Wine Country Cocktail Competition Excites Local Bartenders

(St. Helena, CA) October 2010 Cheer for your favorite Wine Country bartenders as they compete for First Place in the first ever Bartender Competition to be held at Farmstead Restaurant in St. Helena. Contestants will use Charbay Spirits and Perfect Puree flavors to create their new signature Wine Country cocktails.

Local judges will rate the cocktails based on flavor, presentation and creativity. The competing bartenders for 2010 are: Erica of Cyrus, Randy of Market, Cassie of Hurley's, Sabrina of Bouchon, Eddie of Alegria, Justin of Uva, April of Blue Frog Brewery, James of Bouchon and Jason of Redd.

Date: Monday October 18, 2010
Where: Farmstead Restaurant, St. Helena
Time: 7-9pm

For more information, email Jenni Karakasevic jenni@charbay.com

Charbay Winery & Distillery was founded in 1983 by Miles & Susan Karakasevic. Miles is a 12th generation Master Distiller/Winemaker from Yugoslavia. The family is known for their fresh fruit vodkas, rums, whiskeys, tequila and black walnut liqueur. The ports & wines are available at their Spring Mountain Winery & Distillery. Their son, Marko, became a Master Distiller after a long, colorful apprenticeship with his father. It's all about capturing and sharing the perfumes of the fruits, vegetables & roots that they lovingly ferment and distill.

www.charbay.com