13th Annual California Artisan Cheese Festival

13TH ANNUAL CALIFORNIA ARTISAN CHEESE FESTIVAL

Get your ticket for a weekend of cheese bliss! Join us for the 13th Annual California Artisan Cheese Festival on March 23-24, 2019. This weekend of all things cheese is filled with cheese tastings and pairings; artisan and farm tours; chef demos; educational sessions with industry experts; and a monger and chef competition. Meet the cheesemakers, authors and celebrity chefs. Sample and buy artisan products; taste beer, wine, cider and spirits… plus so much more.

Saturday, March 23rd

8:30am to 3:30pm Farm & Producer Tours at various locations – nine different tours to choose from, each with a different itinerary and all include lunch.

9:30am to 11:00am Seminars and Pairing Demonstrations – Morning Session Includes: Red or White? Best Wines for the Cheeses You Love with Janet Fletcher and California Cheese: Old School to New School with Juliana Uruburu

1:30pm to 3:00pm Seminars and Pairing Demonstrations - Afternoon Session Includes: Cheese, Beer and Cider with Rachel Perez, A Taste of Cheese Science with the Cheese Twins with Charlie and Michael Kalish, and Cheese & Cocktails: The Basics of Bitters, Booze and Cheese! With Vanessa Chang and Lassa Skinner

6:00pm to 9:00pm Cheese, Bites & Booze! – Get your boarding pass for this epic walk-around tasting at the Jackson Family Wines Hangar at Sonoma Jet Center where Cheesemakers, Chefs, and Cheesemongers compete for the best cheesy bite paired with beer, wine, cider and spirits – and YOU definitely come out the winner! 21+ only

Sunday, March 24th*

9:30am to 11:00am Bubbles & Brunch – Multi-course cheese centric brunch and cooking demo with Guest Chefs Daniel Kedan and Marianna Gardenhire (includes Early Entry to Marketplace!)

12:00pm to 4:00pm Artisan Cheese Tasting & Marketplace – Over 100 vendors showcasing their products - try and buy new and familiar cheeses and artisan products that complement. Sampling wine, beer, cider and spirits + live entertainment.

For complete details and additional information, please visit our website at http://artisancheesefestival.com/

**Please note all sales are final and event will take place rain or shine. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you at the Festival! We can’t wait to show off all of the great cheeses crafted by our cheesemakers.

*Parking on Sunday at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds is complimentary with purchase of your ticket.