Yesterday afternoon I popped into Pinot Palooza, a consumer Pinot Noir event that hails from Australia but which has been transplanted to New Zealand for the day before the Pinot 2017 event in Wellington. 117 producers from all over New Zealand were present, and it had a great vibe. I wandered around chatting to people and drinking some lovely Pinot Noir. It was a great way to begin this Pinot-focused week. Here are some pictures (credit: some were taken by Hannah Burns who stole my camera).
Rosie Finn and Mel Brown
Dan Sims, right, organiser of Pinot Palooka
Chatting to Nat, winemaker at Yealands
Nick and Jo Mills, Rippon
Angela Clifford with Lynette Hudson, Tongue in Groove- Clive Dougall photobombs
With Tim Kerruish, Folding Hill
Clayton twice
With Jo Mills, Rippon
Chuck Hayward
Angela Clifford, Tongue in Groove
Hannah Burns with Rudi Bauer
Andrew Hedley, Framingham
Theo Coles, Kalex and others
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