Even if you have the good sense of using the spit bucket, once you pass the two and a half hours mark at a tasting, your palate and your attention fade.
It will be a challenge though to check all 40 winemakers present at 19th Annual Winemakers Celebration in Carmel in 3 hours.
Wineries present are:
Bernardus * Caraccioli Cellars * Carmel Road * Carmel Hills Winery * Chalone * Chateau Julien * Cima Collina * CRU Wine Company * De Tierra * DFV Wines * Galante Vineyards * Graff Family Vineyards * Hahn Winery * Heller Estate Organic Vineyards * Holman Ranch * J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines * Joyce Vineyards * La Rochelle * Line Shack Winery/Lido Bay Winery * Lockwood Vineyard * Manzoni Estate Vineyard * Marin’s Vineyard * Mercy Vineyards * Mesa Del Sol* Michaud Winery * Morgan Winery * Otter Cove Wines * Paraiso Vineyards * Pelerin Wines * Pessagno Winery * Pierce Ranch Vineyards * Poppy * Saint’s Valley Winery * Scheid Vineyards * The Coastview Vineyard * Ventana Vineyards / Le Mistral * Wente * Wrath
Price: $30 in advance / $35 at the door /
Designated Driver gets Half-Price ticket. Can he (she) swirl and inhale?
Monterey's 19th Annual Winemakers Celebration takes place from 1 to 4 pm on Saturday, August 13 at Barnyard Shopping Village in Carmel.
Event is organized by Monterey County Vintners & Growers Association (MCVGA)
Thanks to J. Lohr for sharing the news.