Yosemite National Park,
CA – June 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / The
Ahwahnee, a AAA Four-Diamond hotel nestled in the heart of scenic Yosemite
Valley, announces the lineup for the 33rd
Annual Vintners’ Holidays event series showcasing some of California’s
best wineries. Vintners’ Holidays runs over a series of seven sessions
from November 4 to December 4, 2014 where attendees and vintners celebrate
fall harvests with in-depth wine tastings and seminars, a reception to
meet the vintners and a five-course gala dinner where each course is prepared
by Executive Chef Percy Whatley and The Ahwahnee Culinary Team to complement
the often rare or limited-release wines shared by participating wineries.
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 “Vintners’
Holidays offers guests the ultimate getaway to explore Yosemite’s fall
color and world-class hiking in addition to enjoying an intimate food and
wine event,” said program director Kathy Langley. “This year’s stellar
lineup of vintners includes returning favorites as well as some exciting
new participants, which promises to be an exceptional program.”
Since its inception as a
small gathering of vintners and hotel guests in the winter of 1982, Vintners’
Holidays has become a premier California event for wine aficionados and
winemakers alike. Vintners’ Holidays allows the vintners to relax after
their busy harvest season and share the fruits of their labor with Yosemite
visitors.
The 2014 Vintners’ Holidays
schedule includes the following vintners and moderators:
Session 1: November 4-6
(Tuesday-Thursday)
Moderator: Peter Marks,
Master of Wine & Vice President of Education, Constellation Academy
of Wine
Steve Reeder, Simi Winery
Jeff Stewart, Hartford Family
Winery
Chrissy Wittmann, Wild Horse
Winery*
Bill Phelps, Joseph Phelps
Vineyards
Session 2: November 9-11
(Sunday-Tuesday)
Moderator: Ellen Landis,
Certified Sommelier, Certified Specialist of Wine & Owner, Landis Shores
Inn
Mike Chelini, Stony Hill
Vineyard
Ric Forman, Forman Vineyard*
Ross Halleck, Halleck Vineyard
Michael Martini, Louis M.
Martini Winery
Session 3: November 12-13
(Wednesday-Thursday)
Moderator: Ellen Landis,
Certified Sommelier, Certified Specialist of Wine & Owner, Landis Shores
Inn
Melissa Stackhouse, J Vineyard
& Winery
David Ramey, Ramey Wine
Cellars*
Robb Talbott, Talbott Vineyards
Daniel Baron and David Duncan,
Silver Oak Cellars
Session 4: November 16-18
(Sunday-Tuesday)
Moderator: Fred Dame, Master
Sommelier
Sally Johnson, Pride Mountain
Vineyard*
Ed Kurtzman, August West
Wines
Bob Lindquist, Qupe
Mia Klein, Selene Wines
Session 5: November 19-20
(Wednesday-Thursday) “Goddesses of the Grape”
Moderator: Archie McLaren,
Vintners Hall of Fame
Amelia Moran Ceja, Ceja
Vineyards
Beth Nickel, Far Niente
Carrissa Chappellet, Chappellet
Winery
Shauna Rosenblum, Rock Wall
Wine Co.
Session 6: November 30-December
2 (Sunday-Tuesday)
Moderator: Dan Berger, Wine
Journalist & Judge
Violet Grgich, Grgich Hill
Estate
Dan Goldfield, Dutton-Goldfield
Chris Benziger, Benziger
Family Winery
Matt Hatcher, Hatcher Wines
Session 7: December 3-4
(Wednesday-Thursday)
Moderator: Dan Berger, Wine
Journalist & Judge
Rob McNeill, Don & Sons
Lisa Bishop Forbes, Chalk
Hill*
Scott Rich, Talisman
K.R. Rombauer, Rombauer
Vineyards
*Indicates
new participating winery or winemaker this year.
Special two- and three-night
packages for Vintners’ Holidays are available at The Ahwahnee, Yosemite
Lodge at the Falls or Curry Village, and include lodging, tickets to the
Gala Vintners’ Dinner, admission to the “Meet the Vintners” reception and
four wine tasting seminars. These special packages represent a significant
value and guest savings off the regular rack rate for accommodations and
services. Package pricing is per person and based on double occupancy.
Individual tickets for the Gala Dinner may be purchased at $199 per person.
All prices include gratuity, but exclude tax.
The Ahwahnee
$449 per person (two-night
package)
$574 per person (three-night
package)
Yosemite Lodge at the
Falls
$337 per person (two-night
package)
$406 per person (three-night
package)
Curry Village Cabins
$319 per person (two-night
package)
$379 per person (three-night
package)
For more information on Yosemite’s
Vintners’ Holidays at The Ahwahnee or to make reservations, call 801-559-4949
or visit www.YosemitePark.com/Vintners.
About The Ahwahnee
The Ahwahnee, the AAA Four-Diamond
hotel featuring rustic architecture with Native American, Middle Eastern
and Art and Crafts design elements, is located in scenic Yosemite National
Park, which is home to stunning natural beauty, year-round activities and
historic charm. The Ahwahnee was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places in 1977 and in 1987 it was listed as a National Historic Landmark.
Condé
Nast Traveler magazine recognized The Ahwahnee was in the 2010 “Reader’s
Choice Awards” as one of the top 100 resorts in the United States. For
more information, visit www.YosemitePark.com/ahwahnee.
About
Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts
Delaware
North Companies Parks & Resorts is an industry leader, providing
Stewardship and Hospitality in Special Places (SM) with hotel, retail,
food service, recreation and transportation operations at historic and
scenic properties in North America and Australia. The company operates
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida; in Yellowstone, Grand
Canyon, Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Olympic (Kalaloch Lodge), Shenandoah and
Yosemite national parks, including The Ahwahnee and other Yosemite lodges;
The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake in Ohio; Harrison Hot Springs Resort &
Spa in British Columbia; Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.;
Peaks of Otter Lodge on the Blue Ridge Parkway and in Niagara Falls State
Park. The company also owns and operates Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite; the
Park Gate Lodges at Yellowstone, which are the West Yellowstone Holiday
Inn, Gray Wolf Inn and Suites and Yellowstone Park Hotel, as well as the
new Explorer Cabins, all in West Yellowstone, Mont.; and five luxury resorts
in Australia: Lizard Island Resort, Heron Island Resort, Wilson Island
Resort, Kings Canyon Resort and El Questro Homestead and Wilderness Park.
To learn more about Delaware North Companies’ hospitality management expertise,
visit www.DelawareNorth.com/parks-and-resorts-home.aspx.
About
Delaware North Companies
Delaware
North Companies is one of the largest and most admired privately held hospitality
companies in the world. Founded and owned for nearly 100 years by the Jacobs
family, it is a global leader in hospitality and food service. Its family
of companies includes the newly acquired Patina Restaurant Group, Delaware
North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware North Companies Gaming &
Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Delaware
North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North Companies International and
Delaware North Companies Boston, owner of TD Garden.
Through
these companies, Delaware North manages and provides food and beverage
concessions, premium dining, entertainment, lodging, and retail at many
large venues and special places. These include high-profile venues ranging
from sports stadiums, entertainment complexes, national parks, airports,
and some of the top regional casinos in the country.
Delaware
North Companies has revenue exceeding $3 billion annually and 60,000 associates
serving half a billion customers in the United States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit www.DelawareNorth.com.
Media Contact:
Lisa
Cesaro, Public Relations
DNC Parks & Resorts
at Yosemite, Inc.
209-372-1445
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