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1 HISTORY IN THE MAKING: Chef Mark Dommen in the Kitchen at Ackerman Heritage House Wine and dine Victorian-‐style at the gloriously restored Ackerman Heritage House in downtown Napa! Your luxurious evening for 12 begins with formal hors d’oeuvres by Chef Mark Dommen, chef/partner of One Market restaurant in San Francisco and a docent-‐led tour of the historic 1888 Queen Anne Victorian that the Ackerman family has preserved as a living museum of the Victorian era. Take your seat at an antique burled walnut dining table from the 1880s, bedecked with ornate silver candelabra from London, and let Chef Dommen enchant you with four delectable courses of contemporary cuisine, each paired with Lloyd Cellars and Ackerman Family Vineyards wines. To ease the pain of returning to modern life, the winning bidder will take home an etched 3L bottle of Ackerman Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, and each couple will receive a goodie bag of hand-‐selected sweet treats. Date of dinner to be mutually agreed upon by all parties during the 2017 calendar year.
2. ALL ABOARD! PARTY on the NAPA VALLEY WINE TRAIN for 30 Train enthusiasts ages 1-‐100, this one’s for you! For two blissful hours, ride the rails in your own private 1915 Pullman train car with plenty of food, cake and ice cream prepared by Chef Donald Young. The Napa Valley Wine Train’s antique Silverado Car can accommodate up to 30 guests, so feel free to bring the whole class, team, or extended family. You and the Wine Train can pick any mutually agreeable date for the party (other than the Santa Train period in December) that falls before September 10, 2017, and opt for a day or evening event. This package also includes a two-‐night stay in a River View King Room at the elegant River Terrace Inn (one room for 2 people), to be used whenever you wish.
3. PIZZA LIKE A PRO WITH DARIO DE CONTI OF CA’ MOMI La vera pizza napoletana is one of Italy’s most legendary gifts to the world. Spend an afternoon with Master Pizzaiolo Dario de Conti in the kitchens of Ca’ Momi Osteria in downtown Napa, learning to hand-‐craft your own organic, VPN-‐ and APN-‐certified authentic pizzas in an interactive cooking class for up to 8 people. After you’ve discovered the secrets of the master, you’ll all sit down for an obsessively authentic Italian lunch and Ca’ Momi wine tasting extravaganza with Dario—who just so happens to be an acclaimed winemaker as well. Welcome to the new Napa Valley! 4. NAPA VALLEY MUSIC MOGUL Hit Napa’s hot new music scene as an A-‐lister next year, with four (4) VIP weekend passes for BottleRock Napa Valley 2017, BottleRock afterparty tickets, and the ultimate red carpet welcome at Blue Note Napa (opening this fall): eight (8) tickets to a world-‐class jazz show, dinner and selected wine for your whole crew, plus backstage access to schmooze with the headlining talent (subject to talent approval). BottleRock headliners will be announced at the beginning of 2017.
5. PRIVATE BUCKET-‐LIST WINE TASTING EXPERIENCE IN THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA RESERVE TASTING SALON FOR 4 Have you ever wanted to taste highly coveted and sought-‐after wines? Of course you have. A visit to the CIA’s Reserve Tasting Salon will introduce you to a curated selection of bucket-‐list-‐worthy fine wines. Guided by a CIA sommelier, you’ll taste amazing wines, while learning—or brushing up on—tasting techniques and etiquette, the winemaking process, and much more. You’ll also enjoy small bites prepared by Chef Victor Scargle, executive chef of The Restaurant @ Copia, specially created to pair with your tasting. A truly unique tasting experience for the wine aficionados and burgeoning wine lovers alike. 6. OXBOW PUBLIC MARKET MARVEL-‐OF-‐THE-‐MONTH CLUB Savor a full year of the most delicious treats the Oxbow Public Market has to offer! Each month, you’ll discover the delights of Oxbow’s world-‐class vendors through $100 gift certificates, well-‐stuffed gift baskets, and unique insider experiences. Swirl, sniff and sip your way through a one-‐year Vineyard 29 CRU wine club membership (12 bottles 2014 CRU Cabernet Sauvignon, 6 bottles 2015 CRU Sauvignon Blanc, 6 bottles 2015 CRU Pinot Noir and a 29% discount on all purchases at CRU @ The Annex for 1 year). Another month, slide into a vintage powder blue limo for a private tour and tasting at Napa Valley Distillery’s production facility, where you’ll learn the proper way to taste spirits (hint: no swirling) and see the many incredible small-‐batch projects that are underway.
7. STARGAZING DINNER FOR 8 With its silver-‐domed observatory perched on the edge of the vineyard, Jaffe Estate marries the agricultural and the celestial, the earth and the sky. Savor their transcendent wines at an intimate private dinner for eight (8) under the stars. then prepare to be amazed as Gary Jaffe welcomes you into his research-‐grade observatory in the heart of the vineyard.