DeLoach Vineyards Announces New Private Yoga Retreats

At DeLoach Vineyards, the Sonoma experience is more than just great wine. Beginning in May 2007 and continuing through harvest season in September 2007, DeLoach Vineyards will launch a series of monthly weekend-long Yoga Retreats that will be held at the winery’s private guest house. Each retreat will be limited to 18 people. The style of yoga will either be a gentle, restorative flow or a more vigorous vinyasa or power flow, depending on the time of day and general energy level.

With sessions led by one of the Bay Area’s top yoga instructors, Rosemary Garrison, the two-night retreats will offer a unique way to experience the serenity of DeLoach Vineyards and the Russian River Valley. Twice daily yoga sessions, organic vegetarian meals from DeLoach’s own garden, a vegetarian cooking class led by in-house chef Cyndicy Coudray—and, of course, top drops from DeLoach’s stellar bottlings—will contribute to mindfulness, overall well-being, and camaraderie.

DeLoach’s commitment to biodynamic farming in its vineyards and organic garden, stewardship of the land and those that farm it, and its serene location in the Russian River Valley make the new Yoga Retreats a natural fit for the winery.

DeLoach Vineyards’ 18,000 square-foot organic garden will provide the bounty for the weekend’s vegetarian cooking and eating. In the vegetable patch, attendees will find a rainbow of heirloom tomatoes, peppers, peas, eggplants, corn, and squash, to name a few. Citrus trees bear Eureka lemons, blood oranges, and Bears limes. Apples, pears, peaches and berries bloom in season, and seven types of basil scent the air.

Accommodations and Costs
Each retreat will be limited to 18 attendees. The wine country-rustic guest house has three bedrooms (double occupancy only) which will accommodate three couples or six people for each Yoga Retreat. 10 additional guests can attend all parts of the Retreat; DeLoach will be happy to recommend nearby lodging.

For participants staying at DeLoach Vineyards, the cost is $1000-$1100 per person (master bedroom is $1100) and is all inclusive for lodging, yoga sessions, meals and wine tastings. For those enjoying other accommodations, the cost is $600 per person and includes all yoga sessions, meals, and wine tastings. Transportation to and from DeLoach Vineyards is not included.

A sample itinerary for the weekend follows:

Friday Afternoon:

• 5pm arrival—attendees will slowly ease into their calming weekend activities with a restorative yoga session designed to relax the body and open the mind.
  
• DeLoach Vineyard’s in-house winery chef Cyndicy Coudray will prepare a gourmet vegetarian meal to ready attendees for the weekend ahead.
  

• Light breakfast
  
• Morning yoga session
  
• Visit to the garden with Cyndicy Coudray to gather ingredients for the vegetarian cooking class
  
• Vegetarian cooking class taught by Cyndicy Coudray followed by a late lunch
  
• Afternoon yoga session
  
• Sunset and Sauvignon Blanc by the pool
  
• Attendees will relax and indulge over a four-course vegetarian dinner, paired with DeLoach’s signature Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Zinfandel
  

• Light breakfast
  
• Morning yoga session
  
• Early lunch
  
• Light afternoon yoga session
  
• Tour and barrel tasting with a DeLoach Wine Educator
  
• 5pm departure—back to reality
  

2007 Dates
The 2007 dates of the DeLoach Vineyards Yoga Retreats are: May 11-13, June 22-24, July 27-29,August 24-26 and September 14-16.

Reservations
As space is limited, DeLoach Vineyards suggests making reservations for the Yoga Retreats as soon as possible. To make a reservation or for further information, interested participants should call 415.289.4544. Payment can be made by Visa, MasterCard or American Express.

About DeLoach Vineyards
DeLoach Vineyards has been making wine in the Russian River Valley since 1975, and is a pioneer in terroir-driven Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Zinfandel. In 2003, Boisset America, the U.S. importer for family-owned Boisset, Vins & Spiritueux , purchased DeLoach Vineyards. With roots in the heart of Burgundy, Boisset is one of France’s leading producers of Pinot Noir.

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