2024 Placer Wine & Ale Trail Sips & Suds Summer – Passport

Celebrate The Placer Wine & Ale Trail and local craft wine & beer industries! Purchase a $45 summer passport giving you access to complimentary tastings or other specials and experiences at participating Placer County Wineries & Breweries. Purchase a Passport and be invited to an exclusive “Sips & Suds Winemaker & Brewers BBQ” featuring local wine & beer, live music, games, artisan vendors and a gourmet BBQ at Gold Hill Gardens in Newcastle – right in the middle of the Trail!

Your Passport:

has 30+ participating wineries & breweries
is good for a day, a weekend or several – (good from June 1-Sept. 20th)
gives you access to over $150 worth of specials, discounts & complimentary tastings

Go at your own pace! Earn Prizes! Optional Winemaker & Brewer BBQ at the end!

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PASSPORT DETAILS:

30+ participating wineries & breweries
Access to over $150 worth of specials, discounts & complimentary tastings
Purchase anytime – go at your own pace
Earn the chance to win prizes
Passport good for 3 months (6/1-9/20)
Optional Winemaker & Brewer BBQ at the end

PASSPORT PICKUP INSTRUCTIONS:
You will receive an email notification in May when passports are ready to be picked up. One passport is good for one person thru Sept. 20th, 2024.

*Start your Adventure…Present ticket to pick up your Passport at any of the following locations:

MONDAY-FRIDAY: California Welcome Center, Auburn, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Placer Valley Tourism Offices, Rocklin

FRIDAY-SUNDAY: Lone Buffalo Vineyards, Auburn, California Welcome Center, Auburn, Loomis Location TBD, Dono dal Cielo Winery, Newcastle, Dueling Dogs Brewery, Lincoln, Roseville/Rocklin Location TBD. (*see Placer Wine Trail website for location details)

PURCHASE ANYTIME: Passport is good for 3 months so you can purchase anytime and go at your own pace.

PRIZES:

Turn in passport

Be entered to win a Placer Stay & Play Weekend Basket
Visit a Farmers Market and Farmstand and be entered to win a PlacerGROWN goodie basket full of local products & fresh fruits & veggies
Complete 75% of the Passport (20 stamps) by Sept. 20th and get a souvenir T-Shirt
Complete 100% of the Passport by Sept. 20th and get 2 tickets to the next Placer Wine Trail Event

2023 Offers

2024 Offers – Check back for updates!

Bonitata – One complimentary wine tasting. Club member for a day – 20% off regularly priced wines.
California Distilled Spirits – $5 off bottle purchase.
Cante ao Vinho – Club Member for a day – includes one complimentary wine tasting and all wine purchases at club price.
Ciotti – Wine Club Member for a day – one complimentary tasting and 15% off wine purchase.
Crooked Lane – 50% off one tasting flight.
Dono dal Cielo – 15% off a wine tasting and bottle purchase
Dora Dain – Two for One Tasting.
Dueling dogs – $5.00 discount on a tasting flight
Fowler – 50% off a tasting flight and 10% off merchandise.
Happy Dayz – complimentary tasting and 10% off wine purchases.
Hillenbrand – 50% off on your second beer, one per customer
Hilltop Oaks – ENJOY A FLIGHT OF 4 WINES INCLUDING HTO’s SPARKLING BUBBLY, CHARDONNAYS, ROSE, AND AWARD-WINNING RED WINES. Come visit our boutique winery located as our name states on top of the hill. All our wines are handcrafted and in limited supply. The winemaker’s Ron and Amy will be there to answer any questions you have. Open for tasting the following Saturdays: 6/22,6/29, 7/13, 7/27, 8/10, 8/17 and 9/14 from 12pm to 5pm. Passport holders: Buy one flight of wine – get one free and receive 10% off your purchase. Duration: 1 hr 30 min Seating is very limited – book early – go to HTOWine.com to reserve your time slot. TASTING IS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
(NEW)! Lecavaleir – One Complimentary Tasting per passport.
Lone Buffalo – 50% off one wine tasting or flight + 15% off wine purchase.
Moksa – (brewery location only.) 10% off the entire bill. Good for Merch, in-house and togo beers.
Mount Saint Joseph – One complimentary Tasting + 10% off any bottle purchase.
PaZa – Club Member for the day – one complimentary wine tasting and 15% discount on bottle purchase.
Ponderosa – 50% off a house flight.
Rancho Roble – One free glass of award-winning Barbera or Rose. 15% off any bottle purchase.
Rappé Family Vineyards – 50% off one tasting flight or 50% off one glass of wine or 15% off bottle of wine purchase.
Rebellion Brewing – 50% off a tasting flight.
Secret Ravine – One complimentary tasting and 15% discount on bottle purchases.
Slice Beer – 10% off draft beer.
Twin Rocks – One complimentary discovery tasting and 10% off all food purchases from Farm Fusion.
(NEW!) Two Ass Brewing- 50% off one beer tasting flight.
Vina Castellano – 50% off wine cocktail or glass of wine or 15% off bottle of wine purchase.
Wise Villa Winery– 50% off one wine tasting flight.

More offers coming soon! Check back for updates…

PASSPORT TURN-IN INSTRUCTIONS

COMPLETE YOUR ADVENTURE…

TURN IN YOUR PASSPORT AT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE*

MONDAY-FRIDAY 9am-4:30pm
California Welcome Center, Auburn
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
Placer Valley Tourism Offices, Rocklin

FRIDAY-SUNDAY
Casque Wines Tasting Room, Loomis, 12-4pm
Dono dal Cielo Winery, Newcastle, 12-4pm
Dueling Dogs Brewery, Lincoln, 12-4pm
Lone Buffalo Vineyards, Auburn, 12-4pm
Mount Saint Joseph Wines Tasting Room, Roseville/Granite Bay, 12-4pm
Fowler Farm Brewery, Lincoln (see website for hours)

WINEMAKER & BREWER'S BBQ - Sept. 20th, 2024

SAVE WITH A COMBO TICKET!

Celebrate your summer – mingle and enjoy a good old fashioned BBQ hosted by the winemakers and brewers

of the Placer Wine & Ale Trail.

SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2024

GOLD HILL GARDENS

2325 Gold Hill Rd, Newcastle

5-9pm

Starting at $75/person

Wander the grounds of this 38-acre private estate and enjoy a catered BBQ, a local wine, beer & bubbles bar, meet the winemaker & brewer tastings, games, local vendors and live music.

GOURMET CATERED BBQ FROM CLAY CITY CATERING

2023 Menu: BBQ chicken, ribs & brisket, assorted salads, cornbread and killer chili + dessert.

LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO STAY OR INVITE SOME FRIENDS UP TO JOIN YOU!

The Inn at Gold Hill Gardens is the perfect spot to spend a passport weekend AND attend the BBQ right on site! Click here for more info and reservations!

Springhill Suites and The Holiday Inn in Auburn are just 15 minutes away and Placer Valley Tourism has dozens of hotels nearby too!

Check out the many hotels, motels & Air BnBs through out Placer County here.

SPONSORSHIPS

Interested in aligning yourself or your company/brand with the Placer Wine & Ale Trail? We have several event sponsorship opportunities. DOWNLOAD

S&S 2024 Sponsorship Opportunities

Contact: Jocelyn Maddux, jm@jbrandmarketing.com, (530) 990-2505