JANUARY 26-FEBRUARY 2! COME, CELEBRATE WITH US!

We have some spectacular events taking place during wine week. There will be celebrated winemakers from all over the globe, including Michael Mondavi, Kate MacMurray and Peter Merriam! Join us for an exciting week of wine exploration, dinners and wine tastings!

Here is a preview of the wine personalities that will be here for wine week.

Michael Mondavi, Founder/Coach of Folio Fine Wine Partners founded by the Michael Mondavi Family. "It has long been our family's dream to have our own winery where we could produce great wines", "Winemaking is an art, and the Folio Winemakers' Studio is a place where our family, along with other small producers, can create beautifully crafted wines". We represent wines from California, Argentina, Italy, Austria, Spain and New Zealand and aspire to be your trusted source for wine and that every bottle you order from us fulfills your expectations, regardless of the wine's price.

Kate MacMurray of MacMurray Ranch. MacMurray Ranch was purchased from the Porter family by famed actor Fred MacMurray in 1941. Fred raised his family on the ranch and they enjoyed the natural wonders of Sonoma County. The hillside and valley vineyards of MacMurray Ranch offer a rich diversity of soil. This unique expression of terroir gives MacMurray Ranch wines their rich aroma and depth of flavor.

Gary Hogue, Co-founder of Hogue Cellars. Gary's expertise has helped hogue become one of Washington States largest wineries. Since 1982, when Hogue was founded, Gary has been responsible for sales, marketing and the many promotional aspects of the business. Gary grew up in Prosser, Washington, where his parents, Wayne and Shyla, farmed for more than half a century. At age 21, he left the farm for Seattle and a career in construction materials, eventually becoming president of 250 employees.

Steve MacRostie founder ofMacRostie Winery. Steve MacRostie has been in the wine business for over thirty-five (35) years. MacRostie Winery was founded in 1987. He has helped to pioneer fruit from both Sonoma Coast and Carneros. Steve has earned wide acclaim for crafting balanced wines with a emphasis on Chardonnay's and Pinot Noir's.

Mark Neal, Owner of Neal Family Vineyards Mark's fondest memories were as a boy working with his father, Jack side by side in the Vineyards. Through Jack's hard work he started his own vineyard management company in 1968. Mark has dedicated his life for caring for some of the most sought after vineyards and wine grapes in the country. In 2001, Mark accomplished his family dream of building his own winery. The beauty and simplicity of the Napa Valley is exemplified by his winery and the richness and complexity of the valley's soil is evident in the wine that he produces.

Peter Merriam, Owner of Merriam Vineyards has had years of experience in the Wine industry. Peter along with his wife, Diana toured the Chateaus of France during their honeymoon in 1982 and they dreamed of having their own vineyard. In 1988, they purchased "Town Wine and Spirits" in Burlington, MA and operated it for fifteen years while developing a wine label. In 2000, they bought Windacre, which was one of the first vineyards to be planted in Sonoma County in the 1890's by the Sadoni family.

Bryan Page, Owner and Winemaker for Page Wine Cellars. Inspired by the idea of creating distinctive wines, Page Wine Cellars gathers premium Napa Valley grapes to produce wine in the Grand Bordeaux tradition. The wine was named after the founder of the Winery, Bryan Page. "PAGE" is inspired by the tradition of the St. Emilion and Pomerol regions of Bordeaux, France and the New World expressions of Napa Valley. The blend utilizes Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes to produce a lush, medium to full bodied red wine.

Philip diBelardino, Vice-President of Fine Wines for Banfi Vintners. Philip is a often described as a stand-up comedian passing himself off as a wine connoisseur. Well, he is both! He claims that humor, usually self effacing captures an audiences attention and holds it. Philip began his wine career in 1973 in his family's business, Mediterranean Imports. He held a key position with the company when it was sold a decade later and continued as a spokesman for an extensive and prestigious portfolio of European brands until he joined Banfi in 1999.

Adrian Barberis, Owner of Bodega Familia Barberis Winery. The family first became involved in winemaking during the 1960's when Don Humberto purchased vineyards in the Santa Rosa region of Mendoza. After years of selling excellent grapes to other wineries, he and his children purchased their own winery in 1989. Today, the children of Don Humberto carry on this family tradition and continue to produce wines recognized nationally and internationally. Adrian Barberis, the oldest of Don Humberto's children Adrian, started working in the family business in 1982, in 1989 Adrian spearheaded a comprehensive renovations of the winery in order to begin producing even higher quality wine; thus moving the winery into a new phase and pursuing new markets around the world. While success is important to Adrian, he finds great pleasure in furthering the family dream of owning a successful winery, along with his brothers and sisters.

