A reminder
to those of you living in SLO county. March
15 is the last day to purchase advance event tickets at the locals pricing. This provides a $20 early bird savings for
entry into the Grand Tasting.
Also available (tickets and details at www.pasowine.com) are
"Can't Hardly Wait" passes with a $10 discount on all three levels of
pricing for the packages offered. This also ends March 15. The RESERVE level
ducat is $125, Premium entry for $75 and Festival tasting at $55
The Festival takes place Thursday through Sunday, May 15 -
18. It is the 32nd version of the annual event. If you are not familiar with
it, the web site above contains not only the information on just the event but
information on lodging, dining and winery visits available in the area. My
review of last year's Wine Fest can be seen in the archives of this blog. The
Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance folks who are behind getting this all
together will also be adding an on-line brochure of what the 130 participating
wineries will be offering throughout the weekend, including wine specials, live
music, BBQs etc. If not live yet, check back in a few days.
Thursday evening kicks off with various winemaker hosted
dining opportunities. Friday's the night for the RESERVE tasting. A selection
of some 40 wineries will offer their choice of library wines, reserve level
bottles, whites & roses and yet to be released wines. An auction featuring
the opportunity to purchase some of these wines is also included, as is an
early entry pass into the Grand Tasting. This is accompanied by gourmet bites
from local chefs and features locally grown items.
The Grand Tasting is held in City Park on Saturday. Sixty
wineries will be pouring, food vendors are on site and various seminars and
special tastings take place. Sunday is open to explore on your own.
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