Artisano Grand Tasting- Saturday, November 19th from 11:00 am until 4:00 pm

The Event Center at Vintners Inn

The Grand Tasting is an opportunity to sample and discover local artisan ultra-premium wines rarely available to the general public and enjoy small plates from renowned restaurants featuring locally raised meat and produce. The event will also feature sampling of local artisan cheeses, charcuterie, chocolates, and other culinary delights from gourmet artisan food producers. You can browse and purchase paintings, original works of art from several of the region’s premier artists and enjoy chef demonstrations and book signings with local celebrity chefs. A silent auction will feature a wide range of food, wine and art items donated by local artisans and others to benefit Slow Food Sonoma County North. All this while being serenaded by live music makes this one of Sonoma County Wine Country’s most anticipated events!

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What: San Francisco Vintners Market Fall Harvest In The City!
When: October 15th & 16th
Where: Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA (Festival Pavilion)
Cost:
General Admission: $70/$80 day of event (Includes all wines except Reserve Room)
Reserve Admission: $95/$100 day of event (Includes Reserve Room access to wines priced at $50 per bottle or higher)
Times: Trade tasting 12pm – 1pm Saturday & Sunday (RETAIL WINE BUYERS AND MEDIA ONLY)
Consumer Access: 1pm – 4pm Saturday & Sunday
Reserve Room Access: 12pm – 4pm
21 and Older Only! No pets or children

One of the most popular festivals in the Bay Area, the event annually attracts thousands of foodies, art aficionados, wine and beer connoisseurs and music lovers to picturesque Watts Ranch in the village of Bodega.

More than 25 wineries and 15 micro breweries will pour wine and beer, while 15 restaurants and catering companies will offer a bounty of seafood classics, including barbecued oysters, crab cakes, Key Lime calamari, clam chowder and other delicacies. Vegetarian options will also be available.

Proceeds from the event will support two important causes — Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods,  which works in partnership with the California State Parks Foundation to provide environmental stewardship programs, and the Bodega Volunteer Fire Department.

Festival hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 27, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 28.  Admission is $12 for adults and free for children less than 12 years of age.  Watts Ranch is located at 16855 Bodega Highway in the village of Bodega.  For additional information, go online to www.winecountryfestivals.com.

So don’t walk, run to the Bodega Seafood, Art & Wine Festival!!

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Festivities begin at 5:30 pm with the Farmers Market, which also offers a
variety of food booths. Local restaurants are open for early bird and late night
specials. Craft beer, local wines and non-alcoholic beverages are available for
purchase during the evening. Music begins at 7:00 pm.

ALBINO! is a San Francisco-based, ten piece Afrobeat ensemble that honors the
fiery legacy of Nigerian musical icon and political outlaw Fela Kuti. ALBINO!’s
high-energy grooves and explosive stage show are thick with hypnotic percussion,
heavy horns, intense dance solos, wild costumes and infectious group
choreography. You’ll discover moves you didn’t know you had!

Winery Sponsors for this event: Long Gamma Cellars and Reynoso Family
Vineyards

Telephone: (707)894-4410 {Cloverdale Arts Alliance}  http://www.albinoband.com/

Come and taste Long Gamma wines in the Wine Tasting Garden. Long Gamma wines will be poured on Wednesday June the 22nd and 29th, from 5:00pm-8:30pm in Downtown Santa Rosa. See you there!

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Come to Fort Mason for a wine farmers market featuring Long Gamma Wines on Saturday, April 09, 2011 at 1:00 PM – Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 4:00 PM (PT).

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San Francisco Vintners Market – Spring Fling!

San Francisco Vintners Market is back with a spring showcase of top  notch wineries selling their wines direct to you. If you’re tired of  going to wine tasting events, discovering great new wines and then never being able to find them again, San Francisco Vintners Market is for  you. Similar to farmers markets, our event allows consumers to sample  the wines on display and buy them on the spot. San Francisco Vintners  Market is the first of its kind wine tasting and buying experience where wine enthusiasts can try and buy wines from up to 200 wineries. The spring San Francisco Vintners Market Spring Fling! at Fort Mason Center is April 9th and 10th. Many wineries will be  bringing barrel samples for you to try too.

