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LAND OF THE GIANTS COLLECTION PRESS RELEASE

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Carmody McKnight Estate Winery Announces
Land of the Giants Collection

Land of the Giants Launch Party set for August 26
at Le Vigne Winery in Paso Robles

The Land of the Giants Wine Collection

(Paso Robles, CA)–Carmody McKnight Estate Winery has announced the release of their new Land of the Giants collection.  The initial release includes the 2019 Estate Colossal Cabernet Sauvignon and the 2019 Estate Colossal Cuvee. A five-course dinner created by Le Vigne Executive Chef Walter Filippini celebrating the release is scheduled for August 26 in Paso Robles.

Originating from Carmody McKnight’s legendary volcanic West Paso Robles vineyard, the special series of Bordeaux varietal wines are hand-crafted by Winemaker Anthony Gallegos.  Gallegos continues the Carmody McKnight tradition of long barrel aging with minimal intervention. The 2019 Estate Colossal Cabernet and Cuvee both show off the incredible vintage of the nutrient rich volcanic West Paso Robles vineyard. These are serious complex, fruit-forward, giant Bordeaux wines to be enjoyed now and for decades.  The Colossal Cuvee blends Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Star of the cult science fiction TV series, Land of the Giants, Gary Carmody Conway is, along with his wife, former Miss America Marian McKnight Conway, the proprietor of Carmody McKnight Estate Winery.  The Irwin Allen (Lost in Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea) series is one of the most popular TV series on a worldwide basis ever, airing on hundreds of stations internationally.

Attending the dinner and available to mingle with guests are original cast members Gary Conway (Captain Steve Burton), Heather Young (Betty Hamilton) and Stefan Arngrim (Barry Lockridge).

Land of the Giants Cabernet Sauvignon

The Land of the Giants Cabernet Sauvignon will be paired with the second course of Red Wine Cavatelli with Pancetta & Asiago.  The Colossal Cuvee is featured in the third course alongside Captain Burton’s Braised Bison Short Ribs.

Also poured at the launch dinner alongside the first course of Betty’s Beet Carpaccio with Balsamic Glaze and Fried Capers will be Carmody McKnight’s 2019 Forever Miss America Cabernet Franc.  From the sale of every bottle from the Forever Miss America collection, the winery bestows a gift to the Forever Miss America Scholarship Fund.  This fund has provided decades of commitment to the economic and social advancement of all women through education opportunities and career resourcing.

The dinner opens and closes with courses paired with wines made by the Conway’s daughter Kathleen.  Little People Appetizers will be served with K Estate Sparkling, and the dessert, Very Barry Semifreddo, is matched with her K Estate Port.

The Land of the Giants wine collection labels are designed by renowned comic book artist John Peter Britton who specializes in producing artwork for fantasy and science fiction genre television.  They depict Gary Conway’s character, Captain Steve Burton, being held captive in the hand of a giant.

The Land of the Giants release dinner will be held on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at Le Vigne winery located at 5115 Buena Vista Drive, Paso Robles, California, 93446.  The dinner begins at 6:30 pm and tickets are $132 per person, including tax and gratuity.  To purchase tickets, please go here.

COLOSSAL WINE RELEASE MENU

Welcome Reception 6:30 pm

Little People Appetizers
Wine Pairing: Kathleen Conway’s K Estate Sparkling 

First Course

Betty’s Beet Carpaccio with Tuscan Volcanic EVOO, Balsamic Glaze and Fried Capers
Wine Pairing: 2019 Carmody McKnight Estate Forever Miss America Cabernet Franc

Second Course
Red Wine Cavatelli with Pancetta & Asiago
Wine Pairing: 2019 Estate Colossal Cabernet Sauvignon

Third Course
Captain Burton’s Braised Bison Short Ribs Accompanied By Creamy Potatoes and Rustic, Caramelized Carrots
Wine Pairing: 2019 Estate Colossal Cuvee 

Fourth Course
Very Barry Semifreddo
Wine Pairing: Kathleen Conway’s K Estate Port 

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About Carmody McKnight Estate Winery

Established in 1968 by former Miss America Marian McKnight Conway and actor/artist Gary Conway, Paso Robles-based Carmody McKnight is credited for pioneering the West Paso Robles AVA – Adelaida subdistrict now recognized as a premium viticultural region for Bordeaux and other noble varietals. Located seven miles from the Pacific Ocean and climatically protected by the Santa Lucia Mountains, the legendary estate vineyard, with its three volcanoes, possesses the rarest of viticulturally rich soils making it the epitome of sustainability. The region is also known for its perfect Mediterranean temperature range and climate conditions. Carmody McKnight produces award-winning, limited release Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc varietal wines.  Allocation list members enjoy exclusive access to limited release collector series wines including Land of the Giants and Forever Miss America wines that support women’s educational scholarships. 

Commemorating Irwin Allen’s 100th Birthday

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Commemorating Irwin Allen's 100th Birthday

12th June 2016 marks the 100th birthday of Irwin Allen, the “Master of Disaster”, and all round king of science fiction and movie making. It’s amazing to think that he was already in his fifties when busy making his quartet of science fiction shows in the mid to late sixties and this shows us all how much can be achieved even in our later years. He has inspired many movie makers who followed in the decades since, and his name and productions are often referred to and compared with when critiquing current day producers’ work. That influence shows no sign of abating as we commemorate Irwin Allen’s 100th birthday. We are working on a number of projects in the coming months and years to help keep his body of work in the public eye well into his second hundred years and beyond. Your input to these projects is a vital and a most welcome contribution to ensuring his legacy for the future. Please feel free to share your Irwin Allen creations, collections, and research any time via our contact page.

