Back for its fifth year is “Revelry on Red Mountain” on Saturday May 25, 2013 from 6-9pm during Memorial Day weekend. Tasting Room Magazine is a sponsor of the Auction of Washington Wines, a series of fundraising events that include Revelry. It promises an evening of world class wines, gourmet cuisine bites, breathtaking views of the Horse Heaven Hills and Red Mountain and a rare peek inside the beautiful grounds and facility of Col Solare winery. Spend an evening rubbing elbows with growers and winemakers as 23 Washington winemakers bring their newest releases for a spirited evening of acclaimed wines. The focal point is a silent auction featuring wines from some of the top wineries in the state. The guest chef this year is Jake Crenshaw from Olive Catering. Cost is $95 per person. Tickets available here.
For those looking to make a wine weekend on Red Mountain out of this event, you can purchase tickets for a vineyard walking tour taking place Sunday, May 26 from 10:30am-2:30pm. Visitors will get a close look at the terroir, technique, and vines on Red Mountain. The tour will start at Kiona Winery and will end at Fidelitas, where lunch will be served. Tickets for the Vineyard Walking Tour must be purchased as part of the package, individual tickets are not available. Cost for the Vineyard Tour and Revelry tasting package is $195. Space is limited.
Participating wineries include: Ambassador Vineyard, Anelare, Canoe Ridge Vineyards, Chinook Wines, Col Solare, Cooper Wine Company, Corvus Cellars, Cote Bonneville, DeLille Cellars, EFESTĒ, Fidelitas, Force Majeure, Gordon Estate, Hightower Cellars, J. Bookwalter Winery, Kiona Winery, Native Sun, Portrait Cellars, Reininger Winery, Seven Hills Winery, Tapteil Vineyard Winery, Terra Blanca Winery & Estate, and Van Loben Sels Cellars.
You’ll find plenty of lodging options in the Tri-Cities or stay in nearby Prosser. Click here to learn more about Revelry on Red Mountain or other 2013 Auction of Washington Wine events.