Gianni Abate, Winemaker, Morgan Winery. Gianni began working in the wine industry in the San Joaquin Valley where he was raised by a wine drinking Italian family. Working for companies such as Bronco, Delicato and Woodbridge, he laid out a good foundation for his winemaking career. Gianni's love for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay brought him to the Central Coast in 2002. Gianni came to Morgan Winery from the Robert Mondavi corporation. His experiences on the Central Coast have taught him to balance the science and the art of winemaking. He has a tremendous palate, which is necesary to produce world-class wines. Gianni likes to make wine and he loves to make wine better.

Michael Honig of Honig Vineyards and Winery. Michael Honig took over management of Honig Vineyard and Winery in 1984 at age 22. Filled with entrepreneurial spirit, he decided to turn around his family's fledgling Napa Valley Winery. With an old meat locker for an office, a shoebox marked "miscellaneous" for an accounting system and no training, Michael began canvassing the streets of San Franciso in his one business suit. During the morning, he's call on restaurants, hotels and wine shops where he's pour samples of his wine, and in the afternoon he'd deliver the wine he'd sold from the back of his old Subaru wagon. Over the past twenty years, Michael and the business have grown and matured together. In additon to his management responsibilities, today he travels extensively to promote Honig wines across the country. Michael is on the board of Directors of the Wine Institute and served as Chairman of the Committee that developed the workbook on the Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Practices.

Adam Lazarre, Winemaker for Hahn Estates. Adam was introduced to California wines while in the U.S. Navy stationed at the Naval Base in Alameda, California. After the Navy, he decided to pursue his dream of becoming a winemaker and enrolled and graduated from California State University, Fresno. During his studies, Adam discovered and fell in love with the wines of the Central Coast. "I like everyone to think what I do is magic, and there's alot of artistry- you really have to rely upon a palate and nose and ulimately that's the most important thing: that the wine tastes great," he says. "All of the science in the world doesn't help if the wine doesn't taste good. But in reality it's a real fine balance between science and art".

Joel Peterson of Ravenswood Winery. Joel Peterson grew up on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay during the Dark Ages when California wine was judged by the type of jug it was bottled in. However, Joel's farsighted father Walter bucked the status quo by starting San Francisco Wine Sampling Club, which studies fine wines from all over the world. By the time he was a teenager, Joel had a working knowledge of European vineyards and vintages, along with a collection of headstrong opinions of what made good wine! After graduating from Oregon State University, he went off to become a laboratory scientist. Eventually it dawned on Joel that he had the background to be a actual winemaker. Hence, he apprenticed with Joseph Swan, one of California's outstanding craftsmen of fine Zinfandel. In 1976, Joel founded Ravenswood in partnership with fellow wine lover Reed Foster. Over the next half-dozen years the fledgling operation moved from the rear corner of one willing winery to another. When Ravenswood finally turned a profit after a dozen years in operation they settled on the northern edge of Sonoma, where the wine tasting room is located. Joel is now acknowledged as a leader in California wine, an articulate spokesman and stylish trendsetter who helped make Zinfandel the phenomenon it is today!

Jason Diefenderfer, Winemaker for Treana since 1998. He was named Liberty School Winemaker in 2006. No stranger to agriculture, JC grew up on his family's ranch in the Carrizo Plains east of the Paso Robles region. He managed farm and ranching operations for King Ranch until 1997 when he began working with the Hope family to design and build their facility in Paso Robles. "It was the clear approach to winemaking that intrigued me about Treana: Wines are made in the vineyard". Since the brand's inception, Liberty School wines have represented outstanding quality and value. Jason oversees the day-to-day operations of his production crew using traditional, time-tested techniques in the winery.

Jerome Jeandin, National Director of Taittinger Champagne. Taittinger is a world leader in the champagne trade both in the export market and in France. Two thirds of its production are exported to over (100) one hundred countries.

Malcolm Seibly, Winemaker of Dynamite Vineyards. Malcolm Seibly was one year into medical school following in the footsteps of his father, an older brother and three uncles when he decided that his interest in wine was too strong to ignore. "My father thought it was a temporary lapse in judgement and that I would come to my senses" recalls Seibly about his decision to move from medicine to wine. "But he gave me his blessing on changing directions when he realized I was serious".

That was three decades ago, Seibly now has a degree in fermentation science from the University of California. He has almost 30 years in fine wine production, most recently as head winemaker at Guenoc Winery. His first hand knowledge of mountain vineyards in Napa and Lake Counties is one of the strengths he brings to Dynamite, which sources its Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc grapes from top North Coast properties.

David Pinzolo, US Brand Manager of Falesco Winery. David Pinzolo was raised in Milano, Italy, he moved to the United States to attend College where he graduated with degrees in both the agricultural field and art history. David decided to combine the passions and began a career in wine sales and marketing in 1985. Since that time David has worked with most of the premier importers of Italian Wines including Kobrand, VIAS and Winebow. David currently works closely with the world-renown Riccardo Cotarella to build this estate bottled, family owned brand in North America.

