For the past three decades the Livermore wine community has come out to celebrate the birth of a new season and raise their glasses to one of California's oldest wine countries.
In this week's , Monique Soltani shows us why Livermore wine country has many reasons to count its blessings.
The Harvest Wine Celebration is a fundraiser for the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association. For more information, please visit www.LVwine.org or call 925-447-WINE.
On Sunday, Sept. 4 and Monday, Sept. 5 between noon and 5 p.m., area wineries will offer Livermore Valley’s best wine, food, art and music to ticket holders. Bus transportation between wineries will be available on Sunday only.
Monday Special Activities:
- Big White House & John Evan Cellars: Aroma Bar and Sensory Education—discover the aromas of different wine varietals.
- Cedar Mountain Winery: Judy’s Bees live beehive—view the queen bee and her workers. Local honey from Cedar Mountain Winery hives.
- Chouinard Vineyards: Home winemaking and beer making equipment and demonstrations by Brewmaster of San Leandro.
- Mitchell Katz Winery: Barrel tasting for a nominal fee
- Concannon Vineyard: Historian Gary Drummond will share wine country history, secrets and regional facts.
- Nova Starling, local artist and creator of the colorful painting featured on 2011 Harvest Wine Celebration posters, will display more of her artwork and greet festival guests at Concannon Vineyard on both days.
Wineries hosting Harvest Wine Celebration festivities at their tasting room locations:
- Bent Creek Winery
- Big White House
- Bodegas Aguirre
- Cedar Mountain Winery
- Charles R Vineyards
- Chouinard Vineyards (not on shuttle route)
- Concannon Vineyard
- Crooked Vine Winery
- Cuda Ridge Wines
- Darcie Kent Vineyards
- Eagle Ridge Vineyard (not on shuttle route)
- Eckert Estate Winery
- Fenestra Winery
- Garre' Vineyard & Winery
- John Evan Cellars
- La Rochelle Winery
- Las Positas Vineyards
- Longevity Wines
- McGrail Vineyards and Winery
- Mitchell Katz Winery
- Nottingham Cellars
- Occasio Winery
- Retzlaff Estate Winery
- Ruby Hill Winery
- The Singing Winemaker
- The Steven Kent Winery
- Stony Ridge Winery
- Tamas Estates
- Thomas Coyne Winery (not on shuttle route)
- Wente Vineyards Estate Winery
- White Crane Winery
- Wood Family Vineyards
- Wineries pouring at Concannon Vineyard:
- Auburn James
- Darcie Kent Vineyards
- Page Mill Winery
- Rios-Lovell
- Rodrigue Molyneux
Wineries pouring at Wente Vineyards on Tesla Road:
- el Sol Winery
- Elliston Vineyards
- Les Chenes Estate Vineyards
- Little Valley Winery
- Murrieta’s Well
- Westover Vineyards & Winery
