Nevada City Uncorked
Saturday, August 29th is the 5th annual Uncorked Wine and Food event in downtown Nevada City. The event is a collaboration between the Sierra Vintners Association and the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce and brings together over 20 different wineries and breweries. In addition to wine tastings, you can sample bites from local restaurants including: tri tip with chimichurri sauce, Lefty’s Grill pizza, chocolate truffles, Tcho Mochaccino cheese, pulled pork tartin and more. Check-in at the Nevada City Vets Hall starts at 12:30 and the event goes from 1-4 throughout downtown Nevada City, you can buy tickets online or at the door. If you’ve never been check out the photos from the previous years here, here, here and here. Make sure to scroll to the bottom of the post for a great giveaway.
Below is a list of all the tasting options and locations, for a full map click here.
Emma Nevada House with Avanguardia Wines, Broad Street Inn: Solune Winegrowers and Pleasant Valley Grill, Two Room Inn: Fawnridge Winery and Diegos Restaurant, Madison House and Lone Buffalo Vineyards, Mana Beads: Bent Metal Winery and 151 Union Square, Nevada Theatre: Lucchesi Vineyards & Winery and BriarPatch Co-Op, Szabo Vineyards with Kane’s, Nevada City Winery with Conscious Catering, Foxhound Espresso: Katoa Cellars and Harmony Ridge Market, Powell House: Vina Castellano and Sopa Thai, National Hotel: Pilot Peak Vineyards and Hoovers at the National, Lefty’s Grill with Mt Vernon Winery, Cornerstone Realty: Smith Winery and Beach Hut Deli, Three Forks Bakery & Brewery, Wheyward Girl with Coufos Cellars, Crazy Horse Saloon with Sierra Knolls Winery & Vineyards, Clavey Vineyards with SPD Deli, Nevada City Crystal & Glass: Bear River Winery and Nevada City Chocolate Shoppe, JJ Jackson: Double Oak Vineyards & Winery and Emily’s Catering & Cakes, Matteo’s Public with Ol’ Republic Brewery, Friar Tucks and Gray Pine Winery.
While this sounds like a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon, if you can’t make it, I’ve got several fabulous giveaways to continue the spirit of the event. Many thanks to those businesses who donated, please post a comment on this blog post and I’ll randomly draw 5 winners on Saturday, September 5th, cheers!
Prize No 1: Solune Winegrowers group tasting for 10 with the winemaker with Jacques Mercier and a free bottle of wine.
Prize No. 2: A collection of goodies: a bottle of wine from Bent Metal Winery, Wheyward Girl Creamery bag of Effie’s Oat Cakes, $5 coupon to Diego’s, BriarPatch Co-Op shirt with Nevada County local farmers listed, two complimentary wine tastings and a bottle of wine from Smith Vineyard Tasting Room.
Prize No. 3: Ol’ Republic Brewery coupon: Buy a flight of beer or a pint and receive the 2nd one at no charge.
Prize No. 4: Matteo’s Public seven beer taster with an appetizer.
Prize No. 5: A private wine tasting for 8 people out at Lucchesi’s Vineyards with light appetizers included. In addition Mario & Linda will offer a 20% off wine purchases made at the tasting.
© 2015 InnSide Nevada City, photos by Erin Thiem, *Gift certificates for prize packages to be collected at the Outside Inn within 2 weeks of annoucing winners.
I would love to attend this event but i work On Saturdays
Well what a great reason to win one of the prize giveaways!
Can’t wait, my wife and I are going up to spend the day in NC on the 29th, this is just icing on the cake!
Have a great time.
I work on Saturdays, too! Otherwise I’d be there with fork in hand! It helps that you make the event sound so great, Erin!
Well I’m sure someone will have a drink on your behalf Denise.
See you there Erin. I’ll be the sober one driving.
Cheers! Always good to have a responsible one in the party (I’m going to be that person at the Brewfest).
Oh my gosh .. looks SOOO great … and I have one more week of a cleanse!! (hmm .. take a night off? !!!) LOVE our town!!!
If you don’t go to the event, then maybe if you want you can have a glass of wine or beer….
LOVE the community spirit that exists in your incredibly lovely town. I come up every month to enjoy it (and see the grandkids!)
