As years come to a close, I always take inventory of what I did over the past twelve months, and in doing so, remember some of the stand out events, and there are many in 2010. Interestingly, this year started off with one of the most memorable for me and that was January 2010’s Pinot Noir conference in Wellington, New Zealand. I wrote a blog or two about that earlier on the year and you can get a low down on some of my findings (and the preceding Syrah Symposium in Hawkes Bay) by glancing through the blog archives. Continue reading »