The 26th Annual International Pinot Noir Celebration, July 27 – 29, 2012

As noted by Allen Meadows of Burghound, "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!"

Register online, by mail or by phone. Updates on the program will be available on our website throughout the year. We look forward to celebrating with you!

Download and print a 2012 IPNC Registration Form.
Fax to 503-472-1785 or mail to IPNC, PO Box 1310, McMinnville, OR 97128. The IPNC can be reached by phone at 503-472-8964.

Details

Regarded by wine and food luminaries as "one of the most enjoyable wine weekends in existence," the IPNC is an irresistible event for foodies and Pinot devotees. Join international winemakers and NW chefs for a weekend in Oregon Wine Country! The event is held on the beautiful campus of Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon. Full Weekend guests arrive on campus Friday morning of July 27th, 2012, for three days of tastings, seminars, vineyard tours and meals. The full weekend event concludes Sunday at noon with a grand outdoor brunch. This is the ultimate Pinot noir experience, and we look forward to seeing you at this year's celebration!

The 2012 IPNC Full Weekend Ticket includes:
   •  2 Grand Outdoor Tastings
   •  Numerous Weekend Seminars
   •  Friday Night Grand Dinner and Saturday Night Salmon Bake
   •  A Vineyard Tour & Winery Lunch
   •  An afternoon University of Pinot Course
   •  An Array of Wine Related Activities and Small Format Tastings
   •  Friday and Saturday Breakfast on the Patio
   •  Sunday Sparkling Brunch Finale
   •  Opportunity to Celebrate with over 70 International Pinot Noir Winemakers and 50 Northwest Chefs


Noted actor Kyle MacLachlan will launch Oregon’s famed International Pinot Noir Celebration (IPNC) for its 26th annual event July 27-29, 2012. Each year the IPNC brings a keynote speaker to launch the weekend's festivities and give guests a new perspective on Pinot noir. Kyle MacLachlan founded Pursued by Bear wine and is best known for his appearances in hit movies Dune and Blue Velvet and on television shows "Twin Peaks," "Sex & the City," "Desperate Housewives," and "Portlandia." During the weekend, world-renowned winemakers, northwest chefs, esteemed media, epicures and wine lovers will gather in McMinnville, Oregon for three days of exploring prized Pinots, savoring unforgettable meals and learning and celebrating with luminaries of the food and wine world.

IPNC Grand Seminar Host Allen Meadows, well-known for his unsurpassed expertise on Burgundy, will lead weekend guests on a tour through vineyards of Chambolle-Musigny, Echézeaux, Gevrey-Chambertin, Nuits-Saint-Georges and Vougeot. Guests will taste examples and hear from winemakers Bertrand Ambroise of Maison Ambroise, Grégory Gouges of Domaine Henri Gouges, Jacques Lardière of Maison Louis Jadot and Philippe & Vincent Lécheneaut of Domaine Lécheneaut. These five outstanding winemakers are bringing some true gems from their cellars to help guests experience the charm of each village. Allen’s thoughtful and considered approach to tasting will heighten and enrich attendees’ enjoyment of Burgundy for years to come.

The theme for the 26th annual IPNC is “The University of Pinot.” Allen Meadows’s morning seminar on the wines of Burgundy will be billed as “Study Abroad in Burgundy” while the afternoon will be filled with small seminar-style classes and tastings. A sampling of course offerings includes “Flying Winemakers” (Applied Cultural Studies 201), which explores the lives of winemakers who make Pinot noir on more than one continent, “The Coolest of the Cool” (Climatology 201), a tasting and discussion of why winemakers choose to grow Pinot noir in the most marginal of climates, “Sensory Evaluation of Pinot Noir” (Pinot 101), a guided, how-to tasting with Josh Raynolds of Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar.

Highly regarded as one of the world’s finest wine events, the IPNC also is praised as a showcase for the Northwest’s famed farm-to-table cuisine. This year, more than 60 chefs from the region’s most revered restaurants will cook for IPNC guests over the course of the weekend. Friday night’s Grand Dinner line up includes Dustin Clark of Wildwood, Chris Israel of Grüner, Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon & Little Bird, and pastry chef Kristen D. Murray, formerly of Paley’s Place, who will prepare a sumptuous multi-course meal specifically designed to pair with Pinot noir. Saturday night’s beloved Northwest Salmon Bake will feature chefs Andrew Biggs of Hunt & Gather Catering, Benjamin Dyer, Jason Owens and David Kreifels of Laurelhurst Market and Jason Stoller Smith of Timberline Lodge.

Along with the speakers and chefs, it is the relaxing and festive atmosphere that sets the IPNC apart from all other wine events. Whether tasting Grand Cru Burgundy or walking through Oregon vineyards with the grower who planted them, guests find themselves unwinding in picturesque Oregon wine country for what Eric Asimov, wine writer for the New York Times, describes as “one of those rare wine gatherings that works on every level”.

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Please note: Full Weekend tickets do not include admission to the Sunday afternoon Walkabout tasting. You may purchase tickets to both the Full Weekend and Walkabout, however, please note that all wines served on Sunday will have been served at the Alfresco tastings during the Full Weekend.

Service Fee: Please note that a 1.5% service fee will be assessed for tickets purchased online or by credit card. To avoid this fee, you may send payment by check. To pay by check, click here for a printed copy of the registration form. Please make check payable to IPNC and mail along with form to PO Box 1310, McMinnville, OR 97128.

American Express: Currently the IPNC online store cannot process American Express or Discover credit cards. If this is your preferred payment option, please call the IPNC at 503-472-8964 to have the card processed in-house and register over the phone.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations received after purchase date are charged a 25% fee. Cancellations after June 15 are non-refundable.

Purchase Problems: If for some reason you are having any problems ordering tickets online, feel free to purchase tickets by mail by printing out the 2012 IPNC Registration Form.
Fax the form to 503-472-1785 or mail to IPNC, PO Box 1310, McMinnville, OR 97128. You may also purchase tickets over the phone at 503-472-8964.

Questions? Call or E-mail: 800.775.4762 or 503.472.8964 or info@ipnc.org

International Pinot Noir Celebration
PO Box 1310
McMinnville, Oregon 97128 USA
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Fax: 503.472.1785