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WiNE COuNtRY tHiS WEEK |NApA VALLEYHarvest Celebration at B Cellars, November 17Join B Cellars for their annual harvest eventwhere guests and wine-club members will get achance to preview new release wines, limited releasesfrom the library, and even taste the upcoming 2010reserve wines directly from the barrel. Withexclusive event-only specials, this is the perfectopportunity to stock your cellar and get a jump-starton the holiday season. B Cellars wines will be pairedtogether with mouth-watering hors d’oeuvres fromSmoke Open Fire Cooking. This it the one event ofthe year not to miss! $35 per person for the generalpublic, $15 per person for wine club members.The wines B Cellars produces include a CabernetSauvignon made with fruit sourced from a trio ofdistinguished vineyards (for their wines they draw on a total of 16premium vineyards). They also craft three blends: Blend 23(Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier), Blend 24 (Cab,Sangiovese and Petite Syrah) and Blend 25 (Cab and Syrah). Thenames may not evoke magic and romance; but the wines themselvesdo. They also make a refreshing Sauvignon Blanc and a vineyarddesignate Syrah Caldwell’s Kreuzer Canyon. All of their wines aremade in relatively small lots, from 330 to 1750 cases, and are theresult of the efforts of master winemaker Kirk Venge, named one ofthe top twenty young winemakers in the world.There are a large number of tasting options available. The SpecialCelebration Tasting is for groups of nine to 25 andincludes a private tour of the grounds and cellar andends in the Salon for a Flagship Tastingaccompanied by B-Bites, as they call their miniseasonal pairing of food and wine.There is also the seated Signature Private Tasting,which includes wines not often seen in themarketplace, paired with artisan cheese andcharcuterie. The same is true of the Single VineyardPrivate Tasting, where a wine educator will guideyou through their single vineyard Cabernets andSyrahs. Or in Wine Tasting 101 you can learn totaste wine like the professionals do, in a casualatmosphere, and how to best pair food and wine.For other tasting options, including the Wine Blending Boot Camp,and a Sensory Wine Tasting with Chef Machamer, visit their website.In the end, whichever option you select, or if you simply stop byas you travel through the Napa Valley, you will find yourself in aworld with fine wine, and a sensitivity to the part that good food –and good living – plays in it all.B Cellars tasting room is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and islocated at 400 Silverado Trail, Calistoga, CA 94515. Reservations arerequired for many of the special programs and can be made bycalling the winery directly or online. Call (707) 709 8787 or go towww.bcellars.com.Follow us on twitter @WineCountrytW 33