2003 Mustard Season Calendar
Enjoy a season of sensational wine country events celebrating the food, wine, art, and culture of the Napa Valley. The two
month season, when fields, vineyards, and hillsides are vibrant with wild mustard in bloom, celebrates the rich, unique agricultural
and historical bounty of the Napa Valley. The Mustard Season offers a full palette of food, wine, art, entertainment, and
cultural activities staged throughout the world-famous grape growing region.
ONGOING | January 2003 | February 2003 | March 2003 | April 2003 | May 2003
ONGOING
Visual Art Competition
Deadline: January 18, 2003
Artists from throughout Northern California's wine country, the San Francisco Bay Area, and across the nation are invited
to enter traditional, contemporary, impressionist, and abstract flat and three dimensional works of art in the tenth annual
Napa Valley Mustard Festival Visual Art Competition.
World-Wide Mustard Competition
Deadline: January 24, 2003
The Napa Valley Mustard Festival presents the seventh annual World-Wide Mustard Competition in 2003. The deadline for entry
is January 24, 2003.
Visual Art Competition Exhibit
February 4, 2003 to April 11, 2003
Entries juried into the show will be exhibited and offered for silent auction at Mustard Magic ~ Mascarade!, the Napa Valley
Mustard Festival's Grand Opening Event at The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone on Saturday, February 1, at 7 p.m.
The Art Competition exhibit will then be presented at Kirkland Ranch Winery through April 11.
Napa Valley Wine Train Mustard Season Events
February 7, 2003 to March 28, 2003 - For general information call 800.427.4124 or visit winetrain.com
Napa Valley Mustard Festival Photography Contest
Deadline: March 22, 2003
The Napa Valley Mustard Festival Photography Contest, now in its tenth year, has been one of the most successful elements
of the Napa Valley Mustard Festival since its inception. Professional and amateur photographers enter more than 300 photographs
of Napa Valley's glorious scenes of mustard in bloom each year. Prize money totaling $5,250 is awarded annually.
Smothers European Mercedes-Benz Golf Benefit
Deadline: March 27, 2003
Win a 2003 Mercedes-Benz SLK 230 Roadster for a hole-in-one - - - Win a case of Mumm Cuvée Napa Brut Prestige for the longest
drive!
Photography Contest Exhibit
March 29, 2003 to May 1, 2003 -- 7:00 PM
View the season's beauty captured by photographers from far and wide at The Mumm Cuvée Napa Photo Finish, the inevitably "sold
out" and wildly exuberant Napa Valley Mustard Festival grand finale event, to be held at Mumm Cuvée Napa in Rutherford on
Saturday, March 29 at 7 p.m. The Photography Contest Exhibit at Mumm Cuvée Napa will continue through May 5.
Voyage Extraordinaire - Win a Trip to France
Deadline: March 29, 2003
Limited to 1,000 - this is your chance to win a trip for two!
The extravagant, romantic trip includes two Business Class
round-trip tickets to Paris with air transportation provided by American Airlines; overnight stay in Paris, and more! Dinner
for eight on the Napa Valley Wine Train will also be drawn.
The Drawing will be held at The Mumm Cuvée Napa Photo Finish
on March 29. Need not be present to win.
January 2003
Visual Art Competition
Deadline: January 18, 2003
Artists from throughout Northern California's wine country, the San Francisco Bay Area, and across the nation are invited
to enter traditional, contemporary, impressionist, and abstract flat and three dimensional works of art in the tenth annual
Napa Valley Mustard Festival Visual Art Competition.
World-Wide Mustard Competition
Deadline: January 24, 2003
The Napa Valley Mustard Festival presents the seventh annual World-Wide Mustard Competition in 2003. The deadline for entry
is January 24, 2003.
February 2003
Mustard Magic ~ Mascarade! ~ the Grand Opening Event
February 1, 2003 -- 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM - Mascarade!
Food, Wine & Entertainment; Visual Art Exhibit; Silent and Live Auctions. The event's traditional French theme will prevail
- with a new twist: Mascarade! Don a mask, wear a costume, and become a part of the cast! This event magnifique is considered
by many to be Napa Valley's most creative, extravagant gathering of the year.
As you stroll through art filled candlelit
spaces, sumptuous offerings of food and wine presented by Napa Valley chefs and winemakers will entice you at every turn.
Enter the Barrel Room, transformed into le Moulin Rouge, where the bawdy and bold perform the can-can, and you too may wish
to dance the night away.
Just across the landing and around the staircase where trapeze artists perform in mid-air, you'll
discover the most fantastic scene of all: The soirée's Live and Silent Auctions. This 'event within the event' attracts bidders
who compete to win exotic trips, unusual wine country adventures and getaways, winemaker dinners, wine lots, art and more.
Visual Art Competition Exhibit
February 4, 2003 to April 11, 2003
Entries juried into the show will be exhibited and offered for silent auction at Mustard Magic ~ Mascarade!, the Napa Valley
Mustard Festival's Grand Opening Event at The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone on Saturday, February 1, at 7 p.m.
The Art Competition exhibit will then be presented at Kirkland Ranch Winery through April 11.
