Friday, December 6, 2013

12/6-Michael Jordan visits with John Gellentien & Lisa Rigisich

John Gellentien - Monte De Oro Winery and Vineyards
Tasting room host at Monte De Oro Winery and Vineyards in Temecula & former Student of Michael Jordan.
Congrats to John who just passed his sommelier exam this week!  




Lisa Rigisich - Founder of Pinot Days
Pinot Days Southern California is our fastest growing event, and it makes sense! People who enjoy blue skies and an easy, breezy lifestyle gravitate to pinot noir because it is easy to pair, easy to drink, and fascinating to talk about. Couple that with the area's innovative food, and you have a fantastic coupling of place with pinot. Enjoy Winemaker Pinot Pairings at restaurants and wine venues around town in the days preceding our Grand Festival, which is back on the West Side at the Skirball Cultural Center. Meet our winemakers, hear their stories and enjoy the most diverse, lovely wines on the  planet....

When - Saturday, December 7th, 2013.
Trade Tasting: 1pm-3pm.
Public Tasting: 3 - 6pm.
Price: $75 - Grand Festival. $120 VIP Tasting and Seminar.
Tickets - Tickets are on sale for the Grand Festival and Grand Festival VIP Tasting. To order tickets for the Grand Festival:www.pinotdays.com

Exhibitors -

Ancient Oak Cellars
August West
Blair Estate
Cargasacchi Wines
Domaine Chandon
Donelan Family Wines
Double Bond
Emeritus Vineyards
Fess Parker Winery & Vineyard
FOXEN
Fritz Winery
Gros Ventre Cellars
Hahn Estate
Inman Family Wines
J Vineyards & Winery
Ken Brown Wines
Kendric Vineyards
Kenneth Volk Vineyards
La Follette Wines
Landmark Vineyards
Loring Wine Company
MacMurray Ranch
MacPhail Family Wines
Martinelli Winery
Meiomi
Monterey Chocolate Company
Morgan Winery
New Zealand Winegrowers
Ousterhout Wines & Vineyard
Pali Wine Company
Reuling Vineyard
Robert John Russo Gallery
Romililly Wines
Rusack Vineyards
Saintsbury
Scherrer Winery
Siduri Wines
Sojourn Cellars
Sokol Blosser Winery
The Wine Check
Thomas Fogarty Winery
Thomas George Estates
Thorne Wine
Trombetta Family Wines
Waits-Mast Family Cellars
Wren Hop Vineyards