The Quintessential Wine Tasting and Dinner Party.  Delight
your guests with an evening excursion into the breathtaking and
abundant countryside of Napa and Sonoma Valley, California. A Wine
Country Crush "Holiday" transforms your home into a rich, authentic
California vineyard for a celebration of "the crush". This
extraordinary adventure in entertaining combines a Napa/Sonoma "Standoff" Wine Tasting with a Harvest Dinner, both feature hand
selected products from this region. The recommended products can be
purchased through the special Partybluprints.com™ click and buy
feature, allowing you to support the local merchants. In effect,
Partybluprints.com™ is taking you and your guests on a virtual trip
through "etourism". Savor "the crush", it's a worthy one!
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This eparty plan includes over 40 pages of menus, recipes, tablescape
instructions, music playlist, favors, shopping list, step by step
guide, and detailed wine tasting instructions.
- Wine Tasting and Dinner for 8
Excerpt From a "Wine Country Crush Holiday" - eparty plan:
Is
it a feeling, look, smell, sound, taste or just an overwhelming sense
that you are absolutely smitten? When you first catch a glimpse of Napa
or Sonoma County, you experience a small involuntary intake of air - yes, it's so beautiful it literally takes your breath away. The
mountains with their sweeping and gentle slopes meet at the bottom to
form spectacular valleys filled with luscious gifts. The air is so
fresh, its scent is indescribable other than to say you notice it the
moment you breathe it. It fills your lungs and goes straight to your
head, leaving you weak in the knees. The earth is so rich and supple
you can feel it as your feet leave their impression. The earth, the
gentle winds, the radiant sun and the judicious rain operate as a
symphony to create an environment perfect for nurturing grapes,
bountiful fruits and vegetables, olives, luscious landscapes, content
animals and passionate craftsmen. Given nature's bounty and an undying
passion, local artisans ardently craft their goods, resulting in highly
distinctive wines, cheeses, olive oils and goods.
The undisputed King of Napa and Sonoma is the wine. This region is
optimal for growing grapes; the various microclimates produce some of
the world's best red, white and sparkling wines. By the time you are
sitting at your first winery sipping a delicious taste of wine, the
affects of your hectic and busy lifestyle evaporate, replaced by sheer
exuberance as your senses register the beauty of this world. Floating
from winery to winery protected from the outside world and surrounded
by nature's beauty you start to feel heady. Everything is fresh and
alive and thrives in this region, including your spirit. The trick is
to drink it in with all your senses. This crush is unlike any you've
experienced. The yearning to feel the way you feel when you're in the
presence of such beauty and greatness is true and always leaves you
wanting a little more.
The seasons come and go, the earth and elements work in unison to
prepare for the annual harvest which supports this region. The
vineyards have been meticulously and carefully tended and nurtured, the
grapes are full and glorious, eagerly awaiting "the crush". Depending
upon the year's weather conditions, the grapes will be ready anytime
from September through October. The vineyard winemaker will make the
call as to the exact date the grapes will be harvested and delivered
for "the crush". "The crush" in Wine Country is a culminating and
celebratory event. Get ready to fall in love with Northern California
Wine Country.
Your
evening will be a celebration of the bounty and spirit of this region.
You and your guests will enjoy hand selected products straight from
Northern California Wine Country. When you order the products in this
party through our click and buy feature, you will be supporting the
local merchants. In effect, we are taking you and your guests on a
virtual trip through "etourism". In the comfort of your own home you
will connect with this region to enjoy its products and spirit.
Depending upon the degree of your crush you may even decide to
personally visit. Bring this special place in the world into your home
and share it with your guests - savor the crush, it's a worthy one!
Kick
off your evening with an exuberant glass of sparkling wine to celebrate
your crush. Once your guests are relaxed and in the spirit, treat them
to a select Napa and Sonoma wine tasting. Gather around your table with
a few bottles of wine. Consider this selection of wines like a good box
of chocolates, although they are all different, each bottle holds the
promise of a new discovery. Enjoy tasting and sharing this experience,
it not only provides the basis for lively discussion, but it will also
focus your guests on sharing an appreciation for the fruits of the
crush season in Northern California Wine Country. Following this robust
wine tasting, your guests will be pleased to have the opportunity to
enjoy more wine paired with a special cheese course and a Harvest
Dinner. Imagine working all day to harvest the grapes for the crush and
then celebrating at day's end. It's the perfect meal to cozy up to with
friends and a few bottles of spectacular wine.
No packing, no planning, no plane - just you and your friends sharing
an experience. Are you ready to go on "Holiday?" We know you are going
to enjoy this extraordinary adventure in entertaining!
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