LAKEPORT — The winemaking efforts of more than 40 home winemakers from Lake County and across California will be available for tasting at the 10th annual Home Winemakers Festival on June 23, 1 to 5 p.m. This year”s event will be held in Library Park, located at 225 Park St. in downtown Lakeport.
Sponsored by Clear Lake Performing Arts, the event is a benefit for Lake County symphony and music programs and the purchase of a commemorative glass will allow event-goers to taste any or all of the wines from the amateur winemakers. Tasting costs $20 per person in advance and $25 on the day of the event.
In the morning, before the festival begins, a professional judging panel will choose winners in several categories.
During the festival, guests vote on their favorite wines and People”s Choice awards will be presented at the end of the day.
Representatives from Lake County commercial wineries, including Rosa d”Oro Vineyards, Steele Wines and Wildhurst Vineyards, will be present to support the event and some will even pour their wines for tasting.
Local purveyors will sell food during the festival and a silent auction will take place during the festival with many fantastic donated items. The David Neft Duo will perform light jazz, bluegrass and folk music during the festival.
For more information on the Lake County Home Winemakers Festival or to register as an amateur winemaker, contact Ed Bublitz, 277-8172, www.homewinemakersfestival.com.
Lake County is part of the North Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA), which also encompasses Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino counties. Within Lake County, five other AVAs exist ? Clear Lake , Benmore Valley, Guenoc and the recently approved Red Hills and High Valley AVAs.
