With so much to share and so many words to write, my posts on specific experiences at IPNC 2010 will be published in installments over the coming weeks. I intend to breakdown this three day event into a series of five or six posts, focusing on the main seminar, winery tour, grand dinner, and salmon bake. Capping it all off, I will summarize my experiences, takeaways, and impressions in a final commentary.

To ease the burden on my sufferable writing skills, I will be filling space with lots of photos captured throughout the weekend. Even still, processing these takes time as well, therefore I appreciate your patience as I pull all of this together in the days ahead.

In the meantime, I will have to say that IPNC 2010 exceeded a very high bar that had been established by IPNC 2008. I honestly did not think the IPNC staff, attending wineries, participating restaurants, and many others could improve on the experiences I had two years ago.

Had they repeated the experience I had in 2008 with different wineries, I would have been very happy. Clearly, the folks at IPNC had other things in mind, for the experience I received last month elevated my understanding and appreciation for Pinot noir in ways I could not have imagined.

I can't wait to share this with you all soon.

Last but not least, a hearty thanks to all who made IPNC 2010 successful for me and the other 649 attendees who came together with 140 representatives from 70 different wineries from around the world to celebrate Pinot noir.

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