2005-12-29
Details of the 15th Annual ZAP Festival Announced
The 15th Annual Zinfandel Advocates & Producers Festival will take place January 25-28, 2006. All tickets are available from www.zinfandel.org or by calling (415) 345-7575. The only event where tickets will be available at the door is the Tasting on January 28. Details about the festival are updated regularly at www.zinfandel.org.
“The ZAP Festival is a wonderful place to observe America’s wine community in microcosm. You can see the newest and most established wineries, the family businesses and the corporations – all focused on one of our tastiest wines – Zinfandel. As an educator and observer, I find it fascinating to be there and see the festival up close,” comments Mack Schwing, Director of The Wine Business Program at The School of Business and Economics at Sonoma State University. The specific events making up the Festival:
• January 25: Flights: A Showcase of California Zinfandels at City College of San Francisco, Ocean Avenue Campus, 50 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco (94112), 2-5 p.m. seminars/tasting, reception following 5-6 p.m.; tickets are $125 for non-ZAP members, $100 for ZAP members; no ticket purchases at the door. This event is produced in collaboration with The City College of San Francisco Culinary Arts & Hospitality Studies program; students from this program will prepare hors d’oeuvres to be served during the sessions and during the reception. Julie Johnson (Tres Sabores) is the opening and closing host.
The panels are:
Out of the Barrel: The 2005 Vintage, moderated by Duane Dappen (D-Cubed Cellars), with Jonathan Lachs (Cedarville Vineyard), Pam Simpson (Chase Family Cellars), and Grady Wann (Quivira Estate Vineyards & Winery). Tasting during this panel will contrast 2005 and 2003 Zinfandels from the same vineyards.
What a Pair! Zinfandel & Food Matches, moderated by Tannis Reinhertz (City College), with Carol Shelton (Carol Shelton Wines), Tim Crull (The Terraces), David Phillips (Michael-David Vineyards), and Tom Mackey (St. Francis Winery & Vineyard).
Generations of History & Heritage, moderated by Justin Boeger (Boeger Winery), with Pete Seghesio (Seghesio Family Vineyards), Mark Beaman (Parducci Wine Estates), Leon Sobon (Sobon Estates), Julie Pedroncelli (Pedroncelli Winery), and Jeff Bundschu (Gundlach-Bundschu Winery). • January 26: Good Eats & Zinfandel at Herbst Pavilion at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco (94123), 6-9 p.m.; tickets are $100 for non-ZAP members and $75 for ZAP members. A ‘dine-around’ extravaganza, where 47 Zinfandel producers have teamed up with restaurants and purveyors to offer fine-tuned food-wine ‘marriages!’ See complete listing of wineries and restaurants at www.zinfandel.org. No tickets will be available at the door for this event. Sweet potato ravioli with tuna sashimi, homemade cherry-chipotle sausage sliders, wild boar burgers on blue cheese crostini, Zinfandel-infused foie gras mousse, Zinfandel-braised wild boar on truffled polenta, duck confit burger with Zinfandel fig compote, pork on a stick with pomegranate gremolata, dark chocolate fondue … • January 27: An Evening With The Winemakers at The Mark Hopkins InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco (1 Nob Hill between California and Mason, 94108); tickets are $250 for non-ZAP members and $200 for members. Guests arrive at 6 p.m., pre-dinner tasting begins at 6:30 p.m.; reception and dinner follow; auction takes place after the dinner. Start with a taste of the 2004 Heritage Vineyard Zinfandel; proceed to a walk-around reception and then a magnificent dinner by Executive Chef Clayton Van Hooijdonk. No tickets will be available at the door. Auctioneers Fritz Hatten and Tom DiNardo will preside over a collection of 25 one-of-a-kind lots including lifestyle packages and rare Zinfandels. This evening is an opportunity to dine elegantly with your favorite Zinfandel winemaker and help raise funds for ZAP’s support of The Heritage Projects including The Heritage Vineyard. • January 28: The 15th Annual Zinfandel Advocates & Producers Tasting at the Festival and Herbst Pavilions at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco (94123); tickets are $50 for non-ZAP members and $40 for ZAP members. A limited number of tickets will be available for purchase at the door for $60. The trade and media are welcome between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.; the public is invited from 1:30 to 5 p.m.
Explore the depth and breadth of Zinfandel as 300 Zinfandel wineries offer current releases and barrel samples, with a special focus on the 2004 vintage. Each year finds wineries new to the Tasting (in 2006 there will be 14 wineries who have never before poured at this event). The Festival is the only place where Zin aficionados can purchase the Heritage Vineyard Zinfandel; in 2006 the 2003 vintage will be available (made by Paul Draper of Ridge Vineyards). Wineries are positioned in alphabetical order. Upon arrival you are given a ZAP logo’d glass (yours to keep), a baguette and the program (which itself may be the most comprehensive listing of Zinfandels available); throughout the two buildings are numerous food stations with breads, cheeses, fruit, coffee and water. ZAP’s Marketplace offers caps, tshirts, chocolates and other items. A silent auction will be taking place at the rear of the Festival Pavilion throughout the Tasting. Visit www.zinfandel.org to join ZAP, research Zinfandel and more! The Association of Zinfandel Advocates & Producers (ZAP) is a non-profit, educational 501(c)(3) organization. ZAP is dedicated to advancing public knowledge of and appreciation for American Zinfandel and its unique place in our culture and history. Winegrowers, winemakers and wine enthusiasts combine to form the membership. The common focus is the preservation and recognition of Zinfandel as America’s heritage wine. ZAP’s membership includes approximately 300 winery-members, 6,000 advocate-members and 50 associate members.
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