Anyway, back to the vino. A few days ago we went to a tasting put on by Uncorked Events--Pinot and Bubbles. I believe it was around $50 if you pre-bought tickets, or $60 at the door, and this included some small bites of cheese, crackers, meats and such (if you could squeeze your way to the table before they ran out) and (basically unlimited) tastings from about 25 wineries/brokers/importers/etc. I'm not really going to go into detail about all the different wines we tasted, but i'll say this: I still love bubbly, and i'm starting to like pinot a little more.
Some of the more expensive pinots we tasted we from Duckhorn. Unfortunately, my palate was off from the sparkling wine and cured meats i had just before tasting, and they ran out of crackers, but my peers said the wines were fabulous. Some other stand-outs were Hirsch Winery and Freeman Winery. These are small, family-owned wineries and they also make delicious pinots. We tried 05, 06, and 07 from Hirsch, and interestingly, we all preferred the '07. I suppose that confirms that pinot doesn't age well.
The take-away: the event was too crowded, but there were some great wines. I'm not sure that it was worth $50-60, though.
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