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Clement Palo Alto Offers Guests Unique ‘Wine and Wheels’ Wine Tasting Experience Package Featuring Exotic Cars, Wines and Gourmet Food

The Clement Palo Alto teams up with Woodside Vineyards and its Auto Vino venue for a unique “wine and wheels” wine tasting experience.

Palo Alto, CA, March 14, 2017 — The Clement Palo Alto teams up with Woodside Vineyards and its Auto Vino venue for a unique “wine and wheels” wine tasting experience.

Located only 5 miles from the hotel in Menlo Park, Auto Vino and Woodside Vineyards share the same location to produce a unique destination in the Bay Area for both car enthusiasts and wine lovers.

Auto Vino is a storage facility for exotic cars and fine wines. It’s a clean and friendly place to experience some the world’s best designed and engineered automobiles while enjoying a glass of Woodside wine.

Woodside Vineyards is one of the oldest California wineries and one of the first to pioneer the “boutique winery” movement in the state. The variety of wines are produced from locally grown grapes in Woodside and Portola Valley. Some of the vineyards managed and harvested are from vines over 100 years old.

The car and wine experience includes:

>Wine tastings for two (4-5 wines)

>Lunch with a choice of wood-fired brick oven Neapolitan pizza or half-pound gourmet cheeseburger

>Tours of the Auto Vino’s exotic car showroom and the Woodside Vineyards’ barrel room.

Times: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday between noon and 4 p.m. (by appointment only).

Cost: $75 for two guests.

Our Concierge can assist you in customizing your experience. We are also happy to arrange transportation of your choice for your convenience for an extra fee. We have options ranging from a Town Car, Stretch Limo, Passenger Van or SUV or a Stretch SUV Limo.

Please call one of our staff member at (650) 322-7111 to book this special package.

About The Clement Palo Alto

The Clement Palo Alto opened its doors March 2016 and is one of the most innovative, personalized and unique luxury hotels in the country.

With 23 spacious and richly appointed one-bedroom suites, The Clement Palo Alto sets a new standard for personalized luxury accommodations in a contemporary residential-style atmosphere.

While unparalleled service is key to any great luxury hotel, The Clement Palo Alto takes its impeccable service to another level with an all-inclusive concept, including personalized concierge services, breakfast, lunch and dinner in an on-premise location of the guest’s choice. All wine, beer and cocktails, in-room mini-refrigerator (stocked with the guest’s favorites), and fully-stocked Guest Pantry available around the clock, are just a few of the amenities included in this all-inclusive experience.

In fact, The Clement Palo Alto is more than all-inclusive, it is all-exclusive, catering exclusively to the guest’s personal tastes and desires.

The Clement Palo Alto is ideally located across from Stanford University and next to downtown Palo Alto, with its award-winning restaurants, world-class shopping and upscale spas. It is just 45 minutes south of San Francisco and only 30 minutes north of San Jose, not only making it convenient, but easily accessible to the world-famous sights and myriad activities of both cities.

Overall, The Clement Palo Alto offers a unique, one-of-a-kind 6-star experience in the heart of Silicon Valley with unparalleled personal service, all-inclusive luxury and privacy in a warm, inviting and luxurious residential environment.

The Clement Hotel

711 El Camino Real

Palo Alto, California 94301

650.322.7111

www.theclementpaloalto.com

About Woodside Vineyards & Auto Vino

Located in the hills above the San Francisco Bay, Woodside Vineyards has been family owned since its founding in 1963. They are credited for being one the first wineries to pioneer the “boutique winery” movement in California, as well as being the oldest winery in San Mateo County. Some of their vines are over a century old. In fact, their premium Cabernet wines come from the legendary La Questa vines first planted by E.H. Rixford in 1884.

Their focus is crafting small-production vineyards located in the Santa Cruz Mountains Appellation growing region.

Woodside’s founder, Bob Mullen began producing wine from little more than one acre of grapes at the original Winery on Kings Mountain Road, in 1960. Three years later the winery became bonded, or licensed, to sell Bob’s creations. Woodside has grown to manage, harvest and produce wines from over 47 acres throughout the Woodside community.

Auto Vino is an exclusive event venue featuring dozens of rare and exotic cars from the past and present covering over 20,000 square feet. The space can hold up to 150 guests and offers wine tastings and onsite gourmet catered food featuring a wood-fired pizza oven with options to build your own menu.

Woodside Vineyards

205 Constitution Drive

Menlo Park, CA 94025

Call (650) 851-3144

http://www.woodsidevineyards.com/

Contact:

Marci Bracco Cain

Chatterbox PR

Salinas, CA 93901

(831) 747-7455

http://www.theclementpaloalto.com

Hey Wine Lovers! Twisted Roots Launches National Drink Wine Day Pinterest Contest

Twisted Roots Carmel Valley Tasting Room at Lyons Head Gallery, 12 Delfino Place in the heart of the valley is open Friday through Sunday12:00 p.m.–5 p.m.).

Carmel Valley, CA, February 03, 2015 — Twisted Roots Carmel Valley Tasting Room at Lyons Head Gallery, 12 Delfino Place in the heart of the valley is open Friday through Sunday12:00 p.m.–5 p.m.).  The tasting room pours  wines created from estate grapes on vines first planted in Lodi in 1918.  Did you know the winery’s name came from a twisted root that the family dug up from the vineyard?

