Date: May 8, 2010
Time: 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Tickets: Tickets are on sale now at the Ellensburg Chamber of Commerce. The $30 ticket price includes a commemorative wine glass and ten tasting scrip; tickets are limited.

The Ellensburg Chamber of Commerce and Central Washington University's World Wine Program have partnered to bring the 2nd Annual  Ellensburg Wine Festival!

Centrally located in the state, Ellensburg is the gateway to Washington wine country, and an ideal location for a wine tasting festival! This event showcases over 30 wineries from around the state. The festival was named "One of the top 10 things to do in the Northwest wine country" in Wine Press Northwest magazine!

Some of the participating winerie include: Adamant Cellars, Agatefield Vineyard, Airfield Estates, Bunnell Family Cellar, Daven Lore Winery, Desert Wind Winery, DiStefano Winery, Domaine Winery, Pouillon Winery, Dunham Cellars, Eaton Hill Winery, Gilbert Cellars, Gingko Forest Winery, Hedges Family Estate, J. Bookwalter Winery, Jones of Washington, Kestrel Vintners, Kiona Vineyard & Winery, Knipprath Cellars, Lowden Hills Winery, Martinez & Martinez Winery, Milbrandt Vineyards. Naches Heights Vineyard, Parejas Cellars, Revelry Vintners, San Juan Vineyards, Smanse Cellars, Snowgrass Winery, SuLei Cellars, Swakane Winery, Tertulia Cellars, Tsillan Cellars, Ward Johnson Winery, White Heron Cellars, Whitman Cellars, Wilridge Winery, and Windy Point Vineyards.

Following the successful formula of Ellensburg's WinterHop BrewFest, the wineries will be hosted in downtown businesses, and participants can visit one or all of the venues. The nine downtown venues, each just a short walk from the other, include Fitterer's Furniture, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Pink Catered Events, Shaw's Furniture & Appliance, The Party Barn Rentals, The Clymer Museum, Sazon, Boys Smith Vision Center, and The River at Grand Central. The venues will also be featuring live music.

Central Washington University's World Wine Program offers a wide variety of educational opportunities for consumers and industry professionals to increase their knowledge of wine.  Academic programs include the new Global Wine Studies degree, the Wine Trade and Tourism minor, and the Wine Trade Professional certificate.  Other programs include wine education courses for consumers and training workshops for the wine industry.   For more information about the CWU World Wine Program, visit www.worldwineprogram.org.

For more information on this Central Washington University and Ellensburg Chamber of Commerce co-sponsored event, please call (509) 925-2002, or email the Chamber at info@ellensburg-chamber.com