Flavor! Napa Valley Announces Ticket-only and Lodging Packages

NAPA VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Flavor! Napa Valley 2012 invites festival-goers to take advantage of a variety of ticket options and accommodations from some of the region's top hotels, to create their own ultimate "stay and play" experience during the November 14-18 food, wine and fun extravaganza. With more than 30 events scheduled over the course of five days, a number of Flavor! Napa Valley-themed packages give attendees the opportunity to participate in any number of Flavor! activities, with the option of incorporating a stay at one of the valley's well-appointed havens of privacy, comfort and relaxation. (What could be better after a hard day spent savoring Napa Valley deliciousness?)

*All guests with confirmed reservations at a Napa Valley hotel or inn during this time will automatically receive 20% off of Appellation Trail tickets and select ticket packages.

Ticket and accommodations combination packages include:

• Silverado Resort and Spa (Napa)
  This Flavor! Napa Valley Founding Sponsor is offering a package that includes accommodations in a one-bedroom Fireplace Suite, breakfast for two in The Grill, a signature culinary welcome gift and tickets to First Taste Napa: A Downtown Napa Tasting on Wednesday, November 14.
• Napa River Inn (Napa)
  Tickets to Taste Napa: A Downtown Napa Tasting on November 14th are included in all stays over the festival period at Downtown Napa's Napa River Inn. Quantities are limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Receive 20% off room rates during the festival, as well as a daily breakfast from Sweetie Pies bakery.
• Milliken Creek Inn & Spa (Napa)
  Guests staying at Milliken Creek between November 1 and 24 for two nights receive a third night at 50% off the best available rate when booking online by entering the promotional code FESTIVAL. Daily gourmet breakfast for two and sunset Magic Hour wine and cheese reception, late-night cordial bar and guest passes to Synergy wellness and fitness center are all included in the rate.
• Auberge du Soleil (Rutherford)
  Join Auberge du Soleil during Flavor! Napa Valley, and enjoy special room rates. For Friday and Saturday night stays, save 10%, and for Sunday through Thursday stays save 20% on room rates. All Flavor! guests will receive a special welcome amenity from the chef and a signature culinary keepsake.
• Villagio Inn & Spa and Vintage Inn (Yountville)
  Mention Flavor! Napa Valley when placing reservations during the festival to receive 20% off of room rates at Villagio Inn & Spa or Vintage Inn. This offer is available from Wednesday, November 14 through November 18, 2012, and includes a number of complimentary amenities such as bottle of wine upon check-in, champagne buffet breakfast, daily afternoon tea and access to Spa Villagio's facilities. Call Reservations at 800.351.1133 for more information and to book.
• Hotel Yountville (Yountville)
  Guests booking a four-night stay during this year's Flavor! Napa Valley festival receive10%off regular room rates. Those booking a five-night stay during the festival receive15%off of regular room rates. All guests enjoy complimentary parking and wireless internet throughout the resort, as well as a complimentary bottle of Napa Valley wine.
• Harvest Inn (St Helena)
  Harvest Inn's exclusive Savor! Napa Valley package puts festival-goers just minutes from festival headquarters, the Culinary Institute of America, and within easy reach of other festival venues throughout Napa Valley. The two-night package includes accommodations in gracious, newly renovated guest rooms, most with a fireplace, daily Napa-style breakfast, a basket filled with wine country treats including a bottle of local wine, a cookbook from the Inn's vast selection and wine tasting for two at two wineries.
• Mount View Hotel & Spa (Calistoga)
  The Mount View Hotel & Spa offers the 'Taste of Calistoga' package for two, which includes one night in a king guestroom, a Couples Mineral Mud Bath, a prix-fixe three course dinner at Barolo Restaurant, winetasting for two at two local boutique wineries, admission for two to the Old Faithful Geyser, continental breakfast in bed and 10% off additional nights. During Flavor! rates per couple start at $348 for stays Monday - Thursday, and at $398 for stays Friday - Sunday.

Ticket-only packages include:

• Friday of Flavor! (one-day package)
  • Culinary demonstration with Larry, Brian, Marc and Sean Forgione
  • Top Taster' blind wine tasting competition
  • The Appellation Trail: Tasting Napa Valley
• Flavor! Foodie (three-day package)
  • First Taste Napa: A Downtown Napa Tasting
  • Culinary demonstration with Larry, Brian, Marc and Sean Forgione
  • The Appellation Trail: Tasting Napa Valley
  • Culinary Demonstration with Michael Chiarello and Christina Kaelberer
• Flavor! Napa Valley Wine Lover (four-day package)
  • First Taste Napa: A Downtown Napa Tasting
  • Welcome Dinner
  • The Appellation Trail: Tasting Napa Valley
  • Wine Tasting with Kerrin Laz
  • Wine Tasting with Jon Bonne
  • Dinner with Napa Valley Winemakers
  • Terroir to Table': A Sustainable Brunch

Prices for special Flavor! Napa Valley event ticket packages range from $350-$955 per person. Full descriptions of all events and the packages are available at http://www.flavornapavalley.com.

Flavor! Napa Valley continues to deliver an acclaimed array of Napa Valley and Culinary Institute of America alumni celebrity chefs, restaurants, vintners, sommeliers and artisan food producers offering demonstrations, tastings, dinners, lunches and one-of-a-kind experiences that can be found only in the Napa Valley. Flavor! Napa Valley net proceeds support student programs and scholarships at the CIA at Greystone Campus in St. Helena, Napa Valley.

About Flavor! Napa Valley
The 2012 five-day Flavor! Napa Valley' Celebration of Wine, Food & Fun is an annual event featuring world-class Napa Valley wines alongside Napa Valley's master chefs and graduates of The Culinary Institute of America's culinary education programs. Net proceeds from the event support programs and scholarships at The Culinary Institute of America's Greystone Campus in St. Helena. The event is hosted by founding sponsors Silverado Resort and Spa and Dolce Hotels in partnership with Visit Napa Valley, The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone and the Napa Valley Vintners, and is produced by Karlitz & Company. For more details on the festival, including where to stay, please visit www.flavornapavalley.com. Additionally, visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/FlavorNapaValley, and follow @FlavorNV on Twitter.

Contact:

Tom Fuller & Monty Sander
Fuller & Sander Communications
[e-mail], 707-253-0868, or [e-mail], 707-253-8503

Margaux Lushing
Visit Napa Valley
[e-mail], 707-260-0114

SOURCE Visit Napa Valley