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Bearshead May Newsletter |
| The reception at Rubicon Estate last Sat. for the launch of our DVD was wonderful. It was a great honor to have Larry Stone plan this event for us and to introduce the DVD- he is a winner of the Paris "Best Sommelier in the World" competition. We thought the venue was extraordinarily appropriate as it combines a long history of innovation, a great winemaking tradition, beautiful architecture and legendary filmmaking, not to mention the joy of seeing it on a BIG screen and the opportunity for cast members to get together in the old Inglenook Chateau. We have also enjoyed some good press in the St Helena Star this
month, with a kind letter from Carolynne Gamble ("I love this
extraordinary production and applaud their diligence and talent
in producing the DVD") and a generous write up by George Starke
("stunning shots (mostly by Kerry) of wineries and scenic views
of the valley. The DVD would make a great gift for friends who plan
to visit the Valley.") James & Kerry |
Where to Buy the DVD |
| The Bearshead Napa Valley DVD is available
locally from: It is also in the Tasting/Retail Rooms of: You can also get it direct
from us and at Amazon.
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Calendar for May |
Charity wine auctions are a great source for rare and unusual
bottlings. While prices can get quite steep at the big name live
auctions (although you shouldn't forget the tax breaks, nor the
karmic returns on your philanthropic self indulgences...), it is
often well worth checking out the attendant silent auctions for
more affordable gems. May 1st to 5th:
6 Auctions, 11 Local Events
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MAY Vineyards: a bit more Frost Protection, Suckering, Flowering or
"set" (which will determine when harvest will be and how
large it should be) COPIA have a Sonoma season all month. Napa Valley Museum "Northern Views"- N. California Landscapes by N. CA artists. May 4th to July 8th |
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1 Napa Farmers Market COPIA 7:30am-12
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2 | 3 CC Blue Restaurant, Signorello Vineyards winemaker dinner. 7pm St. Helena
Beringer Vineyards Book signing and Wine Reception Lettie Teague. 4-6pm CIA-Maximize Wine List Course (Trade) 9-3:30 |
4 St Helena Farmer's Market (as featured in the DVD's Tour) 7:30-12 MKF 2007 Executive Wine Summit, Villagio, Yountville Big Sky Youth Empowerment Project, Fundraiser,
Bozeman, MT, 6 pm CIA-Maximize Wine List Course (Trade) 9-3:30 |
5 Vintners Collective' Cinco De Mayo Release
Party. Food, music and wine.2-5pm Calistoga Spring Celebration for St Luke's Preschool $15 Napa Farmers Market COPIA 8am-12 St John's Lutheran Fair & Auction, Napa 12-4 Hall Release Party 12-5 Big Brothers & Big Sisters Comedy Night Auction, COPIA, 7-10:30pm Club Casino Napa Valley Art Assoc. Reception
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Taste3 Conference COPIA Calistoga Spring Celebration for St Luke's Preschool $15 Cakebread Rubiat Spring Celebration SOLD OUT Chappellet Meet Author Espirede Ananas 2:30-4 Calistoga Cinco de Mayo Parade & Celebration, Calistoga
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7 Taste3 Conference COPIA Beringer Winemaker Dinners. Baltimore, MD. Cakebread Vintner Dinner, Cambridge, MA |
8 Taste3 Conference COPIA, and reception at Robert Mondavi Winery Napa Farmers Market COPIA 7:30am-12 Beringer & Cakebread Vintner Dinner, Boston, MA |
