All Photos included in the American Harvest Workshop area of this website by:
Terrence McCarthy
1066 47th Avenue
Studio No. 2
Oakland, CA 94601 www.tmcphotography.com
2010 American Harvest Workshop Schedule September 12-16
The Cakebread family will host their 24th Annual American Harvest Workshop this September. We will joined by five exceptional guest chefs from around the world, along with ten wine and food enthusiasts, our “Cakebread Cooks”, and several special guests. Four days of fun, wine and food education, and harvest excitement culminating in two harvest dinners – what more could you ask for?
Saturday, September 11th
3:00
Orientation (East Addition) including sensory evaluation of wine
3:45
Tour of the Wineries Vegetable Garden with Dolores Cakebread
4:00-5:30
Farmer’s market (Courtyard) including guided tour of the market for the guest chefs • Dinner plans open for participants
• No shuttle service is provided between the hotel and the winery
6:00
Purveyor Dinner on the Pecan Patio
Sunday, September 12th
7:30
Shuttle pick up at Napa Valley Lodge
8:00
Breakfast at Cakebread Cellars Suscol Springs Ridge Vineyard
8:30
Napa Valley Rocks – outdoor seminar with Bruce Cakebread
9:00
Vineyard Seminar with Toby Halkovich, Cakebread Cellars Viticulturist
9:30
Birds and the Bees
10:45
Shuttle pick up
11:15
Break
11:30
Wine and Food Seminar/ Lunch at the Pond Building with Michael Weiss (Culinary Institute of America) and Jim Reichardt (Sonoma County Poultry)
1:30
Menu planning
2:00
Shuttle pick up from winery to Napa Valley Lodge
2:15-3:34
Break
3:45
Shuttle pick up from Napa Valley Lodge to Winery
4:15
Wine Tasting with Bruce Cakebread at the CIA, Napa Valley Vintners Tasting Theatre
5:15
Shuttle pick up at CIA to Dancing Bear Ranch
5:45
Vineyard Hike with Dennis Cakebread at Dancing Bear Ranch
6:00
Family Style Dinner on Patio at Dancing Bear Ranch
Monday, September 13th
6:30
Shuttle pick up Napa Valley Lodge for grape picking at Foster Road Vineyard
7:00
Continental breakfast at Foster Road Vineyard
7:30
Grape picking
8:15
Shuttle to Winery
8:30
Napa Valley College Potters Studio
10:00
Shuttle to winery
10:30
Break
10:45
Production tour with Julianne Laks, Brian Lee and Stephanie Alstott
11:30
Coffee Cupping with the Napa Roasting Company
12:15
Lunch on the Pecan Patio
1:15
Menu planning under the oak tree
1:45
Shuttle pick up from winery to Napa Valley Lodge
2:45
Shuttle pick up from Napa Valley Lodge to winery
3:00
Chefs and participants arrive at the winery house kitchen to begin preparing for dinner
6:00
Reception with wine and passed hors d'oeuvres
6:30
Dinner on the Pecan Patio
Tuesday, September 14th
6:30
Continental breakfast at Yountville Park
7:00
Shuttle departure
8:15
Purveyor visits
8:30
Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company
9:45
Hog Island Oyster Company
11:30
Della Fattoria tour and picnic lunch
12:45
Depart for Napa
2:45
Shuttle pick up from Napa Valley Lodge to winery
3:00
Chefs and participants arrive at the winery house kitchen to begin preparing for dinner
6:00
Wine reception with wine and passed hors d'oeuvres
6:30
Dinner on the Pecan Patio
Wednesday, September 15th
9:00
Roundtable discussion and breakfast in East Tasting Room
no shuttle provided to the winery
The 24th American Harvest Workshop concludes at 11:00 a.m.
no shuttle provided to the winery