Maya Paveza, @mayaREguru is approaching her 50,000th Tweet. Maya describes this as “momentous and perhaps a little – pathetic?” Regardless, she has decided to turn it into an event and have some fun at the same time.
“We raised $50K for MFFO.org” Join the fun…
WTN Services and Robert Mondavi Winery have again partnered for the 22nd annual Napa Valley Academy Awards Fundraiser March 7, 2010.
Ticket prices have been reduced this year due to great community support from the 28 supporting chefs and fine wines to be served by Robert Mondavi winery. VIP tickets are sold out! General Admission tickets are still available thru Saturday midnight online for $25.00 at www.napavalleyacademyawards.org
WTN Services employees in partnership with community members and the staff of the Robert Mondavi winery have collaborated countless hours of community volunteerism in creating posters, T-shirts, gathering silent auction items from donor businesses and gathering the decor needed to create a night of beauty and glamour Sunday March 7th 2010.
Featured chefs will be serving such great treats as…
From freshly shucked oysters provided by Hog Island Oysters at Oxbow Public Market to Kobe beef short ribs on soft polenta from Yountville’s Bistro Jeanty, the food stations at this year’s Oscars fundraiser represent just about every culinary style offered in Napa Valley restaurants.
To be paired with a number of wines from the cellars of Robert Mondavi Winery are savories and sweets from chefs and caterers who own businesses in Calistoga, St. Helena, Yountville and Napa.
A number of the restaurants’ top toques will be on hand to both serve and chat with gala guests. Ken Frank, chef/owner of La Toque in Napa’s Westin Verasa Hotel, will be happy to share with guests his preparation for pork belly. Chris Aken, executive chef at Hotel Avia Kitchen and Wine Bar, will also reveal how he prepares prosciutto-style duck. Sally Pereira, pastry chef at Napa’s Cuvée restaurant, agreed to share her recipe today for maple cheesecake lollipops, a dessert she created specially for Sunday’s Oscars gala. And Greg Johnson, executive chef/partner at Zinsvalley in downtown Napa, has provided his recipe for a savory goat cheese crostini, a savory treat the home cook can whip up in a hurry.
On hand Sunday to serve hors d’oeuvres to those watching the Oscars telecast in the VIP section will be Jeff Mosher, executive chef at the Robert Mondavi Winery. Mosher is pairing savory finger foods with a couple of Mondavi library wines for those who buy the reserved seat tickets.
Here’s a complete list of the treats to be offered at Sunday’s Academy Awards party:
•a/k/a a Bistro: Salmon rillettes with preserved lemon and creamy mustard will introduce new chef Ryan Favini to wine country revelers.
• Angèle: Parisian baguettes with Parisian ham, gruyere cheese and Dijon mustard from chef Aaron Meneghelli.
• Auberge du Soleil: The culinary team will put together a special charcuterie and cheese tray.
• Hotel Avia Kitchen and Wine Bar: Chef Chris Aken is serving prosciutto-style duck breast on toasted brioche with huckleberry gelée and micro celery.
• Bardessono: Chef Sean O’Toole’s crew is preparing Iberico ham crostini with artichoke and lemon.
• Bistro Jeanty: Chef de cuisine Joel Ehrlich is expecting hearty appetites for his Kobe beef short ribs served on soft polenta with black olive jus.
• Brannan’s: Acclaimed Calistoga chef Greg Elliott will tempt guests with house-smoked Loch Duart salmon on marble rye with remoulade and frisée.
• Cantinetta Piero: The new Italian dining destination in Yountville is offering a classic “tonno” del Chianti — confit of pork and Toscanelli white beans on toasted crostini.
• CIA Greystone: The baking students have prepared a spread of chocolates and mignardise.
• Compadres Rio Grille: Partners Rick and Jeff Enos are serving ceviche Puerto Vallarta as the locals do in a palapa bar, plus Rio albondigas, bite-sized pork meatballs with chipotle teriyaki glaze.
• Cuvée: Pastry chef Sally Pereira is creating maple cheesecake lollipops just for the event.
