Sonoma Valley's VinOlivo - February 12, 2010

 

 Fifth Annual VINOLIVO Set for February 12^th

 

Tickets On Sale December 15th for Sonoma Valley’s Epicurean Event of the Year

 

 

Sonoma, Ca (December 15, 2009)  Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance (SVVGA) will put tickets on sale Tuesday, December 15, 2009 for the Fifth Annual VINOLIVO, taking place Friday, February 12^th from 7pm -10pm at event partner and host facility, Lodge at Sonoma (www.lodgeatsonoma.com  for map/directions).  VINOLIVO marks the largest event of Sonoma Valley’s three-month long Olive Festival, and celebrates the unparalleled “farm to table” bounty of California’s oldest wine country.  From artisan olive oils and wines to gourmet food products grown and produced locally, over 60 acclaimed wineries, restaurants and food purveyors will be on hand to showcase  the agrarian diversity that has many calling Sonoma Valley  “America’s Gourmet Basket”.

 

As with last year, exclusive Sonoma Valley wine, food and travel packages will be auctioned online before, during and after VINOLIVO. Bidding for these special lots begins Friday, December 18^th and runs through Monday, February 16^th at www.vinolivo.cmarket.com.

 

VINOLIVO highlights include:

·         Sip Sonoma Valley’s best wines from over 50 wineries

·         Get to know the winemakers and grape growers of Sonoma Valley

·         Ignite your taste buds with culinary delights from over 20 of Sonoma’s finest restaurants, caterers and artisans

·         Sample local savory olives and olive oils at the Olive Bar

·         Enjoy the seductive Port Wines

·         Experience the Pommes Frites and Sparkling Wine Bar

New this year! VinOlivo Winemaker’s Salon - Step into the Winemaker’s Salon where Salon ticketholders will have the exclusive opportunity to lounge with the winemakers in the intimate Piano Bar of The Lodge at Sonoma, as they pour their Winemaker’s Selection Wines. 

 

 

Participating Wineries:

Amapola Creek Vineyards & Winery

Anaba Wine

Arrowood Vineyards & Winery Atmosphere Wines

Audelssa Estate Winery

B. R. Cohn Winery and Olive Oil Company

Bartholomew Park Winery Benziger Family Winery Blackstone Winery

Bonneau Winery Chateau St. Jean

Clarbec

Cline Cellars David Noyes Wines

Deerfield Ranch Winery

Emery Estate Vineyard and Winery

Enkidu Wines

Eric Ross Winery

Fichtenberg Vineyards

GlenLyon Vineyards & Winery

Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards

Gundlach Bundschu Winery

Haywood Estate Highway 12 Vineyards & Winery Imagery Estate Winery

Jacuzzi Family Winery Kaz Winery Kunde Family Estate Landmark Vineyards

Larson Family Winery

Little Vineyards Family Winery

Loxton Cellars

MacLeod Family Vineyard

MacRostie Winery and Vineyards Mayo Family Winery

Moon Mountain Vineyard Mulas Family Vineyards

Muscardini Cellars Nicholson Ranch

Paint Horse Winery

Paradise Ridge Winery Ravenswood Winery

Robert Hunter Winery

Roche Carneros Winery

Schug Carneros Estate Winery

Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery Sharp Cellars

Sojourn Cellars

Spann Vineyards

St. Francis Winery & Vineyards

Teresina Vintners

Ty Caton Vineyards

Viansa Winery & Marketplace

VJB Vineyards & Cellars Wellington Vineyards Westwood Wine

 

Participating Restaurants and Artisans:

BlueGrass Bar & Grill Carneros Bistro & Wine Bar El Dorado Kitchen

The Epicurean Connection

ESTATE + the girl & the fig

Ramekins Culinary School

Sonoma Sausage Sonoma-Meritâge

The Vineyards Inn

Wild Thyme Events

Wine Country Chocolates

 

Tickets for this year’s VINOLIVO are $65.00 per person in advance by 10pm, February 11th, $75 at the door and $85 per person for Winemaker’s Salon Tickets – and $95 at the door. Purchase tickets early as this event has been a SOLD OUT event for the last five years.

Tickets include unlimited wine and food tasting and a commemorative wine glass. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.sonomavalleywine.com or call 707- 935-0803.

 

SVVGA Annual Events

Each year, the Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance partners with local wineries, growers, restaurants and hospitality providers to produce four signature events designed to raise awareness and appreciation for the beauty and bounty of Sonoma Valley. The events include: Holiday in the Vines, December 1^st -31^st; VINOLIVO, February 12^th; Passport to Sonoma Valley May 15^th -16^th; and Sonoma Wine Country Weekend and Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction, September 3^rd - 5^th

 (Labor Day Weekend). For more on these events, visit www.sonomavalleywine.com or

call 707-935-0803.  

About SVVGA

The Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance (SVVGA) is a non-profit trade organization serving over 500 vintners, growers and associates who share a mission to promote awareness of Sonoma Valley’s grapes, wine, terroir and history as the birthplace of the California wine industry. The Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Foundation (SVVGF) is a non-profit organization that has raised over $8,000,000 for local Sonoma Valley charities through the Sonoma Wine Country Weekend and Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction. To learn more about the SVVGA and SVVGF, visit www.sonomavalleywine.com or call 707-935-0803.