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WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | NAPA VALLEY<br />
V2V (Vineyard to Vintner): The Annual <strong>Week</strong>end Event in<br />
Napa Valley’s Neighborhood for World Cl<strong>as</strong>s Cabernet<br />
A celebration of the legendary Stags Leap<br />
District, Vineyard to Vintner 2011 will grant<br />
visitors unmatched access to all 18 member<br />
wineries. <strong>This</strong> three-day long affair (April 29-<br />
May 1) will feature exclusive p<strong>as</strong>ses to winery<br />
open houses, four intimate vintner-hosted<br />
dinners and a Stags Leap District Cabernet<br />
seminar.<br />
<strong>This</strong> festive annual event brings the entire<br />
Stags Leap District <strong>Wine</strong>growers Association<br />
together, creating intimate opportunities for<br />
guests to spend quality time with vintners<br />
and winemakers and to get a first-hand experience<br />
of what makes Stags Leap a world-cl<strong>as</strong>s<br />
appellation.<br />
There will be a range of activities available<br />
for people to enjoy. From hosted dinners on<br />
Friday night at Chimney Rock <strong>Wine</strong>ry (food<br />
by Chef Cindy Pawlcyn), Cliff Lede Vineyards<br />
(Food by Thom<strong>as</strong> Keller’s Ad Hoc), Pine<br />
Ridge Vineyards (food by La Toque’s Ken<br />
Frank) and Silverado Vineyards (Food by<br />
Sarah Scott) which all cost $335 per person,<br />
to Open Houses at all SLD wineries (exclusive<br />
back-stage p<strong>as</strong>ses cost $135 per person and<br />
grant access to all winery Open Houses in the<br />
district for the weekend), to the Cabernet<br />
Seminar at Stag’s Leap <strong>Wine</strong> Cellars hosted by<br />
Saveur Magazine’s David Rosengarten on<br />
Saturday ($60 per person). <strong>Wine</strong>ry Open<br />
Houses will provide full lunches for visitors.<br />
Open Houses include – each with special<br />
food and wine experiences: Baldacci Family<br />
Vineyards, Chimney Rock <strong>Wine</strong>ry, Cliff Lede<br />
Vineyards, Clos Du Val, Hartwell Vineyards,<br />
Ilsley Vineyards, Lindstrom <strong>Wine</strong>s, Malk<br />
Family Vineyards, Pine Ridge Vineyards,<br />
Regusci <strong>Wine</strong>ry, Robinson Family Vineyards,<br />
Shafer Vineyards, Silverado Vineyards Stag’s<br />
Leap <strong>Wine</strong> Cellars, Stags’ Leap <strong>Wine</strong>ry,<br />
Steltzner Vineyards, Taylor Family Vineyards<br />
and Terlato Family Vineyards.<br />
Hosted Dinners will be at Chimney Rock<br />
<strong>Wine</strong>ry with Baldacci Family Vineyards,<br />
Lindstrom <strong>Wine</strong>s, Robinson Family Vineyards<br />
and Stag's Leap <strong>Wine</strong> Cellars featuring<br />
cuisine by Cindy Pawlcyn; at Cliff Lede Vineyards<br />
with Ilsley Vineyards, Steltzner Vineyards<br />
and Terlato Family Vineyards – cuisine<br />
by Thom<strong>as</strong> Keller’s Ad Hoc; at Pine Ridge<br />
Vineyards with Clos Du Val, Regusci <strong>Wine</strong>ry<br />
and Shafer Vineyards – cuisine by La Toque’s<br />
Ken Frank; at Silverado Vineyards with<br />
Hartwell Vineyards, Malk Family Vineyards,<br />
Stags’ Leap <strong>Wine</strong>ry and Taylor Family Vineyards<br />
– cuisine by Sarah Scott.<br />
Seminar: “Style and Strength: A Stags Leap<br />
District Cabernet Seminar” at Stag’s Leap<br />
<strong>Wine</strong> Cellars will be hosted by David Rosengarten,<br />
wine editor of Saveur, and will include<br />
t<strong>as</strong>tings with m<strong>as</strong>ter winemakers: Nicki Pruss<br />
of Stag’s Leap <strong>Wine</strong> Cellars, Benoit Touquette<br />
of Hartwell Vineyards and Michael Beaulac of<br />
Pine Ridge Vineyards.<br />
For more information, visit the website at<br />
www.stagsleapdistrict.com/v2v.<br />
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