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Recreation and Education Surround the 20th Annual Colorado Mountain Winefest
PALISADE, Colo. (Sept. 6, 2011) –
The 20th Annual Colorado Mountain Winefest is nearly here with festivities beginning Sept. 15 and wrapping up Sept. 18. The highlight of the four-day event is Saturday's (Sept. 17) Festival in the Park in Palisade's Riverbend Park, which features Colorado wines and winemakers, live jazz, grape stomping, chef demonstrations and more.
Also surrounding the Festival in the Park are a number of recreational and educational opportunities.
The unofficial kick-off of the Colorado Mountain Winefest is the Thursday, Sept. 15, 4-person golf scramble at Bookcliff Country Club (2730 G Road, Grand Junction), which is followed by a wine reception. The golf and wine reception is $125 per player or $500 for a team of four. For more details and tickets, participants are asked to contact the Bookcliff Country Club directly at 970-242-9053.
In addition to the recreation, the Colorado Mountain Winefest offers participants the opportunity to expand their wine knowledge. One such learning opportunity is the Dine, Wine and Vine Experience on Friday, Sept. 16, at the Wine Country Inn in Palisade. Have a relaxed lunch at the Wine Country Inn with State Enologist Dr. Steve Menke. Lunch is served with Colorado's best produce and paired with Colorado wine. A walk through the vineyards with Dr. Menke will enhance the lunch and allow participants to learn more about the romance of Colorado winemaking. Reservations for this seminar ($65) may be made through the Colorado Mountain Winefest website, www.coloradowinefest.com.
And if you're only able to make it to Saturday's Festival in the Park, the seminar Farm to Table Food and Wine Pairing with Kevin and Evan is fun and educational (held within Riverbend Park). Executive Chef Kevin Kidd and Beverage Manager and Colorado wine guru Evan Faber of Boulder's Salt Bistro offer the quintessential pairing seminar with two of the most fun food and wine specialists. The flavors and pairings will challenge the taste buds. Tickets ($30) are available at www.coloradowinefest.com.
For a full list of the recreation and education opportunities surrounding the 20th Annual Colorado Mountain Winefest, visit www.coloradowinefest.com.
About Colorado Mountain Winefest
The 20th Annual Colorado Mountain Winefest is Sept. 15-18, 2011, with the Festival in the Park Sept. 17. Thousands of wine lovers
make the annual pilgrimage to Palisade, Colo., to sample a growing array of Colorado wines and participate in a variety of events,
including winery tours, chef demonstrations, V.I.P. events and the always popular grape stomp. Colorado Mountain Winefest is the
fundraiser for the trade organization of grape growers and winemakers of Colorado, the Colorado Association for Viticulture and
Enology (CAVE), a 501(c)6 non-profit organization. Join the Colorado Mountain Winefest conversation via Facebook (www.facebook.com/cowinefest),
Twitter (@cowinefest) and YouTube (www.youtube.com/cowinefest) and learn more at www.ColoradoWinefest.com.