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MICROBEER & WINE TASTING TENT

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Tasting Tent to Feature Exceptional Microbrews & Wines at Connoisseurs' Marketplace

wine tastingConnoisseurs of wine and beer are known for their discriminating and exquisite taste. They’ll be in tasting heaven at Connoisseur’s Marketplace—Menlo Park’s renown festival of the arts, July 21-22—bringing back the Microbrew & Wine Tasting Tent that was a big hit at last year’s festival.

Woodside Vineyards wines
Woodside Chardonnay
enjoying festival microbrews

"We’re excited and pleased to offer an array of seductive and tasty beers and wines from some of the top producers in the world," says festival chairman Rick Ciardella. "On the beer side, we searched high and low for the most exotic and rare examples of these sudsy treasures and have come up with a truly wonderful list of beers that will absolutely fascinate and astound festival goers."

The beer tasting menu is exceptional: Anchor Summer Beer, Anchor Liberty Ale, Ballast Point Big Eye IPA, Anderson Valley Summer Solstice, Pyramid Hefeweizen, Full Sail Session Lager, Full Sail Session Black, Full Sail LTD, Full Sail IPA, 21st Amemdment IPA, 21st Amemdment Back in Black, 21st Amendment Watermelon Wheat, Mendocino Brewing Red Tail Ale, and Mendocino Brewing Company White Hawk IPA. Special thanks to our sponsor, DBI Beverage, for making the beer tasting possible.

Taste the world-class varietals from Woodside Vineyards, one of the oldest and smallest California wineries, boasting estate wines from the Santa Cruz Mountains that are carefully nurtured from vineyard to bottle. Enjoy their outstanding 2008 Kings Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon, 2003 Estate Brut Sparkling Wine, and 2009 Woodside Chardonnay. Special thanks to Woodside Vineyards and Buff Giurlani for making the wine tasting possible. For information on Woodside Vineyards wine, wine club and events, visit www.woodsidevineyards.com.

The Microbrew and Wine Tasting Tent will be open from 12 noon to 5 pm to coincide with the adjacent chefs’ demonstrations. It is located on Doyle Street and Santa Cruz Avenue next to Left Bank Restaurant.

Anchor Brewing Company Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits Brewery Ommegang Anderson Valley Brewing Company

Pyramid Brewing Company Full Sail Brewing Company 21st Amendment Brewery Mendocino Brewing Company