Ticket sales have opened for the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers’ popular annual Wind to Wine Festival, celebrating the distinct and highly awarded wines grown in the wind-driven Petaluma Gap American Viticultural Area (AVA). To ensure a quality experience, tickets to the event, which takes place at SOMO Village in Rohnert Park on Saturday, August 5, are limited, with VIP tickets allowing early access, a more intimate experience, and the opportunity to taste limited-release and large-format wines and barrel samples during the early hours of the event.
The festival will feature the AVA’s signature varietals—Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Syrah—with additional wines offered from winemakers pushing the cool-climate envelope with their Albariño, Pinot Gris, Grenache, Malbec, and Cabernet Sauvignon, among others. Over the last year, the number of 90-plus-point wines from the AVA has substantially increased, and many will be offered for tasting along with wines from winemakers without tasting rooms, making it a rare opportunity to taste these bottlings before purchasing.
In addition to the more than 25 wineries pouring their wines, eventgoers will be treated to artisanal cheese pairings by Point Reyes Cheese Company, wine-infused chocolates by Bert’s Desserts, and savory bites catered by the culinary talents of Sally Tomatoes. Back this year, winemakers and growers will entertain and educate with behind-the-scenes tales at the Petaluma Gap Story Corner, and guests will enjoy live classical and flamenco-style guitar outside in the towering redwood grove by local favorite Mark Taylor.
A wide array of wines will be available to taste, with Pinot Noir being featured due to its prominence in the Petaluma Gap AVA and in advance of National Pinot Noir Day later in the month.
Participating wineries include: Adobe Road, Bevan Cellars, Brick & Mortar, Brooks Note Winery, Bruliam Wines, Calstar Cellars, Cline Family Cellars, Daniel Wines, DeLoach Vineyards, Guarachi Family Wines, Gust Wines, Kendall-Jackson, Keller Estate, Kendric Vineyards, Leghorn Wine Company, Lombardi Wines, MacRostie Winery, McEvoy Ranch, Merryvale, Montagne Russe, Panther Ridge, Parum Leo, Ron Noble Wines, Sangiacomo Wines, Schug Winery, Thirty-Seven Wines, and Trombetta Family.
“The Petaluma Gap Winegrowers would like to thank American AgCredit, [which] generously renewed its Presenting Sponsorship for the Festival,” said Tom Gendall, president of the board of directors for the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance. “We also want to thank Supervisor David Rabbitt and the Sonoma County Community Board of Supervisors for additional support they provided and Marin Magazine and KSRO’s The Drive as media partners, joining us for what is certain to be another outstanding event.”
VIP tickets are $125, with early entry at 12 p.m. General admission tickets are $85, with entry beginning at 2 p.m. Food, wine tasting, storytelling, and live music will be available throughout the festival, which ends at 4 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at petalumagap.com.
