Humboldt Arts Council

FRIDAY JUNE 6, 2008 5 to 8 pm
at the Morris Graves Museum of Art

Taste Wine from North Coast Vintners featuring:

Briceland Vineyards
Cabot Vineyards
Coates Vineyards
Curtis & David Winery
Dogwood Estate Winery
Elk Prairie Vineyard
Fieldbrook Valley Winery
Robert Goodman Winery
Lluvia Winery
Moonstone Crossing Winery
Old Growth Cellars
Oliveira Winery
Riverbend Cellars
Sentinel Winery
Violet-Green Winery
Winnett Vineyards

see below for descriptions

Taste Award Winning Cheeses from
Loleta Cheese Factory and Cypress Grove Chevre (located in Arcata). Featuring “Real Humboldt Gold Cheese” with other specialty cheeses made by the Loleta Cheese Factory and Cypress Grove Chevre’s Humboldt Fog and other specialty cheeses
Meet North Coast Winemakers and enjoy their award winning wines
Live Music by Holbrook and Bear
Silent Auction to benefit the MGMA with selections from featured Vintners and Humboldt County Artists
Complimentary Commemorative MGMA Glass for all ticket purchasers

Tickets are $25 per person, advanced tickets are encouraged or are available at the door. Call 442-0278 for more information.

ARTWORK

Our 4th Annual Art, Cheese & Wine Festival will feature a Silent Auction of items from featured Vinters and Northwest Art. Make sure to view our seven galleries and sculpture garden. On display we will have our 5th Annual Small Works Exhibition and Benefit Drawing featuring twelve of Humboldt County’s most generous artists. Make sure to visit the Museum Gift Shop to purchase tickets and peruse artwork and items available to purchase from local Humboldt County Artists. Other galleries will feature The Deckle Edge, Monart Drawing School, Melissa Chandon, Karen Doten and more!

CHEESE COMPANIES

CYPRESS GROVE CHEVRE, INC.

Cheese lovers from around the world have come to appreciate Cypress Grove for their commitment to the fine art of cheesemaking. The delicate flavors and innovative styles have helped Cypress Grove win National and International awards.

Mary Keehn
Cypress Grove Chevre, Inc.,
1330 O Street, Arcata CA 95521
(707) 825-1100, www.cypressgrovechevre.com

LOLETA CHEESE COMPANY

Owners Bob and Carol Laffranchi continue to support their community with speciality cheeses for local non-profit organizations. Loleta Cheese invites you to taste The Real Humboldt Gold Cheese created for the Centennial Celebration of the historic Carnegie building, now the Morris Graves Museum of Art and other speciality cheeses.

