2005 Mustard Season Calendar
Visit Napa Valley during the months of February, March, and April and experience the Napa Valley Mustard Festival's twelfth
annual season of sensational events, January 29 through April 9, 2005. This months long showcase of food, wine, and art celebrates
the rich, unique agricultural and cultural bounty of Napa Valley. Fields, vineyards and hillsides vibrant with wild mustard
in bloom provide a breathtaking backdrop.
ONGOING | January 2005 | February 2005 | March 2005 | April 2005
ONGOING
Visual Art Competition Exhibit
February 1, 2005 to March 24, 2005
Be sure to visit St. Supéry Vineyards and Winery to see the 2005 Napa Valley Mustard Festival Visual Art Competition
Exhibit of juried entries. The winery will host a wine and hors d’oeuvre Artists’ Reception for juried artists and the public
on Saturday, February 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. St. Supéry will host the Exhibit from February 1 through March 24.
Napa Valley Wine Train ~ Mustard Season Events
February 4, 2005 to March 25, 2005
For more information, call 800.427.4124 or visit the website at www.winetrain.com.
Photography Contest Exhibit
March 23, 2005 to April 28, 2005 -- 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Don't miss the Photography Contest Exhibit at Mumm Napa, beginning on March 23, and continuing through April 28!
American Airlines Voyage Extraordinaire - Trip for Two to France Drawing
Deadline: April 9, 2005
The extravagant, romantic trip includes two Business Class round-trip tickets to Paris with air transportation provided by
American Airlines; two nights at The Plaza Athénée in Paris, and a V.I.P. tour of G.H. Mumm, dinner and overnight stay at
Maison Cordon Rouge courtesy of Mumm Napa.
January 2005
Visual Art Competition
Deadline: January 12, 2005
Artists from throughout California are invited to enter traditional, contemporary, impressionist, or abstract flat and three
dimensional works of art in the twelfth annual Napa Valley Mustard Festival Visual Art Competition.
World Wide Mustard Competition
Deadline: January 17, 2005
The Napa Valley Mustard Festival presents the ninth annual World-Wide Mustard Competition in 2005. Medals will be presented
at The Awards,
to be held at COPIA: The American Center for Wine Food & The Arts in Napa on the evening of March 11.
Mustard Magic ~ The Grand Opening Event
January 29, 2005 -- 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM
The Festival's Grand Opening Event, held at Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, St. Helena, features food, wine, music,
gallery of entries in the Napa Valley Mustard Festival Visual Art Competition, tableau scenes, silent & live auctions & more!
This event magnifique is considered by many to be Napa Valley's most creative, extravagant gathering of the year.
February 2005
Visual Art Competition Exhibit
February 1, 2005 to March 24, 2005
Be sure to visit St. Supéry Vineyards and Winery to see the 2005 Napa Valley Mustard Festival Visual Art Competition
Exhibit of juried entries. The winery will host a wine and hors d’oeuvre Artists’ Reception for juried artists and the public
on Saturday, February 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. St. Supéry will host the Exhibit from February 1 through March 24.
Napa Valley Wine Train ~ Mustard Season Events
February 4, 2005 to March 25, 2005
For more information, call 800.427.4124 or visit the website at www.winetrain.com.
A Weekend of Fine Art
February 5, 2005 to February 6, 2005
On Saturday and Sunday, February 5 and 6, galleries throughout the Napa Valley will host special receptions and exhibits during
A Weekend of Fine Art. An Artist’s Reception for the Napa Valley Mustard Festival Visual Art Competition will be held at St.
Supéry Vineyards and Winery in Rutherford, during A Weekend of Fine Art on Saturday, February 5, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Visual Art Competition Artists' Reception
February 5, 2005 -- 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
The Visual Art Competition Exhibit will be presented at St. Supéry Vineyards and Winery in Rutherford, February 1 through
March 25. An Artist’s Reception will be held at the winery during A Weekend of Fine Art on Saturday, February 5, from 5 p.m.
to 7 p.m.
Napa Valley Museum Angel Gala
February 12, 2005 -- 6:00 PM
Angel Gala Valentine's Dinner and Dance - A benefit for the Napa Valley Museum at the newly renovated Lincoln Theater. - Live
and Silent Auctions - For more information, please call 707.944.0500, ext. 100
Grand Dîner à Domaine Chandon avec l'Artist de la Moutarde
February 18, 2005 -- 6:00 PM
Featuring seven courses by prominent Napa Valley Chefs, paired with ultra-premium Napa Valley vintages presented by their
Winemakers! Guest of Honor Carlo Marchiori, Featured and Host Festival Artist, 2005 - Silent Auction of wine and more!
