Sonoma County, CA & Napa Valley, CA & Santa Cruz Mountains, CA, April 26, 2005 – challenges recruits to dive into wine by rolling up their sleeves and plunging into winegrowing and winemaking. A 12-hour intense wine-encounter, WINE BOOT CAMP® begins in the vineyard tending vines and ends in the winery blending and bottling.

WINE BOOT CAMP® 2005 will conduct missions in Sonoma County, Napa Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, and Russian River Wine Country. Wine lovers will work hands-on in the vineyard and the cellar under the tutelage of top winemakers and viticulturists. Wine workshops and tastings of outstanding wines are an integral part of the program.

Conducted by AFFAIRS of the VINE, WINE BOOT CAMP® is a challenge to the senses, awareness, and understanding of fine wines. An intensive, highly enjoyable training program, WINE BOOT CAMP® provides the experience and knowledge needed to become totally confident in the appreciation and enjoyment of fine wine. Business associates and friends will marvel at the leadership of “Camp” graduates as they storm the wine lists of America and the world.

The cost of WINE BOOT CAMP® includes all seminars and educational materials, lunch in the vineyard, dinner paired with appropriate wines, extensive wine tasting, a bottle of wine created by the recruit, transportation to all food and wine events, a WINE BOOT CAMP®” cap, and an “I Survived WINE BOOT CAMP®” T-shirt. Enlistment is $395 per person. Raw recruits and wine generals alike may attend WINE BOOT CAMP®. To enlist in WINE BOOT CAMP® contact Major Drady at 707-874-1975 or camp@affairsofthevine.com.

Enlist Today!!!

July 23, 2003 – Russian River Wine Boot Camp®: Acorn Winery & Paradise Ridge

August 6, 2005 – Napa Valley Wine Boot Camp®: Smith-Madrone Vineyard & Terra Valentine

September 17, 2005 – Santa Cruz Mountains Wine Boot Camp®: Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards & Cinnabar

September 24, 2005 - Sonoma County Harvest Wine Boot Camp®: Forth Vineyards & Peterson Winery

For additional information visit www.WineBootCamp.com

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696 Elliott Lane ~ Sebastopol, California 95472

Tel: 707-874-1975 ~ Fax: 707-874-9226 ~ camp@affairsofthevine.com ~ www.affairsofthevine.com