www.loletacheese.com

WINERIES
	ART OF WINE 308 2nd Street, Eureka (707) 286-0626 www.humboldtartofwine.com Byron Alexander, owner of Art of Wine will take your order for wine at the event. A convenient way to taste and purchase our local wines and support the museum.nd benefit the Museum.
	BRICELAND VINEYARDS 5959 Briceland Rd., Briceland (707) 923-2429 Located west of Redway on the road to Shelter Cove. Established in 1985 by winemakers Joe Collins, Maggie Carey, and Lee & Jack Maguire, they specialize in the production of wines from grapes grown without the use of pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers. Every year during Memorial Day weekend and Thanksgiving weekend, Briceland holds an open house wine tasting. Private tours can be arranged by calling.
	CABOT VINEYARDS 209 Ferris Ranch Road, Orleans (530) 469-3397 www.cabotvineyards.com Cabot Vineyards wines are made using organically grown grapes from the Klamath River Valley in N.E. Humboldt County. Winemaker, John Cabot, allows the uniqueness of each variety and vineyard to express themselves purely, balancing a passion for quality with a respect for the land. Tours available by appointment.
	COATES VINEYARD 3255 Red Cap Road, Orleans (530) 627-3369 www.coatesvineyards.com This 17-acre estate vineyard and winery is located in the hamlet of Orleans, California on the Klamath River, about 80 miles northeast of Arcata. The grapes are organically grown in small lots, sulfite free, unfiltered and unrefined, and are aged in American and French Oak Barrels. Winery tours available by reservation at norman@coatesvineyards.com or by calling the number above or visiting their website.
	CURTIS & DAVID WINERY 1800 Q Street, Arcata (707) 822-5633 www.curtisanddavid.com Curtis Watkins and David Brown, winemakers, started the winery in 2000, as a desire to make a single barrel of wine. They now produce 1100 - 1500 cases annually, depending on the vintage including: Cabernet Sauvignon (a gold medal winner!) Merlot, Carignane and 3 Zinfandels. Wines are available locally and in the Napa Valley, San Francisco and Mt. Shasta. Tasting is available by appointment. info@curtisanddavid.com
	DOGWOOD ESTATE WINERY 3995 Campbell Road, Willow Creek (530) 629-3750 www.dogwoodestatewinery.com Licensed in 2004 by Gary Barker, proprietor and winemaker, D.E.W. is located on the northwestern tip of Trinity County on the Trinity River at the base of the Trinity Mountains. The estate’s vineyards include Cabernet, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir which benefit from the warm days and cool nights, with the majority of the boutique winery’s grapes coming from the finest vineyards in Napa Valley. Tours of the winery and gardens by appointment.
	ELK PRAIRIE VINEYARD 11544 Dyerville Loop Road, Myers Flat (707) 943-3498 www.elkprairievineyard.com A 10-acre estate vineyard and winery located on Fruitland Ridge, at a 1,200 foot elevation above the ancient redwoods, four miles off the famous Avenue of the Giants in southern Humboldt County. Closely planted, extensively hand-cultivated and dry farmed in a heavily shoaled soil, their vines produce small yields of small grapes with intense flavors and soft tannins. Award-winning Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Cabernet Franc wines are available for sale, and winegrowers / winemakers Alan and Sandra Estrada welcome visitors by appointment.
	FIELDBROOK WINERY 4241 Fieldbrook Road, Fieldbrook (707) 839-4140 www.fieldbrookwinery.com Established in 1976 by Robert Hodgson and Judy Hodgson. It is the oldest winery in the county. Although its production is limited to just 1,200 cases per year, Fieldbrook consistently wins medals in state, national and international competitions. Small-lot varietals produced include Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Nor, and new Italian varietals, Tocai Fuilano, cortese and a super-Tuscan blend, il montaggio. Tasting and tours are available by appointment.
	ROBERT GOODMAN WINES 937 10th Street, Arcata (707) 825-7406 www.robertgoodmanwines.com Robert has been creating wines since 1978 and his wines have been commercially available since 1997. The winery is located on Fickle Hill outside of Arcata and is cooled by the surrounding redwood forest and the nearby Pacific Ocean. His Napa Cabernet Sauvignon comes from Howell Mountain’s Beatty Ranch and Polaris Vineyards in Napa, his Pinot Noirs are now made exclusively from organically grown Humboldt County grapes and his Chardonnay is from the Sangiacomo Family vineyards in the Carneros Region of Sonoma County.
	HEIDRUN MEADERY 55 Ericson Court, Suite 4, Arcata (707) 825-8748 www.heidrunmeadery.com Heidrun Meadery handcrafts naturally sparkling honey wine (mead) using the traditional French Methode Champenoise. The Heidrun trademark Champagne style of mead is light, delicate and refreshing with flavor profiles ranging from floral and fruity to herbal and earthy. Each varietal is produced exclusively from honey of a specific floral origin and provenance, and each varietal is suited to a particular cuisine or occasion. Located in Arcata and operating since 1997, Heidrun Meadery produces 1,000 cases per year. Gordon Hull is the founding meadmaker. Tours and tasting by appointment.
