'Savor the Central Coast' New Food and Wine Event for California's Central Coast Tickets go on Sale May 5, 2010
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Tickets for the inaugural culinary adventure "SUNSET – Savor the Central Coast" go on sale May 5, 2010. This exciting new food and wine celebration, with expected attendance of more than 8,000 from throughout California, is scheduled for September 30-October 3, 2010 and will take place at Santa Margarita Ranch and locations throughout San Luis Obispo County, California.
General admission tickets for the marquis weekend event at Santa Margarita Ranch are $85 per person, per day ($150 for two-day passes). Tickets for auxiliary activities range from $15 to $185: seminars ($15), culinary tours ($50), winery and harvest tours ($50), winemaker dinners ($125) and special events ($25-$185). A limited number of general admission tickets at a special price of $75 per person, per day are available on a first-come basis for residents of San Luis Obispo County ($130 for two-day passes).
"Savor the Central Coast" will highlight the talents of Central Coast winemakers, chefs and artisanal food producers with unique culinary tours, celebrity chef demonstrations, and one-of-a-kind winemaker dinners. Excursions throughout the county with Sunset Magazine's expert editors and celebrity chefs will enhance the "Savor" experience as participants Tour, Sip and Savor the beauty of California's largely unexplored Central Coast and San Luis Obispo County's Santa Margarita Ranch and surrounding communities.
Sunset Magazine, the premier publication of Living in the West, has partnered with the San Luis Obispo County Visitors & Conference Bureau to launch "Savor the Central Coast." Highlights of the four-day event include: Sunset's Western Wine Awards Gala; SAVOR the Mission Plaza; Concert and Fireworks Finale with Chris Isaak; Central Coast Pavilion and Grand Tasting; Farmer's Market to Meal; Sunset Kitchen Garden; A Moveable Feast: Best-of-the-Best Food Carts, and Chef and Winemaker Central; and The Marketplace, showcasing talented chefs and a variety of more than 100 wineries from the Central Coast of California arranged by sub-region, including representatives from Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Visit www.savorcentralcoast.com for activity schedule and event details.
Presenting Sponsors for the event include Safeway, Visa Signature and Volvo. Central Coast Platinum Sponsors include City of San Luis Obispo/San Luis Obispo – Sincerely California, San Luis Obispo County Business Improvement District and Santa Margarita Ranch. Gold Sponsors include: Avila Beach Golf Resort; California Farm Bureau Federation; City of Paso Robles and the Travel Paso Robles Alliance; City of Pismo Beach; City of Morro Bay; and Reidel – The Wine Glass Company. Silver Sponsors include: American Lamb Board; Avila Village Inn; Bonipak; Blacklake Golf Resort; Center of Effort Winery; City of Atascadero; Embassy Suites – San Luis Obispo; King Ventures; Martin Resorts; Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance; Spice Hunter; Rossi Enterprises; The Tribune. Bronze Sponsors include: City of Arroyo Grande; City of Grover Beach; Clayhouse Wines; J & L Wines Incorporated; Monterey Bay Aquarium/Seafood Watch; McPhee's Grill; Wine Country Pack & Ship. Participating Sponsors include: Ancient Peaks Winery, Buelton Visitors Bureau/Chamber of Commerce; Central Coast Magazine; Lone Madrone Winery; Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau; Niner Wine Estates; Santa Barbara Convention & Visitors Bureau; Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors & Conference Bureau; Talley Vineyards; Tolosa Winery; 805 Living Magazine. Hotel Partners include (gold) Dolphin Bay Resort & Spa; (silver) Cavalier Ocean Front Resort – Best Western; Courtyard by Marriott – San Luis Obispo; (bronze) Days Inn Morro Bay; Hotel Cheval; Petit Soleil Bed & Breakfast; SeaCrest Resort; (host) Madonna Inn; Cambria Inns: Blue Dolphin Inn, Moonstone Cottages by the Sea, San Pebbles Inn; La Bellasera Hotel & Suites; Bridge Creek Inn; and Carriage Vineyards Bed & Breakfast.
For more information regarding "SUNSET – Savor the Central Coast," call 805-541-8000, 800-634-1414, or visit www.savorcentralcoast.com. Ticket proceeds and sponsorships are considered donations to the San Louis Obispo County Visitors & Convention Bureau, a 501 c 6 non-profit tourism organization promoting San Luis Obispo County.
SOURCE Savor the Central Coast
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