Eat, Drink, Stomp, Shop! It's The Sonoma County Harvest Fair!

SONOMA COUNTY HARVEST FAIR - October 3, 4 & 5, 2014~ 40th Annual Celebration ~ Grand Tasting All Three Days -Harvest Fair Award Winning Wines & Foods -Local Craft Beers & Ciders. 1350 Bennett Valley Rd. Santa Rosa

Chef Demonstrations - includes tasting!

Friday, October 3rd at 4:30 pm

Chef Dirk Yeaton
Kendall Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens, Fulton

Saturday, October 4th at 12:30 pm

Chef Dustin Valette, Chef De Cuisine
Dry Creek Kitchen, Healdsburg

Saturday, October 4th at 3:30 pm

Mark Kowalkowski, Executive Chef,

Oliver’s Market,Santa Rosa, hands-on demonstration

Sunday, October 5th at 12:30 pm

Thomas Schmidt, Executive Chef
John Ash Restaurant, Santa Rosa

Sunday, October 5th at 3:30 pm

Christy Polley, Pastry Chef

Costeaux Bakery, Healdsburg, hands-on demonstration

Wine Garden

The biodynamic wine garden will host live music daily as well as special wine tasting experiences like Port & Chocolate Pairing and Taste the Golds:

Port & Chocolate Pairing

Cost: $5 (per paired taste)

Take a break from the festivities to enjoy a relaxed Port & Chocolate Pairing located in the Wine Garden just outside the Marketplace.

NEW - Taste the Golds

Cost: $20 (for four tastes)

Guests looking to taste just a few of this year’s award winning wines are in luck. New this year we are offering 20 gold medal winning wines from this year’s professional wine competition to be tasted.. Souvenir glass!

Wine Tasting Seminars

Learn “Everything you wanted to know about wine tasting but were afraid to ask” in short-course seminars. Participants must be 21 and older. Tasting included!

Friday, October 3rd at 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm

Saturday, October 4th at 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm

Sunday, October 5th at 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm

Marketplace

Purchase the award-winning wines at great prices! 5% off each bottle, 10% off 6-11 bottle purchase, 15% off full case purchase (12 bottles). Start your Christmas shopping early by visiting the many artisan vendors. Taste samples of local food products like Sonoma County olive oils. Shop for gift baskets. Curb side pickup, carrying cases and on-site wine shipping.

Farm to Table Seminars

Saturday, October 4th:

11:30 am - Wine Pairing Flights

An intimate wine and food exploration with local Celebrity Chef, Phil McGauley AND Next Gen Wine Sommeliers Nicole Bacigalupi Dericco of Bacigalupi Vineyards in Healdsburg and Giovanni Balistreri of Russian River Vineyards. Taste wines, define characteristics and learn about food pairing.Registration required >>

Sunday, October 5th:

11:30 am - So You Want To Be A Wine Judge?

Hosted by a team of professional wine judges, Ben Pearson, general manager of Bottle Barn and Larry Van Aalst, host of The Sonoma Wine Report! This course is designed to educate the consumer on tasting and judging different varietals. Registration required >>

Harvest Workshops

Saturday, October 4th:

11:30 am - Vineyard to Bottle: Sonoma County Winegrowers Sustainability Overview and Tasting

1:00 pm - Introduction to Homebrewing

2:00 pm - How to Make Olives Edible without Lye

4:00 pm - What’s Happening with Honeybees

Sunday, October 5th:

11:30 am - Cheesy Beer School with Lagunitas Brewing Company - Registration required >>

1:00 pm - What’s Happening with Honeybees

2:00 pm - Vineyard to Bottle: A Crash Course in Sustainable Winegrowing in Sonoma County

Grape Stomps

Cheer on your favorite stompers as they compete for a grand prize of $1500 in this hilarious, action-packed competition. Click here for a list of stomp times daily. NEW, Stomp After Dark! All new TWILIGHT STOMPS debut on Friday night.

Feeling adventurous? Sign up here >>

Bring Your Support Team! Each Stomp Team will receive four admission passes.

World Wrapped Cooking Competition

Sunday, October 5th at 1:00 pm join Brent Farris from KZST Radio, La Tortilla Factory, Clover Stornetta, Oliver’s Market, Petaluma Poultry and a live audience on our quest to find the most creative chef in Sonoma County. Similar to the Food Network Show, “Chopped”, contestants will be challenged to make the best wrap out of mystery ingredients in one hour.

Around the Grounds

Enjoy interactive activities to enhance the tasting experience like a Classic Car Show, Llama Show and Art Show and Sale!

Hours & Admission

Friday, October 3:

Gates open at 4:00 p.m. Tasting Pavilion opens at 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 4 & Sunday, October 5:

Gates open at 10:30 a.m. Tasting Pavilion opens at 5:00 p.m.

Gate Admission: $5 or FREE with the donation of 4 non- perishable food items

Gate admission permits entry into the Marketplace, Chef Demonstrations, Harvest Mini Workshops, Cheesy Beer School (Sunday), Wine Seminars, Grape Stomp grandstands, World Wrapped Cooking Competition (Sunday) and other harvest related grounds activities.

Tickets on sale now!

Grand Tasting (Grace Pavilion) $55 (includes gate admission)

Please note that the Tasting Pavilion is open to adults 21 and over. Infants and children not admitted. Designated driver tickets will be offered at the gate for $25.

3-Day Tasting Package

Season Package - 3-Day Tasting: $125 per person; non transferable

Port & Chocolate Pairing (Wine Garden)

Adults 21 and over: $5 per pairing

Taste the Golds (Wine Garden)

Adults 21 and over: $20 for four tastes of 2014 Sonoma County Harvest Fair award winning wines

Pre-Sale Discount through October 2:

Adults 21 and over: $100 for 2 single-day Grand Tasting tickets (may be used any day)

*Tickets are available ONLINE and at the Harvest Fair Administration Office - 1350 Bennett Valley Road - Santa Rosa.

NOTE: A valid picture ID will be required for entry into all tasting areas.

Parking Fees: $6-$8

More details here.