Wine Lovers' Weekend

Wine Lovers' Weekend is March 26-28, 2010

Notable participants of Wine Lover’s Weekend at Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa include:

J. Patrick Henderson, Winemaker, Kenwood Vineyard in Kenwood, Cali. Henderson will be hosting the Friday night “Call of the Wild” Jack London Dinner as well as holding a seminar on Saturday on how to Taste Wine Like the Pros. Henderson is a graduate of the Viticulture and Enology program at the University of California at Davis and is a member of The American Society for Enology and Viticulture.

Jeff Stewart, Winemaker, Buena Vista Carneros Winery in Sonoma, Cali. Stewart along with Jorge Hernandez of J. Vidal-Fleury will be hosting the Saturday night Dueling Wineries Wine Dinner. Stewart’s fascination with the French lifestyle and wine culture is what led him to pursue a career in wine. Stewart, like Henderson, is also a graduate of the Viticulture and Enology program at the University of California at Davis.

Jorge Hernandez of J. Vidal-Fleury in the Rhone Valley, France. Hernandez will be joining Jeff Stewart of Buena Vista Carneros Winery in hosting the Saturday night Dueling Wineries Wine Dinner and leading a seminar on Saturday titled, “The Judgment in Paris.” Hernandez has been a wine educator since 1983, and also writes and records fine wine radio spots that are broadcasted weekly in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.

Other dining opportunities and sessions include a Beer, Cheese & Brothers Ale Tasting with Jim and Jason Ebel of Two Brothers Brewing Company in Warrenville, Ill., Cab in the 90’s seminar with Mickey Schofield of J.W. Deutsch, Wisconsin’s Finest; Korbel Brandy luncheon featuring Rex Clarke from Korbel Brandy, Mr. Mixology session with Certified Sommelier Steven Curtis, Templeton Rye after dinner tasting, The Bubbly Cellar Sunday Brunch and The Winemaker Panel. For times, details and more, please call (800) 892-2269.

Available on Thursday, March 25, 2010, Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa will be offering a Bacchus Cellar Dinner featuring five wines from Wine Spectator’s Top 100 of 2009 to kick-off Wine Lovers’ Weekend. The dinner is separate from the Wine Lovers’ Weekend Package. Tickets are available for $80 per person if you book the Wine Lovers’ Weekend Package. Those guests will also receive 40% off their room rate for Thursday, March 25, 2010. To book this reservation, please call (800) 892-2269.

Wine Lover’s Weekend Package:
Guests who are interested in attending this weekend getaway can book a Wine Lovers’ Weekend Package that includes two-night accommodations, sponsored meals and beverages, admission to all scheduled wine seminars and tastings, and a ticket to the Grand Tasting Event that takes place at the Galena Convention Center on Friday, March 26. Package rates start at $489 per person, excluding tax and resort amenity fee, and can be booked by calling Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa at (800) 892-2269.

Did Two Brothers move? I thought they were in Warrenville.

You're right nr706. Thank you!

Best,
Jaime

March 26-28, 2010
Galena, IL
http://www.wineloversweekend.com
http://www.visitgalena.org/illinois-events?eventID=822&mode=event

Galena Wine Lovers’ Weekend is a city-wide celebration of good wine, good food and good friends. Wine lovers of all sorts are invited to enjoy fine wine, culinary delight, celebrity chefs, pampering packages and all of the stops Galena can possibly pull out.

Wine Lovers’ Weekend is a spirited way to warm the winter and add romance—whether it be for vino, gourmet cuisine or the love for a town with history and charm all its own. Wine-inspired dinners, spirit tastings, spa experiences, history tours, cooking demonstrations and shopping welcome and enchant visitors.

Kicking off the weekend is the Grand Tasting and Wine Auction—which has grown to be the one of the largest indoor wine tasting event in the state of Illinois. This year at the Grand Tasting, sample from 300 varieties of hand-picked wines and spirits. Cost is $30 in advance (online) or $35 at the door (while supplies last).