Pinot Dayz...

Yesterday was the 2nd Annual Pinot Days in Santa Monica. Steven and Lisa Rigisich once again did a great job of putting this event together. However, I am not sure why they limited the trade tasting to two hours. Two hours is just not enough time to taste all or majority of the great wines that were there. In two hours yesterday I was only able to cover maybe half the wineries that were there. Not fair to the wineries and not fair to us, members of the trade.

Yesterday, I focused on the wineries and the wines that I had not tasted before. I love wine tasting events; it gives me a great opportunity to meet wonderful people and taste the efforts of their hard work.

There were three wineries, new to me, that stood out yesterday. Riverbench Vineyard & Winery, MacRostie Winery and Vineyards and Pacific Coast Vineyards were my three “finds.” Not only these wineries had great pinot noirs, true to their appellations, but the people behind the wines were great also; pleasant, helpful and nice to talk with, unlike some other winery representatives, who don’t have the people skill and the personality to be dealing with the public.

It was a good day yesterday; any day one starts tasting great wines at 11:00 a.m. is a good day. So go and visit wine tasting events and wineries, meet the people who’re not only pouring their wines, but their heart and soul into your glass and enjoy. Cheers!