Garagiste Festival Urban Exposure Wine Event on June 21st in Glendale- Preview, Tickets

The award-winning Garagiste Festival: Urban Exposure returns to Glendale (for its 10th anniversary!) on Saturday, June 21. The only festival where Angelenos can discover under-the-radar wines, wine styles, and grape varieties from almost every AVA in California, is held again at Glendale Civic Auditorium, with 40+ micro-production wineries, 200+ wines, and a deep dive into Mourvèdre and more.

Renowned for its renegade spirit and rules-breaking ‘no snobs allowed’ ethos, the Garagiste Festival matches up LA’s dynamic wine lovers with some of California’s most exciting winemakers, most of whom don’t have tasting rooms. A ticket to the Garagiste festival is a ticket to the best secrets of California wine country, from North to Central to South, all in one day and one location, and for about the same price as a couple of tastings in wine country!

This year’s Garagiste Festival: Urban Exposure features a tasting seminar featuring a panel of winemakers, including Jerry Ulrich (Decemil Estate), Alexandra Henkleman (Omega Road Winery), Mike Stiekema (Stiekema Wine Co.), and Larry Schaffer (Tercero Wines), renowned for their interpretations of Mourvèdre, a Spanish grape which has found its perfect second home in California!

Along with fan favorites, winemakers pouring at the festival for the first time include:

• Decemil Estate: Winemaker Jerry Ulrich is pouring his 1^st Vintage from Decemil’s five-acre micro estate in Paso Robles Willow Creek District AVA
• Effenberger Vineyards: Award-winners for their Sangiovese and Sagrantino, micro-winery Effenberger is the first San Diego County Winery to participate in Garagiste
• Flowers & Cheese: LA-based husband and wife team, Antonio and Michelle Brunetti handcraft their wines naturally with a primary focus on grape varieties grown in LA County
• Rincon Mountain Winery: With deep roots in Ventura County winemaker Edward Darren built Rincon Mountain Winery on his family’s 140-acre avocado ranch

Garagiste Festival: Urban Exposure Schedule:

11:30am – ‘A Deep Dive Into Mourvèdre: How Place Affects Style’ (VIP ticket holders only)

1:00pm – “Early Access: Rare and Reserve” tasting winemakers pour library, club-only or reserve wines. (limited tickets)

2:00pm – 5:00pm – The Grand Tasting with 40+ winemakers pouring their own wines. Complimentary cheese & charcuterie from local wine bar Vintage Wine + Eats is provided and attendees will have the opportunity to bid on the festival’s popular wines during a Silent Auction which supports the Garagiste Festival Scholarship fund of the California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo Wine and Viticulture Department.

Held at the Glendale Civic Auditorium, 1401 North Verdugo Road, Glendale, CA, tickets are on sale: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/garagiste-wine-festival-10th-annual-urban-exposure-tickets-1296162259209?aff=oddtdtcreator