Twisted Roots Launches its inaugural Pinterest contest.  Hey wine lovers! February 18th is National Drink Wine Day and we are celebrating by spreading the love and health benefits of wine! From the beauty of the vineyards to hilarious wine jokes, Pinterest is bursting with fun content for wine lovers. Share your favorite images, quotes and jokes and enter to win in our latest Pin-It-To-Win-It Contest!

To enter the contest simply:

Pin It To Win It!

* February 18th is National Drink Wine Day and we are celebrating by spreading the love and health benefits of wine! From the beauty of the vineyards to hilarious wine jokes, Pinterest is bursting with fun content for wine lovers.
* https://www.pinterest.com/TRWine/
* Create A Board Titled: Twisted Roots Love Wine!
* Add a minimum of 5 pictures

of your favorite wine images, quotes and jokes with the hashtag #TwistedRootsLovesWine and #TwistedRootsWinery

* Email a link of your board to: marci@chatterboxpublicrelations.com
* One lucky winner will win a $50 Visa Gift Card and three people will receive a complimentary tasting for two to our Carmel Tasting Room!
* Enter to win between February 1st and February 28th. Winner announced on March 5th.
Certified Green Growers:

At Twisted Roots, we believe in letting the grapes speak for themselves.  Partner Josh Ruiz, representing partners Ross Schmiedt and Mike Hodge, stated that, “We feel that our work in the vineyard is the genesis for the flavor and overall complexity of our wines.  As Lodi Certified Green Growers we follow sustainable farming practices throughout the entire winemaking process.”

The certification of Twisted Roots as a green grower includes two components: The Lodi Rules practice standards, and a Pesticide Environmental Assessment System that measures the impact of all organic and synthetic pesticides used during the year. The vineyard is audited annually by a third party to verify farming practices, and may not exceed a maximum number of points calculated using the system.

Among the Certified Sustainable Practices are the following:
Integrated Pest Management: Twisted Roots limits crop protection to only essential measures, and creates and maintains a habitat for natural enemies of certain pests. For example, the family plants specific types of grasses in its “1918” Old Vine Zinfandel vineyard to help attract beneficial insects.

Air Quality Control: Twisted Roots plants cover crops of native grasses in and around its vineyards to minimize dust, and limits tractor usage to reduce air pollution and conserve energy.

Land Stewardship: The family integrates the management of the vineyards with the ecosystem by providing riparian zones, maintaining vernal pools, protecting wildlife habitat, and installing nesting boxes for birds and bats. To combat a growing problem of coyotes chewing up irrigation pipes, workers began leaving buckets of water for the coyotes. Now the coyotes eat the rodents, leaving the irrigation alone.

Water Management: Vineyard workers constantly monitor soil moisture and measure the vines’ water needs. They regulate waterusage through careful irrigation scheduling, and constantly maintain and service irrigationsystems to ensure maximum efficiency.

Soil Health: Believing that healthy soil leads to great wines, Twisted Roots adds organic matter by planting cover crops and by utilizing compost. Experts control fertilizer and irrigation to maximize nutrition in the soil, which results in higher quality, more concentrated fruit. Each year analysts run soil and plant tissue tests to determine the needs of the vineyard.

Human Resources: People are the foundation of great sustainably grown wines. Twisted Roots workers receive comprehensive training and development that enables them to perform their jobs safely and maximize their ability for year-round employment.

The Twisted Roots family creates a sustainable vision for the farm that provides the foundation for sustainable winegrowing. This philosophy helps ensure the long-term health, biodiversity and productivity of the farm and the surrounding ecosystem. All of the Twisted Roots’ farming practices can be evaluated to determine whether they move the vineyard toward or away from this vision.

In the end, sustainability keeps the Twisted Roots’ family close to its land, and helps ensure that future generations will get to enjoy that land and all of its bounty.
Twisted Roots Philanthropy:

For every bottle sold, Twisted Roots donates a portion of the proceeds to the ALS Foundation for research into ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Our partner and creator of the Twisted Roots brand is afflicted with ALS.  Additionally, Twisted Roots donates money to MEarth and its Hilton Bialek Habitat at Carmel Middle School. As Josh said, “Twisted Roots wants to make good quality wine and give back to their communities.”

Where to Purchase and Taste Wines:

Both Café Rustica, Mission Ranch and Tarpy’s Roadhouse serve Twisted Roots wines. And, of course, you can have a full tasting right in Carmel Valley (831-594-8282) or in Lodi by appointment (916-300-2416).

12 Del Fino Place
Carmel Valley, Ca 93924
info@twistedrootsvineyard.com
Tel: 831-594-8282

Twisted Roots Story:
Centered in the heart of the Lodi Appellation, Twisted Roots Vineyard is the work of three generations of family members dedicated to the practice of growing great wine grapes by following sustainable growing practices. While our vineyard was established in 1918, it wasn’t until recently that we began producing our own wines.

The Twisted Roots Vineyard label started with a Petite Sirah in 2005 by Ross, after experimenting in the basement of the original farmhouse. In 2009, we began commercial production and expanded our offerings to include other varietals grown on the estate.

Winemaking was moved subsequently from the old farmhouse to our partners at Estate Crush.  Petite Sirah continues to be our flagship wine; we also offer Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Old Vine Zinfandel.

Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox
Carmel, CA 93923
831-747-7455
http://www.twistedrootsvineyard.com