Music and wine festival The Ramble will return to Healdsburg, Calif. on June 7 and 8. Founded in 2023 by Kelly and Noah Dorrance, owners of BloodRoot Wines and Reeve Wines, the festival will be headlined by critically acclaimed alternative-rock band Lord Huron. 100 percent of the proceeds from this year’s events will be donated to GIFFORDS, a non-profit organization led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords dedicated to preventing gun violence in the United States.
“Every day, families all across America are left grieving loved ones because our broken gun laws allowed a gun to fall into the wrong hands,” says the former congresswoman in a press release. “We have policies we know will save lives, but passing those into law requires building a movement of passionate people who never give up. I am excited to partner with The Ramble because it meshes two of the things I’m most passionate about — music and ending gun violence.”
The cause is deeply personal to Kelly and Noah, who lost their 9-year-old niece Evelyn in a March 2023 shooting at Nashville’s The Covenant School.
“As a small family-run business, we love bringing joy and connection to our community, and The Ramble allows us the opportunity to combine our passions for wine, food, and music, while also giving back,” Kelly says in the release. “This year, we are honored to expand the festival’s impact by aiming to raise $100,000 for GIFFORDS critical work to end gun violence.”
This year’s performers also include Andrew
