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Holiday Gift Certificates
We can make your gift giving simple this holiday season with elegant, customized gift certificates from Albion River Inn. Available in any amount you choose, from dinner to a romantic weekend stay, we include your personal message and mail the Gift Certificate to you - or directly to your recipient - within three working days of your order. You can order by phone or purchase certificates directly on line any time of the day or night. If this is a Christmas gift please place your order by December 10th. Happy Holidays!
Click here, to order a Gift Certificate
Winemaker Dinner
Thursday, January 31st 2008
Experience the exquisite tastes of Mendocino County's ocean, fields, and vineyards at Albion River Inn's gala Winemaker Dinner Party. Chef Stephen Smith and Albion's wine consultant, Mark Bowery, will create a stellar culinary experience that will wend its way through our extensive 550 label award winning wine cellar - among the best in California - to find perfect companions to Chef Stephen's succulent 5-course, fresh Dungeness crab inspired menu. Excellent cuisine, wines, good conversation, and mellow jazz will round out the evening's celebration.
Party Begins 6:30 p.m.
5-Course Crab Inspired Menu
Jazz Ensemble
We’ll start with pass-around hors d’oeuvres and sparkling wine at 6:30,
and sit to table at 7 pm to enjoy the feast.
Reservations are $135 per person, including tax and gratuity.
Call 1-800-479-7944 for information.
Cooking Classes
Hallelujah, our culinary classes are back! Chef Stephen is firing up the kitchen range, filling the larder with scrumptious ingredients, and designing mouth watering menus and recipes for your dining and cooking pleasure. Five classes - one a month from November through March - allow our guests to enjoy a class throughout the discount period. Come and experience the vibrant flavors that make our culinary series a perennial favorite on the Mendocino coast.
2007/08 Schedule
Bistro Cuisine Tuesday, November 13th
Holiday Cuisine Tuesday, December 11th
Southwest Cuisine Tuesday, January 8th
Italian Cuisine Tuesday, February 12th
Coastal Cuisine Tuesday, March 11th
We can arrange private classes for your group.
Chef Stephen Smith will demonstrate the preparation of each dish on the class menu. You’ll receive a full set of recipes, taste dishes in progress, and enjoy a buffet luncheon with beverages.
Class Time: 11:30 - 3:30 pm. Fee is $70 per person.
Call 1-800-479-7944 for reservations or visit our website for more details.
Wine Tasting Championships
Albion’s Bowery and Hassel Bring Home Awards
25th Annual California Wine Tasting Championships
Greenwood Ridge Vineyards
Since he began competing in 1995, Mark Bowery - the creator of Albion River Inn’s award winning wine & spirits list – has consistently swirled, sniffed and tasted his way to the top at the California Wine Tasting Championships at Greenwood Ridge Vineyards in Philo. This July, Allan Green, winemaker, vineyard owner, and founder of the two-day tournament, celebrated the competition’s 25th anniversary as Mark claimed the title of Individual Grand Champion, finished second in the Professional Singles division, and with tasting partner Sarah Hassel of Albion River Inn and Henry Wine Group, successfully defended their Professional Doubles title.
“The sport of blind tasting is kind of like golf, there are all sorts of tools and tactics, and a little skill helps, but ultimately, you just tee it up, mutter prayers under your breath and hope for the best”
says Bowery.
 Competition in the three categories of novice, amateur, and wine-industry professional is fierce, but to encourage neophytes Green created a “tasting training camp” for 2008, and also added a new category of Professional/Amateur Doubles just to spice things up a bit.
For the contest, wines are decanted, poured from numbered carafes and tasted blind. Contestants have four minutes to identify the varietal, the viticultural region, producer, and the vintage. To get any points you must first identify the varietal, and as Bowery quips, “No varietal, no points.” Those with the highest point totals proceed to division finals, then the top-scoring professionals and amateurs vie for the coveted Grand Championship and Masters titles. In the event of a tie, a sudden death taste-off settles the match. Bowery, Hassel and scores of their wine-savoring comrades will flock to Greenwood Ridge next July to tee up again, but the rest of us can attend just for the fun of good food, wine and music, and watch the others stick out their necks.
Call the winery at 707-895-2002 or visit www.greenwoodridge.com.
Candlelight Inn Tour
Good will and holiday cheer are in the air each December for the Mendocino Coast’s annual Candlelight Inn Tour. This worthwhile event tours the finest lodging establishments from Albion to Fort Bragg. You’ll enjoy sparkling lights and seasonal decorations, tour elegant guestrooms and cottages, and relish sweet and savory treats and beverages at each establishment. All proceeds directly benefit Big Brothers and Sisters’ activities and mentoring programs. Tickets for the 3-day event are $25 and can be purchased in advance, or at participating Inns during the tour.
Albion - Little River: Wednesday, Dec. 5th
Mendocino: Thursday, Dec. 6th
Fort Bragg: Friday, Dec. 7th
Call 707-964-1228 or visit www.mendocinoinntour.com.
Weddings
Located on a breathtaking stretch of rural Mendocino coast where you’ll enjoy an environment of relaxed luxury, Albion River Inn’s alluring mix of timeless coastal style and comfort will captivate your imagination with a sea of possibilities for your wedding celebration.
“Romance rules at this incomparable address overlooking the Pacific...” ~ Zagat Survey
More than a just a location, Albion River Inn is a state of mind where serenity and natural beauty rule. We offer a pure Mendocino coast experience with breathtaking white water views, charming coastal architecture, elegant lodging, flower filled lawn terraces, tempting regional cuisine, and an award winning wine list. Imagine private day use of our celebrated cliff top restaurant and lawn terrace for your party, or for the ultimate Wedding Weekend, reserve the entire premises of ten headland acres, 22 elegant rooms and the 80-seat ocean view restaurant and bar for your exclusive use.
 Albion River Inn’s wedding menus range from the simple yet sophisticated to the elaborately elegant, and are accompanied by a wine list which features selections from around the world with special emphasis on the best California wines. Our wedding coordinator will arrange a day to interview photographers, floral designers, cake bakers, and officiates. She’ll also help with schedule and itinerary, seating, table décor, wine and menu selections, and guest accommodations. Her insightful planning will free you to enjoy each other, your guests and your joyful day.
Call 1-800-479-7944, email or visit us at www.albionriverinn.com
Photography Workshop
Robert Glenn Ketchum brings over 30 years of experience to his annual Wild North Coast photography workshop, hosted by Albion River Inn. This year’s event took place October 14th – 18th. Ten participants enjoyed 4-days of in-depth, hands on instruction and advice from this master landscape photographer. Ketchum alternated lectures on practical and aesthetic aspects of image making with discussions on visual vocabulary, fieldwork, a digital and a printing segment, and critiques designed to help put lecture material into practice.
The 2008 photography workshop will be held Oct 19th - 24th.
 Ketchum’s work is exhibited and collected worldwide. He is the author of 10 monographs, pursues photographic projects across the globe, and is the recipient of the United Nations Outstanding Environmental Achievement Award, the Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography, and the Lifetime Achievement Award in Photography and Conservation from the Aperture Foundation. He is cited in the centennial edition of Audubon Magazine as “one of the 100 champions of conservation” and is widely considered one of this country’s best workshop leaders.
For information on the 2008 photo workshop call 1-800-479-7944 or visit www.albionriverinn.com/workshops.
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