San Francisco Vintners Market Brings Wine Country To The City, Event Will Be World's Largest Winery Tasting Room - Saturday and Sunday, April 10th-11th, 2010 - "Try It and Buy It" Wine Buying Event

    SAN FRANCISCO, CA, February 17, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Tired of going to wine tasting events, discovering great new wines and then never being able to find them again? We were too. That's why we created San Francisco Vintners Market at Fort Mason Center. This first of its kind wine tasting and buying event is a farmer's market style shopping experience where wine enthusiasts can try and buy wines from over 200 wineries.

The San Francisco Vintners Market will feature top local wineries from Napa, Sonoma, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Russian River Valley and other regional wineries plus imported wines from around the world. San Francisco Vintners Market features wine at all price points and styles including new releases, library collections and end-of-vintage selections--all available for immediate purchase.

What: San Francisco Vintners Market at Fort Mason Center
When: April 10th and 11th from Noon to 5 pm
Where: Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavilion, San Francisco, CA
Cost: General Admission: $15/$30 day of event, Reserve Admission: $50/$75 day of event

For more information and tickets go to: www.sfvintnersmarket.com

"San Francisco Vintners Market is the first farmer's market style event where wine lovers can taste and buy wines on the spot from over 200 leading winemakers. The event features wineries from around the world and is a great way for wine lovers to stock up on wines for 2010." said Cornelius Geary, Founder and CEO of San Francisco Vintners Market. "Our marketplace format gives wineries another sales channel for direct to consumer sales and brings them to where the action is, in San Francisco."

San Francisco Vintners Market is an ideal opportunity for wine lovers to connect with leading winemakers from all over California and the world. The event will be offering direct access to winery owners, winemakers and their wines, on sale on the spot for the wine buyer to take home.

"San Francisco Vintner's Market at Fort Mason Center will provide a new opportunity for visitors to taste wine, talk directly to vintners and purchase directly" said Amanda Gassaway, Senior Sales Manager, Fort Mason Center. "It is a great addition to the popular wine and food events for which we are so well known. We are looking forward to a very successful event."

Wineries who have so far registered for the event include:
Ackerman Family Vineyards, Amapola Creek, Andrew Geoffrey, B Cellars, Barlow Vineyards, Be A Gourmet, Bedarra Vineyards, Berridge Wine Company, Bialla Vineyards, Bonneau, BRIGITTE by Bridget Raymond, Cameron Hughes Wine, Canihan Wines, Cannonball Wine Company, Carmel Road Winery, Cartograph, Clos Saron, Collier Falls, Comartin Cellars, Cougar's Leap, Coup de Foudre Winery, COURTESAN, D & L Carinalli Vineyards, Darms Lane, De Novo Wines, Delgadillo Cellars, Demuth Kemos, Dominari, Dono dal Cielo Vineyards, Due Vigne, Dutcher Crossing Winery, Envy, Faustini Wines, Fontanella Family Winery, Free Flow Wines, Gamble Family Vineyards, Gourmet Blends, Grey Stack Cellars, Groom Wines, Hagafen Cellars, Hall Napa Valley, Heart O' The Mountain, Hunnicutt, International Vineyards, JAQK Cellars, Jason Stephens Winery, JCB by Jean-Charles Boisset, JK Cellars, Kapcsandy Family Winery, Kendall-Jackson, Kent Rasmussen Winery, La Sirena, Lancaster Estate, Leto Cellars, MacLean Wines, MadoroM Vineyards, Meander Wines, Miller Wine Works, Modus Operandi, Montemaggiore Winery, Mounts Family Winery, Mueller Winery, Murphy Vineyards, Muscardini Cellars, Next Generation Winemakers, Oakville Ranch Vineyards, Old Bridge Cellars, OMERTA, PB Hein Vineyards, Pech Merle Winery, Pendleton Wines, Perry Creek Winery, Pietra Santa Winery, Pine Ridge, Pneu Wines, Prime Cellars, Provenance Vineyards, Radog Wines, Ramazzotti Wines, LLC, Respite, Reynolds Family Winery, Reynoso Family Vineyards, Rios Wine Company, Robert Oatley Vineyards, Rosenblum Cellars, Salvestrin Estate Winery, Schug Carneros Estate, Signorello Estate, Silver Wines, Skipstone, Skyhawk Lane, Tin Barn Vineyards, Tom Scott Vineyard, Truchard Vineyards, Tudor Wines, Venge Vineyards, Vina Robles, Vineyard 29, Wines Of Carmel, Y Rousseau Wines, Yates Family Vineyard, ZIATA

Major components of San Francisco Vintners Market include:
• 200 plus wineries showcasing and selling their wines direct to consumer
• Reserve Room featuring exclusive wineries and their top wines in a private tasting experience
• Celebrity Showcase featuring leading winemakers and wine industry stars
• Pre-event "Wine Buyers Only" Wine Trade tasting

About San Francisco Vintners Market - "Try it and Buy it!"

San Francisco Vintners Market is a farmer's market style shopping experience where wine enthusiasts can taste and purchase hundreds of wines from over 200 wineries. Attending vintners will be pouring wines from around the world including new releases, library collections and end-of-vintage selections. International wines will also be available for tasting and purchase.
San Francisco Vintners Market has a limited number of sponsor and partnership opportunities available. For more information contact:
Cornelius Geary, CEO/Founder at [email protected] or via phone at (415) 596-1191

For more information on winery participation contact:
Bridget Raymond, Director of Sales & Marketing at [email protected] or via phone at (415) 713-5331

About Fort Mason Center
Fort Mason Center is a dynamic waterfront destination for thought-provoking programs, events and organizations which support and reflect the evolving cultural fabric of San Francisco. Fort Mason Center embodies the essence of San Francisco - nearness to nature, combined with novel architecture, a nod to the past, and a dose of the different. Nine Mission Revival buildings with a total of 300,000 square feet of space offer 17 venues that host events of all types and sizes. This includes classrooms, galleries, meeting rooms, performance spaces, and a large conference center. Two of the Center's piers are used for major events. The Herbst Pavilion accommodates 3,000 and the Festival Pavilion can hold 5,000. The 437-seat Cowell Theater provides state-of-the-art performance space.

For more information about Fort Mason Center please call 415-345-7500 or visit http://www.fortmason.org
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