Meet the winemakers and taste Alsace-style white wines from around the world, including Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Muscat! During the Grand Tasting you will enjoy foods perfectly suited for aromatic whites and savor fresh oysters, Tart Flambee' and more..   

At 12:00 p.m., prior to the Grand Tasting,  Evan Goldstein, MS will create  an educational and entertaining food/wine demonstration to highlight why so many foods pair beautifully with the wine. Evan will discuss food and wine pairing tips, and be joined by his mother, renowned chef and author, Joye Goldstein.  The audience will sample their creation during the Grand Tasting. It's a great way to learn more about the versatility of Alsace-style whites!       

At 1:00pm the Grand Tasting opens with over 100 wines to be sampled along with delectable bites at 7 food pairing tables. It is  all included in the ticket price.

 It’s an event to brighten even the darkest winter month! 

Participating wineries as of November 15th:
Anne Amie, Breggo Cellars, Claiborne & Churchill, Claudia Springs Winery, Cutruzzola Vineyards, Elke Vineyards, Esterlina, Foris, Greenwood Ridge Vineyards, Handley Cellars, Husch Vineyards, Lazy Creek Vineyards, Londer Vineyards, Lula Cellars, Navarro Vineyards, New Zealand Winegrowers,  Philo Ridge Vineyards, Trefethen, Domaines Schlumberger, Stony Hill, Tatomer,Thomas Fogarty, Toulouse, Valkenberg ...and more to come

The event is at the Mendocino County fairgrounds in "downtown" Boonville,14400 Highway 128.

No children, no pets, thank you!

Featured Chef, Marc Dym

Five star chef Marc Dym was named Executive Chef at Little River Inn in 2006. While past cooking jobs posted him in Texas, Iowa and Pennsylvania - as well as Antigua, Zurich and Tel Aviv - this move was just around the bend. With high Zagat ratings over the past four years, last year he earned the Top Food Ranking for the entire country. Prior to moving to the Mendocino Coast in 1998, Dym was chef at the posh Ritz Restaurant in Newport Beach. A chance to escape the presses of city living lured him to this secluded stretch of the northern California coastline, which he now calls home.?? For Chef Dym, Little River Inn offers the best of both worlds. Dym relies on his classical Culinary Institute of American training to create dishes that are at once familiar and modern.