Downtown Livermore 'Bites & Vines' Inaugural Event Coming Thursday

LIVERMORE, CA — Enjoy some of the best food and wine Livermore has to offer this Thursday, when the inaugural Bites & Vines: Taste of Downtown will take visitors on a culinary tour through downtown.

Visitors will get samples from more than 18 local wineries and breweries, and food samples from a number of restaurants. A Food & Beverage Ticket costs a total of $82.35, and the Food Only ticket costs $53.05.

Participants and judges will be able to vote in three categories: Best Bite, Best Wine/Beer Experience, and Best Shopping Experience.

Participating restaurants include:

• First Street Alehouse
• Sansar Indian Cuisine
• Stampede Bar & Grill
• Strizzi's
• Swirl on the Square
• Tap 25 Craft Beer
• The Cheese Parlor
• VERACE GELATO & CAFE
• Zachary's Chicago Pizza
• L Campo
• Calamari Bistro Bar
• The Bourbon Pear
• Flaca's
• Bruno's
• Simply Fondue
• Don't Be Shellfish Oysters
• Locanda Wine Bar
• Paris Baguette
• Livermore Butcher Shop
• Demitris Taverna
• Zephyr Grill & Bar
• Rosetta Roasting
• El Charro

Participating Boutiques, Shops & Services:

• Debbie Byrnes Realtor
• Drip Back To Life Medical Corporation
• Johnny Fly
• Main Street Designs
• Mozart Earhart and Me
• Therapy Stores
• Towne Center Books
• Word on the Street Books
• Livermore Downtown Inc.
• Up Town Girls Boutique & Salon
• Piazza for Hair
• Pinots Palette

Participating Wineries:

• McGrail Vineyards and Winery
• Rosa Fierro Cellars
• Sakura Winery
• Arroyo Cellars
• Occasio Winery
• Charles R Vineyards
• JMC Cellars
• New Vintage Beverage
• Omega Road Winery
• Pruett Farms Estate Winery
• Del Valle Winery
• Page Mill Winery
• Wood Family Vineyards
• The Steven Kent Winery
• Mitchell Katz Winery
• Garre Vineyard & Winery

Participating Breweries:

• Altamont Beer Works
• Del Cielo Brewing Co.
• Headyworks