Event Date: Saturday 22 July 2017
Start Time: 7:30AM

Event Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drive-the-vineyards-tickets-35742560962

Drive the Vineyards

The "Drive the Vineyards" Tour will take place on Saturday, July 22, 2017

Costs:  There is no charge to participate in this tour.

            Optional Wine Tasting:  Ferrari Carano Winery - $25.00 pp, Dutcher Crossing Winery - $10.00 pp, Spragia Winery - $20.00 pp, 30% discount on wines.

            Lunch will be a "bring your own" picnic lunch at the Dutcher Crossing Winery. Please bring your own picnic lunch with food to share for 25 individuals (there is not sufficient time to stop at a restaurant for lunch).

Sign-up closes on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 8:00 PM

Join the Diablo PCA Chief Driving Instructor, Jeff Urnes on a tour of the Somona Wine Country. This tour will start at the Buttercup Cafe in Walnut Creek and proceed to the Ferrari Carano, Dutcher Crossing and Spragia wineries after a rest stop at Johnny's Java in Cotati, CA. Optional wine tasting will be available (for an optional fee) at each of the wineries, with a "bring your own" picnic lunch at the Dutcher Crossing Winery. The tour will end at the Spragia Winery where a 30% discount on wines will be offered.

Notes:

This is a freeway tour with a rest stop at Johnny's Java in Cotati.

Schedule (Click here to display a custom Google Map of the route) Once the map is displayed you may send it to your cell phone by text or email, share the link, or print the directions.

07:30  Pre-trip meeting at Buttercup in Walnut Creek

07:45  Enroute to Rest Stop at Johnny's Java,  8492 Gravenstein Highway, Cotati, CA 94931

Route:  I-680 N  to I-780 W to I-80 E to CA-37 W to CA-116 W to US-101 N to Exit 481B, CA-116 W to:

            8492 Gravenstein Highway Cotati, CA 94931 

 09:00 Arrive at rest stop: Johnny's Java, 8492 Gravenstein Highway Cotati, CA 94931

09:30 Enroute to Ferrari Carano Winery  8761 Dry Creek Rd., Healdsburg, CA 95448

Route:  CA-116 E to US-101 N to exit Dry Creek Rd Healdsburg to: 

             8761 Dry Creek Rd., Healdsburg, CA 95448

10:15  Arrive at Ferrari Carano, 8761 Dry Creek Rd., Healdsburg, CA 95448

10:30  Wine tasting (tasting optional, $25.00 pp tasting fee) at Ferrari Carano

12:00  Enroute to Dutcher Crossing Winery  8533 Dry Creek Rd, Geyserville, CA 95441

Route:  South on Dry Creek Road to: 8533 Dry Creek Rd, Geyserville, CA  95441

12:30  Lunch and Wine tasting (informal picnic lunch, optional wine tasting, $10.00 pp) at Dutcher Crossing Winery

14:30 (Time approx.) to Sbragia Winery (optional wine tasting, $20.00 pp, 30% discount on wines) 9990 Dry Creek Rd., Geyserville, CA 95441

Route: North on Dry Creek Road to:  9990 Dry Creek Rd., Geyserville, CA  95441

For information regarding this event contact:  Jeff Urnes, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For questions regarding registration on Eventbrite contact:  Carolyn Wong, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For general questions regarding the Diablo Region PCA contact:  Carlos Bocanagra, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.