2010 Program Description
Arrival
Please arrive at the Steamboat Inn no later than 3pm on Sunday, July 18, 2010.
You will receive directions for storing your wine for tastings and dinners. Please bring your wine to the proper areas before heading to your lodging. The first tasting begins at 5pm.
Wine to Bring (or ship ahead)
- 5 bottles 2006 Pinot noir for the Sunday evening tasting
- 6 bottles of one unfinished Pinot noir (2009 vintage for Northern Hemisphere and either the ’09 or ’10 for Southern Hemisphere producers)
- 1 sample bottle of your unfinished Pinot noir for the ETS analysis must be received by ETS Laboratories no later than Wednesday, July 7. See the wine analysis page for more information. Wines that do not have analysis data will not be tasted.
- If you have an experiment to share, bring 5 bottles of each wine in your project/experiment. Experimental wine refers to an experiment that you might have conducted in the last year. These are unfinished wines that you can have people taste, compare, and share their impressions with you. Showing and tasting of experimental wines is optional.
- Any additional wines you want to share at informal tastings and dinners, including older Pinots for Tuesday dinner. Remember, the Steamboat staff loves wine, and it is an appreciated gratuity.
You may ship your 2009 tasting/2006 vintage/experimental/other wines directly to Steamboat Inn. Be sure to CLEARLY mark the boxes with the following designations ....... FORMAL TASTING, 2006 VINTAGE, EXPERIMENTAL (if appropriate), or DINNER.
To Ship Wines
Ship C/O: Pat Lee/Steamboat Inn/42705 N. Umpqua Hwy
Idleyld Park, OR 97447/ fax 1-541-498-2411 Phone 1-800-840-8825
Format For Tastings
Starting at 5pm on Sunday we will taste Pinots from the 2006 vintage in the Steamboat Inn Library.
On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings, July 19-21, we will blind taste one unfinished Pinot from each attending winery. These barrel samples should be from the 2009 vintage for Northern Hemisphere and either the ’09 or ’10 for Southern Hemisphere producers. Each attending winery is expected to bring one wine in this category. These tastings run from 8:30am to 1:30 or 2pm.
On Monday and Tuesday evenings, before dinner, we will have two different, informal tastings. In the tasting room we will do stand-up experimental tastings and outside on the lawn we will do wide open, anything goes tastings. Current finished vintages or anything else you care to show are fair game for the lawn segment of the evenings.
Dinners do not have organized tastings so you are encouraged to bring anything you want, including other varieties. We do ask that you bring older Pinots for the Tuesday dinner.
Meals
Nine meals, from dinner Sunday through lunch Wednesday are included for each registered adult and child.
Children
This year we are once again inviting children to the adult dinners. During the day those bringing children will be responsible for them. Steamboat Inn is not able to arrange babysitting help but may be able to offer some names in the local area if given enough lead time.
Project/Experimental Wines
If you have specific examples that demonstrate some aspect of Pinot growing or winemaking, you may pour them in the tasting room, poster style on Monday or Tuesday evening. If you have wines of this description please submit data sheets for those wines. Experimental wines are encouraged, bring ‘em on!
Fees
Meals, includes gratuities... $340/Adult | $80/Child
Lodging at Steamboat Inn... $270/Adult (total for 3 nights) | $120/Child (total for 3 nights)
Conference Fee (Tasters Only)... $295/Adult
Camping in Local Campground is $10/night per person, paid at the campground
Deposits/Cancellations
If you cancel, we will refund your deposit only if we or you are able to fill your spots.
To Ship Wines
Ship C/O: Pat Lee/Steamboat Inn/42705 N. Umpqua Hwy
Idleyld Park, OR 97447/ fax 1-541-498-2411 Phone 1-800-840-8825
