Carneros Heritage Fest to Feature Ultra-Premium Carneros Wines and Artisan Lamb Pairings, June 1, 2.Tickets on Sale Now for June 1 and 2 Events! CARNEROS, Calif. -- Tickets are on sale now for the 2(nd) Annual Carneros Heritage Fest on June 1 and 2. Hosted by the Carneros Wine Alliance, the Fest will feature a weekend of exciting activities showcasing the Carneros region's acclaimed wines, exceptional cuisine, unique history and rustic environs. A special highlight of the Fest will be the first-ever "Taste of Carneros" lamb cook-off that will test the culinary talents of 12 local chefs in a heated competition to create the region's most tantalizing tan·ta·lize tr.v. tan·ta·lized, tan·ta·liz·ing, tan·ta·liz·es To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach. lamb recipe. The event also will feature premium and ultra-premium Carneros wines, especially chosen to complement the lamb dishes. The Carneros Heritage Fest takes place Saturday, June 2, 2007 from noon to 4 pm at the rustic ranch and vineyards of The Donum Estate in Sonoma, CA 95476 (24500 Ramal ramal /ra·mal/ (ra´m'l) pertaining to a ramus. ra·mal adj. Of or relating to a ramus. ramal pertaining to a ramus. Road) Tickets are $75 per person and may be ordered through the Carneros Wine Alliance website at www.carneros.com or by calling (707) 253-2678. Proceeds from the Fest will support Vineyard Worker Services programs in Napa and Sonoma counties and Napa and Sonoma Farm Bureau "Ag in the Classroom" programs. Chefs participating in the cook-off will hail from top restaurants in the area as well as from several of the popular "taco trucks" that canvas the region with their own special brand of home-cooked specialties. Chefs will serve up bite-sized samples for ticket-buyers and a panel of celebrity and media wine and food experts will judge the samples based on taste and presentation in a blind tasting. The winner of the competition will receive a four-day expense-paid trip to the Taste of Vail culinary festival in Colorado, awarded by the American Lamb Board. Ticket-holders will also vote for a People's Choice Award that will go to the chef with the most votes from the lamb tasters. A crowd-pleasing favorite from last year's inaugural Fest, the Carneros Lamb BBQ BBQ barbecue returns for its second year with Marc Rasic, a Google Executive Chef, and his team of talented assistants at the helm. Showcasing the premium and ultra-premium Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and sparkling wines for which the Carneros region is known, as well as cool climate Merlot, Syrah and other new varietals, the Fest's "Picnic in the Pasture," will feature wines paired with barbequed lamb from local artisan producers, Rancho Gordo Gordo, the Spanish word for fat, may refer to:
While innovative cuisine and renowned wines will take center stage at the event, guests will also partake in Verb 1. partake in - be active in participate, take part - share in something 2. partake in - have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" partake, share journeys into unexplored Carneros (including vineyard tours led by some of the region's most well-known winemakers and grape growers), and enjoy marsh visits and environmental activities and tours, and live music and entertainment by the Back Burner Noun 1. back burner - reduced priority; "dozens of cases were put on the back burner" precedence, precedency, priority - status established in order of importance or urgency; "... Blues Band, led by food, TV and Bay Cafe Chef Joey Altman. Sheep herding and 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. - and the role these creatures play in vineyard management - will also be demonstrated. The event is presented by the Carneros Wine Alliance and co-hosted by The Donum Estate and Buena Vista Carneros, in partnership with the American Lamb Board and the Napa and Sonoma County Farm Bureaus. Preceding the outdoor Heritage Fest, on Friday evening, June 1st, a series of intimate dinners will take place at selected Carneros Wine Alliance wineries, hotels and restaurants. Intimate, multi-course dinners, with some of the region's most well-known winemakers and chefs collaborating to pair artisan lamb with special wine selections, will take place as part of "A Cut Above II: Carneros Cooks!" June 1 dinners include: Acacia and Beaulieu Vineyards at Acacia Winery; Buena Vista Carneros at The Carneros Inn; Ceja Vineyards Ceja Vineyards is an ultra-premium Latino family-owned winery founded by Mexican-American immigrants. The Ceja family have been growers in the Napa and Sonoma valleys in California for three generations. The wine production company was founded in 1999. at Sienna/Meritage Hotel; Napa, Etude e·tude n. Music 1. A piece composed for the development of a specific point of technique. 2. A composition featuring a point of technique but performed because of its artistic merit. Wines at Carneros Bistro/Lodge at Sonoma; Sabor of Spain at Gloria Ferrer; MacRostie at Harvest Moon harvest moon, full moon occurring nearest to the autumnal equinox, about Sept. 23. During harvest moon the retardation (later rising each night) of the moon is at a minimum because of the relation of the moon's path to the horizon. (Sonoma); Schug Carneros Estate Wines at The General's Daughter. Tickets for "A Cut Above" dinners are $120 per person and may be ordered from the Carneros Wine Alliance website at www.carneros.com. Festival activities on Saturday, June 2 will take place from noon to 4 p.m. at The Donum Estate at 24500 Ramal Road, Sonoma, CA. Tickets are $75.00 per person and are available through www.carneros.com. Information about the Friday night dinners is also available on the Carneros Wine Alliance website. A short (45 minute) drive from San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Carneros is a unique region encompassing "a little bit of Napa and a little bit of Sonoma," spanning the southern portions of both counties. A rustic, wind-swept agricultural area, Carneros was one of the first wine regions to be designated an American Viticulture Area (AVA Ava, in the Bible Ava (ā`və), in the Bible, an unidentified city of Mesopotamia, perhaps the same as Ivah. Its inhabitants are called Avites. ) based on climate rather than political boundaries. Carneros, which means "the Ram" in Spanish, is a fully independent, federally-designated "cool climate" appellation ap·pel·la·tion n. 1. A name, title, or designation. 2. A protected name under which a wine may be sold, indicating that the grapes used are of a specific kind from a specific district. 3. The act of naming. .
What: 2nd Annual Carneros Heritage Fest
When: June 1 & 2, 2007
Who: The wineries and growers of the Carneros Wine Alliance
Where: The Donum Estate, 24500 Ramal Road, Sonoma, CA 95476
Cost: $75.00 per person, Saturday Fest; $120 per person,
Friday dinners
Reservations: www.carneros.com
For information: (707) 253-2678
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