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Gardens in the VineyardsPremier Napa Valley Garden TourFriday, May 17, 2019, 4:00 pm

All proceeds from Gardens in the Vineyards benefit Music in the Vineyards, the Napa Valley Chamber Music Festival celebrating its 25th Anniversary, July 31 – August 25, 2019.

Enchanting, inviting, memorable...Experience elegant seated tastings of world-class Sparkling Wines and Pinot Noir

Drink in spectacular vineyard views from your table on the terrace

Indulge in artisan cheeses and caviar to enhance your wine tasting

Take a behind-the-scenes Sparkling Wine tour

Reserve your tasting experience today

Savor Summer at the Chateau!

10:00am to 5:30pm daily | Reservations required | 21 and over 800-716-2788 ext 150 | www.domainecarneros.com/visitus

1240 Duhig Road, Napa (o� Hwy 12/121) 4 miles west of Napa, 5 miles east of Sonoma

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Welcome to Gardens in the Vineyards — an exclusive, guided presentation of four stunning gardens in the Napa Valley in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Music in the Vineyards. We are delighted to share an insider’s view of some of our region’s most exquisite gardens when plants will be at their peak thanks to the bountiful rain and spring sunshine. Music in the Vineyards has been part of the Napa community since 1995, and by attending today’s tour you are supporting our intimate chamber music series and our expanded outreach program.

In 2018 we launched our String Quartet Apprenticeship Program, a three-week, full-scholarship residential program designed to identify and nurture an emerging ensemble and to further Music in the Vineyards’ commitment to community engagement. This year’s winner, selected by nation-wide competitive video audition, is Indiana University based Second Street Quartet. The quartet will undergo a week of intensive coaching and collaboration with Music in the Vineyards festival artists leading to a full schedule of live, interactive, free performances in retirement communities, Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs, NVYSO Music Camp, and unconventional venues such as movie theaters, art galleries and wine bars.

Our aim of increasing accessibility to live chamber music in the valley cannot be achieved without the support of our loyal patrons and generous donors. This evening’s event will feature a Fund A Need where you will have the opportunity to support this summer’s outreach program featuring the Second Street Quartet. Thank you in advance for your generous support and we look forward to celebrating with you during our 25th Anniversary season this summer!

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Silent Auction LotsFollowing the garden tour, return to Robert Mondavi for a twilight reception and silent auction featuring exclusive, garden-inspired experiences. Two of these premier lots are highlighted below:

Garden Delights with Molly ChappelletPrivate Tour & Luncheon for Eight Guests

Join Molly Chappellet for a guided walking tour of her private garden, followed by a delightful luncheon featuring wines of Chappellet Winery. Wander among the boulders, vines, and a vibrant tapestry of shrubs, perennials, and flowers while you take in the view from atop Pritchard Hill and Lake Hennessey. Molly and her husband Donn co-founded Chappellet Winery in 1967, and along with the help of their six children, continue to produce world-class wines. Molly has authored five books including A Vineyard Garden, winner of the prestigious James Beard Award. When not photographing or creating massive land sculptures, Molly writes and speaks about wine, design, and gardening.

Details: Date: Saturday, June 22, 2019

Donated by Molly Chappellet

Botanicals & The CityPrivate Tour of The Berkeley Botanical Garden, The Berkeley City Club & Lunch at Julia’s Restaurant

Join Jackie Jackson, Music in the Vineyards’ supporter, for a docent-led “Plants of the World” tour at the UC Botanical Garden in Berkeley. Established in 1890, the 34-acre garden is one of the most diverse landscapes in the world, with over 10,000 types of plants including many rare and endangered species. Explore the garden’s incredible diversity of plants from six continents, including environments as diverse as deserts, tropical forests, redwood forests, and wetlands. Following the garden tour, head over to The Berkeley City Club for an architectural tour of this historic building. Built in 1927 to honor the need for a women’s activity center, The Berkeley, also known as the “Little Castle,” was designed by Julia Morgan, who also designed Hearst Castle, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Enjoy lunch on site at the famed Julia’s Restaurant, serving up delicious French dishes using Bay Area ingredients.

Details: Valid for eight peopleDate: Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Donated by Jackie Jackson

Auction Rules: Lots/items cannot be returned, exchanged, resold, or re-auctioned.

