Foothills Celebration
The 17th annual Foothills Celebration, a joint production between Sierra Vintners & Grass Valley Downtown Association is coming to downtown Grass Valley on Saturday, April 7th from 1-4pm. The event combines wine tasting and food pairings from local wineries and restaurants at 20 different locations through historic downtown Grass Valley. “The excitement over this event is a joy to see. We are very excited to bring together local wineries, beer producers and cooks in local downtown businesses. Food and drink bring the community together in a such a sincerely delightful, social way. New this year is beer tasting, as well as wine, which will expand the appeal and variety,” said GVDA Executive Director Marni Marshall. Please note this is a rain or shine event (for those who want to see more photos of today’s Nevada City snow, check out the Outside Inn’s Facebook page).
There are so many great wine tasting options in our community, check out the Outside Inn’s wine tasting page for more details on local tasting rooms and events.
Wineries & Breweries:
- Avanguardia Wines
- Bear River Winery
- Bent Metal Winery
- Fawnridge Winery
- Grass Valley Brewing
- Gray Pine Winery
- Lone Buffalo
- Lucchesi Vineyards & Winery
- Naggiar Vineyards
- Nevada City Winery
- Pilot Peak Vineyard & Winery
- Sierra Starr Vineyard
- Smith Vineyards
- Szabo Vineyards
- Vian Estate
- Heritage/ZAP
- Thirsty Barrel Taphouse
- Ol Republic Brewery
- Cirino’s
- Tess’ Kitchen Store
In addition to the Grass Valley wine tasting rooms, additional locations will include Olive Groove, La Te Da, Tofenelli’s, Cirino’s, 151 Union Square, Stucki Jewelery, Art Works, Tess’ Kitchen Store, Mill Street Clothing, Three Lilies Photography, Kane’s, Art Works, Lazy Dog’s, Cult of Gemini and more. Sample cuisine from Three Gingers Bakery, Kane’s, Maria’s, Marshall’s Pasties, Happy Apple Kitchen and more. Tickets are on sale through Sierra Vintners. Registration for the event starts at 12:30 on Saturday, April 7th at the Gold Miners Inn. Want to win a pair of tickets? Post a comment here with your favorite food and wine pairing and I’ll announce the winner on Wednesday, February 28th. *Edited to say the winner is Lenka.
© 2018 InnSide Nevada City, © photos by Erin Thiem
Cirinos and Naggiar
I love that you’ll have type of wine from Naggier! Thanks again for coming to the photo walk at Smith.
I can’t wait to go to this! And hopefully take a friend visiting from Santa Cruz. So glad to be discovering downtown Grass Valley since I now work there at Cheryl’s real estate office. Even if I don’t win the tickets, how much do they cost?
The early bird pricing ended yesterday, so now they’re $50.
Each? Oh my, hoping to win the tickets!
Yes, they were $40 until yesterday and I know that if you’re a wine club member you usually can get a discount.
Oh yes, my favorite food & wine pairing. At this time of year, it’s chardonnay and cioppino.
Chardonnay with goat cheese and crackers.
I’m a sucker for goat cheese….
Syrah and hard parmesan, Pinot Noir and brie…and tickets would be awesome too.
Cheers! You wouldn’t even have to bring your own salad this time 🙂
This sounds like a fabulous event! I’d love to check it out!
My favorite pairing… a Spencer steak and Cab!
Yum!
I love pairing a good risotto with a smooth red like tempranillo. Bonus points if the risotto includes mushrooms! Cirino’s has some of my favorite risotto.
You’re making me hungry… that sounds delicious.
This sounds like a great event. Hope the weather isn’t a problem next weekend.
It’s a rain or shine event, but yes, today’s snow storm certainly makes travel more challenging.
Sounds like an amazing event!
I love cab and and cheese- not terribly picky
I love that you’re an all cheese opportunity eater…. cheers.
Sounds fabulous! My favorite pairing (for today) would be…A Montepulciano from Avanguardia along side a roasted tomato bruscetta. Throw in some burrata and I’ll never leave!
I would LOVE tickets to attend. I’ve never been. It would make a fun time with my hubby. I love food and wine. I always enjoy medium rare tri tip slices with a gorgonzola herb butter sauce drizzled over and topped with lemon sherry mushrooms paired with a peppery hearty Zinfandel.
Chocolate and apothic red!
Anything from Fawnridge with anything from Monkey Cat.
There are so many great wines and food here, but one of my favorites is Sierra Starr champagne with Lazy Dog chocolate covered apricots!
Cab Sauv and burnt ends. Mmm…
Would love to check this even out!
A super dry and bubbly pinot grigio and a spicy goat cheese! (it normally would have been a very dry and earthy zinfandel … but less headaches with the white grapes these days!)
I always enjoy the food and ale pairings that Ol Republic puts on. Probably because it’s a nice break from all of the yummy wine. Wine from Avanguardia and Lone Buffalo never disappoint either.
Cab and chocolate!
I hope to win tickets. Only need one actually.
Riesling and something spicy!
Viognier and Sockeye Salmon with garlic mashed potatoes and fresh green beans and a steaming hot loaf of sourdough round bread. BAM! And don’t even think about serving pink or Atlantic salmon!!!!
I just can’t go wrong with a nice cabernet or Zinfandel, a beautiful steak and rich dark chocolate after!!!!
Any wine with s’mores 🙂
Cheers! That sounds awesome.
Rescheduled for April 7 th correct ?
Yes!
Did you announce the ticket winner?
Yes, I updated the post, Lenka won.