9 Beringer & Sbragia Winemaker Dinners, Las Vegas, NV |
10 Raymond sponsored Under the Sea Gala for Cancer Care for Kids, NYC 6:30pm Raphael House Auction, SF
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11 Sierra Club Earl Thollander Environmental Awards dinner for Volker Eisele St Helena Farmer's Market (as featured in the DVD's Tour) 7:30am-12 |
12 Napa Farmers Market COPIA 8am-12 |
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Mothers' Day
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14 California Cabernet Society trade barrel
tasting, CIA |
15 Napa Farmers Market COPIA 7:30am-12 |
16 California Wine Classic, Karen MacNeil blind tasting, San Francisco.6pm |
17 Chappellet Wine Dinner, Minneapolis, MN |
18 Monte Rosso Day12-4pm Lunch, tasting, bocce, music & vineyard tour Philosophy Day School Dinner & Auction, NY Grace Church Russia Sale Preview Reception, St Helena St Helena Farmer's Market (as featured in the DVD's Tour) 7:30am-12 Chappellet Cooking for a Solution, Monterey, CA |
19 Grace Church Russia Rummage Sale, St Helena St. Supéry’s Crystal glass tastings. 11am Small Hands Big Hearts Auction, Calistoga 5:30-8:30pm Madonnari Mingle Auction, COPIA Napa Napa Farmers Market COPIA 8am-12 |
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Grace Church Russia Rummage Sale, St Helena Angwin Fire Dept Flea Market 8-4
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22 Napa Farmers Market COPIA 7:30am-12 Cakebread Golf & Wine Medinah, IL |
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25 St Helena Farmer's Market (as featured in the DVD's Tour) 7:30am-12 |
26 St Supery Italian Cheese tasting 2:30pm Napa Farmers Market COPIA 8am-12
COPIA Blend your own wine 2:45-4pm |
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COPIA Sauces 2-3:15pm COPIA Blend your own wine 2:45-4pm |
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Unless noted otherwise all events are in the Napa Valley. Long Range Planning: June 2nd-- Raymond "Summer Kick Off" Celebration- New releases, food & music $25 Contact Margaret Raymond for more info June 7-10 Auction Napa Valley. Chaired by Joseph Phelps Vineyards. Tickets available from March 29th. $125 to $2,500 June 23-- Midsummer Night's Dream at Castello di Amorosa, for Hospice Napa Valley, $350, 707-258-9084 x202 Robert
Mondavi Summer Music Festival:
August 9-11: Cakebread
Cellars Annual Salmon Fishing Event, San Francisco |
Napa Farmers Market COPIA Tuesdays: 7:30am-12 Saturdays: 8am-12, 252.7142 www.commongreens.com
May 3-- CC Blue Sushi Restaurant, serving contemporary Japanese cuisine, welcomes Signorello Vineyards winemaker Pierre Birebent for a special winemaker dinner at 7 p.m. 1148 Main Street St. Helena $65/pp 7pm (707) 967.9100
May 3-4-- MKF Research 2007 Executive Wine Summit “What Will the Wine Industry Look Like in Ten Years?”, Villagio Inn and Spa, Yountville.
May 3 -- Beringer Vineyards Book signing and Wine Reception with Food & Wine's Executive Wine Editor Lettie Teague, Winemaster Ed Sbragia and Winemaker Laurie Hook. 2000 Main Street, St. Helena, $30 for the book 4-6pm (707) 299.3263 No web link
EVERY Friday from 7:30-Noon: St. Helena's Farmer's Market Crane Park, (just south of town). Upper Valley's freshest organic, seasonal produce, Fresh-cut flowers, Organic meats, fresh & smoked fish, Specialty cheeses , Fresh sweet rolls, bread, & espresso, Afghani breads & sauces, Mexican sauces & tortilla chips. Local artisans.
