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Pinot Days 2016 Grand Festival at Navy Pier - April 16

April 14 2016 - 8:30 PM

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It’s back, oenophiles of Chicago and lovers of that delicate and delicious grape, Pinot Noir.  Yes, Pinot Days returns to Navy Pier for the 2016 Grand Festival this Saturday on the lakefront.  Whether you are a Pinot Noir aficionado, are someone new to the grape, or are just a general wine lover and seeker of great social gatherings, this event is for you.  It’s a great opportunity to taste up to 150 Pinots which originate from every important Oregon and California region, and many of the featured wines are otherwise unavailable in Illinois.

Having attended Pinot Days six times, I love the opportunity the event offers to sample higher-end Pinots. Most available vintages typically retail for $40 or more, and some even top $200 on restaurant wine lists.  Pinot Days is a fun schooling on some of the top Pinot expressions and, of course, is a chance to drink some amazing and delicious wine.  I encourage you to pay extra for the VIP tasting, particularly if you are, prior to the general public’s arrival, interested in meeting some of the winemakers and discussing the nuances of their bottlings as well as the vineyards’ methods of cultivation.  The event quickly becomes abuzz with activity post-2 PM, so if you are not opting for VIP access, certainly try to arrive a bit early for check-in.

Tickets are $75 for general admission (2 PM) and $125 for VIP (1 PM).  A list of participating exhibitors is here.  My advice is to seek out some of the smaller, up-and-coming producers; these wineries often display some of the event’s most surprising and rewarding vintages.  To identify such wineries in advance of the event try Googling names from the list.  Winery websites usually display the dates for available vintages; the newbies’ oldest releases will be more recent. Also, look for winery reviews and information on the vintners’ number of cases produced.   It’s these smaller wineries which are more likely to be event-only and are probably unavailable in Illinois.

There’s nothing wrong with seeking out old favorites either.  I’ll be paying homage to perennial one seeds (hey, we’re coming off the Tournament) such as J, Davis Family, Davis Bynum, Dutton-Goldfield, Papapietro Perry and others.  Expect Sea Smoke, from whom I happily receive a yearly allocation, to be mobbed.

Looking forward to seeing all of you on Saturday.

– M. Sheppard

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