Pahlmayer Wayfarer Wine Dinner

Vintner Jayson Pahlmeyer purchased Wayfarer in 1998 after being introduced to it by winemaker Helen Turley. At the time, Wayfarer was an organic farm and had once been home to a small school. Renowned vineyard developer David Abreu designed the vineyard as 30 one-acre blocks, each dedicated to an individual Pinot Noir or Chardonnay clone. Densely planted entirely on Goldridge soil, the vineyard is situated on east and west facing slopes ranging from 930 to 1,100 feet, just four miles from the Pacific. The vineyard was planted in 2002 but it wasn’t until more than ten years later that Cleo Pahlmeyer, Jayson’s daughter, introduced the first Wayfarer estate wines. Todd Kohn joined the Pahlmeyers as assistant winemaker in 2013, when Wayfarer’s first vintage was in barrel. In 2017, Cleo took the helm of her family’s wine business and appointed Todd Winemaker.

Cleo Pahlmeyer - Proprietor

Raised in Napa, her education took her east where she received a BA in Art History from the University of Virginia, and went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Connoisseurship of Fine and Decorative Art at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London.
Returning to the family winery after working in the international art world, Cleo has worked closely with her father since 2008 to learn every aspect of the family business. Cleo began as a sales assistant, answering the phone and entering orders, and went on to manage direct to consumer sales and marketing, then public relations. In 2017, she was appointed President.

2021 Wayfarer WF2 Chardonnay
2021 Wayfarer WF2 Pinot Noir
2021 Wayfarer Estate Chardonnay
2022 Wayfarer Estate Pinot Noir
2021 Wayfarer Mother Rock Pinot Noir
2021 Wayfarer The Traveler Pinot Noir

Date: November 09, 2023 6:30 PM-9:30 PM

Location: Atlas Bistro | 2515 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85257

Admission:

$200

Event website: exploretock.com