CellarPass and TasteLive have announced its live streaming broadcast schedule for the 2011 Napa Valley Film Festival. Hosted by Editor-in-Chief Alan Kropf of Mutineer magazine, the one-hour daily broadcasts from marquee Napa Valley Film Festival events will take place on November 10th, 11th and 12th and feature a who’s who in regional winemaking, the culinary arts and special guests. Wine bloggers from around the U.S. will join the shows virtually to taste wines, post comments, and ask questions of guests.

“We’ll be producing five shows in three days,” said Kropf, “so we’ll be running the gauntlet of tight timelines and pushing the threshold of live-stream broadcasting. Along with our scheduled line up, we’ll be inviting talent off the red carpet for spontaneous interviews, and responding to questions posted by our blogger panelists. It’s going to be a bit of a thrill ride that should deliver some sweet surprises.”

Guests wishing to join the conversation can create an account in advance at TasteLive. Visitors traveling to the Napa Valley Film Festival are encouraged to use CellarPass’ industry-leading winery reservation system to book movie-inspired wine tasting itineraries and experiences and enter its sweepstakes to win an exclusive VIP trip to Napa Valley.

Napa Valley Film Festival TasteLive / CellarPass Streaming Broadcast Schedule

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10th 2011

OPENING NIGHT GALA
Robert Mondavi Winery, Oakville
8:00pm to 9:00pm
Go to TasteLive Event Page

Featured Winery & Wines
Robert Mondavi Winery
2009 Fume Blanc Reserve – $40
2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve – $135

Blogger Panelists
Bean Fairbanks, @WineBeerWA
Beau Carufel, @ucbeau
Dennis Atick, @decaturwinedude
Dezel Quillen, @myvinespot
Grace Hoffman, @cellarmistress
Lain Bradford, @winereview
Matthew Horbund, @mmwine
Megan Kenney, @sonadora
Thea Dwelle, @winebratsf
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CellarPass, the leading online destination to explore, book and share wine country experiences has announced that it is partnering with TasteLive.com, the world’s premier online wine tasting community and social network, to produce live streaming broadcasts from the inaugural Napa Valley Film Festival on November 9th through the 13th.

“CellarPass and TasteLive have a complementary relationship in reaching new audiences and engaging them in conversation,” said Sarah Elliman of CellarPass. “CellarPass brings people to wine country, while TasteLive exports wine country virtually. So while CellarPass is making it easy for visitors to book their Napa Valley Film Festival experiences, TasteLive’s platform will promote the valley and festival to wine and film lovers across the country.”

Hosted by Mutineer Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Alan Kropf, the one-hour daily broadcasts from marquee Napa Valley Film Festival events will feature a who’s who in regional winemaking and culinary arts. Wine bloggers from around the United States will join the shows virtually to taste wines, post comments, and ask questions. TasteLive’s fully independent platform, which is integrated with Twitter, Facebook and other Social Media sites to provide extended “reach” across multiple networks, will push the content to the bloggers’ combined followers numbering in the tens-of-thousands.

Mutineer Magazine is proud to be a marketing sponsor for the inaugural Napa Valley Film Festival. For more information on the Napa Valley Film Festival, visit their website.

Do you live in the Bay Area? Do you ski or snowboard? Do you like wine? Then you’re in luck.

SnowBomb and CellarPass have teamed up to combine all three into one awesome trip that takes you through the heart of Calaveras County wine country and to California’s seventh largest ski area, Bear Valley Mountain. After a comfortable ride on a chartered luxury bus, spend the day skiing or snowboarding before wrapping up the day with a Calaveras County wine tasting led by the wine-makers themselves. From there, hop back on that comfortable chartered luxury bus and head back towards home. Too easy and a perfect way to spend the day.

Confirmed wineries:

And more to come.

21+ only. For more information, pricing, and to purchase tickets, visit the CellarPass website.

Beverage Publication Mutineer Magazine announces partnership with innovative online wine reservation system, CellarPass, to promote Calaveras wineries.

12.02.2010 – The Mutineers are at it again! Mutineer Magazine Editor in Chief Alan Kropf has been vigorously working to create buzz about Calaveras County since he made Murphys the Mutineer Magazine HQ in late September of this year. Mutineer Magazine has not only launched a marketing campaign with the Calaveras Visitors Bureau which includes several wineries, restaurants, lodging properties, and outdoor recreation venues; but they have just recently entered into an exclusive partnership with CellarPass on behalf of promoting Calaveras wine and tourism. Continue Reading »

A new website CellarPass is looking to make it easier to visit wine country with its new online winery reservation system. The system has a lot of depth and offers information about wineries in regions in California, Oregon, Washington, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and more. There is also information on winery events, and while this site is just getting rolling, I’m excited about its potential to help people build their own itineraries for winery trips and can’t wait to see how it develops. Continue Reading »