Wine tastings, wine festivals and winery tours are commonplace in Sonoma County. Here in Wine Country, you almost donβt need a calendar. You can count on finding wine-related fun almost anytime.
But six years ago, the founders of Out in the Vineyard, an event and travel company catering to gay tourists, saw a need for a different kind of a Wine Country event.
In 2011, Mark Vogler and Gary Saperstein created the Gay Wine Weekend, which has grown in attendance steadily ever since, with the weekendβs biggest event, the Twilight T-Dance at Sonomaβs Chateau St. Jean Winery, drawing nearly 700 people last year.
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