Festival Showcases 50+ Wineries and New Street Faire in Downtown Santa Cruz
The Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association, representing more than 70 wineries located within one of the most unique natural environments for wine-growing in the world, announced today its 23rd Annual Vintners' Festival will be held the first two weekends in June. Tickets are available online at http://scmvintnersfestival.eventbrite.com/.
Celebrating "Roots That Rock,” this year's festival will showcase more than 50 Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers and will offer wine lovers, adventure travelers and locals special attractions including barrel tastings, winery tours, new wine releases, meet-the-winemakers, live entertainment, artists and artisan food producers.
DATES/LOCATIONS
June 1st and 2nd, 12pm-5pm: Wineries east of the Santa Cruz Mountains Big Basin Vineyards * Burrell School Vineyards Byington Winery and Vineyards * Cinnabar Winery Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards * Domenico Winery Downhill Cellars pouring at Nonno's Italian Cafe in Los Gatos MJA Vineyards & Winery Muccigrosso Vineyards pouring at Domenico Myka Cellars pouring at Domenico Naumann Vineyards pouring at Ruthe Roberts Wine Collective - Saratoga PM Staiger pouring at Nonno's Italian Cafe in Los Gatos Savannah-Chanelle Vineyards * Silver Mountain Winery Villa del Monte Winery pouring at Domenico * Woodside Vineyards Zayante Vineyards
June 8th and 9th, 12pm-5pm: Wineries west of the Santa Cruz Mountains Bargetto Winery * Beauregard Vineyards * Bruzzone Vineyards Burrell School Vineyards * Dancing Creek Winery * McHenry Vineyards MJA Vineyards & Winery Muccigrosso Vineyards pouring at Tyrolean Inn - Ben Lomond Roudon-Smith Winery * Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyards Silver Mountain Winery * Storrs Winery and Vineyards * Zayante Vineyards
June 9th, 11am-3pm: Downtown Santa Cruz Street Faire, Pacific Ave. (between Locust & Walnut Sts.) Beauregard Vineyards * Big Basin Vineyards * Burrell School Vineyards Cinnabar Winery * Dancing Creek Winery * Downhill Cellars Hunter Hill Vineyards & Winery * MJA Vineyards & Winery Myka Cellars * Naumann Vineyards Sante Archangeli Family Wines * Silver Mountain Winery Villa del Monte Winery
Amee Chapman * Buttercup * Center Street Grill Chocolate Visions * Food Truck Low n Slow * Mission Hill Creamery Monterey Chocolate Company and many, many more!
TICKET INFO Winery Tour and Downtown Santa Cruz Street Faire tickets will be $40 online in advance and $50 at the door, per person. Ticket price includes four days of wine tasting at all participating wineries and entry at the Downtown Santa Cruz location (including 10 tasting tickets). Tickets available online at http://scmvintnersfestival.eventbrite.com/.
“This year’s Roots the Rock Vintners' Festival is an evolution of previous events and a great opportunity for wine lovers to enjoy our region’s wines by touring and tasting at the individual wineries located throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains, as well as at a new street faire in Downtown Santa Cruz that will feature local wine, artisan foods, music and live entertainment,” said Megan Metz, executive director of the Santa Cruz Mountains Wine Growers Association. “Our unique mountain terrain, marine influence, varied micro-climates and distinctive biodiversity combine to produce some of the finest conditions in the world for winegrowing. Roots That Rock is a fantastic opportunity to connect with our region’s great winegrowers and their award-winning wines.”
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are looking for volunteers to assist at this location. This event has an anticipated attendance of 1,000+. There are many areas in which we need volunteers:
WHY VOLUNTEER? All volunteers will receive a ticket to the two-weekend Festival. SCMWA is a non-profit organization. Your participation is a valuable asset and greatly benefits the wineries of the Santa Cruz Mountains appellation. We encourage you to share this email with friends and fans of the SCM wineries who might be interested in volunteering. Please take a moment to register as a volunteer.
ABOUT THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS AVA
The Santa Cruz Mountain Winegrowers Association is an alliance of more than 70 wineries promoting wines produced from the Santa Cruz Mountains Viticultural Appellation, federally recognized as in 1981. The Santa Cruz Mountains appellation was among the first to be defined by mountain topography, following the fog line along the coast to encompass the highest vineyards on the ridgetops as high as 2600 feet elevation. The region encompasses the Santa Cruz Mountain range and extends from Woodside in the north to Watsonville in the south; from Monterey Bay along the coast to Silicon Valley inland. Here one can find intimate, artisan wineries tucked among the redwoods along scenic mountain roads, or perched atop ridges with sweeping views to the sea. Visitors can meet with and talk with the winemakers, and drive from the mountaintops (where it snows in winter!) to the coast and enjoy a sunset walk on the beach. Here, wine tasting is as much an experience of the natural beauty of the region as it is a delightful discovery of unique world-class wines. More information is available at www.scmwa.com and www.facebook.com/scmwa.