Cravings Creations
February 19, 2005 -- 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Taste an array of mustards and gourmet products at Cravings Creations at Vintage 1870 in Yountville on Saturday, February
19, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call Cravings (Vintage 1870’s gourmet marketplace) at 707.944.8100.
Savor St. Helena
February 26, 2005 -- 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
St. Helena wineries and restaurants showcase their best to locals and visitors at the St. Helena Chamber of Commerce’s annual
Mustard Festival event.
Chefs' Mustard Recipe Competition
Deadline: February 27, 2005
The competition will take place at The Awards - on Friday, March 11, 7 p.m. at COPIA - The American Center for Wine, Food
& the Arts in Napa. Napa Valley chefs are being invited to compete for the titles of Napa Valley Mustard Festival Executive
Chef of the Year and People's Choice Chef. Chefs will present their original mustard recipes in a blind tasting session as
they compete for the title of Napa Valley Executive Chef of the Year. 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.
March 2005
Visual Art Competition Exhibit
February 1, 2005 to March 24, 2005
Be sure to visit St. Supéry Vineyards and Winery to see the 2005 Napa Valley Mustard Festival Visual Art Competition
Exhibit of juried entries. The winery will host a wine and hors d’oeuvre Artists’ Reception for juried artists and the public
on Saturday, February 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. St. Supéry will host the Exhibit from February 1 through March 24.
Napa Valley Wine Train ~ Mustard Season Events
February 4, 2005 to March 25, 2005
For more information, call 800.427.4124 or visit the website at www.winetrain.com.
Mustard, Mud & Music ~ A Calistoga Jazz Festival
March 5, 2005 -- 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
“Mustard, Mud and Music” will be the theme of the day for this debut event as cool tunes and hot jazz take over the town of
Calistoga on Saturday, March 5th to celebrate the 2005 Napa Valley Mustard Festival. For more information contact the Calistoga
Chamber of Commerce at 707-942-6333
The Awards ~ A Tasty Competition
March 11, 2005 -- 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
A Tasty Competition - The World-Wide Mustard Competition Awards Ceremony & Napa Valley Chefs’ Mustard Recipe Competition
Meet world champion mustard makers and taste original mustard recipes by Napa Valley chefs while you enjoy music and Napa
Valley vintages at COPIA: The American Center for Wine Food & The Arts.
Vote for your favorite mustard recipe presentations
and help select the "People's Choice" Mustard Festival Chef of the Year.
The Marketplace - The Signature Event
March 12, 2005 to March 13, 2005 -- 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM - The Signature Event!
Showcase of Food, Wine, Mustard, Music & Art - 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 12 and 13, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
at the COPIA - The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts 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.
Photography Contest
Deadline: March 19, 2005
The Napa Valley Mustard Festival Photography Contest, now in its twelfth 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.
The Volunteer Center of Napa Valley’s Masquerade Ball
March 19, 2005 -- 6:30 PM
Come frolic in the beautiful Napa Valley and plan to join the Volunteer Center of Napa Valley for its Masquerade Ball on Saturday,
March 19, 2005 at V. Sattui Winery. Cocktails and merriment begin at 6:30 p.m. with dinner, live and silent auction and dancing
to follow. For more information call the Volunteer Center of Napa Valley at 707.252.6222.
A Taste of Yountville
March 19, 2005 -- 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
With more gourmet restaurants and premium wineries than any other town of comparable size, Yountville will flaunt its “gourmet
roots” on Saturday, March 19, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. A Taste of Yountville, an all Yountville showcase, will feature traditional
samplings of gourmet restaurant fare, olive oils, vinegars, mustards, fine wines, and micro-brews. For more information call
the Yountville Chamber of Commerce at 707.944.0904.
Photography Contest Exhibit
March 23, 2005 to April 28, 2005 -- 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Don't miss the Photography Contest Exhibit at Mumm Napa, beginning on March 23, and continuing through April 28!
April 2005
Photography Contest Exhibit
March 23, 2005 to April 28, 2005 -- 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Don't miss the Photography Contest Exhibit at Mumm Napa, beginning on March 23, and continuing through April 28!
The Mumm Napa Photo Finish ~ The Grand Finale Event
April 9, 2005 -- 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
View the season's beauty captured by photographers from far and wide at The Mumm 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,
April 9 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 2006.
American Airlines Voyage Extraordinaire - Trip for Two to France Drawing
Deadline: April 9, 2005
The extravagant, romantic trip includes two Business Class round-trip tickets to Paris with air transportation provided by
American Airlines; two nights at The Plaza Athénée in Paris, and a V.I.P. tour of G.H. Mumm, dinner and overnight stay at
Maison Cordon Rouge courtesy of Mumm Napa.
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