Mustard Season Calendar
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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2009 Calendar
Sixteenth Annual Season of Sensational Wine Country Events
January 31 through March 28 ~
Save the dates!
January 31 -
Mustard Magic ~ The Grand Opening Event
(February, TBD) -
The Grand Dinner
March 13 -
The Awards ~ A Spicy Soirée!
March 14 & 15 -
The Marketplace ~ A Signature Event for Connoisseurs
March 28 -
The Mumm Napa Photo Finish ~ The Festival Grand Finale
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Please note: THIS SITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Some pages on this website currently contain information from the 2008
season of events.
Watch for updates!
Winner Carneros Category, 2007 Napa Valley Mustard Festival Photography Contest: Sharon Kain
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Visit Napa Valley during the months of February and March, and experience the Napa Valley Mustard Festival's sixteenth annual
season of sensational events, January 31 through March 28, 2009. 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.
Watch for additional events to be added over the coming months. The calendar will fill in with numerous community
and tasting events.
| March 2008 | January 2009
March 2008
The Awards ~ A Spicy Soirée!
March 14, 2008 -- 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
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 Black
Stallion Winery. Vote for your favorite mustard recipe presentations and help select the "People's Choice" Mustard Festival
Chef of the Year.
The Marketplace - A Signature Event for Connoisseurs
March 15, 2008 to March 16, 2008 -- 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM - A Signature Event for Connoisseurs!
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 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.
The Mumm Napa Photo Finish ~ The Grand Finale Event
March 29, 2008 -- 7:00 PM to 10:30 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 Napa in Rutherford. Sample
delectable offerings of hors d'oeuvres, desserts, and wine. Enjoy 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 2009.
January 2009
Mustard Magic ~ The Grand Opening Event
January 31, 2009 -- 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Mustard Magic, the opulent grand opening event, will launch the season at The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
in St. Helena. Don your finest black tie attire for the extravaganza magnifique. The historic three-story stone building sets
the stage for dramatic tableau scenes of paintings by European masters celebrating the fine art of food and wine. Entertainment
at its finest complements living art and tantalizing tastes from the region's finest restaurants and wineries. This event
sports three auctions - The NVMF Visual Art Competition Exhibit & Silent Auction, a Silent Auction, and a Live Auction featuring
fantastic winemaker dinners, luxurious trips, art, wine and more!
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