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ZAP’s 19th Annual Zinfandel Festival
January 28 – 30, 2010
"Zin in Paradise" reflects our enthusiasm for America’s Heritage Wine–Zinfandel. It’s about the excitement we feel when we discover a Zinfandel new to us or taste a barrel sample from the latest vintage of one of our favorite wineries. "Zin in Paradise" also reflects the personalities of Zinfandel–bold and celebratory, independent and unpretentious, refined and elegant, versatile and diverse. Zinfandel’s true nature is sure to reveal itself to you during the three days of Zinfandel events.
Zin in Paradise Raffle
Win a Trip for 4 to Maui!
• Amazing Accommodations
• Outdoor Adventures
• Special Experiences
• and much more!
Check out the exciting details of what is included in the raffle and where you can purchase tickets.
Click here.
New This Year!
•Four events in three days
•Celebrity Chef Beverly Gannon headlines Festival
•Flights! has a new date, location and format with lower pricing
•Evening with the Winemakers returns to The Mark Hopkins
…and just for ZAP Members…
Your membership continues to allow you early entrance into the Grand Zinfandel Tasting on Saturday—an extra hour of tasting pleasure! Plus you receive offers exclusively for ZAP members throughout the year.
Lodi Pre-Festival Events!
Exciting new Winemaker Dinner added – Wednesday, January 27.
Plus two hotel Wine Hours added January 25 – 27.
More information.
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Featuring Celebrity Chef
Beverly Gannon
One of the Founders of HAWAI’I Regional Cuisine
Chef Gannon is one of the proprietor of Maui’s world famous Hali`imaile General Store. The accomplished chef and cookbook author is probably the most well-known chef in Hawaii. Chef Beverly has won accolades and awards from magazines and organizations not only across Hawaii but internationally as well. She was a James Beard nominee for Best Chef in 2004 and has been voted “Best Chef in Hawaii” numerous times. She is also the Consulting Chef for Hawaiian Airlines. A world traveler with a keen palate and a genius with ingredient combination, Chef Gannon will surely entertain you with the warmth of aloha that Chef Beverly has embraced throughout her career.
Voted 2009 Best Chef by The Maui News
"Just like the late, great Julia Child—Beverly Gannon is a masterful chef who has risen like cream to the top of a male-dominated industry. In her younger years, Beverly graduated from Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in Europe—same as Julia.
These days she excels at anything from appearing on national TV programs to penning a new cookbook to catering a party for 5,000 people…"
The Maui News, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009 – Page S11
Chef Gannon in her own words
“I’m a big fan of California Zinfandel and look forward to being a part of the Festival. The worlds of great wine and great food have been fusing for some time, so ZAP’s Zin in Paradise theme gives me the chance to expand the boundaries of Hawaiian cuisine with the pairing of world-class Zinfandels.”
Beverly Gannon’s Cookbooks are On Sale at Festival!
Plan to purchase Cookbooks at MarketPlace during Good Eats and Zinfandel and the Grand Zinfandel Tasting, located at ZAP Central. Limited supply of autographed copies will be available!
Whether it’s Braised Lamb Shanks with Black Bean Tomato Sauce in the Hali’imaile General Store Cookbook or Apricot and Pistachio-Stuffed Quail or Corn and Crab Chowder in her latest cookbook – Family Style Meals at the Hali’imaile General Store, Chef Beverly’s recipes sound the call for Zinfandel as a great wine-pairing match.
Chef Beverly’s cookbooks are filled with innovative recipes – inspired by both national and local Hawai’i traditions. As ZAP gears up for our 19th Annual Zinfandel Festival, we are excited to announce her cookbooks will be available for sale at Festival.
For more information on Chef Gannon, click here.
See last year’s events!
ZAP’s Zinfandel Festival is an internationally recognized series of tasting events. Renown as the premier single-varietal tasting in the world, an estimated 275 wineries and over 10,000 attendees partake in the four days of Festival events. The ZAP Zinfandel Festival is held exclusively in San Francisco, and traditionally is a sell-out.
Last Updated: November 18, 2009
Got Zinfandel?
Festival Tickets Available
ASSOCIATE Member Tickets
for the Grand Zinfandel Tasting
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ADVOCATE Member Tickets
for all Festival Events
As of 12/30/09 tickets will be sold through ZAP’s online ticketing agency. You will need your membership ID and last name to log in and purchase your member tickets.
Tickets may also be purchased by phone at
877-77-CLICK (877-772-5425)
–Additional fees apply–
Log in with your member ID to purchase your member tickets! Click here.
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PUBLIC Tickets
to all Festival events
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Tickets may be purchased by phone at
877-77-CLICK (877-772-5425)
–Additional fees apply–
Beverly Gannon & Doug Beckett Interview
ZAP in San Francisco from Peachy Canyon on Vimeo.
Official ZAP Glass