Cali UNCORKED, presented by Harrah’s Resort of Southern California, happens tomorrow (Saturday, 14 November). Cali UNCORKED offers a premier day-long music, comedy, craft beer, wine and food festival.

Cali UNCORKED

And I’m very pleased to announce that I will be attending Cali UNCORKED. Tickets are still available so come see me!

 

Cali UNCORKED Press Release

WHAT:

SGE and Brew Ha Ha Productions are pleased to introduce the inaugural Cali UNCORKED, presented by Harrah’s Resort of Southern California. The inaugural event offers a premier day-long music, comedy, craft beer, wine and food festival.

WHEN:

Saturday, November 14, 2015,
General Admission: 1-7 p.m., VIP: 12-7 p.m.

WHERE:

Oak Canyon Park, 5305 E. Santiago Canyon Road in Silverado, CA

BEER & WINE:

Cali UNCORKED will play host to over 100 sought after California wineries and breweries. Festival goers will receive a complimentary UNCORKED tasting glass to enjoy unlimited complimentary tastings from 1-4 p.m. (12 p.m. for VIP). After 4 p.m., UNCORKED will have several brewers and wineries on hand to serve beverages to purchase.

The festival will feature one of the most desirable brewery lineups ever assembled in Orange County. Among the participating breweries, Fifty Fifty Brewing will be tapping a keg of bourbon barrel aged Eclipse (aged in High West Rye Barrels), Libertine from the central coast will be pouring some of their world-famous and “oh so rare” sours. Council Brewing from San Diego will be making one of their very first appearances in Orange County pouring some of their tart and tasty sours as well.

The festival will also feature tastings from exceptional California wineries like Force of Nature, Kunin, Dark Horse, Eberle and Rex Goliath.

Off-duty firefighters will pour beer and wine for attendees and a portion of the proceeds will go to the 3631 Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

PAIRINGS & FOOD:

Foodies unite at Cali UNCORKED. Create your own craft beer and wine pairings with some of Orange County’s favorite culinary purveyors including Slater’s 50/50, Slidebar, The Viking Truck and more. Multiple star Southern California chefs will be coming together to create a Chef’s Collective, collaborating on cuisine and offering unique menu items only available at the festival. Participating chefs include Greg Daniels from Haven Gastropub (Orange), Shachi Mehra from Adya (Anaheim), Mark McDonald of Old Vine Café (Costa Mesa), Danny Godinez from Anepalco’s (Orange), Farid Zadi of Revolutionario North African Tacos (Downtown LA), Ryan Berk of A La Minute (Orange), David Coleman from Michael’s on Naples and Working Class (Long Beach), and Justin Miller of Pizzeria Ortica (Costa Mesa).

The festival also offers multiple cheese and beer, wine and cigar pairing seminars. Space is limited on a first come first serve basis.

Pairing Stage

  • 12:30 p.m. — Chocolate & Beer Pairing
  • 1:00 p.m. — Chocolate & Wine Pairing
  • 1:30 p.m. — Cheese & Wine Pairing
  • 2:00 p.m. — Cheese & Beer Pairing

Cigar Lounge

  • 3:00 p.m. — Cigar, Beer & Wine Pairings

MUSIC & COMEDY:

Cali UNCORKED features a full day of music and comedy performances on two stages. Comedians David Koechner (The Office, Anchorman), Joe Sib and Eddy Sato have been added to the Cali UNCORKED comedy lineup. Performance times for the music and comedy stages are as follows (subject to change):

Music Stage

  • 1:45 p.m. — Tom Curren
  • 2:50 p.m. — Matt Costa
  • 4:05 p.m. — Collie Buddz
  • 5:45 p.m. — Rebelution

Funny or Die Comedy Stage (Hosted by Irvine Improv)

  • 1:10 p.m. — Eddy Sato
  • 1:20 p.m. — Gene Pompa
  • 1:30 p.m. — Monty Franklin
  • 2:15 p.m. — Jason Collings
  • 2:30 p.m. — Joe Sib
  • 3:35 p.m. — Grant Cotter
  • 5:05 p.m. — David Koechner

TICKETS:

  • General Admission — $45, while supplies last
  • Early Entry VIP — $65, early craft beer & wine tastings beginning at 12 p.m. (one hour early)
  • VIP Lounge — $99, 12 p.m. entry, premier parking, VIP lounge, stage viewing and bathroom access
  • Meet & Greet VIP — $199, all VIP perks plus M&G with Rebelution including photo and poster signing
  • DD Tickets — $30, at the door

CONTACT:

Cali UNCORKED