2016 Mill Valley Wine, Beer & Gourmet Food Tasting Gearing Up for Spectacular Year! Sunday, June 5

The 2016 Mill Valley Wine, Beer & Gourmet Food Tasting is right around the corner and this annual fundraiser is looking more exciting and delicious than ever! Bringing together community, the Wine & Gourmet attracts aficionados from around the Bay Area for one of the most enjoyable wine and food events of the year. 70 wineries, 30 gourmet food products, 10 restaurants and 5 breweries will participate in beautiful downtown Mill Valley. The 2016 Mill Valley Wine, Beer & Gourmet Food Tasting will take place on SUNDAY, JUNE 5th, 1 - 4pm in Mill Valley’s downtown plaza. Ticket prices are $50 in advance, $60 at the door. Visit www.millvalley.org or www.enjoymillvalley.com or call 415- 388-9700.

WINERIES

Over 70 wineries are participating this year including Brooks Note Winery – small case production, hard to find; Clouds Rest, another hard to find producer of Pinots; Rhone varietals from Halcon Vineyards; Russian River’s Mueller Winery with Pinots and Chardonnays. Some of the returning favorites include Boeger Winery, Handley Cellars, an Anderson Valley star, Honig Vineyard sauvignon blancs; varietals from Spain and France, grown in CA, and Speedy Creek Winery, Knights Valley Cabs. Many more wineries will be represented at the event ---Far Niente, MacRostie, Hollys Hill, Cazadero Winery, Carica Wines, to name a few plus imports from Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain and Argentina will round out the day’s wine tasting!!!

Full list of participating wineries:

Antalva Imports, Baldassari Family Wines, Balletto Vineyards, Beresini Vineyards, Black Dog Ranch, Boeger Winery, Brooks Note Winery, Buttonwood Farm Winery, Carica Wines, Cazadero Winery, City Cellars, Clouds Rest, Coquerel Family Wines, Crosby Roamann, Cultivar Wine, Duckhorn, Elizabeth Spencer Wines, Far Niente, Field Recordings, Fort Ross Winery, G Condes Wines, Gary Farrell Vineyards and Winery, Gil Family Wines, Green & Red, Halcon Vineyards, Hanzell, Harrington Wines, Hayfork Wine Co., Honig Vineyard & Winery, Husch Vineyards, Juicy Rebound, Keenan Winery, Laurel Glen Vineyards, MacRostie Winery, Mason Cellars, Mueller Winery, Neirano, Nickle and Nickle, Owl Ridge Wines, Pech Merle Winery, Renwood, Rock Wren, Rombauer Vineyards, Sans Liege, Speedy Creek Winery, Tenuta, Toquade, Trecini Winery, Un Po Pazzo, Vistalba, Whitehall Lane Winery and Vineyards, and Wrath Wines.

CRAFT BEERS

For beer lovers, a great choice of refreshing brews will be on hand from 3rd Street Aleworks (Santa Rosa), Devoto Orchard Cider (Sebastapol), Headlands Brewing Company (Mill Valley), Fort Point Brewing, Lagunitas, and Trumer Brauerei from Berkeley.

GOURMET FOOD PRODUCERS

Delicious tastes to please the palette will be available from fresh made breads to olive oils, cheeses, granolas, pies, cookies, crackers and hot sauces, many from local producers. Local food producers this year include Silk Road Teas (Mill Valley); and Shamrock Artisan Goat Cheese – local, family-owned dairy. Inna Shrub (non-alcoholic vinegar based drink/cocktail alternative); and Pugs Leap Cheese (small production, local artisan.)

RESTAURANTS

Local participating restaurants will be offering up some mouth-watering samples of their most popular dishes. Piazza d’Angelo, Grilly’s (chicken taco salad & burritos), Balboa Café; La Ginestra; Tony Tutto Pizza; El Paseo; Prabh Indian Kitchen; Bungalow 44 (kickin’ fried chicken); Sol Food; Sweetwater Music Hall & Café (soup shooters, sliders, spring rolls, scones).

Proceeds from the 2016 Wine & Gourmet benefit the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce and Kiddo! the Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation.

Complimentary valet bicycle parking will once again be provided by the Marin Bicycle Coalition and sponsored by Tam Bikes in Mill Valley.

Mill Valley Wine, Beer & Gourmet Food Tasting - Founded in 1981 by Jim Canepa, former owner of Mill Valley Market, as a “little wine and cheese gathering,” the Mill Valley Wine, Beer & Gourmet Food Tasting has evolved over time to become the preeminent event of its kind in the greater Bay Area. Noted for its crème de la crème selection of hard-to-find and sought after wines, as well as an amazing array of gourmet products and the hottest recipes from the culinary world, this is a connoisseur opportunity not to be missed!

Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce welcomes all businesses, from small retail to large companies, restaurants, service providers and independent professionals. The Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce advocates for and provides each business with an array of unique marketing opportunities to reach both residents and visitors. The Mill Valley Chamber enjoys a strong relationship with the City of Mill Valley, has a dedicated Board of Directors and staff and a growing membership.

Kiddo! the Mill Valley Schools Community Foundation, is a non-profit 501©(3) organization made up of parents, teachers, business people and active members of the community who raise funds to supplement limited school budgets. Kiddo! funds vital programs and teachers for K-8 schools – including art, music, drama, poetry, dance, P.E., technology, classroom aides and library aides.

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