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SEE WHAT THE PRESS IS SAYING ABOUT THE IPNC!
IPNC is one of those rare wine gatherings that works on every level. Read more from New York Times wine writer Eric Asimov at The Pour One of the most enjoyable wine weekends in the world. Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com No other wine event that I know of combines such depth of information with pure reveling in the product. I'd recommend IPNC as an intro for casual Pinot lovers or a full-on master class for winemakers. Actually, I'd say it's required! Sara Schneider, wine editor, Sunset Magazine The IPNC consistently attracts the brightest stars in the wine world...Perhaps best of all is the opportunity to interact with pinot producers from all of the world's greatest regions. The weekend unfolds smoothly from start to finish and seems so effortless that it just leaves you wanting more. If you've never attended the IPNC, I have but one word of advice: go! Allen Meadows, Burghound.com IPNC is one of the great wine events of the world, and unquestionably the greatest for lovers of Pinot Noir. Heather John, Bon Appetit One of the most remarkable and educational sessions I have had the pleasure of attending at any wine related conference. Read more from Alder Yarrow at Vinography.com IPNC really is a fantastic event, bringing together Oregon's Pinot Noir producers with some high caliber international guest wineries for a weekend of serious tasting and some pretty serious dining, great wines, and also one of the most remarkable gastronomic experiences I've had. Read more from Jamie Goode at WineAnorak.com Add up all the tastings, the seminars, the mystery-vineyard tours, the elegant alfresco meals — not to mention little bonbons such as pétanque (France's version of bocce) on the lawn — and this three-day extravaganza is easily worth the price of entry. Read more from wine writer Katherine Cole at OregonLive.com The IPNC is an ideal mix of hedonism and education - summer camp for wine lovers...anyone who's passionate about pinot noir must attend the IPNC at least once. Elin McCoy, Bloomberg I go to events like this all over the world and unquestionably the finest in the world is the IPNC. Pierre Rovani Nowhere else in the world, not even in Burgundy - the ancient motherhouse of pinot noir - can you find such a sense of nurturing, caring and commitment as be found annually in this most unlikely of locales. Matt Kramer, The Sunday Oregonian and The Wine Spectator To have the privilege of holding these wines in your mouth for just a few minutes on a Saturday morning is the reason to travel to McMinnville in July. Read more from Patrick Comiskey at LATimesBlogs.com Every morning of IPNC a fleet of buses spreads out over the Willamette Valley taking groups to seminars and sumptuous lunches, but you don't know where your going until you get there. Read more from Craig Camp at WineCamp.com Nowhere is Pinot's profile embraced more robustly than at the annual International Pinot Noir Celebration. Jerry Shriver, U.S.A. Today It's the tops; there is nothing as well-run and instructive Frank Prial, The New York Times The International Pinot Noir Celebration is quite literally the grandaddy of All Pinot events. Gregory Walter, PinotReport In keeping with the hedonistic appeal of Pinot Noir itself, the emphasis is very much on the word celebration. Tim Atkin, Decanter This laid-back extravaganza is admirable for its unique mix of high-class wines served with low-key attitude. Paul Gregutt, Wine Enthusiast Everyone mingles. Your tablemate at lunch may be a winemaker from Burgundy, or a grape grower from New Zealand, or a high school principal from Chicago. Frank J. Prial, The New York Times Of all the festivals, fairs, fétes, and other wine gatherings my work takes me to, the one I most enjoy is the International Pinot Noir Celebration...it's the gaiety of the event and its lack of pretension that I find especially appealing. Gerald Asher, Gourmet |
WINE RELATED LINKS
Alice Feiring by Alice Feiring Andrea Wine by Andrea Robinson Besotted Ramblings by Peter Liem Beyond the Bottle by Thad Westhusing Burghound.com by Allen Meadows Buzzed by Jordan Mackay Dr. Vino by Tyler Coleman Fermentation by Tom Wark Grape Radio JancisRobinson.com by Jancis Robinson The Pour by Eric Asimov Prince of Pinot by Rusty Gaffney Spume by Wolfgang Weber Thoreau Wine Society by Mary Taylor Vinography.com by Alder Yarrow The Wandering Palate by Curtis Marsh Wine Anorak by Jamie Goode Wine Camp by Craig Camp Wine Library TV by Gary Vaynerchuk Wine Terroirs by Bertrand Celce |
2009 MEDIA ATTENDEES
SPEAKERS
Jancis Robinson, www.jancisrobinson.com
David Schildknecht, The Wine Advocate
MEDIA GUESTS
Katherine Cole, The Oregonian
Sarah-Jane Evans, BBC Good Food Magazine
Rusty Gaffney MD, The PinotFile
Bonnie Graves, Luxury Life & Style Magazine and WineTasteTV
John Haeger, Author of North American Pinot Noir
Pamela Heiligenthal & Marc Hinton, Enobytes
Martha Holmberg, MIX Magazine
Natasha Hughes, UK Freelance Writer
Heather John, Bon Appetit
Nicholas Lander, Financial Times
Paul Lukacs, The Washington Times and Wine Review Online
Dave McIntyre, Washington Post
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com
Bruce Schoenfeld, Travel & Leisure
Marguerite Thomas, The Wine News and Wine Review Online
Alder Yarrow, Vinography
MULTIMEDIA
Watch a video of the 2007 Morning Seminar: "The Secret Life of Pinot Noir - A Sparkling Wine Seminar."
Check out this video from IPNC's 2007 guest chef Clark Staub of American Flatbread in Los Alamos, California.
Listen to the following Graperadio podcasts(MP3) recorded by Rusty Gaffney, Prince of Pinot:
2009 Opening Ceremonies featuring Jancis Robinson's keynote address
2009 Down to Earth: Digging Deeper into Oregon's Soils
2009 Tour de Chambolle Musigny: The Wines & Terroirs of Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé
2008 IPNC Seminar: Sustainability Without Sacrifice
2007 IPNC Seminar: Sparkling Side of Pinot Noir