FLORA SPRINGS WINERY & VINEYARDS ROLLED OUT THE RED CARPET TO
INDUSTRY VIPS AND FRIENDS FOR THE GRAND OPENING OF THE ROOM
TASTING BAR AND CAVES ON AUGUST 7TH

(August 14, 2008; Napa, CA)—On Thursday August 7th, 2008, Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards unveiled The Room, their new tasting bar and caves, located at 677 S. St. Helena Highway in St. Helena with a Grand Opening celebration attended by over 300 guests. Offering three tasting options ranging from $15 to $25 per person, The Room was conceived in celebration of Flora Springs’ 30 years as a family-owned and operated winery. Designed by Joel Miroglio of Miroglio Architecture + Design and Flora Springs President and Co-founder John Komes, the structure evokes both the natural springs and the hillside caves of Flora Springs’ winery nearby. The Room is open daily between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Traffic was at a standstill on Highway 29 on Thursday for the opening spectacle, where a white-tuxedoed staff welcomed guests down the red carpet through the glass double-doors of The Room. Guests were treated to Flora Springs’ latest releases: 2007 Soliloquy, 2007 Sangiovese Rosato, 2005 Trilogy and the 25th-year anniversary 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon poured from magnum. The wines were artfully matched with hors d’oeuvres prepared by Flora Springs’ talented resident chef, Christopher Ludwick of Grapevine Catering. Guests danced and celebrated among the vines behind The Room to the energy-fueled riffs of special musical guest Langhorne Slim and the War Eagles. Wine and hospitality industry VIPs were present along with the Komes and Garvey families, including Flora Springs matriarch and namesake, Flora Komes, who, at the age of 96, still enjoys a glass of Flora Springs Merlot every day. Attendees included Bill and Debra Harlan of Harlan Estate; Kathryn and Craig Hall of Hall Winery; Hall Winery President and General Manager Mike Reynolds; Robert Brittan and Ellen Hunt of Brittan Vineyards; H.B. Peju of Peju Province Winery; Delia Viader of Viader Vineyards; Flora Springs Winemaker Paul Steinauer; Carlo Macchiori, world-renown Venice-born muralist and creator of Calistoga’s Ca’Toga Estate; Andrew Batey, renown American residential architect; and Andrea Immer-Robinson, Master Sommelier, renown author, and television personality, among many others.

“We are thrilled with the way The Room turned out and excited to see what the future will bring with The Room for the public and for our brand,” says Nat Komes, Third Generation Vintner and General Manager for the winery. “The Room was well-received and we think that visitors to the Napa Valley and fans of the winery will really enjoy this space where they can enjoy worldclass Flora Springs wines in the contemporary setting of an American wine bar,” adds Sean Garvey, Third Generation Vintner and Communications and Production Director for Flora Springs.

About Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards
Founded in 1978 by Jerry and Flora Komes along with their children, John Komes and his wife Carrie, and Julie Komes-Garvey and her husband, Pat Garvey, Flora Springs has been a family affair for three decades. Third-generation vintners Nat Komes and Sean Garvey, both of whom grew up at the winery and have worked there for several years, are now poised to take the helm guiding the winery into a new era of artisanal winemaking in the spirit of tradition, innovation, and community values epitomized by their grandparents Flora and Jerry Komes.

The Komes and Garvey families own 650 acres of sustainably farmed
vineyards throughout five appellations in the Napa Valley, enabling Flora Springs to maintain the quality of their wines through estate-only fruit. Part of Flora Springs’ commitment to community and innovation is through green vineyard practices: 100% of their vineyards are sustainably-farmed, and 20% (120 acres) are organic with another 240 acres set to be certified organic in 2009. 90% of Flora Springs’ red wines currently come from organically-farmed vineyards. In December 2007, Flora Springs implemented solar power at the Komes Ranch on Zinfandel Lane, enabling all of their red wine production to go completely off the grid.

Flora Springs produces five wines that are available in all 50 states: Trilogy, a Meritage ($65); Soliloquy, a 100% Sauvignon Blanc from the Sauvignon Musqué clone ($27); Barrel Fermented Chardonnay ($30); Napa Valley Merlot ($24) and Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($35). They also produce five smallproduction, vineyard-designated Cabernet Sauvignons: Rutherford Hillside Reserve ($100), Wild Boar ($85), Holy Smoke ($85), Out of Sight ($85), and St. Helena Rennie Reserve ($100), among other winery-only wines.

Private tours and tastings at the winery, located just down the road at 1978 W. Zinfandel Lane, St. Helena, CA, can be arranged by advance appointment. For more information about Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards, visit www.florasprings.com or call (707) 967-6723.