THIS YEAR ’ S MEET THE KIDS DAY LUNCHEON VINTNERS INCLUDE :
Denise Adams of ADAMVS in Angwin , California and Château Fonplégade in Saint-Émilion , France Roger Bower of Crown Point Vineyards in Santa Ynez , California Rebecca Laird of Laird Family Estate in Napa , California
On Friday evening , guests will enjoy one of 19 intimate Vintner Dinners hosted by NCEF Trustees in private homes and other elegant landmark settings throughout Naples where guests will experience beautifully curated multi-course dinners and wine pairings under the careful direction of award-winning chefs and legendary winemakers and poured by featured sommeliers .
2025 HONORED VINTNERS Count Louis-Michel and Countess Constance Liger-Belair of Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair in Burgundy , France
Heading the list of participating winemakers are 2025 Naples Winter Wine Festival Honored Vintners Count Louis-Michel and Countess Constance Liger-Belair , owners of the legendary Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair wine estate in Burgundy , France . Louis- Michel Liger-Belair is an agricultural engineer and oenologist who created Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair in 2000 , taking on some of the most revered family-owned vineyards dating back more than 200 years .
Today , with his wife , Constance , and their three children , Liger-Belair grows 14.5 hectares ( 25.9461 acres ) of vines in Vosne- Romanée , Nuits-Saint-Georges , Flagley-Echezeaux and Vougeot . They produce Grand Cru and Premier Cru wines from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes which are known for their complexity , roundness and depth . Many of their wines are consistently rated 96 points and above , including the highly regarded La Romanée Grand Cru . All vines are managed using certified organic and biodynamic viticultural methods .
THIS YEAR ’ S OTHER PARTICIPATING VINTNERS INCLUDE :
Elisabetta Gnudi of Altesino , Borgo Scopeto e Caparzo in Siena , Italy Grace Evenstad of Château de la Crée in Burgundy , France and Domaine Serene in Dayton , Oregon Jean-Guillaume Prats of Château Léoville Las Cases in Saint-Julien , France Bo Barrett of Chateau Montelena Winery in Calistoga , California Cliff Lede of Cliff Lede Vineyards in Yountville , California Ann Colgin & Joe Wender of Colgin Cellars in St . Helena , California Peter Sisseck of Dominio de Pingus in Valladolid , Spain Giovanni Gaja of GAJA in Barbaresco , Italy Valerie Boyd & Jeff Gargiulo of Gargiulo Vineyards in Oakville , California Kelley & Jim Bailey of Knights Bridge Winery in Sonoma , California Alessia Antinori of Marchesi Antinori Srl . in Tuscany , Italy Christopher Lynch of Opus One in Oakville , California Tim Irwin of Penfolds in Adelaide , Australia Emily & Paul Michael of Peter Michael Winery in Calistoga , California David Wolf of Petrus in Pomerol , France Maud Rabin of Rare Champagne in Champagne , France Matthew Sharp of Shafer Vineyards in Napa , California Kary & David R . Duncan of Silver Oak in Oakville , California Shari & Garen Staglin of Staglin Family Vineyard in Rutherford , California Ariel & Christopher Jackson of Stonestreet Estate Vineyards in Healdsburg , California Alberto Tasca of Tasca d ’ Almerita in Sicily , Italy Lucas Löwi of Terrazas de los Andes in Mendoza , Argentina
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