I just received an e-mail from my friend Barbara Drady, who told me about a silent auction she's organizing as part of the 6th Annual Pinot Noir Summit on March 2nd, at San Francisco's Fort Mason Center. The auction will benefit Lou Gehrig's Disease research, in honor of wine judge/writer David Jones, who was recently diagnosed with the disease. Wineries willing and able to donate auction items should contact Barbara: bdrady@affairsofthevine.com.
If you've never attended an Affairs of the Vine event, you might want to check this one out. Rather than a typical walk-around tasting of random wines, this is a blind tasting of 40 Pinot Noirs pre-selected by an expert panel of judges. Participants rate the wines according to their preferences, and the results are tallied and pitted against those of the expert panel. The event also features Pinot workshops and an awards ceremony for the top Pinots at the end of the day. And knowing Barbara, it's sure to be a great time!
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