Mendocino County means towering redwood forests, steep mountains, and quaint villages on rocky cliffs overlooking a turbulent ocean - right? That vision works, but it needs a little more detail. The Mendocino Wine Region is high wine questing adventure in stunning scenery and remote mountain roads. It is cooler in the summer and wetter in the winter than the other regions so for a change of weather it is a treat. (Wine questing in the rain is a suburb romantic, cozy, and intimate experience!)
The wineries are generally small and intimate but the diversity is excellent from high-end sophistication to rustic barns. Visitor services are focused in Ukiah and Cloverdale with some services in Boonville and Hopland. One Mendocino winery is home to winery tortoises.
oin us in February 2012 in beautiful Anderson Valley for a weekend celebration of Alsace Varietals. Taste wines from around the globe. Wineries from France, Germany and New Zealand will be pouring samples alongside wineries from Michigan, NY, OR, California and our own Anderson Valley. Enjoy live music and savor local cheeses, Alsatian style treats and more.Events include a technical conference, Grand Tasting, Saturday evening winemakers’ dinner at a local winery and winery open houses throughout the valley on Sunday.
Tickets on Sale November 1st !
Mark your calendars!
TICKETS ON SALE MARCH 15, 2012
Come experience Pinot Noir produced by some of California’s finest vintners, from grapes grown here in the beautiful and rugged Anderson Valley. To our knowledge, this is the only festival in the world that celebrates a single varietal from a single appellation.
This festival is a three day event including a Technical Conference & social BBQ in the vineyards on Friday, Grand Tasting on Saturday
with 40+ wineries participating, many elegant winemaker dinners on Saturday evening, and open houses at all area wineries on Sunday.