Former LA Times Columnist & NY Times Best Selling Author Hosts – Lloyd Cellars Supports with Wine Tasting
January 29, 2023
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In the spring of 2022, the writer, podcaster and teacher Meghan Daum led a group of ten women into the California high desert for three days of brainstorming about an exciting new project. In a series of candid, intense, deeply informed, and often emotional discussions, they wrestled with some of the most vexing and complicated issues of our times: the chaos of COVID policies, the new gender ideology, the state of the #MeToo movement, gun rights, reproductive rights, the ideological capture of fine arts and culture, and much more. It was a life-changing experience.
It was also the start of The Unspeakeasy.
What Is The Unspeakeasy? The Unspeakeasy is a community for women who crave honest, rational, nuanced conversations about subjects that don’t come with easy solutions or lend themselves to memes or hashtags. It’s kind of like The Unspeakable Podcast, except everyone’s invited to join the conversation, connect with one another, and expand our worldviews while also reclaiming a sense of shared reality. If you’d like to join Meghan Daum and friends for a private launch event and wine tasting in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 29, email your request to joel@lloydcellars.com!
What Is The Unspeakable Podcast?
Author, essayist and journalist Meghan Daum has spent decades giving voice—and bringing nuance, humor and surprising perspectives—to things that lots of people are thinking but are afraid to say out loud. Click here to listen and follow…
February 2, 2023
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February 5, 2023
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The Fest features 100+ World Class Short Films, 20 screening blocks, wine pairings and more…
The 6th Annual Yountville Int’l Short Film Festival (YISFF) returns February 2nd – 5th, 2023, offering 20 dedicated screening blocks, filmmaker Q&A sessions, and VIP wine-tasting events. The festival will screen over 100 films at two pop-up cinemas: the Yountville Community Center’s Heritage Room; and Bardessono Hotel & Spa. The Heritage Room will once again have the comfort of cabaret-style seating.
“We’re looking forward to the return of our VIP wine-tasting events and screenings. These events include Cuvée Cinema, Cabernet Cinema, Jessup Cellars Gourmet Popcorn & Wine Pairing Screening, and Sunday’s Bubbles & Brunch Cinema,” said YISFF co-founder and co-producer Bill Hargreaves. “New for 2023 is our A Taste of Cinema screening presented by Lloyd Cellars and Prescription Vineyards on Friday evening, with all the films having culinary themes. YISFF Opening Night is at 7pm on Thursday at the Heritage Room in downtown Yountville.”
With 20 dedicated screening blocks, from animation and suspense to fantasy and science fiction, to the best in drama and foreign film selections, the 6th Annual YISFF will deliver many special cinematic moments. Sponsored by the Town of Yountville and its world-class lodging establishments, the festival features an incredible lineup of imagination-stretching short films from around the globe, shown over four days. The filmmaker Q&A sessions will offer behind-the-scenes stories of the filmmaking process after many of the film blocks.
Passes are now on sale, from $15 for individual film blocks to $99 for the All-Access Pass to the All-Access VIP Pass at $199. Visit www.YISFF.com to review all ticketing options, such as Opening Night Premiere Screening, Day Passes, and Weekend Passes.
A SAN JOES INT’L SHORT FILM FESTIVAL VIP MIXER & TASTING
At Vintage Wine Merchants, Santana Row
377 Santana Row, Suite 1135
Prescription Vineyards is celebrating our multi-year sponsorship of the San Jose Int’l Short Film Festivaland our recent feature article in The Somm Journal magazine. The ‘Aerating the Sun’ story and interview with Winemaker Rob Lloyd highlight why our Chardonnay makes such an excellent wine for restaurant By-the-Glass (BTG) programs.
Issei also pairs our Prescription Vineyard’s Clarksburg Chardonnay with the kitchen’s ‘Mortadell-Burrata Pizza,’ so it seemed apropos to serve up hosted bites of this delicious pie during the event. To round out the experience, we’ll also share tastes of our Lloyd Cellars Carneros Chardonnay and Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir. The event will be a great opportunity to pre-stock your wine cellar for the upcoming holiday 2022 season!
Please email Joel@LloydCellars.com to RSVP for Saturday’s complimentary wine tasting!