Napa Valley Wine Train Mustard Season Events
February 7, 2003 to March 28, 2003 - For general information call 800.427.4124 or visit winetrain.com
A Weekend of Fine Art
February 8, 2003 to February 9, 2003 - For more information call the Napa Valley Museum at 707.944.0500
Galleries throughout the Napa Valley will host special receptions and exhibits during A Weekend of Fine Art.
Visual Art Competition Artists' Reception
February 9, 2003 -- 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM - For more information call 707.254.9100.
During A Weekend of Fine Art be sure to visit Kirkland Ranch Winery. The winery will host a wine and hors d'oeuvre reception
for competing artists and the public on Sunday, February 9, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Savor St. Helena
February 15, 2003 -- 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM - Call 707.963.4456 for info
Reserve a room for two and visit St. Helena on Saturday, February 15, for Savor St. Helena from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Grand Dîner avec Guy Buffet à Domaine Chandon
February 21, 2003 -- 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Meet Monsieur Buffet during his third and final year as the Napa Valley Mustard Festival’s official artist. This extravagant,
seven course, sit down dinner will be presented by the region’s premier chefs and winemakers. The Domaine Chandon extravaganza
will include a reception featuring Domaine Chandon’s elegant sparkling wines, music and a Napa Valley Mustard Festival 10th
Anniversary Silent Auction of rare, collectible, Napa Valley vintages exclusive to auction patrons. Limited to 150 - This
event sold out!
Cravings Creations
February 22, 2003 -- 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM - Call 707.944.8100 for info
Taste an array of mustards and gourmet products at Cravings Creations at Vintage 1870 in Yountville.
Napa Valley Wine Train Guy Buffet Event
February 22, 2003 - For general information call 800-427-4124, or visit winetrain.com
Dine on the Napa Valley Wine Train and receive a 2003 Napa Valley Mustard Festival signed poster. For general information
call 800-427-4124, or visit winetrain.com.
Mahalo! Merci! Monsieur Buffet
February 23, 2003 -- 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Celebrate Monsieur Buffet’s Hawaiian connection and French heritage at Mahalo! Merci! Monsieur Buffet. Domaine Carneros and
Silverado Resort present this event to bid adieu to Guy Buffet at Domaine Carneros, nestled within the beautiful, rolling
vine-covered hills of southern Napa County’s Carneros Appellation. Limited to 2002 - This event sold out!
The Yountville Epicurean Affair
February 24, 2003 -- 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM - For information call 707.944.9429 or email YEpicureanAffair@aol.com
Yountville is the per-capita-gourmet-capital-of America. Enjoy a full day of epicurean delights, a rare opportunity to learn
tips on cooking directly from master Chefs
March 2003
Visual Art Competition Exhibit
February 4, 2003 to April 11, 2003
Entries juried into the show will be exhibited and offered for silent auction at Mustard Magic ~ Mascarade!, the Napa Valley
Mustard Festival's Grand Opening Event at The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone on Saturday, February 1, at 7 p.m.
The Art Competition exhibit will then be presented at Kirkland Ranch Winery through April 11.
Napa Valley Wine Train Mustard Season Events
February 7, 2003 to March 28, 2003 - For general information call 800.427.4124 or visit winetrain.com
La Dolce Vita
March 8, 2003 -- 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Sterling Vineyards presents The Best of Napa Valley... La Dolce Vita is limited to 150 guests. Advance ticket sales have ended.
Tickets are $150 at the door, provided that space is available.
Calistoga Jazz Festival ~ Mustard, Music & Mud
March 8, 2003 -- 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM - Call 707.942.6333 for info
Visit the quaint town of Calistoga and enjoy jazz in a variety of venues as you stroll through galleries and shops and dine
at local pubs and restaurants
The Awards
March 14, 2003 -- 7:00 PM
World-Wide Mustard Competition Awards Ceremony, Chef of the Year & Rising Star Chef Mustard Recipe Competitions Meet world
champion mustard makers and taste original mustard recipes by Napa Valley chefs while you enjoy music and Napa Valley vintages
throughout the caves at Clos Pegase
When the doors are opened to the public, you will have the opportunity to vote for
your favorite mustard recipe presentations and select the "People's Choice" Mustard Festival Chef of the Year
Mustard Recipe Competition
Deadline: March 14, 2003
Chefs will present their original mustard recipes to a team of sensory scientists from the University of California, along
with a panel of esteemed food journalists, who will judge the Mustard Recipe Competitions in a blind tasting session. When
the doors are opened to the public, the public will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite mustard recipe presentations
and select the "People's Choice" Mustard Festival Chef of the Year at "The Awards."
The Marketplace ~ The Signature Event
March 15, 2003 to March 16, 2003 -- 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Showcase of Food, Wine, Music & Art Rain or Shine!
