Fort Ross-Seaview AVA

Wild Hog Vineyard www.wildhogvineyard.com Interested in organic wines? Well, Daniel & Marion Schoenfeld are dedicated to farming & gardening without the use of chemical additives, insecticides, or herbicides. They have been certified by California Certified Organic Farmers since 1981. They even have a permanent cover crop of clovers & grasses grown between the rows to hold & feed the soil and provide an environment for beneficial insects!... Get your tickets here by Friday October 17 for the Grand Tasting, & join us in the experience! www.frswf14.eventbrite.com #sonomacounty #chardonnay #pinotnoir #winefestival #grandluncheon UP NEXT: Williams Selyem - PRECIOUS MOUNTAIN VINEYARD ******

WesMar Winery ~ HELLENTHAL VINEYARD www.wesmarwinery.com WesMar Winery is the result of the combined efforts of Kirk Wesley Hubbard & Denise Mary Selyem, & of course their dog Zoey! The couple learned about wine making & the wine business from Ed Selyem, Denise's father from Williams & Selymen Winery in the mid 90's. They left in 2000 to start their own winery: WesMar Winery.... Get your tickets here by Friday October 17 for the Grand Tasting, & join us in the experience! www.frswf14.eventbrite.com #sonomacounty #chardonnay #pinotnoir #winefestival #grandluncheon UP NEXT: Wild Hog Vineyard ******

Tin Barn Vineyards - CORYELLE VINEYARDS www.tinbarnvineyards.com TBV are local ~ "San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition" & international "Sunset International Wine Competition" wine competition winners. We share with you a link from their FB page as an insight to the workings of the minds that make award winning wines.... Get your tickets here by Friday October 17 for the Grand Tasting, & join us in the experience! www.frswf14.eventbrite.com #sonomacounty #chardonnay #pinotnoir #winefestival #grandluncheon UP NEXT: WesMar Winery- Hellenthal Vineyard ******

Siduri Wines - HIRSCH VINEYARDS www.siduri.com Siduri is the Babylonian Goddess of wine. Siduri is also the realized dream of two wine lovers - Dianna & Adam Lee. A passion for Pinot Noir led them to produce a small quantity of Pinot from a 1994 vintage. Come taste for yourself what they're prouducing now!... Get your tickets here by Friday October 17 for the Grand Tasting, & join us in the experience! www.frswf14.eventbrite.com #sonomacounty #chardonnay #pinotnoir #winefestival #grandluncheon UP NEXT: Tin Barn Vineyards - Coryelle Vineyards ******

The national recognition for our Wine Festival stars keeps pouring in. Congratulations to Backyard for receiving a Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand! There are still a few luncheon tickets available where you can sample Chef Marianna's fare paired with a first-rate wine from our AVA.

Kutch Wines - MCDOUGALL RANCH www.kutchwines.com JAMIE KUTCH ~ a Fordham graduate who was a NASDAQ trader with Merrill Lynch, commuting daily to Manhatten via the Long Island Railroad ~ come see what he's doing on the left coast now!... Get your tickets here by Wednesday October 15 for the Grand Luncheon, or by Friday October 17 for the Grand Tasting, & join us in the experience! www.frswf14.eventbrite.com #sonomacounty #chardonnay #pinotnoir #winefestival #grandluncheon UP NEXT: Martinelli Winery - Three Sisters Vineyard ******

Special rates at the FLAMINGO RESORT & SPA for guests of the Wine Festival. $199 for a Superior King or Dbl-Dbl. By advance reservation only. Call 707 545 6430 and reference the Fort Ross-Seaview Wine Festival. http://www.flamingoresort.com/

Introducing the 4th wine paring during our Grand Luncheon ~ the 2012 FORT ROSS VINEYARD LATE HARVEST CHARDONNAY (FORT ROSS VINEYARD & WINERY - SONOMA COAST), to be paired with Marianna Gardenhire ~ Pastry Chef-Proprietor Backyard, Forestville: Cheesecake, Candied Pumpkin, Toasted Pepitas, and Crisp Meringue. FORT ROSS VINEYARD, the closest vineyard to the ocean in California, clings to the steep slopes of the Wild Sonoma Coast. The cool Maritime climate slowly and evenly ripe...ns the grapes. www.FortRossVineyard.com Get your tickets here by tomorrow, Wednesday October 15, & join us in the experience! www.frswf14.eventbrite.com #sonomacounty #chardonnay #pinotnoir #winefestival #grandluncheon NEXT UP: Flamingo Resort & the rest of the 7 participating wineries. ******

Congratulations to AVA members Flowers Vineyard and Winery and Williams Selyem. They're both on Wine & Spirits Magazine's list of top 100 wineries for 2014and they're both pouring at Saturday's Wine Festival.

Learn more about our Oct 18 Wine Festival Grand Luncheon chefs ~ here's our 4th one... Meet Chef Marianna Gardenhire ~ Chef and Pastry Chef-Proprietor Backyard, Forestville. She's excited about their NEW website, so check it out below! Chef Gardenhire will present CHEESECAKE, CANDIED PUMPKIN, TOASTED PEPITAS, and CRISP MERINGUE paired with 2012 Fort Ross Vineyard Late Harvest Chardonnay.... Join us! www.frswf14.eventbrite.com #sonomacounty #chardonnay #winefestival http://www.backyardforestville.com/ ******

FORT ROSS-SEAVIEW WINE FESTIVAL IS OCTOBER 18. www.frswf14.eventbrite.com

Introducing the 2012 FLOWERS CHARDONNAY CAMP MEETING (Flowers Vineyard and Winery), to be paired with John Ash ~ Chef and James Beard Award Winning Author: Lemon Marinated Fennel Salad with Buratta, Olives & Basil. That's the October 2014 issue of Wine & Spirits Magazine below: Best 2011 Chardonnay of 764 wines tasted. That's pretty cool! Let's see what the 2012 Chardonnay Camp Meeting new-release tastes like... Get your tickets here & join us to find out! www.frswf14.eventbr...ite.com #sonomacounty #chardonnay #winefestival NEXT UP: Marianna Gardenhire ~ Pastry Chef-Proprietor (Backyard), Forestville ******