Events in Napa Valley

Napa Valley Wine Awards
While wine judgings are held all across America and the Globe, in every conceivable location except the Napa Valley, none will match the Napa Valley's event when the first-ever wine judging festival will be held April 7-9, 2000. Targeted wine lovers will be invited to join the wine industry in celebrating the union of wine and food, history and wine education, art and science in various venues of elegance and heritage. Consumers will learn the aspects of how the wine industry has progressed through the ages of the valley's rich and poetic history.

This is an opportunity to recognize the efforts of viticultural progress from hillside vineyards to root stock advances, to awards for the top wines, winemakers, wine clubs, tour guide, etc...Napa Valley's own celebration.

This three day event will include the awards ceremony and gala party and a two day showcase format event on both Saturday and Sunday at the Napa County Fairgrounds in Calistoga. A major concert benefit with local crafts, food and other deomnstartions will aslso take place. Calistoga will be transformed into a living history as costumed characters will roam the streets throughout the fairgrounds, Calistoga and the valley reliving the 1800's...You'll meet Sam Brannan...George C. Yount...Charles Krug...Lily Coit...Robert Louis Stevenson...Black Bart...miners...early pioneers...creating a Western Renaissance fair everyone can participate in...and even wear your own costume.

This will be the first event showcasing the history as well as the 240 local Napa Valley winerires. The event party, concert...as well as the Celebration Festival will be open to the public April 7, 8, and 9, 2000.

A celebrated panel of judges will be choosing the wine awards as well as awards for viticultural advances, production techniques, label style, marketing ad campaigns, service and hospitality and more.

Mark your calendar for April 7, 8, and 9, 2000 for the launch of the millenium kick-off charity benefit of the Napa Valley Wine Awards and Celebration.

Contact: Debbie Klimeck, Grapeland Productions, Inc.
P.O. Box 1033, Calistoga, CA 94515
Phone/Fax: (707) 942-1066
Cabhappy@aol.com.