ADVISORY/Napa Valley Vintners Visit Newport Beach to Share Napa Valley's Finest Wines.

News Editors/Food & Wine Writers

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Feb. 3)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

    What:   Private Seminar and Tasting for News Media and
            Wine Trade Only
                Sponsored by the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV)

    When:   Tuesday, February 3, 2004

            2:00-3:00 p.m.

                Private Seminar

                An educational wine seminar and tasting prior to the
                main event will feature panelists Joel Butler and Joel
                Aiken, Beaulieu Vineyards; Sal De Ianni, Truchard
                Vineyards; Norm Kiken, Reverie on Diamond Mountain;
                and, Jim Frisinger, BeringerVineyards. The winemakers
                will share five pairs of 2003 Merlot barrel samples,
                to taste for the influence of differing Napa Valley
                soils and appellations.

            3:00-5:30 p.m.

                Private Trade and Press Tasting

                More than 90 Napa Valley vintners will be pouring
                their current releases, as well as select Premiere
                Napa Valley wines.

    Where:  The Sutton Place Hotel
            4500 MacArthur Blvd.
            Newport Beach, CA

    Who:    Owner/vintners and winemakers from
            top Napa Valley wineries.

    Access: News media must present invitation, business card or copy
            of this advisory. Broadcast and still photographers
            welcome.

    Don't miss this opportunity to meet the vintners and sample these
extraordinary wines.

    Note: A consumer charity tasting and silent auction, benefiting
The Boys and Girls Club of Santa Ana, will be held the same day from
7:00-9:00 p.m. at the same venue. Tickets range in price from $75 per
person for the charity tasting only, to $250 per person for a VIP
reception included prior to the tasting. Tickets are available by
calling 949/760-3054.