DAY ONE

Thursday, October 19, 2006
• EVENING

6:30 pm* - 10:00 pm
Grand Tastings. The California Wine Experience in San Francisco begins with the "Grand Tastings." This is the first of two nights to taste wine from more than 175 prestigious wineries from California, Oregon and Washington. All the wineries participating have been carefully selected for excellence by the Wine Spectator board of senior editors. All the wines are top-scoring as rated by Wine Spectator. Owners and winemakers will be on hand to showcase one of their wines. This promises to be an evening to remember—strolling through the rows of wineries and sampling wine from great winemakers. Click here for a list of participating wineries.

*6:30-7:30 is a private tasting for Complete Package registrants and other people in their party for whom they have purchased tickets. 7:30 is the admission time for people who are not coming to the entire weekend and have purchased Grand Tasting tickets only.

DAY TWO

Friday, October 20, 2006
• MORNING

Part I 9:00 am - 9:15 am
Welcome and Preview of the 2006 California Wine Experience in San Francisco, Marvin R. Shanken, Editor & Publisher, Wine Spectator, New York City.

Part II 9:15 am - 10:15 am
Pinot Noir Tasting. A tasting of 10 Pinot Noir wines from Burgundy, California, Oregon and New Zealand to compare regional styles. These are all high-scoring, in- demand wines, shaped by winemakers with their own vision of what they want to create. Wine Spectator senior editors James Laube and Bruce Sanderson with Harvey Steiman, editor at large, will be onstage to talk about the wines as we taste them together.

Part III 10:15 am - 10:45 am
Secrets of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Matt Kramer, contributing editor, Wine Spectator, probes the small-production, high-impact wines of Santa Cruz Mountain. Kramer presents examples of what he declares is the "absolute uniqueness" of Santa Cruz Mountain Cabernet, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Part IV 10:45 am - 12:15 pm
"The Four Chefs" Tasting. Back for a "threepeat," the "Four Chefs" present a wine and food pairing led by Thomas Matthews, executive editor, Wine Spectator. Each will present a signature dish matched with accompanying wines. These renowned chefs are Mario Batali, Babbo, New York; Emeril Lagasse, Emeril's, New Orleans; Wolfgang Puck, Spago, Los Angeles and Charlie Trotter, Charlie Trotter's, Chicago.

• LUNCHEON 12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
A Taste of Italy Lunch. A delicious luncheon created by an Italian guest chef who has designed a menu to highlight a variety of interesting, high-scoring wines from the great wine growing regions of Italy. You will have an opportunity to taste and compare these wines in an informal setting.

• AFTERNOON
Part V 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Napa Valley Cabernet Tasting. James Laube, senior editor, Wine Spectator, moderates a tasting of 10 top-scoring hard to get wines from ten California "cult" wineries. The winemakers and/or owners will be onstage to taste and comment as the audience tastes each wine. The wines are:

1. Araujo Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Eisele Vineyard 2002
2. Colgin Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley IX Estate 2003
3. Robert Foley Claret Napa Valley 2003
4. Gemstone Yountville 2002
5. Harlan Estate Napa Valley 2003
6. Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Stagecoach Vineyard 2003
7. Merus Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2003
8. Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard 2003
9. Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2002
10. Sloan Rutherford 2001

• EVENING
6:30 pm* - 10:00 pm
Grand Tastings. Enjoy your second opportunity to taste the wines and meet the owners and winemakers from more than 175 great wineries from California, Oregon and Washington. The same wines are poured each evening giving you the opportunity to taste all the wines offered. Click here for a list of participating wineries.

