The Culinary Institute of America has announced the roster of wine industry leaders to be inducted into the Vintners Hall of Fame at a gala reception and dinner ceremony on March 14 at the CIA at Greystone in St. Helena.

The 2009 inductees include wine journalist Gerald Asher; Jack and Jamie Davies, founders of Schramsberg Vineyards; Jess Jackson, founder of  Kendall-Jackson Estates; Carole Meredith, U.C. Davis professor and co-founder of Lagier-Meredith Winery; Justin Meyer, co-founder of Silver Oak Cellars; and Warren Winiarski, founder of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars.

Frederick and Jacob Beringer, who founded Beringer Vineyards, will be inducted as “Pioneers,” a category which recognizes those who made a significant contribution to the California wine industry and passed away prior to March, 1989.

This year’s nominating committee, chaired by wine journalist W. Blake Gray, included Charles Sullivan, wine historian and author; Mike Dunne, Sacramento Bee; John Olney, the Wine Country Club.com; Jim Gordon, Wines and Vines; and Darrell Corti, Corti Brothers, who was inducted into the Vintners Hall of Fame in 2008. The final inductees were elected by the 45 members of the Vintners Hall of Fame Electoral College.

The Vintners Hall of Fame dinner provides scholarships for the Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies at the CIA, Greystone. Seminars, luncheons, and food and wine tastings will take place March 13 and 14. For more information on the 2009 Vintners Hall of Fame induction dinner and events, contact Reuben Katz, 967-2305, or r_katz@culinary.edu.