May 3-4 CIA Maximizing Your Wine List for restaurant managers and professional wine buyers to generate more profit and recognition.9-3:30 $395.00
May 4-- Big
Sky Youth Empowerment Project, Bozeman, MT 5th Annual Spring Runoff
Fundraiser provides disadvantaged youth the chance
to get outside for free and learn a thing or two about themselves in
the process. 6 pm, Emerson Cultural Center. Auction featuring Grace
'04 1L
May 5-- Vintners Collective Cinco De Mayo Release Party: Mi Sueno Winery and Rolando Herrera $25 food, music and wine.2-5pm
May 5-- Branson School Auction, 39 Fernhill Ave, Ross, CA. Featuring Grace '03 1L, Blank '04 mag
May 5 -- St. John's Lutheran School Country Fair, Family Fun, Auction: Family event with carnival games and prizes, jump houses and giant slide, great food and a cake walk. Silent Auction. 3521 Linda Vista Avenue, Napa Free 12-4pm.: (707) 287.5467
May 5 -- Hall's Darwin Release Party Cabernet-Syrah estate blend Live Australian music, hors d'oeuvres, 401 St. Helena Highway South $28 12-5pm. (707) 967.2645
May 5 - 6 -- Calistoga Wineries Spring Celebration! Celebration, Benefit for St. Luke's Preschool. 5 Calistoga wineries (Bennett Lane, Casa Nuestra Envy, Graeser, Zahtila)offering wine tasting & more (such as barrel sampling, food, music, exclusive offers) $15, 11am -4pm
May 5 -- Comedy Night for Big Brothers/Big Sisters Benefit, Auction: COPIA: 7pm reception and silent auction. Stand-up comedy featuring Bay Area comics. 500 First St., Napa $60, 7-10:30pm. (707) 258.5522, ext 229
May 5 -- Club Casino Benefit, Auction, dinner, and dancing for Napa Valley Opera House at Silverado Country Club. $125 inc wine and $20 In chips 6pm (707) 603.2343
May 5 -- Napa Valley Art Association Reception For seven new Exhibiting Artists at Artists of the Valley, 3111 N. St. Helena Highway, St. Helena. wine and hors d'oeuvres. Free, 3 -6pm. (707) 265.9050
May 6- SOLD OUT Cakebread Rubaiyat Grilling Day. Resident Chefs Brian Streeter and Tom SixSmith will be grilling a number of items selected to go with 2005 Rubaiyat. 800-588-0298
may 6-- Chappellet Meet Espirede Ananas, author of Damanhur: Temples of Humankind (hand-constructed five levels down in the Italian Alps, containing incredible artwork representing spirituality through the ages). Lecture, book signing, wine and cheese 2:30-4pm. 707-286-4223
Calistoga Cinco de Mayo Parade & Celebration Noon
May 6-8-- Taste3
Conference on food, wine, and art: Vibrant interdisciplinary exploration
of ideas, trends, passions, stories, solutions and connections.at COPIA
and Robert
Mondavi Winery $2350
May 7-- Beringer Winemakers on Tour- Baltimore
Area-
Laurie Hook at Manor Tavern, 15819 Old York Rd, Monkton , MD 21111
$65 inc tax and tip Reservations: Steve or Ted at Cranbrook Liquors
(410) 666-8248
OR Ed
Sbragia at Carrols Creek Cafe 410 Severn Ave, Annapolis , MD 21403
$110 inc tax and tip. Rreservations: Kim, Mike or Kurt (410) 647-7363
May 7-- Cakebread Vintner Dinner with Dennis Cakebread at Legal Sea Foods, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA $125 inc tax and tips 6:30 617-864-3400
May 8--Wait List only Cakebread Vintner Dinner with Dennis Cakebread at Legal Sea Foods, 26 Park Square, Boston, MA. $145 inc tax and tips 6:30 617-530-9397
May 8-- Beringer & St. Clement
Winemakers on Tour- Laurie
Hook and Danielle Cyrot at Bluepointe 3455 Peachtree Rd. Atlanta
, GA 30326 $95 plus tax and tip. Reservations - (404)237-9070
May 9-- Beringer & Sbragia Family Vineyards Winemakers on Tour -Laurie Hook and Ed Sbragia at Palm Steakhouse in Caesar's Palace, 3500 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109 $125.00 Reservations- Michelle Dillard at (702) 732-7256
May 10-- Under the Sea Gala for CancerCare for Kids® sponsored by Raymond Vineyards. Dinner and Auction: luxurious vacations, gourmet food & wine packages, cultural city excursions. Chelsea Piers, NYC. 6:30pm, 212-712-8322 $375-$10,000
May 10-- One Home, Many Hearts Fundraiser for Raphael House, Four Seasons Hotel, 757 Market St, San Francisco. Reception and Silent Auction 6pm JP Harbison Napa Valley Cab, Schramsberg. Dinner, Dancing and Live Auction 7:30pm featuring Grace '04 1L, Joseph Phelps, Rosenblum and more.