Celebrate the mustard season and taste mustards from around
the world at The Marketplace, the Napa Valley Mustard Festival's Signature Event, on Saturday and Sunday, March 15 and 16,
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Napa Valley Exposition in Napa. Mustards and an array of gourmet products will be showcased alongside
sensational wine country cuisine, world famous wines, hearty craft brews, and fine arts and crafts. The Marketplace will provide
you with the opportunity to explore the best of Napa Valley during the most beautiful time of year in the wine country, when
the brilliant gold of mustard in bloom carpets hillsides, valleys and vineyards. Rain or Shine!
Napa Valley Mustard Festival Photography Contest
Deadline: March 22, 2003
The Napa Valley Mustard Festival Photography Contest, now in its tenth year, has been one of the most successful elements
of the Napa Valley Mustard Festival since its inception. Professional and amateur photographers enter more than 300 photographs
of Napa Valley's glorious scenes of mustard in bloom each year. Prize money totaling $5,250 is awarded annually.
A Taste of Yountville
March 22, 2003 -- 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM - Call 707.944.0904 for info
If you're in the gourmet "know," you've most likely heard of Yountville - the tiny wine country hamlet filled with and surrounded
by famous chefs and winemakers. With more gourmet restaurants and premium wineries than any other town of comparable size,
Yountville will flaunt its "gourmet roots"
The Yountville Epicurean Affair (2)
March 24, 2003 -- 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM - For information call 707.944.9429 or email YEpicureanAffair@aol.com
Yountville is the per-capita-gourmet-capital-of America. Enjoy a full day of epicurean delights, a rare opportunity to learn
tips on cooking directly from master Chefs.
Smothers European Mercedes-Benz Golf Benefit
Deadline: March 27, 2003
Win a 2003 Mercedes-Benz SLK 230 Roadster for a hole-in-one - - - Win a case of Mumm Cuvée Napa Brut Prestige for the longest
drive!
Smothers European Mercedes-Benz Golf Benefit
March 28, 2003 -- 7:00 AM
Play golf on the world famous greens of Silverado in Napa at the Smothers European Mercedes-Benz Golf Benefit on Friday, March
28. Registration with continental breakfast begins at 7 a.m. Shotgun start begins at 8 a.m. A two person better ball tournament,
with gross and net divisions.
The Mumm Cuvée Napa Photo Finish ~ The Grand Finale Event
March 29, 2003 -- 7:00 PM
View the season's beauty captured by photographers from far and wide at The Mumm Cuvée Napa Photo Finish, the inevitably "sold
out" and wildly exuberant Napa Valley Mustard Festival grand finale event, to be held at Mumm Cuvée Napa in Rutherford on
Saturday, March 29 at 7 p.m. Sample delectable offerings of hors d'oeuvres, desserts, and wine. Enjoy jazz and classical
music throughout the winery and gather in the gallery to compare and contrast, compliment, and thoroughly enjoy the multitude
of entries in the ever-popular photography contest. Take home a framed photograph to keep glorious visions of brilliant green
and gold alive until Mustard Season 2004.
Photography Contest Exhibit
March 29, 2003 to May 1, 2003 -- 7:00 PM
View the season's beauty captured by photographers from far and wide at The Mumm Cuvée Napa Photo Finish, the inevitably "sold
out" and wildly exuberant Napa Valley Mustard Festival grand finale event, to be held at Mumm Cuvée Napa in Rutherford on
Saturday, March 29 at 7 p.m. The Photography Contest Exhibit at Mumm Cuvée Napa will continue through May 5.
Voyage Extraordinaire - Win a Trip to France
Deadline: March 29, 2003
Limited to 1,000 - this is your chance to win a trip for two!
The extravagant, romantic trip includes two Business Class
round-trip tickets to Paris with air transportation provided by American Airlines; overnight stay in Paris, and more! Dinner
for eight on the Napa Valley Wine Train will also be drawn.
The Drawing will be held at The Mumm Cuvée Napa Photo Finish
on March 29. Need not be present to win.
April 2003
Visual Art Competition Exhibit
February 4, 2003 to April 11, 2003
Entries juried into the show will be exhibited and offered for silent auction at Mustard Magic ~ Mascarade!, the Napa Valley
Mustard Festival's Grand Opening Event at The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone on Saturday, February 1, at 7 p.m.
The Art Competition exhibit will then be presented at Kirkland Ranch Winery through April 11.
Photography Contest Exhibit
March 29, 2003 to May 1, 2003 -- 7:00 PM
View the season's beauty captured by photographers from far and wide at The Mumm Cuvée Napa Photo Finish, the inevitably "sold
out" and wildly exuberant Napa Valley Mustard Festival grand finale event, to be held at Mumm Cuvée Napa in Rutherford on
Saturday, March 29 at 7 p.m. The Photography Contest Exhibit at Mumm Cuvée Napa will continue through May 5.
May 2003
Photography Contest Exhibit
March 29, 2003 to May 1, 2003 -- 7:00 PM
View the season's beauty captured by photographers from far and wide at The Mumm Cuvée Napa Photo Finish, the inevitably "sold
out" and wildly exuberant Napa Valley Mustard Festival grand finale event, to be held at Mumm Cuvée Napa in Rutherford on
Saturday, March 29 at 7 p.m. The Photography Contest Exhibit at Mumm Cuvée Napa will continue through May 5.
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