Events
Aratas annual HARVEST PARTY “Blind Wines & Grape Times”
TICKETS ON SALE - FILLING QUICKLY for the 2024 Aratas HARVEST PARTY at Second Street American Bistro Newport News. Advance tickets only $89pp ++ CALL FOR RSVP #(757)234.4448 This " Blind Wine and Great Times" is a new twist at this years Annual Harvest Party. This can't miss event celebrates the end of the harvest… Continue reading Aratas annual HARVEST PARTY “Blind Wines & Grape Times”
2024 “Vail Wine Classic” in the Rocky Mountains
The mountains are calling! The Vail Wine Classic is a premier destination event where master winemakers and enthusiasts gather for a spectacular wine weekend in the beautiful Vail Valley of Colorado. The Aratas Wine Angels welcome friends from near and far August 8-11, 2024 for a mountainside tasting of high end wines & spirits, inspired… Continue reading 2024 “Vail Wine Classic” in the Rocky Mountains
2024 UPCOMING WINE EVENTS
We invite you to join us at one these fabulous wine events featuring Aratas Wine of Napa Valley. Guests must be 21+ years of age to attend these events.NEXT EVENTUNWINED at Bellview - Saturday, November 16, 2024 Time: 2-5PM1600 Bellview Blvd, Alexandria, VA 22307Stock the cellar with holiday spirit and All-American wines from Aratas of… Continue reading 2024 UPCOMING WINE EVENTS
CIA 2022 Global Plant Forward Culinary Summit
April 26-28, 2022Aratas Wine is pleased to support the The Plant-Forward Kitchen at the 2022 Global Plant-Forward Culinary Summit. The Summit is part of an ecosystem of the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) thought leadership initiative to create the best possible future for the overall foodservice industry—including emerging, high-impact trends and issues which effect the… Continue reading CIA 2022 Global Plant Forward Culinary Summit
Société Mondiale du Vin special guest Aratas Wine
The Chaîne des Rôtisseurs™ is the world's oldest and largest food and wine society. The society is vintage, but the events are cutting edge! The United States chapter is now in its 56th year with 6,000 members including gourmands, gourmets, gastronomes, chefs, restaurateurs, hoteliers, oenologists, winery owners, sommeliers, food and wine educators, and others interested… Continue reading Société Mondiale du Vin special guest Aratas Wine
The Culinary Institute of America at Copia presents “The Petite Masters”
The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) hosts "The Petite Masters", an immersion into the American heritage grape Petite Sirah. The sold out inagural "Petite Masters" event featured the top winemakers of premium Petite Sirah grown in the Napa Valley and beyond. This educational presentation began in the tasting theater with a round table conversation led… Continue reading The Culinary Institute of America at Copia presents “The Petite Masters”
Aratas Petite Sirah receives highest rating from Steve Heimoff
The 2012 Shake Ridge Ranch Petite received the highest rating for a Petite Sirah, ever, from Steve Heimoff, one of the industry's most respected palates in the business. 97 POINTS. "Aratas 2012 Shake Ridge Ranch Petite Sirah (Amador County) This is a real mountain wine, grown at an elevation of 1,700 feet. The climate in… Continue reading Aratas Petite Sirah receives highest rating from Steve Heimoff
Chesapeake Bay Wine Classic 27th Wine Auction raises $940,000 for charity
The Chesapeake Bay Wine Classic Foundation (CBWCF) 27th Annual Grand Wine Auction was held in Virginia Beach, Virginia November 9-12th, 2017 and raised $940,000 for charitable causes. Vintner Stephanie Douglas of Aratas Wine, was proud to be named an "Honored Vintner" on stage along with "Vintner of the Year" Amanda Harlan of Mascot at this prestigious event. The… Continue reading Chesapeake Bay Wine Classic 27th Wine Auction raises $940,000 for charity
America’s largest tasting of American wines welcomes Aratas Wine
The 2017 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Public Tasting will be held on the pier at Fort Mason in San Francisco February 18, 2017. The largest competition of American wine in the world is a sell out each year with over 7000 wines competing for the top honors. We are pleased to shine among the best made… Continue reading America’s largest tasting of American wines welcomes Aratas Wine