2006 Mustard Season Calendar
Visit Napa Valley during the months of February and March, and experience the Napa Valley Mustard Festival's thirteenth annual
season of sensational events, January 28 through April 1, 2006. This months long showcase of food, wine, and art celebrates
the rich, unique agricultural and cultural bounty of Napa Valley. Fields, vineyards and hillsides vibrant with wild mustard
in bloom provide a breathtaking backdrop.
ONGOING | January 2006 | February 2006 | March 2006 | April 2006 | May 2006
ONGOING
Visual Art Competition Exhibit
February 4, 2006 to April 2, 2006
Be sure to visit St. Supéry Vineyards and Winery to see the 2006 Napa Valley Mustard Festival Visual Art Competition
Exhibit of juried entries. The winery will host a wine and hors d’oeuvre Artists’ Reception for juried artists and the public
on Saturday, February 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. St. Supéry will host the Exhibit from February 4 through April 2.
American Airlines Voyage Extraordinaire - Trip for Two to France Drawing
Deadline: April 1, 2006
This romantic trip includes two Business Class round-trip tickets to Paris with air transportation provided by American Airlines;
two nights at Hotel Plaza Athénée in Paris; and a V.I.P. tour of G.H. Mumm, with dinner and overnight stay at Maison Cordon
Rouge courtesy of Mumm Napa.
Photography Contest Exhibit
April 2, 2006 to May 4, 2006 -- 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Don't miss the Photography Contest Exhibit at Mumm Napa, beginning on April 2, and continuing through May 4!
January 2006
Visual Art Competition
Deadline: January 11, 2006
Artists from throughout California are invited to enter traditional, contemporary, impressionist, or abstract flat and three
dimensional works of art in the twelfth annual Napa Valley Mustard Festival Visual Art Competition.
World Wide Mustard Competition
Deadline: January 20, 2006
The Napa Valley Mustard Festival presents the tenth annual World-Wide Mustard Competition in 2006. Medals will be presented
at The Awards,
to be held at Lincoln Theater in Yountville on the evening of March 17.
Mustard Magic ~ The Grand Opening Event
January 28, 2006 -- 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM
The Festival's Grand Opening Event, held at Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, St. Helena, features food, wine, music,
gallery of entries in the Napa Valley Mustard Festival Visual Art Competition, tableau scenes, silent & live auctions & more!
This event magnifique is considered by many to be Napa Valley's most creative, extravagant gathering of the year.
February 2006
A Weekend of Fine Art
February 4, 2006 to February 5, 2006
On Saturday and Sunday, February 4 and 5, galleries throughout the Napa Valley will host special receptions and exhibits during
A Weekend of Fine Art. An Artist’s Reception for the Napa Valley Mustard Festival Visual Art Competition will be held at St.
Supéry Vineyards and Winery in Rutherford, during A Weekend of Fine Art on Saturday, February 5, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Visual Art Competition Exhibit
February 4, 2006 to April 2, 2006
Be sure to visit St. Supéry Vineyards and Winery to see the 2006 Napa Valley Mustard Festival Visual Art Competition
Exhibit of juried entries. The winery will host a wine and hors d’oeuvre Artists’ Reception for juried artists and the public
on Saturday, February 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. St. Supéry will host the Exhibit from February 4 through April 2.
Visual Art Competition Artists' Reception
February 4, 2006 -- 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
The Visual Art Competition Exhibit will be presented at St. Supéry Vineyards and Winery in Rutherford, February 4 through
April 2. An Artist’s Reception will be held at the winery during A Weekend of Fine Art on Saturday, February 4, from 5 p.m.
to 7 p.m.
Savor St. Helena
February 11, 2006 -- 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
St. Helena wineries and restaurants showcase their best to locals and visitors at the St. Helena Chamber of Commerce’s annual
Mustard Festival event.
Napa Valley Museum Angel Gala
February 11, 2006 -- 6:00 PM
Angel Gala Valentine's Dinner and Dance - A benefit for the Napa Valley Museum. - Live and Silent Auctions - For more information,
please call 707.944.0500, ext. 100
Grand Dîner à Auberge du Soleil
February 17, 2006 -- 6:00 PM - Sold Out
Featuring seven courses by prominent Napa Valley Chefs, paired with ultra-premium Napa Valley vintages presented by their
Winemakers! Guest of Honor Carlo Marchiori, Featured and Host Festival Artist, 2005 & 2006 - Silent Auction of wine and
more!
Cravings Creations
February 18, 2006 -- 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Taste an array of mustards and gourmet products at Cravings Creations at Vintage 1870 in Yountville on Saturday, February
18, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call Cravings (Vintage 1870’s gourmet marketplace) at 707.944.8100.
Chefs' Mustard Recipe Competition
Deadline: February 26, 2006
The competition will take place at The Awards - on Friday, March 17, 7 p.m. at The Lincoln Theater in Yountville. Napa
Valley chefs are being invited to compete for the titles of Napa Valley Mustard Festival Executive Chef of the Year and People's
Choice Chef. Chefs will present their original mustard recipes in a blind tasting session as they compete for the title of
Napa Valley Executive Chef of the Year. When the doors are opened to the public, the public will have the opportunity to vote
for their favorite mustard recipe presentations and select the "People's Choice" Mustard Festival Chef of the Year.
March 2006
Visual Art Competition Exhibit
February 4, 2006 to April 2, 2006
Be sure to visit St. Supéry Vineyards and Winery to see the 2006 Napa Valley Mustard Festival Visual Art Competition
Exhibit of juried entries. The winery will host a wine and hors d’oeuvre Artists’ Reception for juried artists and the public
on Saturday, February 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. St. Supéry will host the Exhibit from February 4 through April 2.
