Cost: $150

Be an honored guest as you taste wines in the terroir where they were grown and enjoy Sonoma’s renowned local cuisine prepared by talented chefs.

Tickets are $150. Purchase your ticket today!

Get the WOW factor: West of West (WOW) Wine Festival offers both wine lovers and the wine trade an insider taste of some of the most acclaimed cool-climate Pinot Noirs, Chardonnays and Syrahs on the market today. Created by the West Sonoma Coast Vintners, an association of wineries and growers on Sonoma’s coastline, WOW will be held August 3rd-5th, 2012 just one hour north of San Francisco in the quaint coastal hamlet of Occidental, CA.

WOW gives you unparalleled access to small production, limited release wines tasted in the terroir where they were grown, a front row seat at exciting seminars featuring prominent guest speakers, and admission to a delectable Whole Hog Feast at the Occidental Center for the Arts. Join us in August and experience first-hand the extraordinary wine, food and culture of the West Sonoma Coast.

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An unparalleled opportunity to taste the wines of more than 40 producers and growers-many of them hard-to-find gems, all of them pure expressions of the West Sonoma Coast.

Tickets are $125. Purchase yours today!

An unparalleled opportunity to taste the wines of more than 40 producers and growers-many of them hard-to-find gems, all of them pure expressions of the West Sonoma Coast.

Tickets are $125. Purchase yours today!

Join Fort Ross at one of the most comprehensive tasting of California wines in the world -- the largest number of wineries; an enormous range of varietals; wine growing appellations from all over the state. This is a Family Winemakers tasting, which means that many of the wineries are small (under 5000 cases), have limited marketing outreach, and will be represented by family members. Over 60 wineries in this year's tasting will be pouring with us for the first time, giving you a taste of the new kids on the block. You can sample new releases from your classic favorites and from wineries just selling their first vintages. Check out varietals you've never heard of (Vermentino? Touriga?) or your best-loved Pinots, Cabs and Chardonnays. This well-respected tasting is a once-a-year opportunity to tour and taste California's wine country under one (very large) roof.

Public: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Trade: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Join Fort Ross at one of the most comprehensive tasting of California wines in the world -- the largest number of wineries; an enormous range of varietals; wine growing appellations from all over the state. This is a Family Winemakers tasting, which means that many of the wineries are small (under 5000 cases), have limited marketing outreach, and will be represented by family members. Over 60 wineries in this year's tasting will be pouring with us for the first time, giving you a taste of the new kids on the block. You can sample new releases from your classic favorites and from wineries just selling their first vintages. Check out varietals you've never heard of (Vermentino? Touriga?) or your best-loved Pinots, Cabs and Chardonnays. This well-respected tasting is a once-a-year opportunity to tour and taste California's wine country under one (very large) roof.

TRADE ONLY: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Join us for Sunday's Pinot Noir Grand Tasting, with over 100 wineries plus guest Artisan Food Vendors all on Healdsburg Plaza Square. It's a Sonoma County wine weekend you won't want to miss!

EARLY BIRD PRICING !
1. Grand Tasting 12:00 Noon Entry $65 (+ ticketing fee)
2. Grand Tasting 11:00 AM Early Entry $75 (+ ticketing fee)
3. Grand Tasting 9:00 AM VIP Early Entry + Micro AVA Seminar & VIP Lounge $150 (+ ticketing fee)

Purchase your tickets today!