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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
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Saturday Pinot Noir Alfresco Tastings at IPNC 2016 Oregon Wine Fest
My IPNC weekend of Pinot Noir is winding to a close. Linfield College’s grassy campus in McMinnville, Oregon has absorbed countless gallons of spilt and spit Pinot. After an afternoon exploring Champagne barrels at Claude Giraud’s seminar, I trundle off … Continue reading
Henri Giraud IPNC Champagne and Barrels Seminar
After IPNC’s casual Saturday lunch with endless Pinot poured under Linfield College’s ancient oaks, I toddle across campus for a class. Yes, about Pinot Noir. My highlight at last year’s IPNC was trying Claud Giraud’s barrel-fermented Champagnes. By chance he came back to do: … Continue reading
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IPNC Saturday Lunch
After two hours plus and fourteen glass on Australian Pinot (IPNC’s Grand Seminar), we break for lunch on the lawn. Unlike 95F Friday, today is a pleasant 75F in the shade. We sit with Dag Sundby, owner of biodynamic Johan … Continue reading
Wine Review: Rezabal, Getariako Txakolina rose, Txakoli Spain 2015
In Basque Country in Northern Spain, before Spain makes a right turn and becomes Southern France, sits a DO called Getariako Txakolina. Let us pretend we can pronounce that. The Gulf Stream chills this coastal corner of the Atlantic (much like Bordeaux or Rias Baixas). … Continue reading
IPNC Master Class on Pinot Noir in Australia
After a Friday of drinking Pinot Noir from dawn until dusk at IPNC, I am not as Springtime fresh as I would prefer. But three hours of the 2016 Master Class on Pinot from Australia, yes, Australia await. Let the charming … Continue reading
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