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Schedule of Events - Saturday Evening Grand Tasting

Saturday, March 24

Sheraton Sonoma County – Petaluma

6 pm to 10 pm

Grand Tasting & Best in Cheese Competition $75 each
Don’t miss this popular roaming feast featuring more than 20 of the Bay Area’s best restaurants sampling cheese-inspired creations. Chefs will vie for your affection and vote at this lighthearted competition of all things cheese as they compete for the Best Artisan Cheese Creation Award. Local wineries and breweries will be on-hand serving up the wines and beers that best complement these dishes. Guests can expect to experience cheese in ways they’ve never had before as this gastronomic showdown.

Participants include Acorn Winery/Alegria Vineyards, Balboa Café Mill Valley, Black Kite Wines, Brasserie, Cakebread Cellars, Corks Restaurant, Dempsey’s Restaurant & Brewery, Dutton-Goldfield Winery, Jimtown Store, Kokomo Winery, Korbel Champagne Cellars, Kunde Estate Winery, Lagunitas Brewery, Nick’s Cove, Olive & Vine, Patisserie Angelica, Pelaton Catering, Quince, Russian River Vineyards, Sonoma Valley Portworks, The Ahwahnee, The Half Moon Bay Brewing Company and Tolay Restaurant.

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Culture returns as Sponsor and Official Magazine of the 2012 festival.

Rustic Bakery
“Official Crackers” of the Artisan Cheese Festival since 2007.