Fourteen Monterey County Wineries Celebrate Love on February 11

Fourteen tasting rooms along Monterey’s River Road Wine Trail will be hosting a “Passport” event on Saturday, February 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a great opportunity for wine lovers to visit and enjoy the vintages and ambience of these artisan vintners.

The wineries collectively opening their doors for the Valentine’s Passport are Paraiso, Hahn, Pessagno, Marilyn Remark, Puma Road, Scheid, Ventana, Manzoni, Boekenoogen, Wrath, Sycamore Cellars, Hammond, McIntyre and Talbott.

At this sweetheart of all wine tastings, the member wineries will be featuring rare vintages, music, food and celebration all things amour. As a passport-carrying V.I.P., guests will receive a souvenir glass, a special gift, entry into a grand drawing and special discounts. The Passport “ticket price” of $20 ($30 after February 1st) includes the day-of-event gifts and drawing eligibility.

Passport purchase and more information is available by visiting www.RiverRoadWineTrail.com.

The River Road Wine Trail (formerly Steinbeck Wine Country) is an association of 14 Monterey County winery tasting rooms, located primarily along the River Road / Foothill Road corridor, on the Santa Lucia bench above the Salinas Valley. Charming and intimate, these tasting rooms specialize in limited release vintages and genuine hospitality. Often, visitors will be sampling with the actual winemaker. Conveniently situated just east of Monterey and Carmel, and about seventy minutes south of San Jose, the River Road Wine Trail has become one of the Central Coast’s premiere wine touring destinations. The group’s online home is RiverRoadWineTrail.com.