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21 <strong>Wine</strong>ries, Local Chefs & Barrels of Award-Winning <strong>Wine</strong>s!<br />
Heart of Sonoma Valley <strong>As</strong>sociation announces their<br />
premier event of the year – the 22nd Annual Savor Sonoma<br />
Valley happening Saturday and Sunday, March 17 and 18<br />
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days! Twenty-one wineries<br />
throughout the Heart of Sonoma Valley will be showcasing<br />
the 2011 vintage straight from the barrels, sampling new<br />
releases and offering award-winning wines paired with<br />
scrumptious food prepared by local chefs and restaurants.<br />
Meet winemakers, taste reserve wines, sample barrel<br />
wines, mingle with wine lovers in caves and on crush pads,<br />
enjoy live music, tour wineries and vineyards and savor a wonderful<br />
wine country weekend. Most importantly – this event offers guests the<br />
chance to take an advance look at what the 2011 vintage is going to<br />
be like in bottle!<br />
“<strong>This</strong> year marks our 22nd year and we are so excited to be teaming<br />
up with local chefs and restaurants to create a truly special weekend<br />
of delicious foods paired with the amazing variety of wines produced<br />
in our valley,” said Executive Director Josie Gay. “We invite wine lovers<br />
out to celebrate the bounty of Sonoma Valley! Twenty-one wineries are<br />
participating this year and they are throwing open their cellar doors<br />
for this authentic wine country experience.”<br />
Admission is $65 per person for a <strong>Week</strong>end Pass, which includes a<br />
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21 <strong>Wine</strong>ries Pour During Savor Sonoma Valley, March 17 & 18<br />
souvenir wine glass and access to event tastings at all<br />
participating wineries. Advance ticket purchase is<br />
recommended, as tickets are limited. Tickets and<br />
detailed information may be obtained online at<br />
www.heartofsonomavalley.com or by calling 1-866-<br />
794-9463.<br />
Participating wineries include Audelssa <strong>Wine</strong>ry,<br />
Benziger Family <strong>Wine</strong>ry, Chateau St. Jean <strong>Wine</strong>ry,<br />
Deerfield Ranch <strong>Wine</strong>ry, Enkidu <strong>Wine</strong>s, Eric Ross<br />
<strong>Wine</strong>ry, Family <strong>Wine</strong>ries, Imagery Estate <strong>Wine</strong>ry,<br />
Kenwood Vineyards, Kunde Family Estate, Ledson<br />
<strong>Wine</strong>ry & Vineyards, Little Vineyards, Loxton Cellars, Mayo Family<br />
<strong>Wine</strong>ry, Moondance Cellars, Muscardini Cellars, Paradise Ridge<br />
<strong>Wine</strong>ry, Ty Caton Vineyards, Valley of the Moon <strong>Wine</strong>ry, VJB Vineyards<br />
& Cellars and Wellington Vineyards.<br />
About Heart of Sonoma Valley <strong>As</strong>sociation<br />
Heart of Sonoma Valley <strong>As</strong>sociation is an alliance of 23 wineries<br />
and tasting rooms located on scenic Sonoma Highway where for a<br />
century and a half many of the vintages that have made California<br />
wines world leaders in viticulture have been harvested. In the ten-mile<br />
stretch of the wine country, in the environs of Glen Ellen and<br />
Kenwood, you’ll find a blend of family owned and classically beautiful<br />
wineries filled with award-winning wines.<br />
www.<strong>Wine</strong><strong>Country</strong><strong>This</strong><strong>Week</strong>.com<br />
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