Pigs & Pinot 2017 | General Sales

12th Annual Pigs & Pinot On Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18, Chef Charlie Palmer will once again bring together culinary and wine elites from around the country to participate in the 12th Annual Pigs & Pinot weekend sponsored in part by Visa Signature® and Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan™. Held at the award-winning Hotel Healdsburg this celebration has become a tradition among pork and wine enthusiasts eager to experience the creations of over 60 wineries and 20 chefs who showcase their talents each year. All net proceeds from the Pigs & Pinot benefit Share Our Strength® and local scholarships and charities.

Participating Chefs
David Burke (Chef/Owner Tavern62 by David Burke)
Mike Isabella (Chef/Owner Mike Isabella Concepts)
Nancy Silverton (Chef/Co-Owner Mozza Restaurant Group)
Bryan Voltaggio (Chef/Owner VOLT, Lunchbox, Family Meal, RANGE and AGGIO)

Taste and Gala Guest Wineries
Aubert Lefas (Winemaker, Domaine Lejeune)
Michael Browne (Founder, Kosta Browne)
Daniel J. O’Connell (Owner, O’Connell Vineyards)
Lynn Penner-Ash (Founder and Winemaker, Penner-Ash Wine Cellars)
Ben Cane (Winemaker, Westwood Estate Wines)

Taste of Pigs and Pinot
Friday evening’s festival kickoff is the lively Taste of Pigs & Pinot where guests sample 60 highly-acclaimed Pinot Noir wines competing in the Pinot Cup competition, both from Sonoma County and around the world. Two Rosé wines will be offered in addition to the lineup of 60 Pinot Noirs treating guests to a “white wine” twist on Pinot Noir. Tastings are served alongside a variety of pork dishes, including homemade sausages, charcuterie, grilled pork, patés and other special creations from Chef Palmer, Dry Creek Kitchen, guest celebrity chefs, and local Healdsburg restaurants including Chalkboard, Spoonbar and Valette.

Pinot Cup
The Pinot Cup is our annual wine competition where 60 hand-picked Pinot Noirs compete in a blind-tasting competition in hopes to be named “the best of the best” by a renowned judging panel including Esther Mobley, Wine Writer for the SF Chronicle , Sandy Block, VP of Beverage Operations at Legal Seafood and Master Sommelier, Fred Dame. The winner and runner-up will be revealed at Friday’s Taste of Pigs & Pinot event.

Seminars
On Saturday afternoon, Pigs & Pinot participants can attend two seminars: Tournament of The Pigwhere four guest chefs will divide into two teams to prepare the best pork-inspired dishes. This iron-chef style competition hosted by Charlie Palmer and Mario Cantone; and “The Ultimate Pinot Smackdown” seminar led by Master Sommeliers, Keith Goldston, Fred Dame, Drew Hendricks and Michael Jordan.

Spoonbar’s Swine and Wine Dinner
Saturday evening’s Swine & Wine dinner will begin with a welcome artisan cocktail from Spoonbar’s rising star bar manager Alec Vlastnik. A fabulous multi-course dinner will be prepared by Spoonbar’s co-executive Chefs Casey and Patrick Van Voorhis and special guest chefs.

The menu will showcase two of Sonoma County’s premier Pinot Noir Producers: Thomas George and MacRostie. Join us for this casual chic dinner in h2hotel’s Green Room. After dinner, guests are invited to continue the party at Hotel Healdsburg for after-dinner drinks and sweets.

Gala Dinner
Saturday evening’s Pigs & Pinot Gala features a sumptuous five-course dinner at Hotel Healdsburg’s Dry Creek Kitchen. As a collaborative offering, each course features a signature creation from Palmer and his guest chefs including: David Burke of Tavern62 by David Burke, Mike Isabella of Mike Isabella Concepts, Nancy Silverton Chef/co-Owner Mozza Restaurant Group and Bryan Voltaggio of VOLT, Lunchbox, Family Meal, RANGE and AGGIO. Every course will be paired with two limited-production Pinot Noirs from highly acclaimed wineries including Domaine Lejeune, Kosta Browne, O'Connell Vineyards, Penner-Ash Wine Cellars and Westwood Estate Wines.