Vintage Wine Merchants, 377 Santana Row, Suite 1135
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Our good friend, Chef and Photographer Gina Garbero, is at it again, developing delicious and quick recipes to pair with our Lloyd Cellars wines. This time she’s offered up a mouthwatering chicken and mushroom dish that integrates our Lloyd Cellars 2020 Carneros Chardonnay into the recipe, which truly enhances the pairing. Make sure to watch Gina’s quick video on preparation below the posted recipe while you sip a glass of Lloyd Cellars 2020 Carneros Chardonnay.
Prep your simple ingredients. Slice the mushrooms and garlic shoots then butterfly the chicken breast so it’s ¼ in thick. Use a meat tenderizer to flatten it so it’s even thickness everywhere. Season with salt and pepper then dredge the breast in cornstarch to give it an even coat.
In a hot skillet with olive oil and fry the chicken on both sides until it’s golden brown. Remove the chicken and set aside.
Add butter to the pan with your garlic shoots and mushrooms. When the mushrooms are browned, add a cup of Lloyd chardonnay. Simmer on medium until the sauce reduces by half.
Serve over the chicken garnished with micro greens. Enjoy with a glass of Lloyd Cellars Carneros Chardonnay.
Rob and Bonnie Lloyd send their sincere thanks to all our fans for your support over the past decade and a half. This journey humbles them. Some of you may have noticed that beyond crafting uncompromising wines of distinction, Lloyd Cellars and Prescription Vineyards have embarked on a National Tour to support the arts and bring the best in unforgettable entertainment to the table.
In 2022, we will visit 19 cities, sponsoring and producing 38 events with top chefs, Broadway stars, and Grammy Award-winning artists. These events also showcase emerging talent in music, visual arts, film, and the culinary arts. Through this artistic culture, the Lloyd’s will channel this energy to support education and projects that fight hunger.
In June, Lloyd Cellars joins the cast of wineries supporting Broadway & Vine, whose mission is to provide mentorship, masterclass, and performance opportunities for students and pre-professional performing artists. At the same time, Prescription Vineyards is again the exclusive wine sponsor for Tampa Bay Restaurant Week, which supports Feeding Tampa Bay.
We have launched a new, robust online events calendar to help our fans follow and join in the delicious fun and philanthropy. We encourage everyone to subscribe to the calendar. Please take a moment to review our National Tour dates, and if you see an event near you or one that intersects with your future travel plans, please reach out to us at marcomm@lloydcellars.com and let us know you’re planning to attend. If you’re a member, we may have the opportunity to offer special access or ticket discounts to these very special experiences.
Cheers!
Joel Quigley, Director of Marketing Communications
Natalie Tenenbaum was most recently seen onstage in David Byrne’s American Utopia on Broadway. Other credits on Broadway include Mean Girls where she also was the vocal arranger. A seasoned recording artist, Natalie has arranged for Lang Lang and frequently appears with Charlie Rosen’s Grammy Award winning 8-Bit Big Band as well as with orchestras across Israel, Europe, Asia, and the United States performing in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Jerusalem Music Center, Berlin’s Konzerthaus and more.
Ciara Renée is highly active in the New York City concert circuit, often playing Joe’s Pub, 54 Below, Le Poisson Rouge, and Highline Ballroom. As an actress, Ciara most recently starred in WAITRESS as the title role, as “Elsa” in FROZEN (Broadway). Previously: Facebook’s STRANGERS, Netflix’s MASTER OF NONE, CBS’s BIG BANG THEORY, and as “Hawkgirl” in CW’s LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, ARROW, and FLASH. She played “Mariana” in MCC Theater’s production of THE WRONG MAN, originated “The Witch” in BIG FISH (Broadway), appeared as “The Leading Player” in PIPPIN (Broadway), and originated “Esmeralda” in THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at the Papermill Playhouse. She was also “Peggy/Maria” in the final lab of HAMILTON. Ciara co-directed (with Michael Dallatorre) the short documentary, BEATING THE ODDS – CHILDREN’S DEFENSE FUND OF CALIFORNIA. She is the writer, EP, and co-director of the short film REDDY RECORDS.
Lloyd Cellars and Prescription Vineyards are excited to join the cast of the fabulous Napa Valley wineries participating in the Second Season of Broadway & Vine, created and produced by Tony Award nominee Jacob Langfelder (Sea Wall/A Life). As Jacob says, “The road to Broadway & Vine is paved with a love for the Performing Arts, Culinary Arts, and Viticulture.”
