Garagiste Festival adds new event “The Opening Round”
64 winemakers to pour during Garagiste Festival
Main event in Paso Robles Nov. 7-10
Garagistes (gar-uh-zhē-stuh) is a term originally used in the Bordeaux region of France to denigrate renegade small-lot wine makers, sometimes working in their “garages” (anything considered not a chateau), who refused to follow the “rules,” and is now a full-fledged movement responsible for making some of the best wine in the world.
The Garagiste Festivals has added The Opening Round, a brand new tasting event, to the line-up of November’s 2013 Garagiste Festival in Paso Robles. That brings the total number of garagiste winemakers pouring hand-crafted, high quality wines during the festival to 64.
The Opening Round showcases 15 outstanding artisan winemakers from across California. The festival also announced two new Southern California “Taste of Garagiste” mini-tastings at The Petersen Automotive Museum and Sonoma Wine Garden in August, featuring winemakers who will be pouring at the November festival. Tickets are now on sale for the festival and “Taste of Garagiste” events at http://www.garagistefestival.com.
The Opening Round, November 8th – 4 – 7pm As part of the four day Garagiste Festival in Paso Robles, The Opening Round showcases 15 outstanding artisan winemakers from across California at the Pavilion on the Lake in Atascadero. Wineries pouring at The Opening Round include: Archium Cellars, Ascension Cellars, Barton Family, Casa Dumetz, Cholame Vineyard, DuBost Winery, Frequency Wines, Michael Gill Cellars, Pence Ranch, PlanB Cellars, Sea Shell Cellars, Turiya Wines and Vinemark Cellars.
“Taste of Garagiste” – So Cal Edition: Pre-festival mini-tastings
Around the World in 80 Sips Friday, August 16th from 7:30pm – 9:30pm Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles
The Garagiste Festival hosts four of its participating wineries – Dilecta, STANGER Vineyards, HammerSky Vineyards and Vines on the Marycrest – at the LA version of the popular “80 Sips Around the World” events, which also takes place in New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, Chicago, Boston, Denver and San Diego. The garagistes will be pouring their wines at the Petersen Automotive Museum alongside 80 wines from around the world. The event includes artisanal cheese, charcuterie, chocolate and more!
The Sonoma Wine Garden Wednesday, August 21st from 6:00 to 9:00pm. Rooftop deck, Santa Monica Place
Five Garagiste Festival wineries, Bodegas M, Cloak & Dagger, Hoyt Family Vineyards, Poalillo Vineyards and Seven Angels Cellars, will pour their latest vintages at Sonoma Wine Garden’s comfortable and classy rooftop deck. Over fifteen wines will be on hand, along with complimentary cheese, charcuterie, olives and SWG’s famous truffle fries for just $35.
The 2013 Garagiste Festival takes place over four days from November 7th – 10th in Paso Robles and includes a multi-winemaker dinner, The Opening Round, “Shiners, Samples & Secrets” mixer, Wine Tasting Seminars, the Grand Tasting, an After Party and a symposium for aspiring winemakers.
The non-profit Garagiste Festivals showcase high-quality, cutting-edge, small production wineries that produce fewer than 1,200 cases a year and have emerged as among the most unique and influential wine events in the US. Named one of the ‘Top Nine Incredible Epicurean Vacations’ in the world by ABC News* and a ‘not to miss’ event by the LA Times, the festivals have introduced over 100 outstanding artisan winemakers to thousands of passionate wine consumers, members of the trade and media, raising the profiles of many of the winemakers nationally for the first time and raising thousands of dollars for the Cal Poly Wine and Viticulture Program.
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