LAKEPORT — The 16th annual food and wine event, A Taste of Lakeport, will pair premium Lake County wines with gourmet food from local purveyors.
Taking place along three blocks of Main Street in downtown Lakeport on Friday, the food and wine tasting runs from 5 to 8 p.m. followed by the street dance until 10 p.m.
Event tickets cost $30 in advance or $35 at the door and include all activities and a souvenir wine glass. A $15 ticket is available for food tasting only.
An expected 20 wineries will offer tastes from fine wines either produced in Lake County or made from grapes grown in the county. Twenty restaurateurs and caterers will provide tasty bites matched to the wine being poured.
Live music will be played throughout the tasting and an antique car collection will be displayed or available to view.
After 8 p.m., the party turns into a street dance under the stars with music by the Jimmy Z band.
Tickets are on sale at these outlets:
Soper Reese Community Theatre, available online at www.soperreesetheatre.com or 263-0577; The Travel Center, 263-3095; Lake County Chamber of Commerce, 263-5092; Hillside Honda, 263-9000; Clearlake Chamber of Commerce, located at 3425 Bowers Road., Clearlake (cash or check only); and Doni”s Occasion Station, located at 6140 E. Highway 20, Lucerne (cash or check only).
Proceeds from The Taste of Lakeport benefit the Lakeport Main Street Association (LMSA) and its work toward the continuing revitalization and renovation of downtown Lakeport.
Major sponsors for the Taste of Lakeport include Hillside Honda, Savings Bank of Mendocino County, North Lake Medical Pharmacy, Lakeport Ford, Coldwell Banker Towne & Country Real Estate, The Record-Bee and Bicoastal Media. The event is also supported by Lakeport Senior Activity Center Meals on Wheels Thrift Store, Clearlake Club, IE Truss, John H. Tomkins Tax Consultants and Watershed Books.
For more information contact LMSA at 263-8843, info@lakeportmainstreet.com or www.lakeportmainstreet.com.
