Lately I've been hanging out at the San Francisco Wine Center, and one day storage member John (aka The Corkdork) shared a
bottle of Pinot Noir with us in The City Room. It was produced by
winemaker Sashi Moorman and Rajat Parr, a sommelier who oversees the wine
program of the Michael Mina restaurant group and is involved in various wine
making projects. Raj is also a wine educator and writer of the book Secrets of
the Sommeliers, co-authored with Jordan Mackay, a frequent SFWC educator. As the label shows, the fruit for this wine came from the warm Sta.
Rita Hills Appellation of Santa Barbara county, which is not only the location
of the movie Sideways but a region some believe to be the best place in the New
World to grow Pinot Noir, due to its cool Pacific marine layer. While enjoying
this easy-sipping Pinot on a pleasant afternoon, we noticed blackberry jam and
delicate spice on the palate. Thanks, John and Rajat!