Grandkids are a great reason to visit, but I agree that the community spirit is alive and well (the free veggie cart in front of our office is a perfect example of that).
I don’t drink wine …. but i like winning contests!
Humm… I guess I should’ve put an age limit for the redeeming, but they’re all gift certificate and to be redeemed, so I guess it would make a good gift for someone in your house…
Looking for something fun and local to do this weekend. You just made up our minds!
Have a great time!
Sounds perfect, especially the goodies in the give away basket.
Always something…. cheers Pam!
Wish we could go but we will be returning from a trip tomorrow. Thanks fur keeping the community posted on all the fun events, Erin!
Well at least the prize will help you celebrate after your adventure, cheers.
Wow! This list of goodies is really incredible.
Cheers! Thanks for adding BriarPatch to the fun and games.
My birthday is Sept 4th. I win. Where’s my wine?
Great post with nice photos, Erin! So glad so many participated in the giveaway. Love our community! Uncorked is always a fun event!
So enticing – wish I could attend. Thanks for the great coverage.
I always love your posts. Thanks, I didn’t know about this event!! I’d love to be included in the drawing 🙂
This sounds like a fabulous event! Someday….
Cheers!!
I went last year and had a fabulous time!
We are trying to get to this event. We love this community and so many events for all!
Looking forward to this fun event! So many tasty wines and thoughtful food pairings! And it won’t be too hot! Those planets are aligning nicely!
If I were able to attend one iota of the incredible events in our town (and I do attend many) I would be over-eaten, over-drunk and plain wore out! I know this will be another great time for all!
Wow! What a lineup of great wines and gourmet foods
Nevada city has outdone itself once again. But, woe is me, I I am out of town not even pulling my Shasta. Will so miss this event :(()Cheers, Salute’
Ps. Remember— drink don’t drive, wine is cheaper then gas
Oh, I want to see photos of your Shasta– what color is it? Cheers!
Well, I missed this event, but maybe I’ll just pour myself a glass of wine in my souvenir glass from a previous year. Meanwhile, it’s been days since I’ve won anything! 😉
Days, love it, have you won other goodies? I have donated my glasses to the Outside Inn’s stash of wine glasses and so I see other people enjoying them on a semi-regular basis.
Sounds like it was a fun event – I’m sorry I missed it. But maybe I can win one of the fabulous prizes. 🙂
Ingrid, we can make a decorated wine tag if you win a bottle!
We may have missed uncorked, but we’re always happy to raise a glass to celebrate winning an awesome giveaway from Erin’s blog 😉
Chink chink, cheers!
What fun! Our town is awesome, and so are these prizes.
Cheers my friend, glad you love our town too.
What a fun event! Sorry I missed it!
Cheers Aaron, but I know you find many opportunities to drink wine, so I’m sure there will be another “event.”
Would love to win. A great way to cheers a new baby and my daughters 2nd bday. This mom of 3 could use a drink! As always, Erin you’re doing an amazing job!
Thanks Leia, congrats on the new little one!
I’m always game for a giveaway, especially when there are such tempting prizes.
Awesome post!
Oh No! I missed this event but I am eager to be part of your giveaway because I love each one of the businesses listed.♥
Sorry to have missed it…but yay for prize packages and the good local biz’s who support good eats & drinks!
Thanks Erin!!!! You are so great for our community!!
Sounds like a great event, but we had other things going on Saturday. Bummer.
The delicious Smith wines and the sumptuous Subway sandwiches made it nearly impossible for tasters to move on to other venues. Who could blame them when overlooking Deer Creek, they could also enjoy a soothing breeze and leaves trickling down? Century 21/Cornerstone was a perfect spot to be placed as a Chamber of Commerce Volunteer!
Always happy to introduce friends to the fabulousness of Nevada County!
Would love to be the sober DD for a group of friends and share the Nevada County experience!
Cheers!
You continue to introduce new locations and events and make everything sound fabulous! How can one think of missing out on something that you’ve posted. Keep up the great work!
So sorry to have missed this event, however…… I love to purchase (and of course drink) tried and true local wines as well as any new ones I see on the shelf. We are so lucky to have so many wonderful grape growers and winemakers in our community!