Each of the four intimate showcases feature a Pre-Concert Wine Tasting Reception, Live Concert in the Vineyard, and Post-Concert 3-Course Vintner’s Dinner.
Nasia Thomas was most recently seen Radio One in the Broadway Revival of CAROLINE or Change. She was also recently seen as Cathy in Out of The Box Theatrics streamed version of The Last Five Years. Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, and Little Eva in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. National Tour: Beautiful. Regional: Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations (Berkeley Rep, Kennedy Center, Center Theatre Group, Mirvish- Toronto), Beauty and the Beast (TUTS),Smokey Joes Cafe, (MUNY) Hairspray, (MUNY). TV: The 4400 (Kenya) BFA MT Elon ‘15, The Governors School for the Arts ‘11. Thankful to her family, friends, teachers, mentors, and wonderful agents at DGRW for the endless sacrifices, support, and love. IG: @nasiathomas.
Lloyd Cellars and Prescription Vineyards are excited to join the cast of the fabulous Napa Valley wineries participating in the Second Season of Broadway & Vine, created and produced by Tony Award nominee Jacob Langfelder (Sea Wall/A Life). As Jacob says, “The road to Broadway & Vine is paved with a love for the Performing Arts, Culinary Arts, and Viticulture.”
Each of the four intimate showcases feature a Pre-Concert Wine Tasting Reception, Live Concert in the Vineyard, and Post-Concert 3-Course Vintner’s Dinner.
Lea Michele is an award-winning actress, singer and NY Times Best Selling author. She is best known for her role as “Rachel Berry” on Ryan Murphy’s critically acclaimed, Golden Globe- and SAG Award-winning series, “Glee.” In 2010, Michele was honored with an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Television Actress – Comedy. In 2012 and 2013, Michele won the TEEN CHOICE Award for Choice TV Actress: Comedy. In 2013, she also won a People’s Choice Award for Best TV Comedic Actress.
Lloyd Cellars and Prescription Vineyards are excited to join the cast of the fabulous Napa Valley wineries participating in the Second Season of Broadway & Vine, created and produced by Tony Award nominee Jacob Langfelder (Sea Wall/A Life). As Jacob says, “The road to Broadway & Vine is paved with a love for the Performing Arts, Culinary Arts, and Viticulture.”
Each of the four intimate showcases feature a Pre-Concert Wine Tasting Reception, Live Concert in the Vineyard, and Post-Concert 3-Course Vintner’s Dinner.
Please note: The concert is at 7:30 pm. Arrival time varies based on ticket type.
Lloyd Cellars and Prescription Vineyards are excited to join the cast of the fabulous Napa Valley wineries participating in the Second Season of Broadway & Vine, created and produced by Tony Award nominee Jacob Langfelder (Sea Wall/A Life). As Jacob says, “The road to Broadway & Vine is paved with a love for the Performing Arts, Culinary Arts, and Viticulture.”
Broadway and Vine was founded with a mission to provide mentorship, masterclass and performance opportunities for students and pre-professional performing artists. The concert series’ first season launched in 2021 and quickly became a San Francisco Chronicle critics’ pick with performances by Tony winner Beth Leavel, Tony nominee Tony Yazbeck, Shoshana Bean, and Taylor Iman Jones.
Each of the four intimate showcases features a Pre-Concert Wine Tasting Reception, Live Concert in the Vineyard, and Post-Concert 3-Course Vintner’s Dinner. Scroll on for the full story…
GOLDEN GLOBE AND EMMY AWARD NOMINEE LEA MICHELE TO HEADLINE BROADWAY AND VINE’S 2022 CONCERT SERIESON JUNE 7TH IN NAPA VALLEY
Wine Country’s Newest Concert, Wine, and Culinary Event Series will bring Broadway Stars to Carneros Resort and Tre Posti’s Vineyard
Napa, CA (April 27, 2022) – Broadway and Vine, intersecting the best of Broadway with the best of Wine Country opens its second season with Lea Michele (GLEE, Spring Awakening). The Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee will make her Napa Valley performance debut at Carneros Resort’s Hilltop Vineyard on Tuesday, June 7th. The monthly concert series will pair each Broadway performance with world class wine and culinary experiences in picturesque vineyard and resort settings. Broadway and Vine, which was founded by Tony Award nominee Jacob Langfelder (Sea Wall/A Life), has a mission to provide mentorship, masterclass and performance opportunities for students and pre-professional performing artists. Tickets begin at $125 and are on sale now at www.broadwayandvine.org
The exclusive events continue throughout the summer at Tre Posti Vineyards with Broadway stars Nasia Thomas (Caroline, or Change, Ain’t Too Proud: The Temptations Musical), Jelani Remy (Ain’t Too Proud, Disney’s The Lion King) along withEmmy Winner Lance Horne on July 11th, Natalie Tenenbaum (David Byrne’s American Utopia) and Ciara Renée (Disney’s Frozen, Waitress, Pippin, Big Fish) on August 10th and Abby Mueller (SIX, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and Kinky Boots) with Sharon Kenny on September 20th.