San Francisco Vintners Market will again feature top local wineries  and boutique producers from Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Russian River Valley and other regional  wineries plus imported wines from around the world. San Francisco  Vintners Market features winea at all price points and styles including new releases, library collections and end-of-vintage selections, all  available for immediate purchase. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to  try and buy great wines at San Francisco Vintners Market. Be there!

What: San Francisco Vintners Market Spring Fling!
When: April 9th & 10th
Where: Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
Cost:
General Admission: $50/$60 day of event (Includes all wines except Reserve Room)
Reserve Admission: $80/$90 day of event (Includes Reserve Room access to wines priced at $50 per bottle or higher)
Times: Trade tasting 12pm – 1pm Saturday & Sunday (RETAIL WINE BUYERS AND MEDIA ONLY)
Consumer Access: 1pm – 4pm Saturday & Sunday

Reserve Room Access: 12pm – 4pm

21 and Older Only

San Francisco Vintners Market will again feature top local wineries and boutique producers from Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Russian River Valley and other regional wineries plus imported wines from around the world. San Francisco Vintners Market features wine at all price points and styles including new releases, library collections and end-of-vintage selections-all available for immediate purchase. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to try and buy great wines at San Francisco Vintners Market. Be there!

What: San Francisco Vintners Market
When: November 20th & 21st
Where: Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
Cost:
General Admission: $40/$50 day of event (Includes all wines except Reserve Room)
Reserve Admission: $80/$90 day of event (Includes Reserve Room access to wines priced at $50 per bottle or higher)
Times: Trade tasting 11am – 1pm Saturday & Sunday (retail wine buyers and media only)
Consumer access: 1pm – 5pm Saturday & Sunday

21 and Older Only!

Location: Fort Mason Center, Fleet Room Building

Marina Blvd. and Buchanan St. (99 Marina Blvd. San Francisco 94123)

When: October 30th, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Live Music: Tribal Blues Band is an seven piece power blues and funk machine; their live performance exudes excitement and energy and is a must see experience. The sizzling guitar work, solid bottom end, grooving rhythms, fat horn riffs and cutting edge vocals blend to form a cohesive unit of electrifying Blues, Funk, Jazz and Rock n’ Roll.

Buying tickets early is recommend, we sold out last time.

Ticket Price:  $48 Advance, $55 at the door (12pm to 5pm)

Limited Half Day Pass:  $25 (3pm to 5pm only)

Designated Driver Pass:  $10 (12pm to 5pm does not include wine credit or wine tasting)

Included: Unlimited Wine Tasting, Smart Energy Cocktail Shots, and $10 wine credit towards purchase*

Food Purveyors: Pretzel Crisps | Truffle G

Wineries: Aubin Cellars, Damian Rae Winery, Tudor Wines, Reynoso Family Vineyards, Long Gamma Cellars, Rielle Wines, Simple Math Cellars, Bedarra Vineyards, R&B Cellars, Albertina Wine Cellars, Aveleda Wines, De Novo Wines, Scott Harvey Wines, Chateau Felice, and MORE…

Type of event: Wine tasting/Market, and Cash & Carry (like a farmers market but all about wine)

Artisano is a celebration of small production, locally handcrafted wine, food and art and the people who produce it. It takes place in Geyserville, CA , the heart of Sonoma County’s Wine Country. The event features an opportunity to:

*Discover local artisan ultra-premium wines rarely available to the general public

*Enjoy small plates from well known restaurants featuring locally raised meat and produce

*Sample artisan cheeses, charcuterie, chocolates, etc from gourmet artisan food producers

*Browse and purchase paintings, ceramics, fused glass, sculptures, other original works of art from several of the region’s premier artists

*Enjoy chef demonstrations and book signings with local celebrity chefs

*Participate in a silent auction including rare, hard to find lots of artisan wines and art; and raffle for a weeks stay at an incredible Italian villa

*Dance to fabulous live music

Saturday, October 9, 2010 from 12-5 pm

Geyserville Inn, Geyserville, California – The back lawn area with beautiful panoramic vineyard and mountain views

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