• Emily Didier, well-known wine country caterer and teacher: Caviar Romanoff, galettes with Whole Foods brie, grilled Caggiano sausages with a variety of mustards, plus Belgian endive with Sky Hill goat cheese and bay shrimp.
• Fumé Bistro: Mini New York steak sandwiches with gorgonzola and balsamic onions.
• Gillwoods Cafe: Divine chocolate and caramel Carmelita bars.
• Hog Island Oyster Company: Freshly shucked oysters for the winery oyster bar.
• Hurley’s Restaurant & Bar: Chef Bob Hurley and his team are preparing assorted cured meats and seafood.
• La Toque: Chef Ken Frank is serving pork belly on gingered Brussels sprouts slaw.
• Martini House: Chef Todd Humphries’ tasty cream of mushroom soup is on the menu, along with petite treats from pastry chef Jenn Archer.
• Napa Valley Wine Train: Chef Kelly Macdonald will tempt guests with sashimi on a nori seaweed cracker topped with oyster and scallop salsa.
• Pearl: Chef/partner Nickie Zeller speaks to the season with her red papaya, avocado and orange salad with toasted cumin vinaigrette.
• Pica Pica Maize Kitchen: A take on the traditional holiday soup from Caracas, Venezuela, guiso.
• Press St. Helena: Chef Stephen Rogers will be serving a trio of savories — hand-cut steak tartare on brioche, hiramasa (kingfish) tartare on cucumber rounds and endive spears with candied walnuts and Point Reyes blue cheese.
• Sift Napa: a selection of mini cupcakes.
• Silverado Resort: Chef Nolan Bradley is serving guests a taste of Hawaii, tuna poke on a wonton crisp.
• Sweetie Pies: The baking crew will be featuring mini chocolate truffle tarts.
• Tra Vigne: The culinary team will prepare grappa-cured salmon on toasted brioche with tarragon mustard.
• Zinsvalley: Chef/partner Greg Johnson will be handing out his tasty goat cheese crostini with Spanish dry cured chorizo and marinated sun-dried tomatoes.
Donor list and details printed with permission of:By L. PIERCE CARSON Register Napa Register
Get your tickets before they sell out at www.napavalleyacademyawards.org
WTN Services is proud to again lead in partnership and sponsorship of the Wine Industry Consumer Direct Symposium http://www.coalitionforfreetrade.org/symposium/ that is a fundraising event for the Coalition for Free Trade and their solid work in creating a compliant and sustainable model for direct shipping of wine throughout the United States.
The Direct to Consumer Symposium is the wine industry’s premiere summit on direct marketing and sales. The second annual event held in February 2009 attracted a standing room only crowd of more than 350 attendees, a sold-out trade show, as well as guests and speakers from across the United States. This symposium drew an even larger group of vintners, winery associations and suppliers willing to share strategies and tactics that will help wineries grow their businesses. The symposium is presented by Coalition for Free Trade and Free the Grapes! two organizations that have worked with industry lobbyists to increase the market for legal direct-to-consumer wine shipments. Our very own Matt Wood will be participating this year in a panel Wine Clubs 101.
We are again thrilled to participate and encourage all of our winery partners to do the same.
Cheers!
Chris Edwards
Vice President and General Manager
the Winetasting Network/WTN Services
2545 Napa Valley Corporate Drive
Suite C
Napa California, 94558
Congratulations to the Napa Valley AIDS Walk benefiting the Care Network at the Queen of the Valley Hospital for a successful Halloween event. The Napa Valley AIDS Walk doubled last years donations raising in excess of $20,000.00,! The event had many more walkers and a special thanks to Cheryls Cookies, the Popcorn Factory and Harry London Chocolates for supplying goodies for the walkers in Napa Valleys “costumes for a cause.”
Congratulations to AIDS Walk Napa Valley and the WTN Services team along with our sister brands for making a difference in Napa County.
