2005-07-08
“The new Beaulieu Vineyard Reserve Room has been designed to convey a respect for the past with a vision toward the future.”
– Michael Guthrie, AIA, MG&Co. Architects, San Francisco Beaulieu Vineyard Unveils New Reserve Room
The Beaulieu Vineyard Visitor Center has just unveiled a wonderful new
tasting venue for their valued guests and members. They have been
undergoing an extensive major remodel of their Reserve Room facility
and now welcomes visitors.
The project has been in conception for over three years but took firm
hold when construction commenced in September 2004. Michael Guthrie,
the project architect, understood the importance of regarding
Beaulieu’s rich historical past along with creating a new experience
that embraces the future of the winery’s Reserve Tier wines. The space
and design retain the four original stone walls that provide the
structural and spiritual integrity of the Reserve Tasting Room. The
space has been completely re-worked to showcase the award-winning
Beaulieu Reserve wine collection in a beautiful and consumer-friendly
atmosphere that emphasizes the elements that have made the wines among
the most collected California Cabernets since the early 1900’s.
The new Reserve Room offers tasting daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven
days a week (with the exception of major holidays). The Reserve Tasting
flight includes four current vintage Reserve wines – Carneros Reserve
Chardonnay, Carneros Reserve Pinot Noir, Dulcet Reserve and Georges de
LaTour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon for a tasting fee of $20. In
addition, they have added a lovely Mahogany-lined Older Vintage Room
that has a daily tasting selection of an Older Vintage Georges de
Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon for a $10 fee.
The Beaulieu Vineyard Wine Society and Corps de Latour wine clubs have
a lovely new room to enjoy their privileges as a member. The Private
Members Room features a glass-topped table that displays an historical
retrospective of the Beaulieu wines through the years. Another
incredible element is the addition of original iconic photography by
well-known photographer, Terry Heffernan.
The main Reserve Tasting area is light-filled, sophisticated and
comfortable. Renowned artist, Thomas Stiltz has created customized
paintings that feature the Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet
Sauvignon and the Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon.
Beaulieu Vineyard looks forward to hosting its guests in the gracious
and knowledgeable manner that they have become recognized for. They are
eager to share their new home and the vision that is the future of
Beaulieu.
Beaulieu Vineyard is located at 1960
St. Helena Highway in Rutherford, open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, call (707) 967-5234 or check out the website at www.bvwines.com.
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