ADVISORY/California Cabernet Society Presents the First Glimpse of the 2002 Vintage at the ''2003 Passport to Cabernet''.Travel Editors/Assignment Desks/Food & Wine Writers ADVISORY...for Monday (May 12) NOTE: BARREL TASTING FOR NEWS MEDIA AND WINE TRADE ONLY ST. HELENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2003 More than 80 prestigious California wineries will offer barrel samples featuring the 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Cab·er·net Sauvignon n. 1. A variety of black grape used to make red wine, notably in Bordeaux and the Napa Valley. 2. A dry red wine made from this grape. [French. vintage at the 13th annual Spring Barrel Tasting on May 12 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Culinary cu·li·nar·y adj. Of or relating to a kitchen or to cookery. [Latin cul  n Institute of America, Greystone, in St. Helena, Napa Valley Napa Valley, Calif.: see under Napa. Napa Valley greatest wine-producing region of the United States. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2990] See : Wine , California. "The 2002 Cabernet vintage may become known as a study in ripeness. California Cabernet winegrowers suggest that, in time, the ripe, intensely flavored wines will prove to be an exceptional vintage," said CCS (1) (Common Channel Signaling) A communications system in which one channel is used for signaling and different channels are used for voice/data transmission. Signaling System 7 (SS7) is a CCS system, also known as CCS7. See SS7. President W. Reed Foster, chairman emeritus e·mer·i·tus adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus. n. pl. of Ravenswood. This tasting is open to licensed members of the trade and news media only. Wines from the Society's library collection will be presented at the dinner following the tasting. Admission is complimentary for the barrel tasting. Dinner reservations are available until May 2 for $75.00 per person. To register online, visit www.bensonmarketing.com or call (707) 570-3555. About the California Cabernet Society The California Cabernet Society is an alliance of select wineries committed to expanding worldwide appreciation for California Cabernet Sauvignon. The non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. annually hosts the "Spring Barrel Tasting," which features barrel samples from the most recent vintage. Membership is open to review by the board. The Society also presents Cabernet Sauvignon from the library collection during the annual dinner. For more details contact Benson Marketing Group at (707) 254-1114. |
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