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NAPA WINES CENTER STAGE AT THE INN AT BONNIE BRAE

The Durham Art Guild in conjunction with the Napa Valley 
Vintners Association is bringing the country's hottest 
winemakers to Durham on Friday, May 3 for a "Napa Valley 
Wine Extravaganza."  The evening will give local fans of 
the superstar vintners a chance to mingle with the masters 
while sampling some of Napa's best.

In accordance with Durham's growing reputation as an 
important food and wine market, the DAG has assembled 
an all-star line-up.  A partial roster of these internationally 
recognized wine principals includes Nancy Andrus (Pine Ridge 
Winery), Jan Sherm (Clos Pegase), Bruce Cakebread 
(Cakebread Cellars), Ray Signorello (Sigorello Vineyards), 
Phil Ross (Diamond Creek Vineyards), Jayson Pahlmeyer 
(Pahlmeyer), Dan Duckhorn (Duckhorn Vineyards), and 
Rose Lee de Leuze (ZD Wines).

The evening of wine tasting and conversation features 
owners and representatives from more than forty vineyards 
in the legandary California valley.  An array of hors d'oeuvres,
prepared by Bonne Brae's executive chef, Walter Royal, will 
accompany the wines.  Blending his Southern heritage and 
gourmet culinary training to create a tantalizing menu of 
contemporary Southern cuisine, chef Royal, who established 
the restaurant at Bonnie Brae in 1993, has been featured 
nationally in Food & Wine, The New York Times, The Washington 
Post.  The event will also include a silent auction of choice 
wines for the benefit of the Art Guild.

The Guild, a 40 year-old non-profit membership organization, 
promotes and stimulates interest in the visual arts and operates 
a gallery with emphasis on exhibiting the work of regional artists.  
Located in the Durham Arts Council in downtown Durham, the 
Art Guild's Central Carolina Bank Gallery is the site of 
approximately 22 public exhibitions annually.  Additionally, 
the DAG offers support services to member visual artists.

The Napa Valley Wine Extravaganza takes place Friday, 
May 3, 1996, from 6:00 until 8:30 p.m. in Independence 
Hall at The Inn at Bonnie Brae.  Attendance is limited and 
tickets at $50 per person may be obtained by calling 
(919) 560-2713.  Tickets and a map to Bonnie Brae will be
mailed to participants upon registration.