climate action
benefit dinners
Join us to experience an intimate evening of spectacular wines paired with dishes that will match with them perfectly, sharing transformative conversations and forming deep connections with climate leaders and changemakers. This inspirational gathering could be, truly, life-changing.
Your wine dinner ticket will be your donation (minimum $2500) and will build a pool of matching funds for growers and vintners with the greatest financial need to implement impactful sustainability and climate action projects, overseen by the Napa Community Foundation.
Aspirational climate action is essential. This is our future, the future of our children, the future of our community, of our planet, of our individual and collective health and longevity.
Our small group will be, weather permitting, sitting beneath the palms overlooking the estate vineyard taking in the sunset and the stars. If the weather dictates otherwise, we will dine in the Estate home, the Novak’s private family home.
Chef Aaron LeRoi will prepare a five-course vegetarian dinner paired with vintage and large-format wines, including Cristal Louis Roederer Champagne and a Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon from magnum.
Guests will include Jancis Robinson, OBE, MW, founder and Editor in Chief of JancisRobinson.com, Erica Löfving, Chief Sustainability Officer with Vintage Wine Estates, Jay Famiglietti, a senior water scientist, including with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Tod Mostero, Director of Viticulture & Winemaking at Dominus Estate, and Anna Brittain, Executive Director of Napa Green and co-founder of RISE, AND MORE.
Join us at Chimney Rock Winery for a special Wine Benefit Dinner hosted by Winemaker & General Manager Elizabeth Vianna. We’ll be in the barrel room, under the chandeliers, with a jazz quartet in the background.
Chef Gustavo Rios, Executive Chef at Solage, will prepare a sustainable seafood-focused four-course dinner paired with vintage and large-format wines, including Cristal Louis Roederer Champagne and 2013 Omega Point Cabernet Sauvignon (Chimney Rock’s “unicorn wine” – only 2-4 barrels produced).
Guests will include Maryam Ahmed, co-founder of the Diversity in Wine Leadership Forum and owner, Maryam+Company, Mimi Casteel, Vineyard Manager & Winemaker at Hope Well Wine, Ivo Jeramaz, Vice President of Vineyards & Production at Grgich Estate, Kelli White, Director of Education for the Wine Center at Meadowood, Janie Brooks Heuck, Managing Director of Brooks Winery, and Anna Brittain, Executive Director of Napa Green and co-founder of RISE, AND MORE.
Join us at Jean-Charles Boisset’s Wappo Hill home with the man himself, proprietor of Boisset Collection, Jean-Charles Boisset. We’ll look out over the valley and watch the sunset, soaking in this unparalleled wine region from on high.
Chef Roland Passot will prepare a farm-to-table four-course dinner paired with vintage and large-format wines, including Cristal Louis Roederer Champagne, and Jean-Charles’s personal Grand Cru Champagne – JCB GALA, as well as rare and exclusive wines from JCB, Raymond Vineyards and Boisset’s Burgundy wineries.
Guests will include Arnulfo Solorio, Partner and Vice President of Operations at Silverado Farming Company, Dan Petroski, Owner & Winemaker, Massican, Andrea Robinson, MS one of only 26 female Master Sommeliers in the world, Martin Reyes, MW, co-founder of RISE and partner at WineWise, and Anna Brittain, Executive Director of Napa Green and co-founder of RISE, AND MORE.
On our final day of RISE 2025 we were fortunate to have an impactful conversation with @drreneelertzman & @finn.does concerning the mental & emotion cycles of the environmental work we all do. The how and why of what motivates our work is as important as the work itself.
If you missed this beautiful conversation please know that we have professionally recorded all sessions at RISE and will announce how to view them.
We offer a sincere and deeply felt thank you to both of these amazing speakers for joining us today.
In our current climate, RISE has meant more than ever. As we head into our final day today of Climate Action & Regenerative Farming, we want to take a moment to thank our visionary founders, @abrittain & @reyeswine.mw.
Thank you for the countless hours you’ve put in, the bravery to raise your voices, the vision to use your platforms meaningfully and for the beautiful community we’ve built together. Here’s to you! 🥂
We’ll see you all today at RISE Climate & Wine Symposium.
📸: @briana_marie
Incredible keynote from the one and only @realwolfofwine!
Catch him tonight at @statelineroad_smokehouse in Napa!
#wine #hiphop #wineandmusic #winestyle #winewinewine #winelife #winebar #winewriter #winespeak #wineandculture #dei #socialjustice
Who else has loved being greeted by these smiling faces the past week of RISE? 🙋♀️ Thank you @mp_egan39 & @marisataylorwines, you make our days a little brighter with your welcoming energy! ☀️
Thrilled to welcome you all to our Social Justice, Diversity & Inclusion Day! Still two more days to go after this. Be sure to grab your tickets!
Our final three events kick off tomorrow at 1:00pm AFTER the CIA Summit! Come hear from the @realwolfofwine, @nikki_silvestri and many more luminaries as we enter our first afternoon session! Stay for our first RISE Happy Hour & Snacks afterwards.
There are still tickets available at the link in our bio and you can use code RISE10 to join!
See you tomorrow 🥂
Stand out speakers and stand out quotes at RISE Proactive Farming, Soil Health & Diversity Day..
“Nature responds quickly if you let her” - @cainethompson
“25% of the population is enough to create a tipping point for regenerative agriculture.” - @profkimberlynicholas
“It starts with a single step!” - @cainethompson
“We have to connect with the problems we want to solve” - Dr. Jonathan Lundgren
“Farmers are stewards of not just land, but life!” - Dr. Jonathan Lundrgen
📸: @briana_marie
Today was moving. We had many inspiring & stunning moments at RISE. Yet this photo captures the soul of it perfectly. Nature, balance and the deeply riveting beauty in regenerative farming. Thanks for being with us today all for another full house.
THANK YOU to our incredible photographer @briana_marie for capturing this, and seeing our world in the thoughtful, informed and compassionate way that you do.
We are giving away very special prizes this year and we’re excited to congratulate our first winner: @mbvescovi!!
Don’t skip out on the chance to win at the Sponsor Scavenger Hunt today at Proactive Farming, Soil Health & Diversity Day!
Yesterday was a truly electric ⚡️day at RISE with great energy all around. Still 4 more events to go with Proactive Farming & Soil Health starting today!
Don’t miss out! We still have 5 more events for you to join starting with Energy Efficiency & Savings with our Keynote @rayisle tomorrow!
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