	LLUVIA WINERY 4185 Bush Ave., Mckinlyville (707) 840-0705 A small family owned winery located north of Arcata. Winemakers Dylan Gray and Michelle Elaine focus on creating high quality wines that express the unique character inherent to each grape varietal, with emphasis on red Bordeaux and Rhone varietals and late harvest Ports. The wines of Lluvia are handmade in small lots, with great care, detail, and passion. Lluvia is open by reservation.
	MOONSTONE CROSSING WINERY 1000 Moonstone Cross Road, Trinidad (707) 677-3832 www.moonstonecrossing.com Moonstone Crossing wines are made in Trinidad, CA., from select grapes grown in small vineyards from Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, and Amador appellations. The wines are hand-crafted in small quantities, not filtered, with only a minimum of sulfites added in the wine making and bottling process. Wines are availabable from the winery, and local stores and restaurants. Winemakers Don Bremm and Sharon Hanks welcome inquiries.
	OLD GROWTH CELLARS 500 Quail Valley Road, Eureka (707) 444-2333 www.oldgrowthcellars.com Located in the hills east of Eureka overlooking Humboldt Bay. Set in the redwoods, it is a relatively small winery producing approximately 500-600 cases annually. Owners / winemakers Steve Garrett and Jim Pastori have turned a passion for fine wines into a successful partnership. The Vintage Red is a blend of three varietals, Zinfandel, Carignane, and Petite Sirah. The Zinfandel, with grapes grown in Mendocino County, has great balance and wonderful fruit flavors. The flagship wine for Old Growth is their Petite Sirah.
	OLIVEIRA WINERY 156 Center St., Arcata (707) 822-3023 In 1982 the late Ed Oliveira founded the Oliveira Winery in Arcata as a small family winery. In 1983 Ed and Dean Williams successfully petitioned the BATF to designate a 6000-acre Trinity River region as the Willow Creek Viticulture Area. Known for hearty “big oak” reds, Oliveira wines are produced from Dry Creek Valley and homegrown Willow Creek AVA grapes in the traditional style, pressed in an old wooden basket press and aged in fine French and American Oak Barrels. Tastings are limited to groups and by appointment only with winemaker Doug Oliveira at edoliveirawinery@aol.com or call.
	RIVERBEND CELLARS 12990 Ave. of the Giants, Myers Flat (707) 943-9907 www.riverbendcellars.com Riverbend Cellars is a family owned winery in the heart of the redwoods. The family also owns The Groves Restaurant in the same building as the wine tasting room. Sample award - winning wines and specialty foods in the tasting room, “Taste of Humboldt.” Open seven days a week from 11 am - 6 pm, and closed during the off-season. For more information call the number above or The Groves Restaurant at (707) 943-9930.
	SENTINEL WINERY 2263 Patterson Lane, Willow Creek (530) 629-2338 sentinel@onemain.com Sentinel Winery was founded in spring of 2006 by Bruce and Janet Nelson. The 2-acre Covey Lane Vineyards and the winery are both located on the Nelson’s estate one-half mile from the Trinity River near the Trinity Alps Mountains in Willow Creek. All grapes used in making the wines are grown in the Willow Creek Viticulture Area and all wines are estate bottled. Bruce and Janet Neslon invite you to call for an appointment for a private barrel tasting and a visit with them on their wonderful front porch.
	TRINITY VALLEY VINEYARDS 1780 27th Street, Arcata (707) 822-7094 www.trinityvalleyvineyards.com From their estate along the Trinity River in Willow Creek, they hand craft wines from grapes grown on thirty-year-old vines. Production is more than 700 cases with nine different varietals. Established in 2003, they received four medals at the Humboldt County Fair: a gold for the Riesling, silver for the cabernet sauvignon and the merlot, and a bronze for the pinot noir. Tasting available by appointment.
	VIOLET- GREEN WINERY P.O. Box 165, Bayside (707) 445-8679 www.violetgreenwinery.com All the wines are made exclusively from the pampered grapes at world-class Alder Springs Vineyard in northern Mendocino County. These are wines of impressive purity, depth and concentration. For more information call or visit their website.
	WHITETHORN WINERY 545 Shelter Cove Road, Whitethorn (707) 986-1658 Founded in 1991, and located near Whitethorn, a remote and rugged coastal valley in southern Humboldt County. Over the years they have worked with several great vineyards to make small handcrafted vintages of Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvigonon, Chardonnay and Merlot. Their wines are well known within the San Francisco Bay Area restaurant community. Open by appointment, winemaker Tasha McKee can be reached at the phone number above for winery tours.
	WINNETT VINEYARDS 655 Peach Tree Lane, Willow Creek (530) 629-3478 www.winnettvineyards.com Founded when retired educators David and Sharon Winnett fell in love with Northern California on summer trips from the prairies of Illinois. It was here that they decided to bring their dream of creating excellent wines to life. The Winnett’s are very proud that their vineyards are USDA certified “organic” and all wines are estate bottled. Winemaker David Winnett invites you to call for an appointment for a private tasting and tour of the vineyards and the oldest bonded winery in Willow Creek. David and Sharon Winnett, Proprietors.
Wines are also available at Art of Wine 308 2nd Street, Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 286 - 0626