culture is a proud sponsor of the 4th annual California Artisan Cheese Festival, coming this March to the Sharaton Sonoma County-Petaluma.

This festival is the first-ever weekend-long celebration and exploration of handcrafted cheeses, foods, wines and beers from California and beyond. In their first three years more than 4,600 attendees met more than a dozen international award-winning cheesemakers and learned how to taste, buy, serve and enjoy distinctive artisan cheeses from the experts. The educational seminars and tastings are led by cheese experts, cheesemakers, chefs and fromagiers from across the country, and virtually every session involves tastings and/or pairings of artisan cheeses. The festival features a wide variety of artisan cheeses from California and beyond, together with their artisan bread, food, wine and beer complements.

Barn Dance and Cheesemaker Mixer
Kick off your Artisan Cheese Festival weekend with a heapin’ helpin’ of Sonoma County hospitality at our Green String Farm Barn Dance.
Meet and mingle with the festival’s signature speakers and honored cheesemakers while you enjoy a taste of Texas-style barbecue with a Sonoma twist from Brandon Guenther of Valley Ford’s own Rocker Oysterfeller’s and quaff local brews from Lagunitas Brewing Company. Kick up your heels to the lively sounds of the Green String Farm band and get yourself in the mood for a fun- and cheese-filled weekend.

Artisan Cheese Marketplace
A vibrant marketplace under the festival tent, featuring 60 participating cheese producers, artisan food purveyors, vintners and brewers from our own backyard. Two sessions will alleviate crowding and make it easy for you to meet the vendors, taste and purchase your favorite cheeses to take home.

www.artisancheesefestival.com