A photo link to the Napa Register website featuring a few snapshots of the day is located at http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/02/news/photo/doc4aed254e9e39f652673857.txt
WTN Services® and the Winetasting Network® a division of 1-800-Flowers.com® have announced they have deepened the commitment to their existing plan of industry partnerships and projects that better the community. For the month of February, WTN Services® and the Winetasting Network® have embarked on two projects to benefit the Care Network at Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa, California. In addition, WTN Services® and the Winetasting Network® will continue to look at ways to develop strategic partnerships with wine industry leaders on projects for the betterment of the communities they serve.
For February, and in honor of Valentine’s Day, WTN Services® and the Winetasting Network® are offering a 20% discount on their exclusive “Seduction of the Senses Gift” set, and every online order until February 13th will result in 10% of the proceeds going to the Care Network at Queen of the Valley Hospital. The “Seduction of the Senses Gift Set” arrives beautifully packaged in a red gift box complete with tasting notes and a short history on pairing wine with chocolate, complete with a bottle of Hahn 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon accompanying an 18 piece Harry London gourmet chocolate assortment, including creamy caramels, truffles, toffee squares and other favorites. The “Seduction of the Senses Gift Set” is exclusive to Winetasting Network® and cannot be purchased elsewhere. Ordering is simple and fast at www.winetasting.com, and orders received by February 11th will ensure delivery by Valentine’s Day.
In addition, WTN Services® and the Winetasting Network® are lead corporate sponsors of the 21st Annual Napa Valley Red Carpet Gala and Academy Awards® Viewing Party to benefit the Care Network at Queen of the Valley Hospital. The 2009 event, held at Co-Sponsor Robert Mondavi Winery, is one of the oldest and largest benefits to address issues relating to HIV/AIDS and cancer in California and will feature over 25 restaurants and 30 of the top wineries from the Napa Valley showcasing their wares and donating to the event’s silent auction. WTN Services® and the Winetasting Network® and their employees have been involved with the event for many years running and have been instrumental in encouraging other industry leaders to become involved.
“WTN Services® and the Winetasting Network® are pleased to be doing what we can in these turbulent times,” stated Chris Edwards, Vice President and General Manager. “We are always looking at ways that we can help make a difference, and getting our employees involved in their community. We look forward to continuing efforts like special donations through sales and community events in the future, and to encouraging partnerships with many of our industry friends in those endeavors,” Edwards added.
The Fun Factor
Employees at WTN Services® and the Winetasting Network® are also enthused about this ongoing program. Part of the payoff is the increased camaraderie within the company as employees volunteer to help. For the 2009 Academy Awards® Viewing Party, WTN Services® tapped into the talents and creativity of their employee Kristina Palko, who designed the event’s poster and t-shirts.
“It makes all of us feel good to be able to help others, especially in these tough economic times,” Edwards continued. “The fun factor is huge when you are working together for the community. We have even been able to work with one of our partners to secure national celebrity and noted television, film and radio personality Bob Sarlatte to emcee this year’s event. It’s those kinds of things that help make it fun…and everyone knows we need some fun these days!” Edwards said.
To purchase tickets for the Napa Valley Red Carpet Gala and Academy Awards Charity Viewing event visit…
WTN Services Team won an award for the largest fundraising by a corporate team. Congratulations to the WTN Team for it’s partnership to the community. 
Come join the www.WTNServices.com and www.ambrosiawine.com teams as we join ICON, Wine 2.0, and others in walking to raise funds and awareness to the great work of the Care Network at the Queen of the Valley does. The Care Network provides in home case management services and supprt for those with HIV/AIDS and Cancer.
Please visit www.napavalleyaidswalk.com to get an individual or team walking form, or do donate if you cannot walk.
The walk is at the Veterans Home of Yountville in front of the Lincoln Theater Saturday October 11th at 9am.
To learn more visit www.napavalleyaidswalk.com
Our partner from Geerlings and Wade has a very talented team of individuals one of their talents is Franscis Sanders who draws the commic strip Corked. Episode 8 and 9 was just recently published and on the web. In episode 8 it is wine against the cows of Sonoma…
http://www.corkedthecomic.com/
Enjoy!
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