presents...
PinotFest 2005! A Public Tasting of a Sexy Wine!
Created by Peter Palmer, Sommelier at Farallon Restaurant
450 Post Street San Francisco, CA
November 18th, 2005
Enter through the Kensington Park Hotel, take the elevator up to the 2005 PinotFest in the Beluga Room! See you next year!
Now, this is the way a tasting should be conducted! Outstanding Pinot Noir with appetizers to die for! Bravo to Peter Palmer, Sommelier Farallon Restaurant for putting it together!
This year the buzz was about the California 2003 & 2004 vintage
and the great 2003 Oregon vintage!
The best Oregon Pinot Noir I have tasted in a long time! Wow!
Let the party begin!
Hartford Court 2003 SeaScape Vineyard Sonoma Coast Wow!
Melville 2004 Carries and 2004 Terraces Vineyard! Wow!
Archery Summit 2002 Red Hills Estate!Wow!
Also, Domaine Serene 2002 Evanstad Reserve, Delicious!
Siduri 2004 Rosella's Vineyard, Wow!
Bob Cabral, Williams Selyem 2003 Allen Vineyard! Wow!
Talley 2003 Rincon Vineyard! Wow!
Eric Sussman, Radio-Coteau 2004 La Neblina & 2004 Savoy! Wow!
Jen Bonacorrsi pouring her 2003 Melville and 2003 Fiddlestix Vineyard! Wow!
Mark Franz, Execuitive Chef Farallon!
See you next year!
More tastings and where to buy wines retail:
Acme Fine Wines 707-963-0440 1104 Adams Street Suite 104 St. Helena, California 94574
All Seasons Wine Shop and Cafe 1400 Lincoln Ave. Calistoga, CA 94515 800-804-9463
Beltramo's 1540 El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA 94025 650-325-2806
Brown Derby 2023 S. Glenstone Springfield, MO. 65804 800-491-3438 417-883-4066
California Wine Merchant 3237 Pierce St. San Francisco, CA 94123 415-567-0646
DeeVine Wines Pier 19, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94111 1-877-DVW-WINE (1-877-389-9463)
Draeger's 222 E. 4th Avenue San Mateo, CA 94401 650-685-3725 1010 University Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 650-688-0682 342 First Street Los Altos, CA 94022 650-948-4425
Golden West 2443 Fillmore St. #376, San Francisco, CA 94115 415- 931-2300 800- 722-7020 e-mail: goldwest@wco.com
Grapevine 1389 Lincoln Avenue San Jose, Ca 408-293-7574
Hi-Time Wine Cellar 250 Ogle Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 800-331-3005 949-650-8463
Joseph George 1559 Meridian Ave. San Jose, CA 408-448-WINE
K&L Wines 3005 El Camino Real Redwood City, CA 94061 650-364-8544 766 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94107 415-896-1734
Nielsen Brothers Wine Shop 7th & San Carlos St. Box H Carmel, CA 93921 831-624-9463
North Berkeley Imports 1601 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, CA 94709 510-848-8910 - 800-266-6585
Oakville Grocery Various Locations
Premier Cru 5890 Christie Avenue Emeryville, CA 94608 510-655-6691
Prima Wines 1522 N. Main Street Walnut Creek, CA 94596 925-945-1800 or 800-70-Prima Premier Cru 5890 Christie Avenue, Emeryville, CA 94608 510-566-6691
Rancho Cellars 23640 Carmel Rancho Blvd. Carmel, CA 93923 831-625-5646 Ask for Jacques Melac
Robert's Market 3015 Woodside Road Woodside, CA 94062 Store 650-851-1511 / Wine Dept. 650-851-2640 ask for John Akeley john@robertsmarket.com
Ruby Wine 1419 18th St. San Francisco, California 94107 415-401-7708
The Cheese Shop downstairs in the Carmel Plaza P.O. Box 109 Carmel, CA 93921 800-828-WINE 831-625-2272
The Wine Exchange of Sonoma, CA 452 First St. East Sonoma, CA. 95476 1-800-938-1794
The Wine Club 953 Harrison St. San Francisco, CA 800-966-7835 or 415-512-9086 1200 Coleman Santa Clara, CA 800-678-5044 or 408-567-0900 2110 McFadden #E Santa Ana, CA 92705 800-966-5432 or 714-835-6485
Vintage Wine Merchants 377 Santana Row Suite 1135 San Jose, CA 408-260-1115
Vin Vino Wine 437 California St. Palo Alto, CA 94306 650-324-4903
Uncorked 13500 Big Basin Way Suite A Saratoga, California 95070 408-741-9000
Weimax Wines & Spirits 1178 Broadway Burlingame, CA 94010 650-343-0182
Wine Cask 813 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805-966-9463 800-436-9463
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