Time & Location: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Atlantic Ballroom

Dress Code: Resort Casual

Artisans of Wine & Food begins where all great weekends should: around good food, exceptional wine, and the remarkable people who make them. The beachside welcome dinner features food stations helmed by celebrated chefs from Leading Hotels of the World, each offering a journey through global flavors, paired with pours from wineries spanning nearly every nested appellation of Napa Valley—an unhurried introduction to the region’s diversity before the weekend’s more focused tastings begin. Mingle and converse with the chefs and vintners behind the weekend’s most anticipated moments, setting the perfect tone for the days ahead.

Proudly featuring wines from: 

Napa Valley: A taste of Howell Mountain AVA

Almacerro poured by Lindsay Dale, General Manager

Napa Valley: A taste of Coombsville AVA

AvinoDos Wines poured by Dan Dexter, Owner/Winemaker

Napa Valley: A taste of Calistoga AVA

Heimark Vineyard poured by Olivia Savino, Sales and Marketing Associate

Napa Valley: A taste of Carneros AVA

Hudson poured by Peter Willmert, CEO

Napa Valley: A taste of Chiles Valley District AVA

Nichelini Family Winery poured by Marcie Patrone, Partner

Napa Valley: A taste of Oakville AVA

Oakville Ranch Vineyards poured by Shelia Gentry, General Manager

Napa Valley: A taste of Mt Veeder AVA

Progeny Winery poured by Paul Woolls, Owner

Napa Valley: A taste of St Helena AVA

Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery poured by Thomas Columbus, National Sales Director