Wine enthusiasts filled the streets of Old Town La Verne Saturday evening from 5 to 8 p.m. as local restaurants offered wine, food and live music to those in attendance.
General admission tickets were $70, and tickets for designated drivers were cheaper at $40 a piece. Tickets included a commemorative wine glass, tickets for 12 wine pours and unlimited access to food from the various locally owned restaurants of Downtown La Verne.
Guests checked in at a booth on the west corner of D and 3rd street and were given a map with numbers representing each participating restaurant. A column-formatted map key stretching down the paper helped guests figure out where it was they were being directed to.
Six locations featured live music including Nambah Coffee and Leso Studios. Shops that don’t serve food like Henderson Insurance and Wyldflwr Beauty + Boutique partnered with other local restaurants and catering services to provide food and drink.
The annual event is organized by the Old Town La Verne Business Association and was sponsored by various organizations: Waste Management, Pension Portfolios, La Verne Historical Society, Inland Valley Humane Society and SPCA, University of La Verne, the Fairplex and realtor Nick Abbadessa.
A portion of proceeds from the wine walk are donated to the La Verne Little League, as well as about $200 in a stipend back to the participating restaurants. In the past 11 years, the La Verne Little League has received over $60,000 in donations from Sip of La Verne proceeds.
The event was 21+ only for participants, IDs were checked and those who were checked in had wrist brands that granted them access to food and wine pours.
—Ethan Anderson
Ethan Anderson is a senior communications major with a concentration in public relations. He is the LV Life editor and a staff photographer for the Campus Times, and a staff writer and photographer for La Verne Magazine. He has previously been a staff writer for the Campus Times. As a lifelong student-athlete, he has picked up valuable skills that he seeks to apply in his career in public relations, and ultimately make an impact.
