Culinary
Institute of America Expands
Its Vintners Hall of Fame Induction Dinner
With Spectacular Celebration California Wine and Food
St.
Helena, CA – The Culinary Institute of America
(CIA) will honor the 2009 Vintners Hall of Fame inductees on
March 14th, 2009 with a daylong Celebration of California Wine
and Food, culminating in the Vintners Hall of Fame Induction
Dinner and Celebrity Chef Walk-Around Reception. The day’s
activities include rare opportunities to learn, sip and savor
with many of California’s most celebrated wine and food
personalities.
A
Celebration of California Wine and Food begins with a choice
between two morning Wine and Food Salons held at the CIA at
Greystone in St. Helena, CA. One salon features wine expert
and Chair of the CIA’s Rudd Center for Professional Wine
Studies, Karen MacNeil, and CIA Chef Bill Briwa on The Art of
Food and Wine Pairing. The other morning salon includes a remarkable
lineup of renowned wine writers and critics for a session on
Tasting With the Pros. Guests will then have a unique chance
to choose from among some of Napa Valley’s most treasured
wineries for an exclusive tour, tasting and wine country luncheon.
These legendary estates include Beringer Vineyards, BOND, Cardinale,
Hundred Acre, Quixote Winery, Rudd Oakville Estate, Schramsberg
and Viader Vineyards.
Guests
return to the CIA in the early evening to meet guest chefs Michael
Chiarello, Todd Humphries, Christopher Kostow and Charlie Palmer
at the Celebrity Chef Walk-Around Reception in the CIA Greystone’s
Teaching Kitchens. The culmination of the day’s
events is the Vintners Hall of Fame Induction Dinner where guests
will sit among iconic figures in the wine and food industries
for an unforgettable candlelit dinner in the CIA’s famed
Barrel Room, which now houses the Vintners Hall of Fame.
Click
on the link that follows for an invitation to be part of A Celebration
of California Wine and Food, Culminating in the Vintners Hall
of Fame Induction Dinner: http://www.ciaprochef.com/vintners/htmlemail/index2.html....
The
2009 Hall of Fame inductees being honored include noted wine
journalist Gerald Asher, Gourmet magazine; Jack and Jamie Davies,
founders of Schramsberg Vineyards; Jess Jackson, founder of
Kendall-Jackson Estates; U.C. Davis Professor and co-founder
of Lagier-Meredith Winery, Carole Meredith; Justin Meyer, co-founder
of Silver Oak Cellars; and Warren Winiarski, founder of Stag’s
Leap Wine Cellars. Frederick and Jacob Beringer, who founded
Beringer Vineyards, will be inducted as “Pioneers,”
a category which recognizes those who made a significant contribution
to the California wine industry and passed away prior to March,
1989.
For
more information on the 2009 Celebration of California Wine
and Food and Vintners Hall of Fame Induction Dinner, please
contact Reuben Katz, 707-967-2305 or r_katz@culinary.edu.
Proceeds
from A Celebration of California Wine and Food, culminating
in the Vintners Hall of Fame Induction Dinner contribute to
the college’s scholarship fund for professional wine studies,
as well as the development of food and wine programs at CIA
Greystone.
Founded
in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is an independent,
not-for-profit college offering bachelor's and associate degrees,
as well as certificate programs, in either culinary arts or
baking and pastry arts. As the world's premier culinary college,
the CIA has a network of more than 37,000 alumni that includes
industry leaders such as Grant Achatz, Anthony Bourdain, Cat
Cora, Harold Dieterle, Steve Ells, Todd English, Duff Goldman,
Sara Moulton, Charlie Palmer, and Roy Yamaguchi. The college
has campuses in New York (Hyde Park), California (The CIA at
Greystone, St. Helena), and Texas (San Antonio), as well as
an additional location in New York City (Astor Center, Manhattan).
In addition to its degree programs, the CIA also offers courses
for professionals and food enthusiasts, as well as wine education.
For more information, and a complete listing of program offerings
at each site, visit the CIA online at www.ciachef.edu.
