Cleveland Wine Festival

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Wine lovers unite! The 6th annual Cleveland Wine Festival will be held next weekend, July 29th-July 30th, featuring numerous different wines, beers and food.  The fermented festival will be open on Friday between 4-10pm and on Saturday between 3-9pm at Voinovich Bicentennial Park in Downtown Cleveland.  And you can feel good about yourself as you explore through over 270 different kinds of wine: According to Clevlandsaplum, the festivals proceeds will go towards Bright Side of the Road Foundation.  This foundation is a non-profit organization from Chagrin Falls that works towards finding a cure for ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease. Head on over to the festival to cool off from the heat with a nice glass of wine, and you can even get an education on wine through various cooking demonstrations and more. Check out the post Cleveland’s a Plum to learn more, and even enter in a chance to win two free tickets!

The two day event features:
- Over 270 international, domestic and Ohio wines
- Belgian Beer Cafe featuring Stella Artois, Leffe and Hoegaarden
- Food from Morton's, Zinc Bistro, Angelo's Pizza, La Strada, and La Dolce Vita.
- Entertainment from Lloyd Dobler Effect and the Michael Heaton Band
- Wine education, cooking demonstrations and more

The festival's proceeds will benefit the Bright Side of the Road Foundation which is a non-profit organization started in Chagrin Falls to help find a cure for ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease.

As far as benefit pricing goes the admission tickets are very affordable in my opinion - Adult Wine Tasting Tickets are $27 in advance (purchase online here) and $35 at the door and include a souvenir wine glass and 10 tasting tickets. Additional tasting tickets can be purchased as well at Designated Driver tickets for only $10.

Read more at Cleveland's A Plum