A Pinot Noir Tasting from the
Santa Cruz Mountains
If you love Pinot Noir, you owe it to yourself to attend Pinot Paradise, the 6th annual celebration of Pinot Noir exclusively grown and produced in the Santa Cruz Mountains . This year, the Grand Cruz event will feature over 30 local wineries pouring their best Pinots, accompanied by food from a dozen local gourmet restaurants. The event is held Sunday, March 28, at the beautifully appointed Villa Ragusa ballroom in historic downtown Campbell , in the heart of Silicon Valley .
This is a once a year opportunity to taste some of the finest Pinot Noirs being made in California today, all in one accessible place. Several vintages will be represented and the variety of styles is truly a delight to explore. There's something for everyone here.
Accompanying the tasting will be a silent auction and raffle featuring local wines, artisan foods, arts & crafts, winery tours and exotic get-aways. The live auction at the conclusion features heated bidding over double magnums from each winery, plus a sensational one-of-kind Paradise Cuveé, a 5-liter blend of all the best Pinots being poured at the event. Now this is a party in a bottle!
Enjoy Barrel Tasting? Attend Pinot Pathways, Saturday, March 27
On Saturday, March 27, many of the wineries participating in Pinot Paradise will have special barrel samples of Pinots for you to enjoy. Some even have older vintages open so you can do vertical tastings. Tickets for this self-guided tour are $25.
Pathway To Pinot Paradise
Self guided wine tour of the Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir producing wineries. Your chance to taste barrel samples of Pinot Noir at participating wineries, as well as limited library wines at some locations.
March 27, 2010
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Participating Wineries
$25 Per Person
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS AT ANY ONE OF THE PARTICIPATING WINERIERS
Grand Cruz Tasting
March 28, 2010
2:00p.m..-5:00p.m.
Villa Ragusa in Historic Downtown Campbell
Ample Parking Available
$55 in Advance / $65 at the door
Fun
Fact: Did you know that because of the nearby rail
tracks, Campbell became a
hub in the Valley for shipping fruit, "and within a short period of
time, the drying grounds and canneries made Campbell an important rail
center. The Campbell Fruit Growers' Union became a well known
cooperative with its 17-acre drying yard", and the city had three major
canneries. So there's a connection with agriculture and fruit growing,
although it's mostly been paved over now.
VIP Grand Cruz Tasting
March 28, 2010
1:00p.m..-5:00p.m.
$75
Please arrive 15 minutes early for registration - tickets available at the door
Includes preliminary sub regional tour with the winemakers prior to the Grand Cruz tasting.
Includes Grand Cruz tasting.
"Yeast
Gone Wild
Only in the Santa Cruz Mountains"
Once the grapes have hit the hopper, choice of yeast is arguably the greatest influence a winemaker can have on Pinot Noir. Explore and taste how different yeasts contribute to Pinot Noir, the crown jewel of Santa Cruz Mountain Wines.
This program will offer in-depth seminars, by experts in the field, exploring the sub-regions of the Santa Cruz Mountains and their distinct flavor profiles. The session location will be held at Villa Ragusa prior to the Grand Cruz Tasting (lunch not included).
March 28, 2010
$55
Villa Ragusa 9am - 12pm
Reservations Required (831) 685-8463
Include Pathway to Paradise, Technical Session, VIP Tasting & Grand Cruz Tasting
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