West of West Wine Festival (WOW)
A Weekend in Wine Country
Sebastopol, CA
July 31st – August 2nd
Summer is quickly approaching and harvest 2015 is not far behind! We are delighted to invite you to join us at the beginning of another harvest season by celebrating the unique terroir and beauty of the West Sonoma Coast at the 5th Annual West of West Wine Festival. This is truly an incredible weekend that gives you the exclusive opportunity to meet, dine with, and taste the wines alongside the winemakers in an informal and casual setting. The festivities begin on Friday, July 31st and the weekend festival is full of dinners, interactive tasting seminars, live music, grand tastings, vineyard tours and more! This event sells out every year, so we encourage you to procure your tickets quickly.
The West Sonoma Coast Vintners is happy to offer an All-Access Pass, which allows you to attend all of the events during the weekend (see below for detail descriptions of each event).
All Access Pass $595 per person, to purchase click here
"….one of the most enjoyable and well organized regionally
focused wine events I’ve ever attended."
-The Huffington Post, Aug. 2013
Richard Jennings
Participating Wineries:
*32 Winds Wine *Alma Fria *Baker Lane Vineyards *Banshee Wines
*Ceritas Wines *Charles Heintz Vineyards *Claypool Cellars *CrossBarn by Paul Hobbs *DuMol *Emeritus Vineyards *Ernest Vineyards *Evening Land Vineyards *Failla Wines *Flowers Vineyard & Winery *Fort Ross Vineyard & Winery *Freeman Vineyard & Winery *Furthermore Pinot Noir *Gregory James Wines *Gros Ventre Cellars
*Hartford Family Winery *Hirsch Vineyards *Joseph Phelps Vineyards *La Pitchoune
*LIOCO Wine Co. *Littorai Wines *Lynmar Estate *MacPhail Family Wines
*Martinelli Winery *Peay Vineyards *Red Car Wine Company
*Rice Spivak Vineyard *Senses Wines *Siduri *Small Vines Wines *Sojourn Cellars *Soliste *Wayfarer *Wild Ridge Vineyards *Zepaltas Wines
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Friday, July 31, 2015
Opening Ceremony: A West County Whole Hog Celebration | 6pm-10pm
The WOW weekend kicks-off with a warm welcome as part of its inaugural Opening Ceremony followed by a West County whole hog celebration held at an historic Martinelli property. This casual and relaxed evening will include live music and of course, plenty of great West Sonoma Coast wines. Mix and mingle with the vintners, growers and an all-star list of sommeliers from the finest restaurants in the nation to learn what makes West Sonoma Coast so special.
Saturday, August 1, 2015
Saturday Seminar and Lunch | 10am-2:30pm
Ode to Chardonnay: a blind tasting exploring famed Chardonnay producing regions from around the world.
Award winning wine journalist and author Elin McCoy will moderate this seminar exploring benchmark Chardonnay regions from around the globe extending from Burgundy to the cool climate of the West Sonoma Coast. This blind tasting of nine esteemed wines will take you on a journey to study the unique terroir of each region and to better understand how they are reflected in this charismatic varietal. It will challenge all your assumptions about this noble but often misunderstood variety.
Lunch
A catered lunch prepared by Rocker Oysterfeller’s and Firefly Fine Catering immediately follows the first seminar on the picturesque grounds of The Barlow.
A Study of Terroir: the Wines of Freestone and Occidental.
There’s no better way to understand the coastal influences, extreme farming conditions and unique terroir of the West Sonoma Coast than through a comprehensive tasting of 2013 Pinot Noir hailing from various vineyards throughout its Freestone and Occidental sub-regions. A panel of winemakers will guide you thru these dynamic growing regions as you blind taste 6-9 wines and discuss their differences and/or similarities. This seminar will be hosted by Elaine Chukan Brown of
VIP "All Access Pass" Grand Tasting preview | 2:30pm-3pm (early VIP access)
Grand Tasting | 3pm-6pm
Spend the afternoon under the Grand Tasting tent exploring wines from roughly forty different winemakers and growers located throughout the extreme West Sonoma Coast. This unique tasting gives guests an opportunity to sample rare and hard to find wines that grace some of America’s top wine lists. Complementing the wines will be a selection of artisan foods from top local purveyors.
Grand Dinner with Live Music | 6:30pm-10pm
The special seated dinner has literally moved under the stars this year. It will feature an outstanding local culinary bounty prepared by Sonoma County’s award-winning Stark & Co. The evening will start with a band and a local oyster bar followed by porchetta carved tableside, halibut cheeks, Dungeness crab, fennel sofrito and many more specialties from our region. The Grand Dinner will be paired with a selection of fabulous library and reserve wines brought by our distinguished vintner guests. Feel free to bring special wines from your cellar to further spread joy as you are seated with new and old friends as well as winemakers from throughout the West Sonoma Coast.
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Viticulture on the Edge of the Continent: A Stroll Down Taylor Lane | 12:00pm – 1:30pm (Vineyard Tour*)
Take a late morning drive through towering Redwoods and coastal views ending at the West Sonoma Coast’s renowned Taylor Lane. After tasting some of the wines from these famed vineyards during Saturday’s second seminar, you will have a chance to visit the host vineyards, speak to the people who farm them, and understand the terroir of this special region like never before as you walk down a ridge top overlooking the magnificent Pacific Ocean.
* You are responsible for your own transportation to and from the vineyard. Directions will be provided.
Grand Tasting | 2pm-5pm
Finish your weekend with a return to the Grand Tasting tent where you can continue to explore the wines from more than forty West Sonoma Coast producers and growers.
During the weekend, our tasting room will be open and we would love to host you while you’re visiting the West Sonoma Coast. Participants of the West of West Festival will receive a complimentary tasting if you show us your ticket when you visit our tasting room over WOW weekend. Click here to learn more about our new tasting options or email rick@redcarwine.com to make a reservation.
As always, we love hearing from you! Email or call Jenny with any questions at
707-829-8500 ext. 105 or jenny@redcarwine.com. The West of West Wine Festival in Sebastopol is one of our favorite events every year. It is an amazing opportunity to meet the winemakers, taste and enjoy the bounty of the West Sonoma Coast. We look forward to seeing you in our backyard this summer!
Cheers,
Team Red Car
