Hospitality Centers
Wine and Cheese Pavilion
Wine & Cheese Pavilion hours:
Coffee is served in the morning
- Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.- Featuring Grizzly Republic Wines and Farmers Fury Winery
- Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.- Featuring Villicana Winery
- Thursday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Featuring Milla Vineyards
Tulare is in the heart of California's dairy and wine country and World Ag Expo is highlighting those key products with an expanded Wine and Cheese Pavilion.
The Wine and Cheese Pavilion is located at Expo and "T" Street in the south expansion area, where all Expo seminars are held.
It features local wineries as well as those from other parts of California. A charge of $4 per glass includes tastings of all the wine selections plus samplings of a wide array of cheeses.
"The Wine and Cheese Pavilion has proven to be a popular alternative for those looking for a nice relaxing place to unwind at World Ag Expo," says Patti Watte, Wine and Cheese Pavilion Chairwoman.
More than 60 percent of California's wine grape production comes from the San Joaquin Valley. For decades these grapes have been utilized for blending by many of the state's wineries. More recently, proprietary wineries have been established in the valley to market wines with valley appellations.
California is also known for its cheese and Tulare County, being the No. 1 dairy county in the nation, is also a major cheese producing region. A number of local manufactures will have their cheeses available to be sampled.
"There is no better place to promote California wine and cheese than at World Ag Expo in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley," says Watte.
A company can purchase pre-sale wine tickets for $4.00 each to give out to their clients before or during World Ag Expo. This is a wonderful opportunity for a company to thank their clients by handing them a ticket to enjoy a nice glass of wine on them. For more information please contact Kerissa@farmshow.org.
*Wine & Cheese Tickets must be paid in advance.
VIP Hospitality Tent at Median St.
Tue- 9:00-10:30 a.m. Krone North America
"Top Gun" forage seminar-
Breakfast forage seminar for the best hay and forage contractors in the USA.
By invitation only.
Tue- 3 - 5 p.m. Animal Health International/ Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica
Come celebrate with representatives from Animal Health International during our 6th annual hospitality event. We pride ourselves on excellent customer service and additional value-added services we can provide for you business. Come learn what’s new and exciting for 2012. This is a private, invitation only event, so stop by our Animal Health International booth in the Farm Credit Dairy Center to pick up your VIP Pass.
Wed- 9 - 10:30 a.m. Council of California (Ag Council) 
Council of California (Ag Council) breakfast featuring Dan Walters, Journalist, with The Sacramento Bee as the keynote speaker. Ag Council advocates for more than 15,000 California farmers, ranging from farmer-owned businesses to the world’s best known brands. This is an invitation-only breakfast.
Wed- 3 -5 p.m. Pfizer Animal Health 
The Pfizer Animal Health invite-only customer event will take place in the hospitality tent on Median Street. Elite customers will have the opportunity to network with each other and Pfizer Animal Health representatives while visiting six kiosks featuring industry-leading solutions in milk quality, anti-infectives, calf and heifer health, reproduction data measurement, genetics, and labor management.
Thurs- 11 a.m.- 12 p.m.Tulare Rotary Club welcomes all International Visitors to the 2012 World Ag Expo
Tulare Rotary Club would like to invite you and a guest to the Special Fellowship Event on Thursday, February 16, at the Hospitality Center from 11 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at World Ag Expo. You will have an opportunity to listen to special guest speaker Nina Clancy and meet other Rotarians from around the world.
Dairy Hospitality Tent at South St.
Wed- 11 -1 p.m. Genex Cooperative, Inc.
“By Invitation only. Dairy producers: If you’re attending World Ag Expo on Wednesday, February 15, lunch is on us! Genex and Alltech are sponsoring lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The tent is at “T” and Expo Lane,
#GS35, GS25 and GS26 – a few blocks from the Dairy Center. Take a break, eat lunch and learn how new technologies in breeding and feeding can maximize profits.