Ballentine Open House ~ Tuesday, November 14, 2023 ~ 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Please join us for this special wine tasting event with Ballentine owner, Frank Ballentine.  Frank will be featuring wines from his amazing wine portfolio. It will be an event you will not want to miss.

Open House Style Event. There is no fee to attend.

About the winery….Family-owned in Napa Valley since 1906, their winery represents four generations of farmers. As a winery with deep roots in Napa, they are a farm-to-bottle winery.  The estate winery farms 80 acres of pristine Napa vineyards in St. Helena and Calistoga. From these vineyards, they craft small production wines. Their specialties are Cabernet Franc, Zinfandel, and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Schramsberg Vineyards & Davies Vineyards Tasting Event Wed Oct 18th 2023, 6:00pm-8:00pm ***VIP Invite Only***

An evening with special guests:

Fred Zammataro

Executive Vice-President / Chief Operating Officer

of

Schramsberg Vineyards

and

Davies Vineyards

 

Fred Zammataro joined the Schramsberg Vineyards team as Director of Finance & Administration in 1996, and in 1997 was promoted to Chief Financial Officer. In 2001, Fred became a part-owner of Schramsberg Vineyards. Recognized for his leadership skills and dedication to the company, Fred was promoted to Executive Vice-President/Chief Operating Officer/ Chief Financial Officer in 2008. Fred oversees all finance, administration, and maintenance activities for Schramsberg. Fred frequently travels across the country conducting winemaker dinners and performing marketing and sales visits with key accounts.

 

In addition to his daily duties at Schramsberg, Fred is an active board member and is serving his third rotation as the President for the Napa based Wine Service Coop. Fred also serves as the Treasurer while sitting on the Board of Trustees for the Napa Valley Museum in Yountville.

 

Fred earned his accounting degree at California State University, Northridge. While in school he worked for a local CPA firm, and upon graduation took a position at Deloitte & Touche, where he earned his CPA license. After several years in public accounting, Fred transitioned to the finance department at Health Net, and subsequently joined a team which developed a new Workers Compensation division.

Fred’s passion for wine led to a serendipitous meeting with Jack Davies at a wine event, which resulted into the position that Fred currently holds.

Fred is an avid wine collector and sports enthusiast. He, along with his wife Cheryl, lives within the Napa Valley.

Wine Tasting Event October 27th, 2023, 6:30pm-8:00pm ***Last Tasting Event of 2023*** ***SOLD OUT***

Last Tasting Event of 2023

We will be tasting 6 fall wines! Registration opens on Tuesday, October 17th , 2023.

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OUR EVENTS ARE INCREDIBLY POPULAR AND TYPICALLY SELL OUT IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES!! YES, REALLY! We limit capacity at our events to provide customers with a safe, fun, personalized and unique experience.  Tickets are sold in two blocks of time at 11am and 5pm to give everyone a fair chance to purchase tickets.  Once all 12 tickets are sold out at 11am, registration closes until 5pm when 10 more tickets become available.  Tickets are FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.  If you try to purchase but find that you are unable to complete your purchase, it is because all tickets in that block have been sold.  Having a ticket in your cart does not reserve your ticket. Your transaction must be completed in order to secure the ticket.