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Traditional English-Style & Edible GardenGarden Owners: Carolyn & Alex Mehran, Walnut Drive, OakvilleLandscape Architects: Robert Royston, Roger Warner

‘Nonesuch Place’ as we affectionately call our home, is our favorite place to relax on weekends. The garden has been created over many years and by many hands. When the property was first acquired, commercial landscape designer Robert Royston was brought in to create the “bones” of the seven acres. Some of his legacy work includes many of the boxwood, laurel, privet hedges, and trees around the property. In 2000, we partnered with local landscape designer Roger Warner to develop the garden into what it is today, including an English-style border around the golf hole, hosting Carolyn’s favorite yellow, white, and apricot-colored roses. We recently re-engaged with Roger for new plantings around the garden. Aside from these professional projects, I have been an amateur gardener on my own selecting plants I love and beautifying new areas with roses, peonies, clematis, camellias, fruit trees, and my true passion — the vegetable garden. I enjoy living, using and photographing the bounty that I grow in my garden. I have been known to personally can over 350 jars of jam from fruit trees during the summer months.Our home and garden are not ‘perfect’ but it’s our sanctuary, and it brings us great joy.

—Carolyn Mehran

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Villa Insteda — A Bountiful Rose Garden at its PeakGarden Owner: Chotsie Blank, Conn Creek Road, RutherfordLandscape Architects & Designer: Thomas Church, Roger Warner, Chotsie Blank

Chotsie’s garden is built around a lovely Victorian home. The spectacular trees on the property that provide the bones for the gardens were planted by Thomas Church long before the Blanks bought the property over thirty years ago. Chotsie’s notable rose garden was completely redesigned in 2010. It is a raised garden, quite dramatic and architectural, with twenty-four pale green metal pillars covered with climbers and flowering vines on cables which go from pillar to pillar, creating garlands of roses. Very fragrant Cressida and Polka roses are among her favorites that bloom in May. The garden features a large square fountain and a living room, where Chotsie loves to read and have a glass of wine with friends. Hornbeams at the entrance by a reflecting pond are carried through on the sides. Along with designing the pillars, her late husband, Allan, installed a subtle wall of four polished mirrored stainless panels that reflect the garden. Other large metal sculptures created by Allan are also sited on the property. A thriving herb garden, fruit trees, and a boutique vineyard yield delights for family and friends.

—The Garden Conservancy

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The Kelly Garden Garden Owner: Diane Chapman, Zinfandel Lane, St. HelenaLandscape Architect: Roger Warner

Of all the people I have had the good fortune to have known, Matthew Kelly was the most dynamic and stylish man-about-town I ever met. He maintained an international circle of friends which included royalty and the highest in the land. His wife, Diane, is a high priestess of interior design and a member of San Francisco's social elite. Their St. Helena refuge was referred to as the Bungalow, a hidden retreat where Matthew and Diane entertained Kirk Douglas, Lord Hescott, and the crème de la crème. The design of the garden was a collaboration between Diane and me, although I wonder if I wasn't channeling the French and English kings of my ancestry. Probably not, as it was Diane's experience and design genius that carried the day. The garden might be called an essay in green, a California salute to the formality of a European garden under blazing blue skies. As one leaves the parlor and enters the loggia, an unexpected vista presents itself, belying the true size of the garden. Clipped privet hedges, great masses of Iceberg roses, boxwood, and bouquets of white impatiens greet new arrivals before they settle down to enjoy Diane’s wit, humor, and hospitality.

—Roger Warner

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A Succulent OasisGarden Owners: Walter Nirenberg & Dory Culver, Adams Street, St. HelenaLandscape Architect: Jonathan Plant

This small urban garden was created on an historical lot that was reconstituted with the original parcel. The challenge was to use the remnants of an old orchard, solve a drainage issue, and create a drought tolerant and inviting stroll garden. This plant enthusiast’s garden was inspired by Ruth Bancroft’s succulent garden in Walnut Creek, California. Her Garden Conservancy garden was based on the concept of plants defining the spaces rather than the circulation defining the garden. The careful use of scale, proportion and focused views are essential elements of this garden.

—Jonathan Plant

A plant list will be available at the property or can be downloaded as a pdf from our website: musicinthevineyards.org/gitv/gardens.

