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[RosinaWilson.com] Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival, Day 3 ~ Sunday Open House ...: Though this is part of the Festival (which otherwise costs varying amounts for the .“Vertical tastings” generally show consistent winemaking style ~ the main differences are in the details of each vintage year ~ and they're a great way to get a sense of what the winery and winemaker are looking to achieve with that .

[The Wine Case] Tasting Note (and more): Littorai 2006 Roman Vineyard Pinot Noir ...: Lemon, who makes a number of remarkably diverse chardonnays and pinot noirs from the Russian River, the Sonoma Coast and the Anderson Vally, showed a sort of masterful calm as he described the various sites and vintages .

[Lemonade Kush] Digging Deeper Into Pinot Noir: Mendocino County, California ...: Though we were made a bit nervous by the sundried tomato scent on this wine, the 2007 Navarro Vineyards Methode L’Ancienne Anderson Valley Pinot Noir wasn’t quite a dense as the others, and this pretty wine had floral and herbal notes that were hidden in the more burly examples. It’s leathery and a little smoky, with five spice and cinnamon flavors, nutmeg and hints of fig, blueberry, and tart fruit.

[Simple Hedonisms Wine Blog] Highlights and Top Picks of the Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival: After a few hours of tasting, chatting, a few bids on the silent auction, I reluctantly tore myself away to head back to North Sonoma, vowing next year to book a place to stay early (although with my growing cadre of Mendocino friends and wineries, perhaps not needed) and stay all 3 days. On Sundays, the wineries have open houses, but alas I had a 12 hour day of vineyard prep work ahead of me, so there was no wine playtime ahead for Simple Hedonisms.

[valleyfogblog] 2011 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival Recap: Part 2 – The Grand ...: Although billboards across the land had warned of impending doom on May 21, 2011; what was utmost in our minds on that date was the 14th Annual Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival's Grand Tasting at Goldeneye Vineyards.

[Affairs of the Vine] ARE WINEMAKERS PRODUCING ELEGANTLY STYLED PINOT NOIRS? - Affairs ...: The Pinot Noir Shootout judges expertly tasted through 367 wines in a series of blind tastings, tasting just 32 wines per day, and selected 64 to move forward to the Pinot Noir Summit. At the Summit, over 350 Pinot Noir lovers participated in a blind tasting of the wines.

[valleyfogblog] 2011 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival Recap: Part 3 – The Food ...: At the open houses being held at the different wineries in Anderson Valley, library releases and magnums (1.5L bottles) are poured alongside a tempting array of pinot-friendly foods. And since we don’t have a tasting room in the valley, and frankly had too few wines in our inventory to pour at anyone else’s open house, Sunday is a day for us to relax and enjoy being a wine consumer.

[RosinaWilson.com] Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival ~ Day 1: Friday: Just follow the arrows to the Pinot Festival's kickoff event, the Technical Conference (and tasting)... But if you'd like to turbo-charge your learning curve ~ about Pinot Noir and wine in general ~ the Technical .

[Dr Vino's wine blog] Wells Guthrie of Copain Wine Cellars and his pinot noir | Dr ...: he had to change his style to something more age-worthy, which meant lowering the alcohol and maintaining freshness of the wines. He also mentioned having a 1981 Williams-Selyem Allen Vineyard pinot noir from the Anderson Valley a couple of decades after release and was amazed at the grace with which it aged, describing it as “Jayer-like.”

[chericemonroe's blog] 2011 Anderson Valley Alsace Festival: February 12-13, Boonville ...: With all the fanfare surrounding Cabernet and Pinot Noir coupled with the obsession this country seems to have with Chardonnay, it's sometimes hard for people to remember that California produces a lot of other different kinds of wine. It's even harder, it seems, to get people to drink some of it.

[The Blog Wine Cellar] The Blog Wine Cellar: 2008 Drew Gatekeepers Pinot Noir: This Pinot Noir is composed of grapes sourced from the two vineyards on opposite sides of the Anderson Valley AVA. This blend consists of 85% Balo Vineyard and 15% Weir Vineyard Pinot Noir.

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