Livermore Valley 30th Annual Harvest Wine Celebration Sunday and Monday!
This Sunday, September 4 and Monday, September 5 mark the 30th Annual Harvest Wine Celebration in Livermore Valley Wine Country! Over 40 wineries will be participating, and the wineries WILL BE OPEN ONLY TO TICKET HOLDERS on those two days. I will be in the Cheshire Cat Photo booth at Retzlaff Winery (Google Map here; go down that tree-lined unpaved lane from South Livermore Avenue; phone 925-447-8941) on both Sunday and Monday during the hours of the Celebration, noon until 5 PM!
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I mentioned tickets. A 2-day ticket is $55 in advance/$65 day of the event. A Sunday-only ticket is $45 in advance/$50 day of the event, and a Monday-only ticket is $40 in advance/$45 on the day of the event. A ticket for a designated driver is $10.
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The Bus Route information for the complementary shuttle buses that RUN ON SUNDAY ONLY is here (PDF). Retzlaff is #2 in Blue on the map, and very near the HUB.
HOTEL SPECIALS: Courtyard by Marriott (2929 Constitution Drive., Livermore CA). Harvest Wine Celebration Hotel Package includes King or Double Room, breakfast for 2, and shuttle to and from Robertson Park. $125 room rate. For Details, call (925) 249-1000 or visit the link.
A PDF of events at the wineries is HERE. I will summarize the events at Retzlaff Vineyards, which is known for its EXCELLENT wines and for its SHADE 
during the Harvest Wine Celebration, which can sometimes be a little toasty:
Retzlaff Vineyards
1356 S. Livermore Avenue, Livermore
WINE: Complimentary tasting: 2005 Cab/Merlot blend, and 2010 Rosé Barrel
SPECIAL TASTING: Barrel tasting of 2010 red wines
EDUCATION: Show how the brix is measured using a hydrometer and demonstrate the process of making corks.
MUSIC: (Sunday) Silent Partner and (Monday) Play Things
FOOD: Pasada Catering
ARTS AND CRAFTS: Photography of California by William Hackett of Cheshire Cat Photo and other arts and crafts
DISPLAYS: Cork tree, samples of corks
OTHER: Sister Sara – organic jams, pickles, relishes, soups and more.
Participating wineries include:
| Auburn James*, Bent Creek Winery, Big White House Winery, Bodegas Aguirre, Cedar Mountain Winery, Charles R Vineyards, Chouinard Vineyards, Concannon Vineyard, Crooked Vine Winery, Cuda Ridge Wines, Darcie Kent Vineyards, Eagle Ridge Vineyard, Eckert Estate Winery, El Sol Winery**, Elliston Vineyards**, Fenestra Winery, Garré Vineyard & Winery, John Evan Cellars, La Rochelle Winery, Las Positas Vineyards, Les Chênes Estate Vineyards**, Little Valley Winery**, Longevity Wines, McGrail Vineyards & Winery, Mitchell Katz Winery, Murrieta’s Well**, Nottingham Cellars, Occasio Winery, Page Mill Winery*, Retzlaff Estate Winery, Rios-Lovell*, Rodrigue Molyneaux*, Ruby Hill Winery, The Singing Winemaker, The Steven Kent Winery, Stony Ridge Winery, Tamás Estates , Thomas Coyne Winery, Wente Vineyards Estate Winery, Westover Vineyards &Winery**, White Crane Winery, Wood Family Vineyards.
*Wineries participating at Concannon Vineyard instead of regular tasting rooms. **Wineries participating at Wente Vineyards instead of their regular tasting rooms. |
See you local folks there!
-Bill at
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