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A Taste of the Gold brings a sampling of fine food and wine together in one place by featuring food from an abundance of local restaurants and wineries, all served to a background of cool jazz and gentle breezes whispering through the tall pines at the Fairgrounds. Click here to see event poster

This fabulously fun and tasty event, featuring some of the Northern Sierra Foothill's finest restaurants (over 20 of them) and wineries (more than 22 of them), takes place on the Saturday afternoon of the Draft Horse Classic.  Find your favorite wine, and with glass in hand, nibble your way through more restaurants than you could possibly visit in a long weekend.  With your first taste and your first sip, you’ll soon recognize why A Taste of the Gold  has become such a popular event.

Tickets for A Taste of the Gold are $30 in advance or $40 at the door.  

Tickets can also be purchased at the Gazebo, just as you enter Gate 5, on the day of the event.  Presented by the Grass Valley Downtown Association and Northern Sierra Wine Country Association.

 A Taste of the Gold  takes place at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, Adjacent to the Pavilion, near Gate 5 , and is held in conjunction with the Draft Horse Classic!  For Draft Horse Classic performance tickets, visit the Nevada County Fairgrounds website at www.NevadaCountyFair.com