DAY THREE

Saturday, October 21, 2006
• MORNING

Part I 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Wine Spectator's Top Ten Tasting. A tasting of the 2005 Top Ten wines as selected by the Wine Spectator board of editors and published in the December 31, 2005 issue—an annual highlight. The wines are:

1. Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley 2002
2. Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2003
3. Rosenblum Zinfandel Rockpile Rockpile Road Vineyard 2003
4. Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Puente Alto Don Melchor 2001
5. Sette Ponti Toscana Oreno 2003
6. Alban Syrah Edna Valley Reva 2003
7. Lewis Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2002
8. Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Poggio all'Oro Riserva 1999
9. Staglin Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford 20th Anniversary 2002
10. Château d'Yquem Sauternes 2001

Each winery owner or winemaker will be onstage commenting on his wine and giving his perspective as we taste. The tasting will be led by James Suckling, senior editor, European bureau chief, Wine Spectator and James Molesworth, senior editor, Wine Spectator.

Part II 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Drouhin Tasting. A tasting of 10 wines from Maison Joseph Drouhin presented by legendary Burgundy vintner Robert Drouhin. Wines to be tasted include four vintages of Joseph Drouhin Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche and six vintages of Joseph Drouhin Beaune Clos des Mouches going back to 1976. Bruce Sanderson, senior editor, tasting director, Wine Spectator, leads the tasting.

Part III 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
Spanish Tasting. A tasting of 10 wines from the superstars of Spain. The wines selected are all top-rated wines (93+ points) from exciting Spanish wineries. Some of the producers will be onstage to lend their viewpoint to the discussion. Wine Spectator's executive editor Thomas Matthews leads the tasting.

• LUNCHEON 12:45 pm - 4:00 pm
A Tour of San Francisco Lunch. Part of what makes San Francisco a worldwide popular destination, is its great restaurants. Wine Spectator has invited chefs from some of these renowned restaurants to have a station at our San Francisco lunch and offer a dish from their restaurant. All the participating restaurants are part of our Restaurant Award program. You will have the opportunity to walk around and sample as you wish. We plan lots of local color to bring San Francisco flavor into the room. Match your food with wines stationed throughout the room. It's our tribute to this great city where the Wine Experience began.

Participating restaurants include:

Ana Mandara Bacar Boulevard Delfina Fifth Floor

Fleur de Lys Julia's Kitchen Kokkari La Toque Masa's

Michael Mina Restaurant Gary Danko The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton Viognier Yabbies Coastal Kitchen

• EVENING "GRAND AWARD" BANQUET
The "Grand Award" Banquet, crowning event of the weekend, is a lavish black-tie evening with special wines, great food and star entertainment. It is the culmination of a weekend filled with new wine experiences and new wine friends.

6:30 pm Champagne Reception

7:30 pm The Annual "Grand Award" Banquet.
Highlighting the evening: This year's entertainment is a tribute to the Beatles by Classical Mystery Tour, a group that performs all over the world as the Beatles. They will be backed by the 57 piece Santa Clara Symphony. Listen and dance to all the Beatles songs that you still love and remember sung as the Beatles did in their glory days.

Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco, earns our 2006 Distinguised Service Award for his passion and advocacy for wine exemplified by his multi-faceted relationship with PlumpJack - producer, retailer and restaurateur.

Wine Spectator will be honoring all its past "Grand Award" winning restaurants recognized for having the greatest wine lists in the world. The awards to the new 2006 winners will be presented.

Wine Spectator will be presenting the award to the producer of the Number One wine from its Top 100, as announced in the December 31, 2005 issue — Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley 2002

Important Notice: The California Wine Experience is sponsored by the Wine Spectator Scholarship Foundation, which underwrites scholarships and grants to students pursuing careers in the wine industry. Attendance is tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. Event sponsor reserves the right to refuse admission to any applicant. Must be 21 to attend.

Cancellation Policy:Cancellation Policy: COMPLETE PACKAGE—A full refund is available until June 30, 2006. After that date, until September 16, there is a $500 per person cancellation fee. After September 16 there are no refunds. Registrations may be transferred to another person at any time. Banquet tickets and Grand Tasting tickets—Fully refundable until October 2. After that date, there are no refunds for any tickets. Registrations and tickets may be transferred to another person at any time.

For questions, e-mail: events@mshanken.com