I am thrilled to announce a stellar lineup of world-class talent coming to Oregon to join us this summer for the annual IPNC festivities. The International Pinot Noir Celebration is now in its 24th year, bringing together top Pinot Noir producers, top chefs, and wine & food lovers from around the planet to McMinnville, Oregon every summer for three days of tantalizing tastings, meals, seminars, and full-on Pinotphilia! It all happens on the idyllic campus of Linfield College July 23rd-25th.

Journalist Jordan Mackay with vigneron Thièbault Huber at IPNC

We have just learned that Scott Paul Wines has been chosen as a Featured Winery for this year’s events, and that Burgundy stars Alain & Sophie Meunier of Domaine J-J Confuron will be coming in to join us this year! They will also be a Featured Winery at the events, and Alain & Sophie will be our guests of honor at our annual pre-IPNC dinner at the winery, held this year on Thursday July 22nd.

Cooking our dinner that night will be James Beard Award-winning “Best Chef Northwest” Vitaly Paley of Portland’s legendary Paley’s Place. And to top it off, Food & Wine Magazine’s wine editor Ray Isle, Jr. (this year’s master of ceremonies at IPNC) will also be our special guest at dinner. I could not imagine a more start-studded lineup - it will truly be like Christmas in July here in beautiful downtown Carlton. More details on all this soon…

Thanks to everyone who joined us in Wilsonville last night for a great tasting at WineXing - it was a pleasure to meet you, and I look forward to seeing you here at the winery one day soon. If you’re in Portland, don’t forget to drop by Storyteller Wines in John’s Landing a week from Friday (Feb. 5th) - I’ll be pouring from 6-8pm (and wearing my Arsenal gear, of course!)

Huge thanks to Seattle wine blogger Thad Westhusing, for his fabulous review and write-up of our 2007 La Paulée Pinot Noir on his Behind The Bottle blog - which you can check out here. Amazing that with our new 20%-off case discount - this yummy 90-pointer is only 24 bucks a bottle. And they say there’s no value in top Oregon Pinot!

One Response to “Christmas in July…”

1. Jamie Says:
   February 23rd, 2010 at 10:47 am

   This is a really cool blog! I wish I had found it sooner. Keep up the good work.

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