Proceeds to Benefit the Menlo Park Atherton Education Foundation
April 22, 2019, SANTA CRUZ, CA – The Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association and Station 1300, a Greenheart Land Company project, present Taste of the Mountains Wine Walk on Saturday, June 1 in Downtown Menlo Park. All ticket proceeds from the event will benefit the Menlo Park Atherton Education Foundation (MPAEF).
Enjoy wines from small, local boutique wineries of the Santa Cruz Mountains poured in various designated tasting locations up and down Santa Cruz Avenue. Check in for your wristband, glass, and a map of the pouring locations – then enjoy an afternoon of tasting and discovering. Purchase your favorites from the bottle booth and stay downtown for a dinner or movie to follow! Participating wineries will offer wines for sale at the Bottle Booth with 20% of proceeds benefiting MPAEF.
Traditionally considered the “Capital of Venture Capital”, the City of Menlo Park is also home to industry-leading tech companies like Facebook and SRI. Downtown Menlo Park is known for its quaint shops, great restaurants and high-end home decor. The City is the perfect backdrop for this elegant event. The June 2nd Wine Walk is the perfect complement to an early summer weekend in the Silicon Valley, which can be followed by a dinner at the many restaurants around and along Santa Cruz Avenue.
Taste of the Mountains Menlo Park Wine Walk is generously sponsored by Presenting Sponsor Station 1300, a Greenheart Land Company project; The New Guild; Marriot Residence Inn; The Oriental Carpet; WL Butler Construction; Keri Nicholas; Personify; and Menlo Hardwoods.
Participating Wineries:
- Big Basin Vineyards
- Mindego Ridge
- House Family Vineyards Neely Wine
- Integrity Wines Regale Winery
- Left Bend Winery
- Roudon-Smith Winery
- Lester Estate Wines
- Wrights Station Vineyards
- Maison Aerion
Participating Businesses:
- A.Space Menlo Hardwoods
- Art Ventures Gallery
- Peabody Fine Art & Framing
- Cheeky Monkey Rococo & Taupe
- Fleet Feet
- The Oriental Carpet
- Harvest Furniture
Details:
June 1, 2019, 2-5:30pm
Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park
$49 in advance/$59 at the door, Walk-up tickets subject to availability
Tickets available online at https://scmwa.com/event/TOMMP
Check in starts at 1:30pm at Fremont Park
Admission requires valid California State identification.
Maps of tasting locations, commemorative glass, and wristband provided at check in
Bottle Booth with wines for sale located at registration booth
Downtown Menlo Park shops and restaurants are open to the general public of all ages during the wine walk and those under 21 may attend the tasting areas. You must be 21 to purchase wine tasting glasses and wristbands. Tasting areas are unrestricted but wine is not permitted outside of designated areas. The tasting is available only to those with valid event bracelets.
About the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA
The Santa Cruz Mountain Winegrowers Association is an alliance of more than 64 wineries, most of them family-run, working to promote the unique aspects of the wines & Santa Cruz Mountains AVA. Formed in 1981, the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA is nestled in one of the most unique winegrowing regions in the world, beginning just south of San Francisco – spanning the mountain range between the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific. Mountain terrain, marine influence, varied microclimates, and distinctive soils combine to produce ideal conditions for high quality winegrowing. The small size of the wineries allows for greater attention to detail that maximizes the potential of the grapes grown here. For more information, contact the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association (SCMWA) phone (831) 685-8463, contact@scmwa.com, www.scmwa.com.
About Greenhart Land Company
Greenhart is a local real estate development and investment company. Its goal is to enhance communities through creative reuse and development of infill sites. Among it activities is a 195 unit rental community under construction in the Belle Haven neighborhood of Menlo Park and Station 1300, a mixed use (retail, office, and 180 residences) development near the Menlo Park Caltrain station, which will bring new energy to downtown.
About the Menlo Park Atherton Education Foundation
For over 30 years, the Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation (MPAEF) has furthered the mission of Menlo Park City School District (MPCSD) to provide an exceptional education for 3000 students at Encinal, Laurel, Oak Knoll, and Hillview schools. Working with the entire community, which includes parents and local businesses, the MPAEF makes it possible for each child in the district to benefit from 32 best-in-class teachers and their professional development, innovative classroom techniques, and credentialed specialists in arts, sciences, libraries, technology and emotional wellness. We support academic excellence for the whole child, inside and out.
