste the wines blind and compare their findings to the panel’s at The Final Showdown.

The Pinot Noir Shootout is the only competition in which the judges’ conclusions are put to the test by an unbiased panel of wine lovers.

Features:
40 top-rated Pinot Noirs in a blind tasting
Enjoy Pinot Noir Workshops conducted by expert winemakers, viticulturists and wine educators
Pinot Noir Shootout Ceremony
Reception featuring top Pinot Noir winemakers showcasing their wines with specially paired hors d’oeuvre
Meet and taste with top Pinot Noir winemakers
Silent Auction to benefit the ALS/MDA Association in honor of David Jones

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