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Taste of Pigs & Pinot
Friday evening’s festival kickoff is the lively Taste of Pigs & Pinot where guests sample 60 highly-acclaimed Pinot Noir wines competing in the Pinot Cup competition, both from Sonoma County and around the world. Two Rosé wines will be offered in addition to the lineup of 60 Pinot Noirs treating guests to a “white wine” twist on Pinot Noir. Tastings are served alongside a variety of pork dishes, including homemade sausages, charcuterie, grilled pork, patés and other special creations from Chef Palmer, Dry Creek Kitchen, guest celebrity chefs, and local Healdsburg restaurants including Chalkboard, Spoonbar and Valette.
Pinot Cup
The Pinot Cup is our annual wine competition where 60 hand-picked Pinot Noirs compete in a blind-tasting competition in hopes to be named “the best of the best” by a renowned judging panel including Doug Frost, Master Sommelier and Wine Buyer for United Airlines, Michael Jordan, Master Sommelier and Tylor Field, Wine Buyer for Mortons, Oceanaire and Mastros. The winner and runner-up will be revealed at Friday’s Taste of Pigs & Pinot event.
Stay tuned for our 2021 lineup
Pinot Cup Judges
Doug
Frost
Master Sommelier/Wine Buyer
United Airlines
Michael
Jordan
Master Sommelier
Tylor
Field
Wine Buyer
Mortons, Oceanaire, and Mastros
Guest Chefs
Chef/Owner
Frances, Octavia and M.Georgina
Chef
Tombalobos, Portugal
