But I also just enjoy Hopland, which is what wine country used to be like before it got glitzy. It's off the beaten path, but easily reached from San Francisco or Oakland on a day trip. It's a fun little town with an atmospheric diner, the Bluebird Cafe, that serves burgers made from wild boar, elk, ostrich and other exotica, as well as pretty good pie.
I've got two free tickets, usually $45 each, to the Hopland Passport Weekend, May 5 & 6, from 11 a.m. -- 5 p.m.
The tickets get you free wine tasting AND free food at 16 different wineries. Eight of them are right in downtown Hopland, so you can just stroll -- or roll -- between them. There's a shuttle service, or you can bring a designated driver.
More details about Hopland Passport weekend are here.
To win the tickets, leave me a comment by Sunday, Apr. 15. I'll pick one randomly and let you know the winner in the comments section, so you might want to follow comments to find out if it's you. Good luck!
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Pick me, pick me!
ReplyDelete<3 Hopland 2!
ReplyDeleteWhy don't you give the tickets to anyone else with red glasses? (not wine)
ReplyDeleteTruth be told, my glasses aren't red.
pick me, pick me, please!
ReplyDeleteI'd be happy to be your wine surrogate, make good use of your two tickets, and attend Hopland's upcoming Passport!
ReplyDeleteJeffrey: Hmm, how to balance the bonus points for honesty with the negative points for the WRONG COLOR SPECTACLES?
ReplyDeleteWould love love to have a great time out tasting! My head has been buried in doing a short sale in my home...... : (...... Time to put it in the past and move forward! Can't think of a better way to do so!!! : )
ReplyDeletePlease...I would love to spend the day tasting my way though beautiful Hopland! Cheers!
ReplyDeleteBridget
Never been to Hopland, would love to, great initiative Blake!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is the best weekend in Hopland from what I hear but never have been able to afford to go praying we are picked!
ReplyDeleteThis would be an awesome opportunity as I've never been....would totally love to go!! :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteNever been tasting in the Hopland area before. Some friends are trying to get my wife and I to go this year but that would require extra money (and a baby sitter) that we don't really have.
ReplyDeleteTransplanted Sonoma County woman desires weekend in which spitting is not required. Inquire within :)
ReplyDeleteI know it's a little late..but thought it would be worth a shot! :) Have never been to the Hopland Passport Weekend. Looks like a fabulous time! Thank you for your consideration. :)
ReplyDeleteBridget: Congratulations, you win!
ReplyDelete(Jeffrey: It wasn't the specs, I really did pick randomly, using GMT.)
Please contact me with your full name and home city. You can send it to my twitter handle at g mail.
Sorry to everybody else, but thanks for entering.