Irwin Allen Profile

Irwin Allen Filmography

Irwin Allen Productions

Lost in Space 50th Anniversary Reunion

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Lost in Space 50th Anniversary Reunion at The Hollywood Show

No sooner have we celebrated the 50th Anniversary of television’s Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, than we are starting to plan for the 50th Anniversary of Lost in Space next year. The year of celebrations begins with a Lost in Space cast reunion at The Hollywood Show being held at The Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel, 5400 West Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA from 23-25 January 2015. Scheduled to attend are June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Angela Cartwright, Bill Mumy, Francine York and Lou Wagner.

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 50th Anniversary

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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 50th Anniversary

On Sunday 14th September 2014, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea celebrates the 50th Golden Anniversary of the first broadcast in 1964. In honour of this very special occasion, we have created a commemorative banner, remembering in particular the crew who “sailed” on the Seaview. Celebrations for the 50th anniversary will continue for the rest of the year including a special reunion of remaining crew members at the Hollywood Show in LA in October.

Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention

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YVONNE CRAIG, PETER MARK RICHMAN, JOE E. TATA APPEAR AT
LOS ANGELES COMIC BOOK AND SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2013

The Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention is presenting a Classic Star Trek and The Outer Limits program at the August 18, 2013 show, and some of the special guests appearing were also featured Guests Stars in Irwin Allen’s Television Series.  Yvonne Craig, Peter Mark Richman and Joe E. Tata will be signing autographs and here’s their Irwin Allen credits:

Yvonne Craig starred as Berna in the Land of the Giants episode “Wild Journey.”  Yvonne is well known for her role as Batgirl in the Batman Television series.

Peter Mark Richman starred as Dr. Marad in the Land of the Giants episode “Panic,” in two Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea episodes, as John Hendrix in “Secret of the Deep” and as Gantt in The Monster’s Web.  

Joe E. Tata starred in two The Time Tunnel episodes, as Verlaine in “Invasion” and as Napoleon Bonaparte in “Reign of Terror,” in three Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea episodes, as a Corpsman in “Deadly Amphibians,” as Frank Brent in “Fires of Death,” as Farrell in “The Mist of Silence,” five episodes of Lost in Space, as an Alien Hippie in “Collision of the Planets,” the Robot Judge in “Hunter’s Moon,” as the voice of the Purple Robot in “The Mechanical Men,” the voice of the Computer Eye in “Cave of the Wizards,” and the voice of Zalto’s Dummy in “Rocket to Earth.” Joe is well known for starring as Nat Bussichio in the Beverly Hills, 90210 Television series.

Other Guests appearing will be Gary Lockwood (Star Trek, 2001: A Space Odyssey), Sally Kellerman (Star Trek, The Outer Limits), Joanne Linville (Star Trek), Jack Donner (Star Trek), Antoinette Bower (Star Trek),  Jacqueline Scott (The Outer Limits), Joanna Frank (The Outer Limits), Alan Rachins (The Outer Limits), Michael Forest (Star Trek, The Outer Limits), and BarBara Luna (Star Trek, The Outer Limits).  All Guests appearing 11:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.

The Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention will take place August 18, 2013 at the Shrine Auditorium Expo Center, 700 West 32nd Street, in Los Angeles, CA (across from USC College). Admission is $10.00, five years and under are free.  Show Hours: 10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.  The Dealers Room features over one hundred tables of Comic Books, Toys, Trading Cards, Movie Memorabilia, DVDs, and many other Collectibles.  Show Hours are 10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.

Check www.comicbookscifi.com for more information.

Audrey Dalton – Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention

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AUDREY DALTON (VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA EPISODE THE DEADLIEST GAME) TO APPEAR AT LOS ANGELES COMIC BOOK AND SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION ON SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012

Audrey Dalton will be signing autographs at the Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention on Sunday, May 6, 2012.  Audrey starred as Dr. Lydia Parrish in a season two, episode seven Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea titled The Deadliest Game.  This will be Audrey Dalton’s first and only west coast signing appearance.  Audrey will be signing from 12:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M.  Some of the other Television series Audrey has starred in are Boris Karloff’s Thriller, The Wild, Wild West, The Girl From UNCLE, Wagon Train, and Bat Masterson.  Audrey starred in Classic Horror Movies William Castle’s Mr. Sardonicus and The Monster That Challenged the World.  And Audrey starred in the Movie Titanic (with Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, and Robert Wagner), one of the first movies to cover this subject.

Other Guests appearing will be Barbara Leigh (the First Vampirella Warren Magazine Model), Ian Ogilvy (The Saint in The Return of the Saint TV Series, star of Classic Horror Movies Witchfinder General, From Beyond The Grave), Kathryn Leigh Scott and Lara Parker (stars of the original Dark Shadows TV Series), Ann Robinson (star of George Pal’s War of the Worlds, Rocky Jones, Space Ranger TV series), and Georges Jeanty (Artist for Buffy the Vampire Slayer Comic Book).

The May 6, 2012 Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention will be held at the Shrine Auditorium Expo Center, 700 West 32nd Street, in Los Angeles, CA (across from USC College). Admission is $8.00, five years and under are free.  Show Hours: 10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. The Dealers Room features over one hundred tables of Comic Books, Toys, Trading Cards, DVDs, and many other Collectibles.  Show Hours are 10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.

Check www.comicbookscifi.com for more information.

The Real Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

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At this very moment of time, director James Cameron is at the deepest point at any place in the sea, at the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.  This is a truly remarkable feat and we are so surprised it isn’t being carried live by any of the news channels.  We would have hoped for the red and yellow “breaking news” banners for such a brave and adventurous endeavour.  When you think about it, James Cameron is making history by literally taking a Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea!

 Daily Telegraph Article

BBC Article

Dive to the Mariana Trench: BBC In Pictures