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California Wine Month Launches with Virtual Events and Offers

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More than 30 Partners Join September Celebration

[caption id="attachment_1472214" align="aligncenter" width="640"]wine tasting Consumers can choose among 50-plus California wine experiences, from virtual cooking classes to online wine auctions. See: DiscoverCaliforniaWines.com and view events such as Raymond Vineyards” “Winemaker for a Day.” Raymond Vineyards photo.[/caption] SAN FRANCISCO —September is California Wine Month, the state’s annual harvest celebration. Each year, wineries, grapegrowers and regional associations across the state host special events and tastings, and 2020 will be no exception. However, due to COVID-19 concerns, this year’s festivities will take the form of virtual wine tastings and tours, live-streamed auctions, digital cooking demonstrations, special wine discounts and the first-ever virtual grape stomp. California Wines has also created a Harvest 2020 Playlist on Spotify to help put wine lovers in a harvest state of mind, wherever they happen to live. Now in its 16th year, California Wine Month highlights the state’s 250-year winemaking history, and the innovative spirit of its wine community. Home to 4,200 vintners and 5,900 grape growers, California is the world’s fourth-largest wine producer and the source of 81 percent of the wine made in the United States. More than 90 percent of all California wine is produced in a Certified California Sustainable winery. Visit https://discovercaliforniawines.com/california-wine-month to view details and descriptions of dozens of virtual events and discount offers for California Wine Month, being updated daily. A pdf list of events as of this writing can also be viewed here. Some highlights of this year’s offerings include: Aug. 24-Sept. 20: Sonoma County Wine Auction Aug. 31-Sept. 30: Explore Lake County AVAs with Lake County Winegrape Growers Sept. 1-15: Sta. Rita Hills Wine Alliance Wine Club Passport Wine Discount Sept. 1-30: Taste of Sonoma at Home  Sept. 1-30: Celebrate California Wine Month with the Santa Lucia Highlands  Sept. 1-30: Temecula Valley CRUSH Wine & Culinary Extravaganza Sept. 18: New California AVAs and Trends in California Wine with San Francisco Wine School  Sept. 27: Calaveras Virtual Grape Stomp: Backyard Edition with Calaveras Winegrape Alliance  California Wine Month Partners California Wine Month is celebrated by restaurant, retail, media and association partners in California and throughout the U.S. including: Albertsons, Archer Hotel, California Avocados, California Figs, California Pears, California Restaurant Association, California Table Grapes, CellarPass, Charlie Palmer Steak, Compline, Dry Creek Kitchen, Epic Steak, Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant, GuildSomm, Ironwood, Lawry’s Prime Rib, Oakville Grocery, Olea, Pavilions, Raley’s, Real California Milk, Restaurants Care, Safeway, San Francisco Wine School, Sapphire, Sky & Vine, SOMM Select, Vegan Vines, Vine Restaurant & Bar, Visit California, Visit Napa Valley, Vons, Women for WineSense, Women of the Vine & Spirits. About Wine Institute  Established in 1934, Wine Institute is the association of 1,000 California wineries and wine-related businesses that initiate and advocate state, federal and international public policy to enhance the environment for the responsible production, consumption and enjoyment of wine.

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California Wine Month Launches with  Virtual Events and Offers
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