The Perfect Puree of Napa Valley Offers a Culinary Adventure in Napa

Whisk, Shake & Stir Your Way to the Napa Valley with an Enter-to-Win Sweepstakes

2012-04-02

NAPA VALLEY, CA, April 02, 2012 (Press-News.org) Tracy Hayward, Founder of The Perfect Puree of Napa Valley, announced today the kick-off of an Enter-to-Win sweepstakes. Entitled "Whisk, Shake & Stir The Perfect Puree," the sweepstakes will offer one lucky winner a week in Napa, California, during the renowned Culinary Institute of America's Worlds of Flavor Conference on November 1 - 3, 2012.

The online sweepstakes is open to all and there is no purchase necessary to enter. Entrants simply sign up at the "Whisk, Shake, and Stir" contest page on the Perfect Puree website between April 2 and August 31, 2012. The Perfect Puree of Napa Valley will select one winner at random for the ultimate Napa Valley vacation experience: round-trip airfare for two with six nights accommodation (one room for two people) and entry for two to the Culinary Institute of America's Worlds of Flavors Conference - one of the most widely acknowledged and most influential professional forums on world cuisines, food cultures and trends. Also included is dinner at an illustrious Napa Valley restaurant and a tour and tasting of Charbay Winery. For official rules and details, please visit www.perfectpuree.com/whiskshakestir.

For those entrants who are current customers of The Perfect Puree of Napa Valley, the company is offering a sample of one of their newly released Beverage Artistry flavors - Chipotle Sour, Thai Basil & Black Pepper, and Thyme & Citrus. Beverage Artistry premium beverage blends are available for bar and foodservice professionals. Packed in convenient frozen, 32 fluid ounce (quart) gable top units, with six units per case, the product can be stored frozen for up to two years. Once thawed, the product keeps refrigerated for 14-21 days at 36-40 degrees F. Beverage Artistry is distributed in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. For online consumers, Beverage Artistry is available on The Perfect Puree of Napa Valley website. The online purchase price is $25.00 per 32 fluid ounce carton plus shipping. For more information and recipes, please visit: www.perfectpuree.com.

About The Perfect Puree of Napa Valley: Since 1988, The Perfect Puree of Napa Valley has indulged the culinary passions of chefs and mixologists with season-less, effortless products and cocktail recipes. The company's Culinary Traditions line of fruit purees boasts more than 30 premium flavors including their popular strawberry puree, while its Beverage Artistry line of 8 beverage blends is mixology made easy. Both lines are frozen, maintaining ultimate freshness, flavor and color. For more information, please visit www.perfectpuree.com, and start enjoying delicious chipotle margaritas, Thai basil cocktails, citrus and thyme cocktails, and dozens of other varieties now.

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