I'm a lucky, lucky girl. I have a lovely friend, Melanie, who is sitting for her MW exam this June. And Mel is a generous person, with both her wine AND her knowledge.
So, when she sent out an invite asking some folks to pull together and sample wines with her a few times between now and exam day, I was honored and thrilled.
Ten of us convened last night at Tablespoon on Polk Street in Russian Hill to open 11 bottles of pinot noir from all over the world, and from various vintages (1995 - 2002). The food write up is posted here (on Chowhound). I'm commenting here ONLY on the wines.