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The 13th annual Steele <strong>Wine</strong>s HarvestFestival – held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Saturday and Sunday, October 10 and 11 –will be featuring wine, food, art, entertainmentand more.Famous for its grape-stomping competitionfor kids and adults, the two-day festivalwill offer a chicken barbecue served by thelocal 4-H Club, <strong>as</strong> well <strong>as</strong> several vendorbooths with plentiful food, fine art, arts andcrafts, and other unique souvenirs and gifts.Live music during the festival will beprovided by Cal Alumni Big Band, BillNoteman & the Rockets and more.Every year, on the l<strong>as</strong>t Saturday in August, the Yorkville Highlands<strong>Wine</strong> Festival is hosted at Meyer Family Cellars, located near milemarker 34.20 (between Cloverdale and Boonville) from 2 until 7 p.m.<strong>Wine</strong> lovers and families alike, are encouraged to attend this fun-filledday in the scenic Yorkville Highland rolling hills.Highlights will include t<strong>as</strong>ting Yorkville wines made and grownwithin the region, a tour of Meyer Family Cellars, delicious regionalcuisine featuring ro<strong>as</strong>t pork and savory lamb barbecue, live music, atempting silent auction along and fun activities such <strong>as</strong> a grape stompcompetition, the barrel roll race and other winery games suitable forWINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | MENDOCINO/LAKE COUNTIESSteele <strong>Wine</strong>s Harvest Festival, Vineyard Run, October 10-11T<strong>as</strong>ting of the Steele wine collection fromLake County vineyards also will be availablethroughout the weekend, and t<strong>as</strong>ters will gohome with a Steele <strong>Wine</strong>s logo gl<strong>as</strong>s.Children are welcomed to attend the eventand hang out in the kids’ corner, featuringface painting, storytelling, kids’ crafts andmore.Sponsored by Steele <strong>Wine</strong>s and held inconjunction with the Harvest Festival, the20th-annual Vineyard Run for Literacy willtake place Sunday, October 11. A benefit forthe Lake County Literacy Coalition, the5K/10K run and 5K walk begin at Steele<strong>Wine</strong>s, taking participants through autumncoloredvineyards and orchards. Registrationis at 8 a.m. Sunday, and the race follows at9 a.m. The entry donation is $15 per personand $25 per family.Steele <strong>Wine</strong>s is located at 4350 Thom<strong>as</strong>Drive at Highway 29 in Kelseyville. Thet<strong>as</strong>ting room is open Sunday through Friday,11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. onSaturday. For more information about Steele<strong>Wine</strong>s or the festival, call (707) 279-9475 orvisit www.steelewines.com. For more informationon the Vineyard Run for Literacy, call(707) 263-7633.Yorkville Highlands <strong>Wine</strong> Festival at Meyer Family Cellars, August 29both adults and children.Tickets are $60. For information, visit www.yorkvillehighlands.orgor call (707) 895-2341. For more information about the YorkvilleHighlands Vintners and Growers Association, their wineries, growersand wines, visit www.yorkvillehighlands.org or contact Amelia Weirat (415) 381-8201 or ameli<strong>as</strong>w@sbcglobal.net or Matt Meyer of MeyerFamily Cellars at (707) 895-2341 or matt@mfcellars.com.Pure Mendocino <strong>Week</strong>endCelebrations at Dark Horse Vineyards in Ukiah on August29th and at The Apple Farm in Philo on August 30 Showc<strong>as</strong>e Lifeand Health Around Mendocino County’s Certified Organic andBiodynamic ®Pure Mendocino, a weekend celebration benefiting the CancerResource Centers of Mendocino County, will celebrate its 5thanniversary this year with a new two-day schedule. On Saturday,August 29th, from 5 to 9 p.m., Paul Dolan will host an alfrescowine dinner at his Biodynamic ® Dark Horse Vineyard above theTalmage Bench. Prepared by Chef Craig Strattman of Ukiah’sPatrona Bistro & <strong>Wine</strong> Bar, the $135 per person five-coursedinner will be paired with a diverse range of Mendocino Countywines. On Sunday, August 30th, The Apple Farm will be showc<strong>as</strong>edat an afternoon of food and wine t<strong>as</strong>ting that includes <strong>as</strong>ilent auction and a farm tour led by hosts Tim and Karen Bates.Tickets are $40 per person. Both events feature locally grown orwild-harvested organic and Biodynamic cheese, meats andproduce, all complemented by wines from 100% of MendocinoCounty’s organic and Biodynamic wineries.For more information and registration, visit the website atwww.puremendocino.org or telephone (800) 449-6483.www.<strong>Wine</strong><strong>Country</strong><strong>This</strong><strong>Week</strong>.com65
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