In addition to the concert experience, a limited number of exclusive VIP wine tasting and vintner dinner experiences will be available featuring Carneros Resort’s ExecutiveChef Jeffrey Jake, and Tre Posti Executive Chef Nash Cognetti, and award-winning wines from Arietta, Cervantes Family Vineyards, Larkmead, Lloyd Cellars, Olabisi Wines, Prescription Vineyards, Rombauer, Smith-Devereux, Titus Vineyards and more.
Please note: Arrival time varies based on ticket type.
ABOUT BROADWAY AND VINE:
Broadway and Vine was founded by Tony Award nominee Jacob Langfelder with a mission to provide mentorship, masterclass and performance opportunities for students and pre-professional performing artists. The concert series’ first season launched in 2021 and quickly became a San Francisco Chronicle critics’ pick with performances by Tony winner Beth Leavel, Tony nominee Tony Yazbeck, Shoshana Bean, and Taylor Iman Jones. In addition to his stage and concert productions, Langfelder has worked with acclaimed chefs including Tom Colicchio, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Daniel Boulud. In Napa, he executive produced Festival Napa Valley, Taste of Napa, and has worked with dozens of wineries and resorts presenting luxury concert events.
ABOUT LEA MICHELE
Lea Michele is an award-winning actress, singer and New York Times Best Selling author. She is best known for her role as “Rachel Berry” on Ryan Murphy’s critically acclaimed, Golden Globe- and SAG Award-winning series, “Glee.” In 2010, Michele was honored with an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Television Actress – Comedy. In 2012 and 2013, Michele won the TEEN CHOICE Award for Choice TV Actress: Comedy. In 2013, she also won a People’s Choice Award for Best TV Comedic Actress. At just eight years old, Lea Michele made her Broadway debut as “Young Cosette” in “Les Misérables.” Since then, Michele has shared the stage with Broadway greats Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell in “Ragtime,” as well as Alfred Molina in the 20th anniversary production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” She also received raved reviews for her stage performance in the role of “Wendla” for the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of “Spring Awakening,” which earned her a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.
While appearing on television and stage, Michele’s love for music has been a focal point in her career. Michele has had the honor of singing for The President and performing at the Superbowl. She has released 4 albums, “FOREVER”, “Christmas in the City”, “Places” and “Louder” and has also traveled around the world on multiple concert tours including a joint tour with fellow Glee alum Darren Criss. Michele is also a best-selling author releasing “Brunette Ambition”, which was a New York Times Best Seller as well as her follow-up book, “You First”. The Spring Awakening Documentary “Those You’ve Known” premieres on HBO Max on May 3rd.
In our most recent Instagram Influencer collaboration with our friends at ApexDrop, we posed the question to everyone, “When was the moment that you realized you loved wine?” We were thinking back to that spellbinding moment in the movie Sideways when actress Virginia Madsen, playing the character Maya, shares her relationship with wine. We paraphrase:
“I like to think about the life of wine. How it’s a living thing. I like to think about what was going on the year the grapes were growing; how the sun was shining – if it rained. I like to think about all the people who tended and picked the grapes….”
As part of this collaboration, we presented the new releases of our Lloyd Cellars 2020 Carneros Chardonnay and 2019 Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir, along with our Lloyd Cellars Wine Journal and pen to help our friends capture future moments and musings over sips of wine with friends and family.
One of the early gems from this collab was the creation of a recipe by our friend, chef, and photographer Gina Garbero, AKA, the_chubby_home_chef. Of course, as a chef who is constantly developing recipes, she’s decided to use the Lloyd Cellars Wine Journal to capture her tasty creations. Check out Gina’s Scallops with White Wine & Butter Sauce recipe below followed by her how-to video!
