Putting it Together: Carneros Wine Alliance Birthday Bash

carneros-30th-year-of-the-ramArt isn’t easy but you can admire achievements in the oenological, culinary and visual arts when the Carneros Wine Alliance (CWA) holds their “Year of the Ram” Carneros Wine Alliance Birthday Bash on July 25 at the stunning di Rosa property in southern Napa Valley. This is the “Year of the Ram” in the Chinese Zodiac calendar and the word “Ram” translates into “Carneros” in Spanish so the Alliance is adopting the name for its celebration honoring the 30th anniversary of the group’s founding.  

Los Carneros

Metal sheep welcome you to di Rosa

The Birthday Bash will take place between 3:30 pm and 6:30 pm at di Rosa (5200 Sonoma Highway, Napa) in the heart of Carneros. If you attend, your menu of activities will include art walking tours, live entertainment from the Max Bonnick Trio, a craft table where you can create your own cork-based art and a blind wine tasting contest. On top of all that, a raffle drawing every half hour will give you a chance to win magnums of wine from CWA’s members.  Tickets for the event are $100 per person and can be purchased by going here.  But, please move quickly as this event is sure to sell out.

Saintsbury

Saintsbury

The Carneros American Viticultural Area (AVA) is located at the crossroads of the Napa and Sonoma Valleys and has long been known for Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and sparkling wine production. Throughout the afternoon almost 20 wineries will be pouring current and library wines including Anaba, Artesa, Bouchaine Vineyards, Ca’ Momi Winery, Carneros Hills Winery, Ceja Vineyards, Clos du Val, Cuvaison Estate Wines, Domaine Carneros, Hyde Vineyards, Nicholson Ranch, Poseidon’s Vineyard, Ram’s Gate, Saintsbury, Schug Carneros Estate, Starmont, The Donum Estate, Truchard and ZD Wines.

To go with the wine you can sample Bao Bar items (either Suckling Pig with Ginger Scallion Sauce or Falafel with Yogurt Ranch and Marinated Cucumbers), Charred Corn with Lime Aioli, and/or your own artistic creation from a Soft-Serve Ice Cream Parlor from Stag Dining Group.  Or, you can also enjoy a food and wine pairing experience involving locally sourced charcuterie and cheese from Fine & Rare.  For full details on the event, please go here.

Carneros

Carneros Region

The Carneros Wine Alliance is a non-profit association of wineries and grape-growers committed to promoting the distinction, diversity and above all, quality of grapes and wines from the AVA . Vineyards were first planted in this area as early as the 1830’s, with the first winery established in the early 1870’s. If you are interested in exploring the area on your own, you can find details on CWA winery members including tasting room hours (where applicable) by going here.

di Rosa Preserve

Art at the di Rosa

Located on over 217 scenic acres, di Rosa celebrates the artists of Northern California through a wide array of exhibitions and educational programs for all ages.  The property includes three separate galleries, a sculpture park, a 35-acre lake and a wildlife preserve. The permanent collection features nearly 2,000 works by 800 regional artists working from the 1960s to the present, incorporating a wide range of styles, media and subject matter.

The collection includes significant works by David Best, Joan Brown, Enrique Chagoya, Bruce Conner, Roy De Forest, Robert Hudson, Larry Sultan, William T. Wiley and many others. A portion of the proceeds from the Carneros Wine Alliance Birthday Bash will benefit di Rosa, a non-profit public trust.

 

 

 


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