The 4 days of Vintage Albuquerque 2007 will extend from Wednesday, June 20th through Saturday, June 23rd. Wednesday’s opening night gala at Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro in Albuquerque’s Nob Hill will feature Spottswoode wines at a dinner for 100 hosted by Honorary Chair Beth Novak Milliken. Guest chef for the evening will be Cindy Pawlcyn, owner & executive chef at Napa’s Mustard’s Grill.

Eight winemaker dinners will be held on Thursday, June 21st. Participating restaurants and wineries: Ambrozia/Ch. Potelle; Artichoke Café/Londer Vineyards & Handley Cellars; Brasserie La Provence/Wines of Southern France; Gruet Steakhouse/Pine Ridge; Marcello’s Chophouse/Penfolds; Prairie Star/Wines of Spain- Ray Vigil; Savoy/Champagne Taittinger & Roda; Seasons Rotisserie/Hess Collection; Vivace/Casa Rondeña; Yanni’s/Rodney Strong. The Grand Tasting for some 800 attendees on Friday featuring 25 restaurants and a like number of wineries will be held at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, 800 Rio Grande Blvd. NW.

Vintage Albuquerque activities will culminate on Saturday, June 23rd with a winetasting, silent auction, live auction and dinner for 450 on the grounds of the award-winning Prairie Star Restaurant in Bernalillo, a few miles north of Albuquerque. The ambiance created by early summer weather and the majestic Sandia Mountains in the distance is truly something to behold.