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- Winery · Price: high Beaux Frères: The Biodynamic Cult When Robert Parker's brother-in-law Mike Etzel wanted to make Pinot Noir, they bought a pig farm in Oregon. The name means 'brothers-in-law' in French. Now 100% Demeter-certified biodynamic, Beaux Frères produces wines that regularly score 95+ and prove that Oregon can rival Burgundy's best.
- Festival · Price: very high IPNC: The Global Pinot Noir Gathering Every last weekend of July, McMinnville hosts 700+ Pinot Noir obsessives from around the world for the International Pinot Noir Celebration. Started in 1987, it's now the world's premier gathering for the grape - three days of tastings, seminars, and dinners with 70+ wineries from Oregon, Burgundy, and beyond.