Magee Homestead, Part of the Brush Creek Ranch Collection, Opens for Summer Season on May 24th

Five-Star Adults-Only Retreat to Offer Lineup of Specialty Events,
New Culinary Experiences in 2019

SARATOGA, Wyo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrushCreekRanch?src=hash" target="_blank"gt;#BrushCreekRanchlt;/agt;–Magee
Homestead, the adults-only, boutique wellness retreat that is
part of Wyoming’s Brush Creek Ranch Collection – as well as part of the
Relais & Châteaux Collection and a Forbes Travel Guide
Five-Star hotel – will open for the 2019 summer season on Friday, May
24. This year, Magee Homestead will feature a unique lineup of curated
wine and culinary events as well as new culinary experiences at The
Farm at Brush Creek, opening in July, giving guests every
opportunity to indulge their senses.

Sitting on 7,000 acres of historic Wyoming ranchlands in the high
mountain desert, Magee Homestead embraces the art of living through
curated experiences that provide the ultimate in romance, indulgence and
relaxation. The nine individual cabins and private lodge feature
contemporary rustic furnishings and décor as well as unmatched views of
the surrounding landscape. The Homestead’s supreme privacy and
all-inclusive experience is designed for adult individuals or couples
and also offers a “Rent the Homestead” private buyout option for
intimate weddings, vow renewals, corporate retreats and
multi-generational family vacations for up to 27 guests.

“Our culinary events were enormously successful last year, and we have
some really stellar winemakers and chefs joining us this summer that
will appeal to both new and returning guests,” said Jeremy Belnap,
proprietor of Magee Homestead.

2019 Special Events

This season’s unique vacation packages offer curated experiences paired
with Magee Homestead’s luxury lodging, fine dining, and daily wellness
and activity offerings…

• July 11 – 13: Jack Galante of Galante
  Vineyards in Carmel Valley, Calif., journeys to Magee Homestead
  with some of his most prized wines for a special weekend of wine and
  gastronomy pairings along with Magee Homestead Chef AJ Buchanio.
• July 25 – 27: Magee Homestead will offer a personalized wine
  and photography experience with award-winning winemaker Jesse
  Katz from Sonoma’s Devil
  Proof Vineyards, including wine blending seminars, new and old
  world taste education and tasting as well as wine pairing dinners.
  Joining Jesse Katz will be professional photographer Andy Katz, who
  will lead a behind the scenes sunset photography seminar.

August 15 – 17: This weekend with Alex
Gambal is a unique opportunity to blend Burgundy wine with the
Wyoming prairie. The weekend begins with a four-course wine pairing
dinner executed by Chef Buchanio with courses paired with Alex Gambal
wines including a 2013 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, a 2013 Vougeot Clos
du Village and a 2013 Chassagne-Montrachet. Day two will be filled with
French cuisine and a tutored wine seminar by Gambal featuring an old
White Burgundy from his personal cellar.

• August 22 – 25: Magee Homestead will welcome Napa’s Colgin
  Cellars for a weekend event that will take place at both Magee
  Homestead and The Farm at Brush Creek. Colgin COO and master sommelier
  Paul Roberts will introduce guests to Colgin on day one with
  subsequent days taking a deeper dive with tasting events and old world
  versus new world discussions and tastings. Paired wine dinners will
  occur each night at either Magee Lodge or The Farm.
• September 27 – 28: Join Magee Homestead for a Relaix & Châteaux
  Guest Chef Weekend with Chef
  Justin Cogley of L’Auberge Carmel’s Aubergine Restaurant, along
  with Magee Chef AJ Buchanio for a weekend of culinary exploration in
  Wyoming.

Each specialty event is an enrichment program designed as an enhancement
to the all-inclusive Magee Homestead experience. Standard pricing begins
at $1,000 per person, per night based on double occupancy and is
inclusive of all lodging; gourmet chef-prepared cuisine, premium beers,
wines and spirits; extensive wellness programming including yoga,
Pilates and meditation in a variety of settings; fitness programs
include hiking and biking on over 50 miles of trails; and classic
Western adventures including horseback riding, fly fishing, ranger
tours, Gun Club and archery. Excludes spa treatments and elite a la
carte experiences. A 23 percent Ranch fee (Inclusive of all gratuities
and applicable taxes) will also apply.

Currently under construction and opening in July, The Farm at Brush
Creek, located on the Brush Creek Ranch property just a few short miles
from Magee Homestead, will provide nine fully immersive food, beverage
and event experiences steeped in a “seed-to-table” philosophy, including
a Cheyenne Club luxury dining restaurant, a distillery, a brewery, Brush
Creek Cellar and Tasting Room, The Founders Vault, Medicine Bow
Creamery, a bakery and event barn as well as an extensive greenhouse
system. Magee guests will be able to do tours that provide an overview
of all elements of The Farm or engage in half-day immersive, interactive
experiences such as Farmer for a Day in the greenhouse, butchery
experience, cheesemaking or wine blending seminar.

“In addition to the opening of The Farm at Brush Creek, which will
provide numerous opportunities for hands-on experiences, Chef is
unveiling a new menu that is sure to impress even the most experienced
palates,” add Belnap.

The breakfast, lunch and dinner menus at Magee will feature favorites of
years past like the warm grain bowl, homestead burger and braised
ranch-raised wagyu shortrib, but is full of new highlights as well such
as shaved vegetable salad, green chili elk stew, ranch-raised wagyu bone
broth, English pea ravioli and house-made fettuccini Bolognese.

“We have an embarrassment of riches at Magee Homestead, with our own
ranch-raised wagyu beef and an expanded greenhouse at The Farm – it
allows us to be creative with the menu while showcasing a seed-to-table
philosophy that discerning guests crave,” said Magee Homestead Executive
Chef AJ Buchanio.

For more information on Magee Homestead and the Brush Creek Ranch, visit www.mageehomestead.com.

About Magee Homestead

The ultimate in sophisticated western luxury, the Magee Homestead
prairie hideaway unfolds as a romantic and spellbinding escape for adult
getaways or intimate groups of up to 27 guests. Guests enjoy bespoke,
individual attention; the private Magee Homestead Lodge; a Grand
Pavilion & Spa with outdoor pool and cabanas; refined and personal
culinary experiences; revitalizing adventures including horseback
riding, hiking and biking; and a richly appointed collection of nine
historically restored cabins residences and cabin suites. This boutique
all-inclusive retreat – a notable addition to the award-winning Brush
Creek Ranch Collection, part of the Relais & Châteaux Collection and Forbes
Travel Guide Five-Star hotel – is tucked in a tranquil, creek-side
setting amidst the high mountain desert plains of Wyoming and offers
guests an opportunity to take the reins of their own time, enjoying
personally-designed experiences to rekindle a sense of immersive
wellness and discovery. For more information visit www.mageehomestead.com
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Contacts

Alana Watkins
(303) 916-2752
Alana@vocapr.com