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For Your Inspiration Plant Names – Garden Notes

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2019 Gardens in the VineyardsChair and Garden SelectionBarbara Niemann

HomeownersChotsie BlankDiane ChapmanCarolyn & Alex MehranWalter Nirenberg & Dory Culver

Garden DocentsHelen Dake Carol GlaserBillie HewittDonna HindsKimberlee JeanesSuzy McGrathBarbara Vassar VietsDeb Wright

Party HostRobert Mondavi Winery

Sparkling Wine DonorDomaine Carneros

Event CoordinatorAnna Leigon

Tour GuideKrystal Rothwell, Editor

Public RelationsNatasha Biasell, Ivy Public Relations

Graphic DesignKristen Throop, Combustion Creative

Special AcknowledgementsBrotemarkle, Davis & Co., LLPCAMALEO Web IntelligenceMolly Chappellet Eileen Crane

Domaine CarnerosThe Garden ConservancyKaila InmanISU Sander Jacobs Cassayre Insurance

ServicesJackie JacksonMike Murnin, Performance Printing CenterAlicia Slaugh, Pure Luxury TransportationNick Estefan, Robert Mondavi WineryCarl Thorsen

Music in the VineyardsBOARD OF DIRECTORS Deborah Tonella, PresidentJohn Moynier, Vice PresidentMary Graves, SecretaryMarian Berg, TreasurerAnne EvansEileen CraneSusan DupreyDiane FlyrViolet GrgichLaurie Hurley MacKenzieBill LeigonJoanna MillerBarbara NiemannGary ShapiroMichael SteinbergClay TimonEve-Anne Wilkes

STAFFDaria Adams, Co-Artistic DirectorMichael Adams, Co-Artistic DirectorEvie Ayers, Executive DirectorNatasha Biasell, PR ManagerKrystal Rothwell, Office ManagerAnna Leigon, Fundraising and Events Manager

A special thanks for the home illustrations beautifully done by local artist Dennis R. Smith.Our apologies to anyone we may have omitted.

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Wed Jul 31 The Walt Disney Family Museum 7:30 pmFri Aug 2 Merryvale Vineyards 7:30 pmSat Aug 3 Napa Valley College 2:00 pmSat Aug 3 Frog’s Leap Winery 7:30 pmSun Aug 4 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 5:00 pmWed Aug 7 Domaine Carneros 7:30 pmFri Aug 9 Robert Mondavi Winery 7:30 pmSun Aug 11 Chimney Rock Winery 5:00 pmWed Aug 14 Markham Vineyards 7:30 pm

Fri Aug 16 Silverado Vineyards 7:30 pm

Sat Aug 17 Silverado Vineyards 5:00 pmSun Aug 18 Silverado Vineyards 5:00 pmWed Aug 21 Hudson House, Beringer Vineyards 7:30 pmFri Aug 23 The Hess Collection 7:30 pmSat Aug 24 Clos Pegase 7:30 pmSun Aug 25 Inglenook 5:00 pm

Special Events

Sat Aug 10 Bravissimo! 25th Anniversary Gala, Charles Krug Winery 5:00 pmSun Aug 25 25th Birthday Party, Tre Posti 7:30 pm

Tickets and information at musicinthevineyards.orgTel: 707.258.5559 | Fax: 707.258.5566 | info@musicinthevineyards.org musicinthevineyards.org | P.O. Box 6297, Napa, CA 94581

All concerts take place indoors at beautiful vineyard settings with a complimentary wine tasting at intermission.

Napa Valley Chamber Music Festival25th Anniversary Season July 31 – August 25, 2019

Join us for an evening of virtuoso performances, haute cuisine, stellar wines, and an exciting live auction.

Saturday, August 10, 5:00 pm Charles Krug Winery 2800 Main Street, St. Helena charleskrug.com

Tickets $275 Available at: musicinthevineyards.org

Tel: 707.258.5559 Fax: 707.258.5566 info@musicinthevineyards.org PO Box 6297, Napa, CA 94581

The celebration begins under the oaks at Charles Krug Winery Estate, where you will enjoy sparkling wine and hors d’oeuvres while being serenaded by this year’s Apprentice String Quartet, the Second Street Quartet.

Enter the grand and historic Carriage House to hear a gala concert by festival musicians guaranteed to earn Bravissimos.

A three-course dinner with music by the Hot Club of San Francisco and a live auction follows, rounded off by dancing in the moonlight and toasting the next twenty-five years of Music in the Vineyards.

Bravissimo!Music in the Vineyards 25th Anniversary Gala celebrating the virtuosos in our midst.