Don’t Miss Pinot Days
I enjoyed some great California Pinots on my trip to Napa and Sonoma , but it was just a drop in the bucket (or, should I say barrel?) to Pinot Days , an event held in Chicago each year. At just one location, you can taste some of California’s best, along with some wines from Oregon Some of the wines I had tasted before and enjoyed before, like C. Donatiello , Cuavaison and Inman Family Wines . Kathleen Inman of Inman not only remembered me from my visit, but gave me a sneak peak of their new 2009 Russian River Valley Chardonnay because she remembered how much I liked that type of wine. It was one of the best Chardonnays I’ve ever had and for $30 a bottle, I suggest you grab it while it’s available. I sent my friend and colleague, Theresa Carter (a.k.a. The Local Tourist ) to check out more of what I already knew was good and I want on a mission to find some more. It wasn’t hard at all. Domaine Chandon’s Pinot Mineur Carneros was excellent, with hints of lavendar, and is u