Mustard, Mud & Music ~ A Calistoga Jazz Festival
March 11, 2006 -- 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Mustard, Mud and Music" will be the theme of the day for this fourth annual event as cool tunes and hot jazz take over the
town of Calistoga on Saturday, March 11th to celebrate the 2006 Napa Valley Mustard Festival. For more information contact
the Calistoga Chamber of Commerce at 707-942-6333.
Mustard Season Silver Pass Weekend
March 11, 2006 to March 12, 2006 -- 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Presented by the Silverado Trails Wineries Association - Call 866.844.WINE for additional information
The Awards ~ A Tasty Competition
March 17, 2006 -- 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
A Tasty Competition - The World-Wide Mustard Competition Awards Ceremony & Napa Valley Chefs’ Mustard Recipe Competition
Meet world champion mustard makers and taste original mustard recipes by Napa Valley chefs while you enjoy music and Napa
Valley vintages at Lincoln Theater in Yountville.
Vote for your favorite mustard recipe presentations and help select
the "People's Choice" Mustard Festival Chef of the Year.
The Awards Pre-Event Reception
March 17, 2006 -- 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
The Awards Pre-Event Reception - An Exclusive Event for American Express® Cardmembers -
American Express Cardmembers are
invited to join Peter Pahk, The Napa Valley Mustard Festival People's Choice Chef in 2005 and the Executive Chef at Silverado
Resort in the Lincoln Theater Founders Board Room for food, wine and conversation... (click on the above link for more information)
The Marketplace - A Signature Event for Connoisseurs
March 18, 2006 to March 19, 2006 -- 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM - A Signature Event for Connoisseurs!
Showcase of Food, Wine, Mustard, Music & Art - Celebrate the mustard season and taste mustards from around the world at The
Marketplace, the Napa Valley Mustard Festival's Signature Event, on Saturday and Sunday, March 18 and 19, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
at the COPIA - The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts in Napa. Mustards and an array of gourmet products will
be showcased alongside sensational wine country cuisine, world famous wines, hearty craft brews, and fine arts and crafts.
The Marketplace will provide you with the opportunity to explore the best of Napa Valley during the most beautiful time of
year in the wine country, when the brilliant gold of mustard in bloom carpets hillsides, valleys and vineyards.
The Volunteer Center of Napa Valley’s Masquerade Ball
March 18, 2006 -- 6:30 PM
Come frolic in the beautiful Napa Valley and plan to join the Volunteer Center of Napa Valley for its Masquerade Ball on Saturday,
March 18, 2006 at V. Sattui Winery. Cocktails and merriment begin at 6:30 p.m. with dinner, live and silent auction and dancing
to follow. For more information call the Volunteer Center of Napa Valley at 707.252.6222.
Photography Contest
Deadline: March 25, 2006
The Napa Valley Mustard Festival Photography Contest, now in its thirteenth year, has been one of the most successful elements
of the Napa Valley Mustard Festival since its inception. Professional and amateur photographers enter more than 300 photographs
of Napa Valley's glorious scenes of mustard in bloom each year. Prize money totaling $5,250 is awarded annually.
A Taste of Yountville
March 25, 2006 -- 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
With more gourmet restaurants and premium wineries than any other town of comparable size, Yountville will flaunt its “gourmet
roots” on Saturday, March 25, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. A Taste of Yountville, an all Yountville showcase, will feature traditional
samplings of gourmet restaurant fare, olive oils, vinegars, mustards, fine wines, and micro-brews. For more information call
the Yountville Chamber of Commerce at 707.944.0904.
April 2006
Visual Art Competition Exhibit
February 4, 2006 to April 2, 2006
Be sure to visit St. Supéry Vineyards and Winery to see the 2006 Napa Valley Mustard Festival Visual Art Competition
Exhibit of juried entries. The winery will host a wine and hors d’oeuvre Artists’ Reception for juried artists and the public
on Saturday, February 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. St. Supéry will host the Exhibit from February 4 through April 2.
The Mumm Napa Photo Finish ~ The Grand Finale Event
April 1, 2006 -- 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
View the season's beauty captured by photographers from far and wide at The Mumm Napa Photo Finish, the inevitably "sold out"
and wildly exuberant Napa Valley Mustard Festival grand finale event, to be held at Mumm Cuvée Napa in Rutherford on Saturday,
April 1 at 7 p.m. Sample delectable offerings of hors d'oeuvres, desserts, and wine. Enjoy jazz and classical music throughout
the winery and gather in the gallery to compare and contrast, compliment, and thoroughly enjoy the multitude of entries in
the ever-popular photography contest. Take home a framed photograph to keep glorious visions of brilliant green and gold alive
until Mustard Season 2007.
American Airlines Voyage Extraordinaire - Trip for Two to France Drawing
Deadline: April 1, 2006
This romantic trip includes two Business Class round-trip tickets to Paris with air transportation provided by American Airlines;
two nights at Hotel Plaza Athénée in Paris; and a V.I.P. tour of G.H. Mumm, with dinner and overnight stay at Maison Cordon
Rouge courtesy of Mumm Napa.
St. Supéry Winery Reception
April 1, 2006 -- 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
An Exclusive Event for American Express® Cardmembers immediately preceding The Mumm Napa Photo Finish -
American Express
Cardmembers are invited to taste St. Supéry wines and learn more about the vineyard's winemaking process... (click on the
above link for more information)
Photography Contest Exhibit
April 2, 2006 to May 4, 2006 -- 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Don't miss the Photography Contest Exhibit at Mumm Napa, beginning on April 2, and continuing through May 4!
May 2006
Photography Contest Exhibit
April 2, 2006 to May 4, 2006 -- 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Don't miss the Photography Contest Exhibit at Mumm Napa, beginning on April 2, and continuing through May 4!
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