Roland Marandino, Wine Ambassador for Cecchi and Satori Wines. Roland is very passionate about his wines. His enthusiasm is contagious as he describes not only the wines he represents but the the role they can play in our lives. One of his recurring themes is that, for Italians, wine is food and consequently their wines are made not for judges but for the dinner table. They are intended to compliment a menu not to dominate it. He began with a degree in Renaissance English literature. When he realized that a university career would not allow him to indulge some of his more worldly interests, wine, food, travel and opera, he left the university life for the business world. Hoping to demystify the world of wine through clear and simple expression, he started Table Wine and met the interest of the internet's young audience in affordable wines for everyday drinking. He always tries to find a common ground with his audience and can talk as comfortably to the wine novice as he can to the oenophile and always with sincerity and contagious passion.

Katherine Stillman, Brand Ambassador for Clarendelle Wines in North America. Katherine had her introduction to fine wines from her uncle, Prince Robert of Luxembourg, a co-owner of Chateau Haut-Brion. Under the careful stewardship of of Prince Robert, Katherine was immersed in the history and know how of Bordeaux's oldest and arguably one of the most prestiguous estates, Chateau Haut-Brion. Through this personal and intimate education, Katherine gained a wealth of information about the technical aspects of wine tasting and wine making practices of this incomparable first growth estate. Katherine began her education in the world of grand opera. As a classically trained coloratura soprano, Katherine achieved a solid foundation in musical appreciation. Whenever possible, she brings the synergies of this knowledge to wine tasting. Before joining Clarence Dillon Wines, Katherine earned a business degree at Concordia University of Montreal, Canada. As Clarendelle's Brand Ambassador, Katherine's mandate is to impart the history and the spirit of Haut-Brion through Clarendelle. Katherine is regularly a special guest at wine tastings and wine dinners with top retailers across the country.

Amanda Cramer, Winemaker for Niner Wine Estates is a native of New Hampshire. In 1997, Amanda left a teaching post in Washington, DC to pursue her interests in wine, this was a turning point for a budding enophile. Having soaked up knowledge and expertise from numerous winemakers, Amanda contributed her own sense of style to Niner Wines. Asked about her life-changing decision to launch a career in wine-making she laughs, "I fell in love with the very idea of winemaking - the interconnection between agriculture, chemistry and artisty. The fact that winegrowing regions are the most beautiful places in the world are certainly a plus. In 2004, Amanda moved to Paso Robles to assume the role of Winemaker at Niner Wine Estates, she feels the pull of Cental Coast can be magnetic. Given the opportunity to help build a winery from the ground up is something I could not pass up! Today Amanda contributes her own unique style to the Niner Wines. She oversees all winemaking operations and assists crafting wines that demonstrate the diversity and elegance of Paso Robles in the glass.

In 2005, Joseph Carr, an award-winning Sommelier and former wine industry executive formed a boutique negociant firm with the intention of producing elegant, sophisticated and approachable world class wines from Napa Valley. Working with a team of winemakers, artists, coopers and small growers from Napa Valley. Joseph Carr offers a portfolio of wines which are made for the discriminating consumer and targeted toward fine dining restaurants and select wine shops. In February, 2006, Mr. Carr collaborated with Ted Edwards and released his limited production of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. In less than five months this 2,500 case production sold out and has graced some of the restaurant programs in the country.

Janell Dusi of J Dusi Wines. J Dusi wines brings you "a Family Tradition with a New Perspective", Janell Dusi is digging up her heritage and roots of her family's 80-year old zinfandel vineyard in Paso Robles, California. From this head pruned and and dry farmed vineyard, she is creating one fabulous Zinfandel and Zinfandel port that carries the essence of that distinct "Dusi Fruit". Janell has been making wine for friends and family to enjoy for the last ten years beginning with her grandfather, Dante Dusi, teaching her the basic Italian style in his basement. Now she is releasing her first vintage to the public. One character that comes through her winemaking is that she personally handpicks during harvest, drives the tractors, crushes the fruit and covers every step of the process with a smile.

Bill Grant joined Four Vines after reconnecting with his childhood friend, Winemaker, Christian Tietje in 2002 as a financier. A successful entrepeneur and financier he appeared to be just what Four Vines needed to expand the growth of the winery. He joined the partnership in 2004 along with Christian and Susan Mahler and helped the winery grow to 65,000 cases. With his big personality, Bill travels across the country turning on new audiences to the Four Vines Incident and proving to be a great compliment to Christian and Susan's already budding success.

Richard Tiedemann, Distribution Sales Manager of Flora Springs Winery. Fine Wine begins in the vineyard and continues into the winery. That is the philosphy that Flora Springs believes in. Our family has over 650 acres of vineyard in 8 distinct locations in the Napa Valley which gives us an advantage of beginning our wine making process from the ground up, selecting the site, the varietal, the planting method and every detail that is vital to obtaining a great fruit each year. Our fruit is in high demand and we sell most of it to other top wineries which enables us to concentrate to being great rather than big.

