2009 CIA Vintners Hall of Fame

You Are Invited
Saturday, March 14, 2009

A Celebration of California Wine and Food Honoring 2009 Vintner Hall of Fame Inductees: Gerald Asher, Frederick & Jacob Beringer, Jack & Jamie Davies, Jess Jackson, Carole Meredith, Justin Meyer, and Warren Winiarski.

Join us for a great day in the Napa Valley to learn, sip, and savor with many of California's most celebrated wine and food personalities culminating in the 3rd Annual Vintners Hall of Fame Induction Dinner beginning with a Celebrity Chef Walk-Around Reception.

Register for the VHF Induction Dinner and Reception and then fill your day with one of two morning wine and food salons and/or choose a winery for an exclusive tour, tasting and wine-country lunch.

The price for the full-day Celebration of California Wine & Food is $500.
($200 is tax deductible)

The Wine and Food Salons and Winery Visits are only available to those who purchase tickets for the VHF Induction Dinner.

10 a.m. – Wine and Food Salons

Creating Flavor: The Art of Food and Wine Pairing
with Karen MacNeil and CIA Chef Bill Briwa.

Tasting Wine with the Pros: W. Blake Gray leads the panel including
Sara Schneider, Jon Bonné, Gerald Asher, and Darrel Corti.

$150 per person ($75 is tax-deductible)

Learn more about the Wine and Food Salons

Noon – Winery Visits

Pick a winery for an exclusive tour, tasting and wine-country lunch: Rudd Oakville Estate, BOND, Beringer Vineyards, Viader Vineyards, Schramsberg Vineyards, Quixote Winery, Hundred Acre and Cardinale. Sign up early, as the groups are small and the seats coveted.

$150 per person ($75 is tax-deductible)

Learn more about the Noon Winery Visits

6 p.m. – 3rd Annual VHF Induction Dinner

Celebrity Chef Walk-Around Reception
CIA Greystone Teaching Kitchens

Meet Charlie Palmer, Michael Chiarello, Todd Humphries and Christopher Kostow and enjoy their signature hors d'oeuvre.

Vintners Hall of Fame Induction Dinner
CIA Greystone Vintners Hall of Fame Barrel Room

The California-inspired menu is the ideal showcase for wine selections from the 2009 Vintners Hall of Fame inductees.

View the Dinner Menu

$300 for reception and dinner ($150 is tax-deductible)
Premium VIP table seating with a celebrity table host, additional $300.

For more information, please contact Reuben Katz at 707-967-2305 or r_katz@culinary.edu.

Exclusive Lodging Partner

For information on special lodging rates and a Friday night sparkling wine reception at Meadowood Napa Valley, the exclusive hotel partner with the CIA's Vintners Hall of Fame, please email reservations@meadwood.com or call 1-800-458-8080.