Insider Tips for this Weekend’s Kirkland Uncorked: Take it up a Notch at the Eastside’s Signature Food and Wine Festival

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Jul 15, 2013, 21:30 ET


Kirkland, Washington (PRWEB) July 15, 2013 -- It’s time to pull back the curtain and learn a few tricks from the insiders of Kirkland Uncorked. This three-day summer celebration of art, food, and wine takes place this weekend July 19-21 on the shores of Lake Washington at Kirkland’s Marina Park.

The team’s insider tips are for guests to:

• Sample from 80 A-List Washington wines, starting with whites and venturing to reds.

• Take a break from the grape using tasting tokens to grab a Pyramid brew from the beer garden or sample the Kirkland Uncorked Summer Cocktail – a sparkling vodka strawberry lemonade.

• Come hungry to this foodie weekend and enjoy bite-sized tastes from top restaurants at the Restaurant Sampling (while supplies last) or get a bigger meal at the popular food trucks, all weekend long.

• Vote on the Eastside’s best burger at the Friday Burger Brawl at 5:00 p.m.

• Cheer for the three top chefs competing in Saturday’s annual Grill-Off as they battle it out for the championship at 5:00 p.m.

• Savor the Sunday Food Truck Feast, with 20 celebrated food trucks to choose from, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

• Shop the popular Uncorked Market for art, jewelry, imports and more along the Promenade, and visit the Wine Shop in the Tasting Garden for special deals on trendy wines.

• Celebrate summer with lots of adorable pups. Dogs are welcome in the Tasting Garden all weekend long and will let their inner star shine in Sunday’s CityDog Magazine Cover Dog Model Contest at noon.

• Buy Tasting Garden tickets in advance and skip the ticketing line. Tickets are on sale at kirklanduncorked.com for $25 advance, $30 day-of-event.

• Earn an extra sip of Washington wine: use promo code SUMMER when buying advanced tickets online to receive two extra tasting tokens at the event.

Should guests heed this behind-the-scenes knowledge, they are guaranteed to make the most of the Eastside’s signature food and wine festival, all while supporting a great cause. Kirkland Uncorked is a benefit for the Hope Heart Institute, a local non-profit with a 50-year history of revolutionary medical advances and educational curricula that make heart disease -- America's #1 cause of death -- more treatable, beatable, and preventable.

Tickets and more information about Kirkland Uncorked are available online at kirklanduncorked.com.

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Clea Hersperger, Bold Hat Productions, (206) 633-0422, [email protected]