
The Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association hosts many events throughout the year showcasing its award winning wines and warm hospitality. To receive information on our upcoming wine country events, 2010 Schedule of Events
Barrel Tasting Weekend
Taste wines right out of the barrel, meet winemakers, and more.
For a list of Barrel Tasting Weekend activites by winery, click here.
Tickets are $25 advance and $35 day of event. Ticket includes: a take home glass with the Livermore Valley Wine Country Logo, barrel tasting at each participating winery for Saturday & Sunday, and a Barrel Tasting Weekend map which includes all wineries that are participating in the Barrel Tasting weekend.
$25 Pre-Sell ticket sales end on Friday, March 19 at 12pm. Event will occur rain or shine. No refunds.
Click HERE for a list of Barrel Tasting Weekend activities exclusively for ticket holders! Bent Creek Winery Big White House & John Evan Cellars Bodegas Aguirre Cedar Mountain Winery Charles R Vineyards Chouinard Vineyards Concannon Vineyard Crooked Vinee & Stony Ridge Winery Cuda Ridge Wines Deer Ridge Vineyards Eagle Ridge Vineyards Eckert Estate Winery el Sol Winery Fenestra Winery Garre Vineyard & Winery La Rochelle Winery Les Chenes Estate Vineyards McGrail Vineyards & Winery Mitchell Katz Winery Murrieta's Well Nottingham Cellars Page Mill Winery Tamas Estates The Steven Kent Winery Wente Vineyards White Crane Winery Wood Family Vineyards 16th Annual Livermore Valley Wine Auction 5:00 pm - Silent Auction & Upscale Carnival Cuisine / 7:30 pm – Live Auction & Dessert Port Pairing Come and enjoy the “Vino Carnival" at our new venue: Palm Event Center in the Vineyards. Guests will enjoy upscale Carnival Cuisine prepared by the Palm's award wining Chef, Adam R. Brown. We've created a wide variety of games for your enjoyment. Silent and live auction lots will be available at every price point to allow people to get involved and have fun at any level. We'll exceed your expectations with another spectacular dessert creation that will be paired with Ports from around Livermore Valley Wine Country. This is the event not to be missed! At this fresher, faster and action-packed auction event you will feel the camaraderie of joining together - all for the good cause of children's charities. Our Auction is a quest for all things good in life! Space is limited so reserve your tickets today by selecting the BUY TICKET option on our website or by calling the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Foundation at (925) 447-WINE (9463) for more information. Taste of Terroir - Livermore Valley's Wine & Food Experience July 22, 2010 Join Livermore Valley Winemakers and Bay Area Chefs for a delectable evening of wine and food pairings showcasing the Valley's bountiful "terroir" (a french word for soil and is pronounced "ter-wah"). Each winemaker and chef team has worked hard to create innovate wine and food pairings for guests to enjoy. Guests can cast their vote for People's Choice Award as they taste all of the creative pairings. In a blind tasting, our Culinary and Media Judges for the evening will present awards for Most Innovative Pairing, Judges' Best, and Best Use of Local Ingredients (Awards announced at 8:15pm). Guests can also enjoy live music on the patio and bid on silent acution lots.
2009 Award Winners: Best Expression of Local Ingredients: Wente Vineyards & The Restaurant at Wente Vineyards 2007 Nth Degree Pinot Noir, Arroyo Seco House-Cured Duck Prosciutto with Fregola Pasta Salad, Brentwood Corn, Garden Basil, Sweet Red Onion, Dried Tomato, and Goat Cheese Most Innovative: McGrail Vineyards & Campo Di Bocce 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon, Livermore Valley Cherry and Olive Tapenade with Lavender on a Gorgonzola Puff Pastry Judges’ Best: Ruby Hill Winery & Casa Real at Ruby Hill 2007 Estate Reserve Zinfandel, Livermore Valley Summertime Braised Pork with Blueberry-Chipotle BBQ Sauce and Carrot-Ginger Slaw People’s Choice: Murrieta’s Well & Hap’s Original Steakhouse 2007 Muscat Canelli, Livermore Valley Tostones with Sweet Chili Prawn, Whipped Cream Cheese, Pineapple Habanera Jelly, and Cilantro Most Creamaginative: (Creative & Imaginative): Mitchell Katz Winery & Palm Event Center in the Vineyard 2007 Sangiovese Reserve, Livermore Valley Hearty Muffuletta style Empanada with Artisan Mortadella, Toscano Salumi and Piquant Ollye Relish Evan Goldstein - Master Sommelier and Author Sara Schneider is Sunset’s first-ever wine editor, responsible for tasting panels, food-and-wine pairing in the test kitchen, wine-related food and travel coverage and the magazine’s wine club. Jessica Yadegaran is a wine writer, educator and judge who believes wine is the true marriage of art, science and spirit. Her work has appeared online and in newspapers and magazines around the country for the past 10 years.
29th Annual Harvest Wine Celebration - Labor Day Weekend (Sunday & Monday)
The Annual Livermore Valley Harvest Wine Celebration New changes to this event are in progress... details to come soon! Holidays in the Vineyards (Saturday & Sunday) Livermore Valley Wine Country celebrates the season with a weekend full of holiday cheer! Holidays in the Vineyards is an annual wine country tradition where wineries showcase their tasting rooms with arts and craft vendors, holiday music, special wines, and more. Guests are encouraged to bring toys to their favorite wineries. All toys will be donated to the Toys for Tots Foundation after the event, directly benefitting children in need thoughout Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. For more on the Toys for Tots program, visit http://www.toysfortots.org/
We look forward to ringing in the Holiday Season with you in Livermore Valley Wine Country.
This is not a ticketed event, however Tasting Fees may apply and vary by winery.
Holidays in the Vineyards Date: Saturday, December 4 & Sunday, December 5 Time: 12-5pm Cost: Tasting fee varies by winery Location: Participating Livermore Valley Wineries |
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