Livermore Valley Wine Country wishes you a year of health, happiness and lots of good wine. Cheers!

 

It’s an age old conversation, how much does the glass you drink from really affect your wine? You will find a handful of websites that touch on the topic, but today we are here to bring you a simplified version of what really matters in a glass to compliment your favorite wine.

Red Wine

The most important thing to remember when picking out the perfect glass for your favorite red wine, is to choose a glass that has a large bowl, allowing the wine to breathe properly.

White Wine

The length of the stem is of utmost importance when choosing a glass for white wine. A tall stem keeps the temperature of the wine chilled and unaffected by the warmth of your hand.

All these glasses and more can be found through Riedel.

On Sunday of Labor Day Weekend, Livermore Valley wineries celebrate the exciting crush season and 37 years of the Harvest Wine Celebration. After the cancelation of last year’s event due to the excessive heat warnings, Livermore Valley Wine Country has decided to return the event to its original state of being located at the individual wineries. Each participating winery will host activities including wine tasting, crafts, music and special Harvest related activities. Below are just some of the activities that will be available!

Vineyard Tours at Murrieta’s Well:

If hiking along side, and being up close and personal, to vineyards then this is the perfect activity for you! Murrieta’s Well will be hosting Vineyard tours every hour during the event. If you haven’t gotten the chance to partake in one of the vineyard tour hikes at Murrieta’s Well before, I would definitely recommend participating in this activity. You’ll get some of the best views in the valley and learn so much about Murrieta’s Well’s vineyard and harvesting process and practices.

Discussions with the Winemaker at Wood Family Vineyards: Read More

Looking for a way to celebrate Earth Day? We are reusing our wine glasses from events like Barrel Tasting Weekend and Harvest Wine Celebration and bringing some fresh greenery into our homes and offices. Want to join us?

Items you will need:

• Wine glass, bottle with neck cut off, or other pot of your choice
• Gravel or small rocks
• Potting soil
• Succulents or leafy plants of varying size and color
• Moss, small rocks, crystals, or other decorative items

 

Step 1: Find your pot

We are using some old glasses from our tasting events, both glass ones and our newer Go-Vinos, as well as a wine bottle that had it’s neck cut off. Directions on how to cut glass can be found here, if you want some more DIY projects. The size of your glass will determine how many plants and decorations you will be able to feature.

 

Step 2: Choose your Plants

 We suggest doing no more than two small plants in each glass, as you want to give them enough room to breathe. Try and choose plants that have varying colors. For example, a leafy plant with purple and green leaves will pair nicely with a bright green succulent. Read More

Every day more vines are beginning to shoot out greenery, the hills are luscious and ready to be the perfect backdrop for your photos, and our wineries events are a plenty.

Plan your weekends in Livermore Valley, starting with these featured events below. Looking for more? Check out our full list of wine country events here that include things like wine releases, special tasting room hours, and more.

 

FENESTRA WINERY’S 26TH ANNUAL CHOCOLATE AND CAB WEEKEND

 

April 7 | Come try sweet and savory chocolate samples paired deliciously with various Fenestra wines from white chocolate served with white wine to rich chocolate treats with our red wines and finally candied nuts with our port. Sweet chocolate tidbits have been created by Pretty Little Bakers and Cake Delight. Smoking Hot Meats and Treats has created two amazing savory chocolate dishes. Can’t make it to this event? Las Positas Vineyards has food pairings available each weekend too, some weekends chocolate pairings and others feature cheese pairings!

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Barrel Tasting Weekend is taking on a new artistic flare. A total of 15 Livermore Valley wineries partnered with local artists to design one of a kind, hand painted wine barrels to create the first ever Painted Barrel Trail.  We are so thankful to all of the incredible artists that helped bring this program to life, so we thought we would introduce you to a few of them! You can view the full list of artist and winery partners by downloading the Painted Barrel Trail map here.

Anne Giancoloa with Concannon Vineyard

Anne has been a decorative artist since 1994. She does decorative painting, faux finishing (including marble, wood graining and wall glazing), murals and painted furniture. Anne leads her clients through a creative process that produces an articulate vision, the seed of her successful rooms. A graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Anne has a strong art background that lends depth and realism to her work. Contact Anne to discuss ways to create surroundings you love! You can find her at The Bothwell Arts Center at 2466 8th Street in Livermore where she is the Arts Manager for the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center. See more of Anne’s work at annegiancola.com.

  

Vera Lowdermilk with Omega Road Winery

Vera has worked on several large murals in the Bay Area, including San Francisco and Livermore. You can find her “Firefighters Parade” mural on First Street in downtown Livermore.  Vera has over 25 years of experience in mural painting, as well as portraiture.  She has self-published a book of illuminated prayers and is currently working on a children’s book as well.

Ben Fish with Wood Family Vineyards Read More