Sip up at Pinot Days, coming to Chicago next month

More than 300 acclaimed pinots will be poured at the Fourth Annual Pinot Days Chicago, a Pinot Noir wine event that takes place Nov. 11 to 13.

Pinot Days, pinotdays.com, aims to connect wine enthusiasts directly with winemakers creating a unique opportunity for new and seasoned wine lovers to experience, enjoy and deepen their knowledge of Pinot Noir.

Pinot Days includes intimate wine gatherings and tastings, winemaker dinners, and retail store tastings and culminates with the Pinot Days Grand Festival at Navy Pier in Chicago where enthusiasts will have the opportunity to experience and enjoy some of the world's best Pinot Noir and interact directly with the more than 70 winemakers who produce them.

Event tickets and detailed information about Pinot Days are available pinotdays.com.

Founded by The Bay Area Wine Project with the ultimate goal of advancing the profile of Pinot Noir, Pinot Days is a three-day celebration of Pinot Noir and its winemakers, the vineyards, the grapes, and the often-bewitching process of urging the noble pinot grape into great wine.

At Pinot Days, the winemakers and winery owners do the pouring, creating a uniquely engaging experience where wine enthusiasts can interact, ask questions and learn the stories behind what goes into making great Pinot Noir.

Pinot Days events for 2010 will include a hosted Winemakers “Table Hop Dinner at Uncommon Ground, and a “Pinot 101 with sommelier Brian Duncan, held at the renowned Bin 36 restaurant, featuring 16 notable pinot noir producers including Rod Berglund of Joseph Swan, Ed Kurtzman of August West, and Wes Hagen of Clos Pepe.