MidAtlantic Wine + Food Festival 2015 MAWFF Program Guide | Page 28

WINEMAKERS
AND WINERIES

WINEMAKERS
AND WINERIES

Meet our international and national winemakers, descending upon the MidAtlantic from Argentina,
Australia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, South Africa, Spain, California and Oregon.

Meet our international and national winemakers, descending upon the MidAtlantic from Argentina,
Australia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, South Africa, Spain, California and Oregon.

ERIC STAUFFER, Founder and Winemaker of the [Ee’Z] and Assistant Winemaker at
VGS Chateau Potelle

MARK TARLOV, Founder, Chapter 24 Vineyards

Representing Galvan Wine and [Ee’Z]. He has also recently established his own brand, [Ee’Z],
to produce high quality Zinfandels from a distinguished old-vine vineyard on Howell Mountain
– and is proud to introduce the first vintage, 2013 [Ee’Z] Zinfandel, at this year’s Festival.

Named, in its first vintage of 2012, as one of the Wine & Spirits Magazine’s Wineries of the
Year, Chapter 24 produces 5 distinct cuvees for 3 separate brands including the highest
rated Pinot Noir in America for 2014, The Last Chapter. He is also a successful film producer
and director.

TASTInG nOTES

TASTInG nOTES

Galvan Wine, napa, CA | galvanwine.com

2012 Galvan Sauvignon blanc from Rutherford in Napa, barrel fermented and aged sur lies,
giving it a creamy, elegant mouthfeel.

see Ee’Z
on page 18

2013 Maison L’Envoyé Two Messengers Pinot noir opens with lifted primary red fruits and
notes of five spice on the nose. On the palate, red currant and pomegranate characters are
supported by supple tannins and vibrant acidity through a long, satisfying finish.
2013 Maison L’Envoyé The Attaché Pinot noir is redolent of boysenberry and mineral on
the nose that joins clove, forest floor, cola, subtle black pepper and toasty oak notes.
TASTInG nOTES

CulINARY
SCholARShIpS
The MidAtlantic Wine + Food Festival is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. In addition
to supporting our own mission, we have historically supported the missions of other
organizations with grants. As the Festival has evolved, we have come to recognize an
important charitable opportunity: to forge pathways for culinary students to achieve
their educational goals.
During the 2014 Festival, we learned that many of the students who graduated from
William Penn High School’s culinary program did not go on to either 2- or 4-year culinary
programs because they could not afford the associated expenses. The Festival has set
its sights on meeting some of the financial needs of those students, as well as others in
the MidAtlantic region, through scholarships. We will begin to build these funds starting with the 2015 Festival.
Given the Festival’s natural connection to the future culinary artistry of our region, the Festival’s Board of
Directors and Staff strongly agreed that underwriting culinary scholarships in the MidAtlantic region dovetails
perfectly with the work we do. In the meantime, we will continue partnering with school culinary programs.
In 2014, we invited students from 3 high school culinary programs into Festival
kitchens, and in 2015, we expect to significantly expand our partnerships with a
number of culinary arts programs, including William Penn High School (New Castle, DE)
that enrolls over 400 students annually, and Howard High School (Wilmington, DE).
The Culinary Headquarters of the Festival is situated at William Penn High School’s
state-of-the art teaching facilities, where all visiting chefs prepare their Festival meals.
They work in close collaboration with the students, giving the students valuable
hands-on experience working with world-class chefs. Each visiting chef is paired with one or more students,
who work with and are mentored by that chef for the entire duration of the Festival. Our experience is that some
of these chefs and their high school mentees stay in touch, and in some cases job offers have taken place.
28

Maison L’Envoyé, Willamette, OR | maisonlenvoye.com

Chapter 24 Vineyards, Willamette Valley, OR | chapter24vineyards.com

2012 Chapter 24 Vineyards The Fire Pinot noir is a blend of 4 volcanic vineyards chiefly
located in the southern flank of the Eola Hills with the balance coming from vineyards of
the Dundee Hills. The wine is all vibrancy and spark with notes of high-toned red fruit and a
volcanic minerality that pervades the palate without imparting weight and slowly evaporates
leaving a long finish.
2012 Cha