Winery Participation Application

Downtown Martinez & Co. would like to invite you to attend our April 26th, 2025 Bay Area Craft Beer Festival presents Boots & Brews (same festival but themed!) and includes wine this year for the first time! We hope you will bring winery representatives to pour and promote your wine.

Winery to provide:

• 2 varietals (preferably one White/Rose/Champagne and one red if possible)
• No less than eight total cases (four of each). This will be a 2oz tasting. Please bring wine cold. We will provide ice to chill during event.
• Ice chest or buckets for white wine to keep cool.
• Wine openers, signage, merchandise
• 10'x10' Canopy pop-up (weights in case windy) & Chairs (if needed).
• Pours for the event (minimum of two from Noon-4pm).

Event to provide:

• One 6' Table
• Ice
• 10'x10' space
• Marketing (winery listed on event website and promotional materials).

A minimum of eight cases is required for the event to ensure we don't run out. While wine is new this year, we have received much feedback from attendees requesting to have wine as an option so, we anticipate this will be popular and a great way to showcase your wine and tasting room.

Downtown Martinez & Co. asks you to please donate at least three cases. We will provide you with two event tasting tickets that include wine/brewer hour from 11-12pm for wineries and breweries only. All remaining wine used, we will reimburse for $10 per bottle.

If you would like to donate additional cases of wine, we will provide four additional VIP tickets per donated case.These tickets would be for the event only and do NOT include the wine/brewer hour from 11am-12pm. These ticket holders will enter through the main gate at 12:00pm. You can use these tickets for giveaways to your customers, employees, or family. And of course, all must be 21 years or older.

Location: 
The event will be held at the Martinez Waterfront Park (grass area) in the Historic Cannery District in beautiful Downtown Martinez. 

Parking: 
There will be parking onsite for wineries and plenty of FREE downtown parking within walking distance to the event. 

Event Schedule:

9:00 – 10:30am 
Set up (No vehicles permitted on the grass – cart assistance and volunteers available. Or hand truck in and out only)

10:45 – 11:00am 
Grounds are cleared except for winery/brewery reps, staff, volunteers, media.

11:00am – 12:00pm
Wine/Beer tasting for wineries, breweries, media, staff and volunteers ONLY.

12:00 – 4:00pm
Beer Flows, Rockin’ Music & Delicious Food

4:00 – 6:00pm 
Booth break down.

Main Street Martinez, Inc. DBA Downtown Martinez & Co. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. This event is our largest program fundraiser. All income after expenses goes directly towards sustaining and growing our program. 

Downtown Martinez & Co. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to the economic growth and vitality of Downtown Martinez. Our program is designed to engage businesses and community leaders to enhance the vitality of our downtown through economic development, collaborative relationships, business support, advocacy, promotion and events. We strive to create a bright future while celebrating the history, culture, and deep roots of Martinez.

Donations subject to tax write off (check with you accounting).

For your records, our Tax ID # is 68-0472009. 

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
Main Street Martinez (DBA Downtown Martinez & Co.)
925-228-3577
events@downtownmartinez.org

Event is rain or shine. IF HEAVY RAIN OCCURS, THE FINAL CALL IS MADE THE DAY OF THE EVENT AND YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED ASAP. 

Event is 21+ including staffing.

All winery representatives are trained in the ABC Responsible Beverage Services Best Practices especially as it pertains to Special Event Servers where a one-day permit is issued.

Winery representatives understand Health Department best practices.

All wineries will be responsible to bring their own wine. 

WINERY AGREEMENT: Bay Area Craft Beer Festival – April 26th, 2025 RELEASE OF LIABILITY:  The Winery, for herself/himself and successors, assigns, heirs, estate, employees, and all other persons, known or unknown, being fully aware that participation will expose her/him to a risk of property damage, bodily injury, COVID-19 exposure, personal injury and/or death, hereby releases, waives, discharges and covenants not to sue Main Street Martinez (DBA Downtown Martinez & Co., their officers, directors, trustees, employees, agents, representatives, volunteers, and servants, and all other persons and associates connected with  the event entitled Bay Area Craft Beer Festival, and any other sponsors, individuals, or corporations associated with Bay Area Craft Beer Festival, whether known or unknown (HEREIN AFTER COLLECTIVELY “SPONSORS”), from any and all  liability,  including  for activity or passive negligence,  for any and all property damage, personal  injuries, bodily  injury, death and/or other claims or causes of action arising out of or relating to the Winery participation in the Bay Area Craft Beer Festival,  INCLUDING THOSE CLAIMS WHICH ARE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, FORESEEN AND UNFORESEEN, FUTURE OR CONTINGENCE.