$55,000 `Penultimate' Holiday Gift Certificate Buys Chateau Elan Spa Mansion for Weekend; Unlimited Spa & Golf, Tennis, Dining, Vintage Wine Tasting, More

Business Wire, Nov 27, 2002

Business Editors/Lifestyle Editors

BRASELTON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2002

In an attempt to resolve the annual quest for the perfect gift for the holidays, Chateau Elan Winery & Resort is offering the "Penultimate," a $55,000 gift certificate entitling the recipient to the keys of the Chateau Elan Spa Mansion.

The keys open the door for a weekend (Friday-Sunday) of indulgent rejuvenation, spiced with culinary adventures and sprinkled with holiday fun with the mansions entire spa staff of 100 at your personal service. And this is just the prelude to a galaxy of features emanating from the "Penultimate" gift certificate.

Located by a quiet lake, surrounded by a canopied forest of trees, emerald green lawns and flowering shrubs, the 33,000-square-foot spa mansion exudes style, serenity and a luxuriously comfortable French country atmosphere.

The gift recipient may decide he/she wants company, so all 14 individually designed spa suites will be reserved for you and 13 couples or a mix of 26 of your best friends, family, or business colleagues. All your invited guests will be transported to the 3,500 acre resort via limousine from anywhere in the greater Atlanta area and returned to their original destination at the end of the weekend.

All your guests may enjoy unlimited spa appointments throughout the weekend. With 36 treatment rooms there is ample time for all to be luxuriously pampered from head to toe. Imagine the effect of sensory treatments and soothing therapies, the luscious scent of herbal lotions, the fragrant aroma of lavender, aromatherapy facials, hot stone pedicures and the romance of a couples Swedish massage. Naturally, one must relax in style at the Spa, so each guest will receive a lush terry cloth Chateau Elan bathrobe personalized with his or her name and the ladies also receive a dozen roses.

For sports enthusiasts, unlimited golf on the championship Chateau, Woodlands and Executive courses will be available. Guests may also arrange complementary golf lessons with Tom Ness, Director of the Chateau Elan Golf Academy who was recently named by the Georgia section of the PGA as the state's number one golf instructor. The Stan Smith Tennis Center with head professional Wendy Fox will also provide guests with unlimited court time and tennis lessons.

Culinary adventures which range from spa cuisine to fine dining will culminate with a festive Saturday evening wine and barrel tasting event in the Chateau Elan cellars led by Winemaker Dan Baldwin followed by a festive dinner party for up to 28 guests in the celebrated Cask Room at the Winery. Among the featured wines will be Four Chateau Elan vintages named by Wine Spectator (May 2002) as "Great Buys," the 2000 Cabernet, Nouveau Georgia 2001, 2000 Merlot and Viognier 2000.

On Sunday you and your guests may arise at a comfortably appropriate hour for Sunday brunch in the Versailles Room before being whisked homeward by limo.

As a parting gift for the Penultimate Gift Certificate recipient, four cases of Chateau Elan wine. Each case containing the wines selected by Wine Spectator as "Great Buys." Every bottle will carry your personal label especially created by the graphic design department.

Oh yes, Chateau Elan asks that the recipient return the keys to the mansion upon departure. The resort will have them reproduced for you (by Tiffany) in sterling silver as a treasured memory of your "Penultimate" weekend at the Chateau Elan Spa Mansion.

The Spa Mansion is located at Chateau Elan Winery & Resort, about 40 minutes north of Atlanta at exit 126 off of highway I-85.

For details about other Chateau Elan holiday gift certificates, which include vacations at Chateau Elan's new St Andrews Bay Golf Resort & Spa in St Andrews, Scotland, Spa retreats, weekends at the Inn, Hot Laps at Road Atlanta and the Panoz Racing School, call 678-425-0900 or log onto www.chateauelan.com.