Lodi, California - Don't look now but the ZinFest Wine Festival is almost here! For those life experience thrill-seekers who need more than a few sips of fabulous Lodi wine to float their boat, the ZinFest Vintner's Regatta is back by popular demand for year number two.

At 1:45pm, brave Lodi winemakers will take to the high seas of Lodi Lake as they race across it in ‘boats’ creatively fashioned from wine barrels, hoping to dethrone 2014 Grand Champion, Macchia Wines. Competing this year: Klinker Brick Winery, LangeTwins Winery, Macchia Wines, Upstream Wines by Watts Winery and Viaggio Estate & Winery. 

Tickets to Saturday's ZinFest Wine Festival are $55 in advance and $65 the day(s) of the event and include a wine glass, wine tasting and access to all entertainment including ZinFest Wine and Cooking Schools. Designated Driver tickets are available for $10. Purchase your tickets today at ZinFest.com or by calling the Lodi Wine & Visitor Center at 209.365.0621

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Saturday's ZinFest Wine Festival wouldn't be a celebration of Lodi’s heritage grape without a little entertainment to set the stage. Check out what we've got in store for you:

Strolling Musicians | Snap Jackson & the Knock on Wood Players will get your toes tappin' to their blend of Americana, Bluegrass, Soul and Old Time music as they stroll among the crowd throughout the day.

Piano Lounge | From 12:30 to 5pm, Joe Spraker will get you rockin' to the beat as he pounds out popular pop culture tunes on his piano at the ZinFest Piano Lounge. Grab a seat, make a song request and sing along!

Main Stage | Move to the groovin' acoustic guitar rhythms of Sandra Dolores Band from 12:30 to 1:30pm  then switch tunes from 2:00 to 4:30pm with The Kings of 88 who will be playing tribute to legends of rock on their pianos.

Hope to see you there.