From the Seattle Summer Events Guide:

Kirkland Uncorked, the annual lakeside bacchanale (a white-collar bacchanale), boasts three days of wine tastings, grilling demonstrations by local chefs, and more than 40 artist booths sponsored by Kirkland Arts Center. You’ll find a lot of pretty people swirling vino from 20 Washington wineries against a backdrop of Lake Washington, which is littered with yachts from the boat show. There’s Pyramid beer for the hopheads, and a dog modeling contest for… I don’t know, whoever likes dog modeling contests. But the setting couldn’t be better.

General admission is $25 advance, $30 at the door, which includes a commemorative glass and 10 tasting tokens (most wines cost 1-2 tokens). Non-tasting admission is $15. A portion of proceeds supports the Hope Heart Institute.

Kirkland Uncorked runs July 15-17 at Marina Park (25 Lakeshore Plaza, Kirkland). Tasting gardens are open Fri 5-10pm, Sat 1-10pm, Sun 1-6pm. For the full schedule, visit kirklanduncorked.com.