The only soiree that melds heavy metal, wine, and art into a social gathering of culture and revelry returns! Presented by House Of Smith, the Annual Merrymaking continues its trend of festivity and boundary-smashing intersectionality with even more fun offerings for the senses.
- 12pm-2pm No Holds Barred Speaking Panel
- 5pm-8pm Merrymaking Main Event
- 8pm-11pm Afterparty Concert
Special guests, and Master Sommeliers, Justin Moore, Doug Frost, Jackson Rohrbaugh, along with Master Of Wine Bree Stock (also of Limited Addition Wines) will be attending. Joining the fray is Anthony Mueller (Wine Advocate), Maryam Ahmed (Maryam + Company), Marie Cheslik (Slik Wines), Christina Ward (Feral House Publishing/Master Food Preserver), Paul Grieco (Terroir NY), Garett Long (Troon Vineyard/'The Biggest Little Farm' documentary), and more, all participating in a "no holds barred" interactive table discussion and Q&A, sure to enlighten and entertain in equal measure from 12pm to 2pm which is FREE TO THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND.
The Merrymaking will commence at 5pm, with the featured special guests mixing and mingling with attendees and a whole lot more. Featured wineries who will be pouring: AniChe Cellars, Art + Science, Artist Block Wines, Burn Cottage Vineyard, Caprio Cellars, Corliss, Force Majeure / Holocene, Gramercy Cellars, House Of Smith, Kobayashi, Artist Block Wines, Limited Addition, Lingua Franca, Massican, No Girls Wines / La Rata, Ovum Wines, Pax Wines, Pursued By Bear, Troon Vineyards, Vine Street Imports, Walter Scott Wines, and Woodward Canyon Winery.
Several of the highly acclaimed artists who have contributed to the pages of Blood Of Gods will also be at the event, providing live demonstrations, ranging from screen printing and inking to block prints and more, meeting and greeting as well as selling their unique works. Erica Williams, Collin Estrada, Cryomera, Eric Sahlsten, Alex Murd, Christopher Herndon, and Kyle Bond are some of those artists attending. There will also be a wide variety of vendors such as Sub Pop Records, Beechers's Cheese, Shitty Wine Memes, KEXP, Poler, Woodblock Chocolate, Wine Enthusiast, and specially curated tunes featuring punk, metal, and hardcore classics and deep cuts. Light fare will be available for purchase.
After Party Concert will feature deathmetal doomsters Mortiferum from Olympia, and heavy hitters Heiress from Seattle, with K Vintners pouring mind-blowing library wines by the glass.
Limited Space Available! Don't wait, last year's event was sold out, so get your tickets now! Merrymaking entry is $20 bucks, Afterparty concert is also $20 bucks, BUT(!) Early Bird Special gets you into the Merrymaking AND the After Party with a 25% discount - limited to the first 100 people! Thanks and cheers!