Grape Days of Summer - August 4 & 5, 2012

Placer County Wine Trail open-house event hosted by Placer County Vintners Association (PCVA).Enjoy wine tasting and small plates of food at participating wineries along with live music and educational experiences along the trail. In addition to each general wine tasting line-up, wineries will provide an educational experience that takes you "From Vine to Wine." Learn about blending, corks, barrels, equipment,vineyard management and more! 

 WHEN: Saturday & Sunday, August 4 & 5

TIME: 11am to 5pm

WHERE: Placer County Wine Trail - Auburn, Lincoln, Loomis & Newcastle

TICKETS: $30 advance / $40 door, $10 Designated Driver

PARTICIPATING WINERIES: Bonitata, Casque, Ciotti, Cristaldi, Dono dal Cielo, Fawnridge, Lone Buffalo, Mt. Vernon, Pescatore, Popie, Rancho Roble, Rock Hill Winery, Secret Ravine, Vina Castellano and Wise Villa.

PARTICIPATING FOOD VENDORS: Nothing Bundt Cakes, Sensation's Fine Catering, Nan's Gourmet Foods, Smokey Ridge Charcuterie, Lindt Chocolates, Cafe Zorro's Gourmet Garage and more!

ACTIVITIES SUMMARY - "FROM VINE TO WINE": Food OR music at each winery and special educational activities including Vineyard Tours; Cork Presentations; Oak Flavors in Wine; Blending Seminars; Harvest Equipment, Solar Energy, and Sheep in the Vineyard; Placer County Wine History; Vertical Tastings; and Barrel Aging and Sampling.

ACTIVITIES LIST & SPECIAL EVENT MAP: Click Here to Download

TICKET DETAILS: Includes food, wine, music and souvenir wine glass. Ticket is good for both days. Choose your starting winery by selecting the ticket number that corresponds to your preferred starting point. Each winery has a limited number of tickets for participants to start. Therefore, you may not be able to start at your preferred location, but you can visit them later. You are required to begin your tour at the location on your ticket where you will pick up your glass and wrist band. Your ticket is good for both Saturday and Sunday which will allow you to visit all of the wineries. Once you have received your glass, you can visit wineries in any order.

Advance Tickets: These are available until Midnight on 8/3.  Just choose your starting winery and select the appropriate number of tickets.  We aim to spread folks out amongst the participating wineries at the start of the event so that no one winery is overcrowded, so we limit the number of "start at" tickets available in advance.  If you see "Sold Out," it just means that the alloted amount of tickets for starting at that winery have been sold. You would need to choose another winery with tickets still available for your starting point, but can then visit any and all of the wineries in any order you choose for the rest of your tour.

Day of Tickets:  These are available now, through Sunday 8/5 and enable you to start your tour at any participating winery of your choice.

For further information:   Visit www.Placerwine.com or e-mail: placervintners@gmail.com or call 1-530-990-2505.