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Friday: Legendary Winemaker’s DinnerSaturday-Sunday: Wine tasting, food, music, art, craftsA Taste of Redwood Valley, the festival that put one of California’soldest viticultural areas on the map nineteen years ago, will once againopen its bottles and barrels to wine lovers this Father’s Day weekend,June 18-20. The festivities will begin on Friday evening with thelegendary Winemaker’s Dinner and will continue through theweekend with delicious food, barrel tasting, live music, fine art andartisanal crafts.Friday evening’s poolside dinner will begin at 6 p.m. with winetasting and gourmet hors d’oeuvres. Dinner will follow at 7 p.m. withstrip fillet mignon in a red wine/mushroom reduction sauce, accompaniedby pesto cream lasagna (vegetarian), spring green mix salad,garden vegetables and Creole bread pudding with warm brandy sauce.Brandy, Port and Muscat Canelli will be served with dessert and livemusic will sweeten the evening air.On Saturday and Sunday, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., guests willmeander through the green back roads of Redwood Valley visitingeight wineries and one world-class distillery while enjoying tastes ofWINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | MENDOCINO/LAKE COUNTIESA Taste of Redwood Valley 19th AnnualFather’s Day Weekend Taste Fest, June 18-20Redwood Valley’s deep-flavored wines. Old barns, luscious gardensand secluded ponds will compete for sensory attention with red varietalsof Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Zinfandeland Petite Sirah, as well as homemade bread, fresh goat cheese andchocolate-covered strawberries. Visitors will encounter an antiquecognac still that produces the best brandy in the world, a rustic, homebuiltwinery where Mendocino County’s first organic and Biodynamic ®wines were produced, and an architecturally exquisite tasting room.The price of admission to the entire festival, from the first taste onFriday evening to the last drop on Sunday afternoon, is $75 perperson. The cost of the Winemaker’s Dinner alone is $55 per person,and the ticket for two days of wine tasting is $25 per person. Justcheck in at any one of the eight wineries or distillery and receive a mapand a complimentary logo-engraved glass. You may also sign up to winone of the lavish baskets of wine and delicacies created by each winery.Participating wineries are: Frey Vineyards, Oster Wine Cellars, ColeBailey, Giuseppe Wines/Neese Vineyards, Graziano Family of Wines,Barra of Mendocino, Lolonis/Ladybug Winery and Silversmith Vineyards.The distillery, which will be pouring brandy and other handcraftedspirits, is Germain-Robin/Craft Distillers. To reach RedwoodValley take Hwy. 101 just north of Ukiah to the West Road exit (#557).For more information or lodging ideas, call 1-800-760-3739, (707)485-0322 or go to www.atasteofredwoodvalley.com. Be responsible –please bring a designated driver.www.WineCountryThisWeek.com59