2009 Calendar Listing: Carneros Wine Alliance Hosts 4th Annual Carneros Heritage Fest - May 30, 2009.CARNEROS, Calif. -- Mark your calendars for the 4(th) Annual Carneros Heritage Fest: Wines, Vines, Woolies and Wetlands - the region's signature celebration on May 30, 2009. Hosted by the Carneros Wine Alliance, the Fest is one of the nation's only family-friendly wine and food festivals. Proceeds of the Fest benefit the Carneros Land Stewardship Foundation dedicated to the conservation and preservation of habitat and wetlands in the San Pablo Bay San Pablo Bay: see San Francisco Bay. adjacent to the Carneros region. Highlights of the 4th Annual Carneros Heritage Fest include (click here for photos): * Carneros winemakers offering pairings of their premium and ultra-premium Pinot Noir noir adj. 1. Of or relating to the film noir genre. 2. Of or relating to a genre of crime literature featuring tough, cynical characters and bleak settings. 3. Suggestive of danger or violence. , Chardonnay, Syrah, cool climate Merlot and sparkling wines * Lamb Bar-B-Que and Picnic in the Pasture pasture, land used for grazing livestock. Land unsuited for cultivation, e.g., hilly or stony land, may be used as pasture. Tilled land and meadow may be pastured after the crops are removed. . ("Carneros" means "the Ram" in Spanish.) * World famous Carneros grape growers showcasing how a great vine vine, climbing plant or trailing plant. The grape is often called "the vine." See also liana. vine Plant whose stem requires support and that climbs by tendrils or twining or creeps along the ground, or the stem of such a plant. becomes a great wine * Throw-Down! Napa v. Sonoma Young Chef Competition * Artisan Foods, featuring the Sonoma County Cheese Trail * Sheepherding, Falconry falconry (fôl`kənrē, fô`–, făl`–), sport of hunting birds or small animals with falcons or other types of hawks; eagles are used in some parts of the world. , Music, Entertainment, Vineyard vineyard, land on which cultivation of the grape—known as viticulture—takes place. As many as 40 varieties of grape, Vitis vinifera, are known. Tours * Environmental/Ecological tours featuring the nearby Marshes, Wetlands and Habitat [TABLE OMITTED] The event partners the Carneros Wine Alliance with the Sonoma County Winegrape Commission which will co-sponsor a Winegrape Growers Pavilion, the American Lamb Board, the Napa County Farm Bureau and the California Department of Fish and Game. |
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