Arriving to the California Pinot Noir Great Sites lunch. Check out this menu plus the amazing wine line up we experienced!

Dan Kosta, of Kosta Browne Wine, welcoming the group before lunch!

Master Sommelier Fred Dame announcing the panelists, which included winemakers from Kosta Browne, Three Sticks Wines, Anthill Farms Winery, & Pisoni Vineyards.

The delicious scallop course.

Chef David Rosner! He created the family-style lunch feast at Wine Cask Restaurant.

I fell in love with the Paul Lato Solomon Hills Vineyard Pinot Noir that we drank during lunch. I had never had Paul’s wines and they were incredible!

Another delicious Pinot Noir from Sta. Rita Hills by Brewer ~ Clifton. These guys are great and they’re on my Lompoc Top 10 Wine Tasting Rooms post, read more here.

Ryan Prichards, of Three Sticks Wine, Nico Cueva, and Dan Kosta

Cheers to Dan Kosta and Nico Cuevo of Kosta Browne, Ryan Prichards of Three Sticks Wines, and Gary Pisoni of Pisoni Vineyards

This is the line up of Pinot Noirs we tasted led by each winemaker. The Gap’s Crown Vineyard were my favorites. Such interesting aromatics, flavors, and very complex.

Cheers to the amazing winemakers, moderators, and hosts of this event. What a perfect way to kick off the 2017 World of Pinot Noir Event. Thanks to the World of Pinot Noir and The Kosta Browne team for hosting me as media to this amazing kick off lunch. It was incredible!!