Livermore Valley Harvest Wine Celebration to Offer First Text Message Voting for Festival Favorites

Livermore, CA, September 03, 2009 --(PR.com)-- In partnership with nuAlerts, a social messaging system, the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association will enable guests to vote for any of the festival’s 40 participating wineries by texting the winery’s code to a common, festival-wide phone number. The phone number and code will be posted at each winery and guests may vote for as many experiences as they like—there is no vote limit (standard text rates apply). Festival goers who text in at least one vote for a favorite winery experience will be entered in a drawing for a Livermore Valley Wine Country gift basked valued at more than $50.

Livermore Valley’s Harvest Wine Celebration will take place Sunday, September 6 and Monday, September 7 between noon and 5 p.m. New for 2009 is the Harvest Village at Robertson Park in Livermore, where 21 wineries will be pouring their wines both days and guests will enjoy live music on two stages, a ping pong tournament, arts and crafts vendors and food vendors. Another 19 wineries will be pouring at their winery locations across Livermore Valley on both days, each offering a unique experience with tastings of new releases and local gourmet food and art vendors. Complimentary shuttle buses will transport guests between each of these wineries on Sunday only. As in past years, the shuttle bus “hub” will be Robertson Park, where there is ample free parking.

Two-day (Sunday/Monday) tickets are $50 in advance and $75 at the event. Sunday-only tickets are $45 and Monday-only tickets are $40. Non-drinking tickets (required for children over 12) are $10 and are valid for both days. Tickets are available online at www.LVwine.org and at all participating Livermore Valley wineries, the Wine Steward in Pleasanton, First Street Wine Company in Livermore and all PW Markets stores. Funds raised at this event benefit the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association. For more information, please visit www.LVwine.org or call 925-447-WINE.

About nuAlerts.com
nuAlerts is the social media marketing platform for creating connected and informed communities. It is used by political leaders, associations, businesses and others to increase visibility, sales and customer loyalty via social networks, SMS, Email and widgets. Organizations can post a nuAlert with one click and have customers sign up to receive nuAlerts via their preferred channel including SMS, Facebook, Email. The nuAlerts dashboard provides instant access to local, community-wide updates and can be added to any site with a few clicks. For more information, visit www.nualerts.com

About Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association
The Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association is a 501 c(6) organization that supports the wineries, growers, and members in the Livermore Valley American Viticultural Area though educational and marketing programs. For more information, please visit www.LVwine.org.

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