Join Wine Enthusiast’s Winemaker of the Year Greg Brewer of Brewer-Clifton and Wine & Spirit’s Top 100 Winery Giant Steps as they explore the parallels between Sta. Rita Hills in California and the Yarra Valley in southern Australia. Both wineries produce highly acclaimed, cool-climate Pinot Noir from half a globe apart. Led by Ray Isle, Executive Wine Editor of Food & Wine magazine, guests will taste single-vineyard wines from the 2020 vintage from each winery – side-by-side – along with their just-released 2021 vintage of their appellation-specific wines.

Moderator: Ray Isle, Executive Wine Editor of Food & Wine magazine

Panelists: 

• Greg Brewer, Founder and Winemaker, Brewer-Clifton
• Nick Hetzel, Master Sommelier and Director of Wine Education, Jackson Family Wines

Wines:

Giant Steps Pinot Noir

• 2020 Primavera
• 2020 Applejack
• 2020 Sexton
• 2021 Yarra Valley

Brewer-Clifton Pinot Noir

• 2020 3D
• 2020 Machado
• 2020 Hapgood
• 2021 Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir

Location: The Santa Ynez Room