For 35 years, people have gathered
in historic Livermore Valley wine country over Labor Day Weekend to enjoy the
fruit of the vines. Wine lovers from around the Bay Area descend upon Livermore
Valley to partake of the Harvest Wine Celebration. Since this event is only open to ticket
holders, do not miss out on this fantastic event and get your tickets now.
Harvest Wine Celebration is on Sunday,
September 4 and Monday, September 5 between noon and 5 p.m., local wineries
will offer Livermore Valley’s best wine, food, art and music to ticket holders. Advanced tickets are $45 each (day of the
event tickets are $55). Tickets include
a commemorative Livermore Valley wine glass, admission and tastings of at least
two wine varietals at each of the participating wineries, parking and official
event program. Non-drinking tickets are
$5. They are available on-line at the Livermore Valley Winegrowers
Association, and several local wineries.
On Sunday, all of the participating
wineries will be featuring various events including food, music, vendors, special
tastings and more. Many of them will
also have special activities on Monday in addition to the tastings. For a list of activities at each winery and
to learn which ones are accepting the wristband for Monday, please check out
the Livermore Valley Winegrowers website.
For the 2016 festival, 30 wineries
will host festivities at their tasting rooms across Livermore Valley, and six
more wineries will be pouring at either Concannon Vineyard or Wente Vineyards
on Tesla Road. All locations will offer wine tasting, fresh food vendors, local
artisans and festive music. Wineries are open only to ticket holders with event
wristbands.
Wineries hosting Harvest Wine
Celebration festivities at their tasting room locations:
- 3 Steves Winery
- Bent Creek Winery
- Big White House Winery
- Boa Ventura de Caires Winery
- Caddis Winery
- Cedar Mountain Winery and Port Works
- Charles R Vineyards
- Concannon Vineyard
- Crooked Vine Winery
- Cuda Ridge Wines
- Dante Robere Vineyards
- Darcie Kent Vineyards
- Eagle Ridge Vineyard
- Eckert Estate Winery & Artisan Spirits
- Ehrenberg Cellars
- Fenestra Winery
- John Evan Cellars
- Las Positas Vineyards
- Longevity Wines
- Murrieta's Well
- Nottingham Cellars
- Occasio Winery
- Pat
Paulsen Vineyards
- Retzlaff Estate Winery
- Rios Lovell Winery
- Rodrigue Molyneaux
- The Singing Winemaker
- The Steven Kent Winery
- Stony Ridge Winery
- Vasco Urbano Wine Company,
- Wente Vineyards
- Wood Family Vineyards
Note that this year there will not
be tasting hubs at Wente and Concannon and visitors are encouraged to visit the
multiple winery locations to experience the wines. Also, the Livermore Wine Trolley is again
offering shuttle service between four west-side wineries, Fenestra, Dante
Robere, Las Positas and Cuda Ridge.
For more information:
www.LVwine.org or call 925-447-WINE