May 11-- Sierra Club Earl Thollander Environmental Awards dinner honouring Volker Eisele for his untiring efforts on environmental issues. Christian Brothers Retreat Center, Sierraclub@yahoo.com
May 13-- Toast to Mom: Clos du Bois will Donate $1 per Click (up to $75,000) to Stop Heart Disease in Honor of Mother’s Day and Women’s Health Month.
May 14-- California Cabernet Society annual barrel tasting, CIA, St. Helena (trade only) 1:30-5pm ccsinfo@californiacabernetsociety.com 945-1116. (The Dinner is sold out)
May 16-- California Wine Classic, Karen MacNeil blind tasting 20 best CA cabs, Ritz Carlton, San Francisco.6pm, 800-241-0758, $100
May 17-- Chappellet Wine Dinner including our rare Chenin Blanc Moelleux dessert wine, with Candice Pannetier, Mission American Kitchen 800-494-6379 ex 4270.Minneapolis, MN
May 18-- Chappellet
Cooking for Solutions: Fine dining and fine wines all produced in
ways that preserve the health of the soil, water and ocean wildlife.
Monterey
Bay Aquarium, CA
May 18-- Louis M.Martini “Monte Rosso Day” Monte Rosso Vineyard, 12 -4pm Italian feast, wine tasting, jeep tours to the top of the vineyard, bocce ball, live music and other surprise adventures. $95 per person, $75 for Martini Wine Club members
May 18-- Philosophy Day School Gala Dinner Dance & Auction including 3L Grace '04 & 3L Blank '04, Union League Club,NYC
May 19-- Guided tasting of St. Supéry’s estate wines in Riedel crystal to see how glass design can accentuate flavour. $109 pp (inc set of stemware $97 value). 11am
May 19-- COPIA
Madonnari Mingle and Auction for New Tech High School, wine, deserts,
dancing, and auctions under the stars. $45
May 19-- Small Hands, Big Hearts Auction for St Luke's Preschool, Calistoga Inn, $60, 5:30-8:30pm
May 19-- Grace Episcopal Church Estate Sale Preview Champagne Reception All proceeds support Russian Orphans. 6pm
May 20-21-- Grace Episcopal Church Estate and Rummage Sales. All proceeds support Russian Orphans. 9-5
May 22--Cakebread The Grand Sampling of TaylorMade Golf Clubs and Cakebread wines at Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Illinois 9AM seminar with 3 time PGA tour winner and instructor Phil Blackmar, a reception and dinner.Reservations required. Club members can bring one guest 800-588-0298
May 26-- St Supery Italian Artisan Cheese & Wine Pairing Seminar examining the heights that can be achieved when fine, hand crafted wines are paired with cheeses make with the same care and understanding. 4 wines 4 cheeses. Discussion of cheese selection/storage/history. 2:30pm - $30
May 27 -- COPIA Quick Cuisine: Simple, Sassy Sauces with Jill Hough $35. 2-3:15pm. (888) 51.COPIA
May 27-- COPIA Wine Blending Workshop 2:45- 4pm, Talk, Demonstration and hands-on activity. Using selected varietals and working with our professional staff, you'll create a custom blend of wine, bottle and cork it, and finish with a personalized label signed by you--the winemaker! Reservations required 24 hours in advance. Reservations: 707.259.1600 $50 plus $10 for your assistant winemaker.
