Bob Craig - Robert Craig Winery
Robert Craig celebrates three decades as a Napa Valley “mountain man,” producing distinctive Cabernet Sauvignons from vineyards in the highest, most remote reaches of the Valley. He has been a pioneer in Napa Valley mountain vineyards and a visionary in creating a new wine style for mountain Cabernets that emphasizes ripe fruit, supple tannins, and early balance and integration.
During the 1980’s, Bob developed over 300 acres of vineyards on Mt. Veeder and served as general manager of the Hess Collection Winery. Along the way, he spearheaded the campaign to have Mt. Veeder designated as a special appellation district in 1990 and consulted on the Spring Mountain Appellation.
The opportunity to start his own winery in 1992 with three long-time friends was the realization of a long-held dream to hand-craft small quantities of Cabernet Sauvignon from great winegrowing appellations of Napa Valley. His first Cabernet debuted in 1995. In 2002, the Craig family completed a state-of- the-art winery located at nearly 2300 feet along the summit of Howell Mountain.
Mark and Byron Vaughn Sante' Magazine - Awards
Santé is pleased to announce that 88 stellar hospitality-industry professionals are winners of 2010 Santé Restaurant Awards. Now in their thirteenth year, the Santé Restaurant Awards were created to recognize excellence in restaurant food, wine, spirits, and service hospitality. The Santé Awards program is the only peer-judged restaurant and hospitality competition in North America.
Sebastano Ramello - Piedmont Wine & Food
Sebastiano Ramello climbs Himalayan peaks, canoes across India, scales volcanos, and crosses deserts on camelback. It’s a certain type of joi de vivre that certain people seem to own. He’s got it. The Unknown Chef’s got. And now you can have it, too. Welcome to Sebastiano Ramello’s wonderful world of wine. He is a wine consulant from the Langa/Piedmont region (extremely important) and has more than 300 wines in his portfolio. He is something of an expert when it comes to food, too
Emiliano De Laurentiis - isante Magazine
I've developed and published interactive educational content since 1981. Starting with 25 high school courseware, the Arrakis Advantage, that were distributed by Prentice-Hall in the 80s, to the successful Lifelong.com online education for all, and most recently, isantemagazine.com, eKnowledge for restaurant professionals. My training is in cognitive sciences and educational technology.
