[caption id="attachment_102221" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Wineseum, formerly California Wine Museum, is set to have 5,000 square foot of exhibits and a tasting room with dozens of wines from around the state on tap when the 14,000-square-foot facility is set to open in early 2016 in downtown Santa Rosa. (credit: Wineseum)[/caption]
The $5.5 million capital campaign for California Wine Museum in downtown Santa Rosa got underway Wednesday with a new name for the forthcoming interactive primer on the state's wine and food connections.
The 14,000-square-foot museum in the basement of the former AT&T building on B Street is now called Wineseum (wineseum.org), after nouveau attractions such as Washington, D.C.'s planned Newseum.
Kick-started with $1 million in donated space by Museum on the Square project redeveloper Hugh Futrell Corp., the venture is looking to open in early 2016....
[caption id="attachment_102220" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Amelia Morán Ceja, president of Ceja Vineyards, and Dalia Ceja, director of sales and marketing, toast the opening of the new tasting room Nov. 7, next to the familiy's Carneros Brewing Company on Highways 12 and 121 through Los Carneros winegrowing region. (credit: Ceja Vineyards)[/caption]
Among new North Coast tasting rooms opening is Los Carneros-based Ceja Vineyards. The family is blending its wine and craft beer pursuits by reopening the Ceja wine-tasting venue next to the Carneros Brewing Company on the intercounty wine region thoroughfare on Friday.
Ceja closed its "salon" and art gallery on First Street in downtown Napa on Sept. 21 after opening there in February 2008.
Brewmaster Jesus Ceja and three brothers -- winery co-founder Pedro, winemaker Armando and Manuel -- started the brewery last year at 22895 Burndale Rd. on highways 12 and 121 just south of Sonoma. The wine-tasting room is on the same property.
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