LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Winery Association is bringing the People's Choice Wine Awards to the largest event in the area, the Lake County Fair, on Saturday, Aug. 31.

The wine awards provide the public with a way to taste and judge a large number of wines from Lake County wineries, eventually comparing their choices to those of a professional judge's panel.

The professional judging took place in July, and the winners of both the professional judging and the People's Choice tasting will be revealed at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Lake County Fair.

With 22 varietals entered in the competition, the professional judges took several days to sort through each and select the top wines in a blind tasting competition.

A blind tasting competition means that the judges did not know which winery produced each wine, instead choosing their favorites based entirely by judging each delicious nectar against the other entries of that variety.

Attendees at the People's Choice Wine Awards will be able to taste the top wines in each variety, also in a blind tasting.

The attendees will record their favorite wines on a ballot. Once the tasting is over, the ballots will be tabulated. Attendees will then be able to find out which winery produced each wine, and how the people's choices compared to the professionals' choices.

The tasting and awards contest will be held in Academy Park, just inside the main gate entrance on Martin Street.

Tasting will be available from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., with the winners announced at 8 p.m. Tickets for the People's Choice Wine Awards are available at http://peopleschoicewineawards.eventbrite.com/ and include admission to both the Lake County Fair and admission to the tasting event, along with a souvenir wine glass. The tickets cost $45 per person in advance.

Visit the Lake County Fair online at www.lakecountyfair.com  .