Wilfried Buerkle of Winery Simon Buerklewas one of the founders of this winery that began in 1991. Wilifried Buerkle learned the vintner's trade at the Bercher Winery in Burkheim, Kaisterstuhl, near Freiburg/Breisgau, Baden. After completing his studies, he served as administrator of the Rheinburg Orchards Orchards and Winery on the Upper Rhine. From the very beginning, his enthusiam of wine that was simply good, his joy in wine flavors and his common feeling that fruit and clarity in wines were apparent from the very beginning. Nothing has changed about this sense of winemaking to this very day.

Anthony Truchard, Owner of Truchard Vineyards. Truchard Vineyards was established in 1974, when Tony and Jo Ann came to the Carneros region of the Napa Valley and purchased a 20-acre parcel of land. They transformed what was an abandoned prune orchard into a vineyard and began selling the fruit to a local winery. Through hard work and dedication they quickly developed a reputation as one of the outstanding vineyards in Carneros. Over the past 31 years, the Truchard Estate Vineyards has grown to 400 acres, of which 270 acres are planted. The Truchards now sell grapes to more than 20 premiere Napa Valley wineries.

Chad Brevlin, East Coast Representative for Vine Connections We are a Sausalito, California-based importer and the exclusive US representative of some of the world's most unique and exciting wines and Japanese Sake. We market the world's finest portfolio of boutique wines from Argentina and are the leading US Importer of fine Argentinean wines.

Erika Kupfersberger, East Coast Sales Representative for Beaucanon Estate Beaucanon Estate reflects the proud history and experience of the de Coninck family of St. Emilion. Located in beautiful Napa Valley, on the historic Longwood Ranch. Our vineyards provide outstanding grapes that, with the blessings of nature and the knowledgeable hands of exprienced Bordelaise winemaker, become epic and uncommon wines, expressing the intense fruit quality of California along with the balance and elegance of Bordeaux.

Michael Adelsheim, Director of Sales for Adelsheim Vineyard. Established in 1971, our family-owned and operated winery and estate vineyards are located on Chehalem Mountains in Oregon's northern Williamette Valley. Company co-founder, David Adelsheim leads a current generation of passionate staff devoted to producing and selling wines of even higher quality with each growing season. We use sustainable farming practices and take care to bring out the best in each of our unique vineyard sites. In the winery, we combine traditional and modern techniques, crafting wines in a style that centers on eleganc, complexity and richness in flavor and texture.

Bruno Macarez, Export Manager of Chateau Haut-Gravet. When Alain Aubert and Bernadette Faure married more than thirty (30) years ago they forged a common destiny for two famous families of the Saint Emillon region. The Aubert Family has owned vineyards for one than a century. The Faure family also originated from this Saint Emillon area and being established in the town of Saint Magne de Castillon, where Jean Abel, Bernadette's father was mayor for more than forty (40) years at the same time continuing his occupation as a wine grower. Today, the properties of these two families constitute one of the leading family businesses in the Saint Emillon area. Alain Aubert helped by his three daughters and son in-law Bruno Macarez, who joined the company ten years ago after he married his oldest daughter, Cecile, he is now the export manager in the family business.

Tom Leonardini, Jr., Director of Sales for Whitehall Lane Winery . Whitehall Lane Winery was founded in 1979. In 1993, the Leonardini Family of San Francisco took control of Whitehall Lane Estates. They updated the winemaking, instituted a new barrel-aging program and continued sourcing the finest vineyards. We started with one vineyard and now own prime vineyards that are the cornerstone of of which our wines are made.

Damaris Colhoun, Eastern Regional Sales Manager. Damaris Colhoun, named after grandmother, Damaris Colhoun, Founder/Owner of Landmark Vineyards. Landmark Vineyards was founded in the Windsor Area of Sonoma County in 1974. In 1989, Damaris Deere Ford, the great-great granddaughter of John Deere, following the family tradition in agriculture, relocated Landmark Vineyards from Windsor to the Sonoma Valley. Damaris believed that Landmark could be a small jewel of a winery and built a Spanish mission style winery with state-of-the-art winemaking equipment equipped to capable of creating 20,000 cases of wine per year. She developed a 20-acre landscaped wine estate.

Baron Ziegler, National Sales Director for European Cellars, Eric Solomon Selections. After receiving his Doctorate of Wine and Spirits in 1997, Baron spent five years working for Josh Wesson founder of Best Cellar, European Cellars, one of the worlds most acclaimed portfolios of wine from Spain and France representing such esteemed wineries as Artadi, Clos Erasmus, Mas Doix and Domaine Marcoux.