Exploring California Pinot Noir

Many of our favorite wines are of the Pinot Noir varietal. That is why we are excited to welcome Ken Foster to Goody Goody for an evening full of insight and education into the delicate world of Pinot Noir from Carneros, Monterrey, and Sonoma Coast!

Carneros Wine Company is a collaboration between Francis Mahoney and Ken Foster, who have a combined 75 years of experience growing grapes and making wine. In 1974, Francis built the first winery since prohibition in Carneros, years before the viticultural area was established.

Inspired by the wines of Burgundy, and disappointed in California Pinot Noir, his focus was to grow and make Pinot Noir in a cooler climate, with a focus on understanding clonal, soil and rootstock differences in his wines. He traveled all over California selecting budwood to plant from Pinot producers whose wines he admired, and began a decades-long experiment in search of selections that made the best wines on his sites.

For 30 years, those trials shaped the wines of Carneros Creek, and now are the sole components of the Mahoney Vineyards wines. Francis farms about 140 acres in Carneros, at the Las Brisas and Mahoney Ranch vineyards, 65 percent of which contains about a dozen different clones of Pinot Noir.

In addition to the lecture portion, attendees will also have the opportunity to experience several gorgeous wines, including:

• Fleur de California Pinot Noir Rosé 
  

• Fleur de California Monterrey Pinot Noir 
  

• Fleur de California Carneros Pinot Noir

• Mahoney Estate Carneros Pinot Noir
  

• Mahoney Estate Mahoney Ranch Pinot Noir

Admission for this educational program is only $12 per person for a beautifully etched Toast of the Town Riedel Wine Glass (a $7.99 value). Seating is limited and expected to fill up fast. Reserve your glass today!