California Wine Festivals in June, July, August and Beyond
This is an update of what is going on in the California wine regions. I'm not going to post what the individual wineries or wine shops are doing, but I will post the wine festivals that I'm aware of. If I've missed anything, please inform me at info@vicivino.com, so I can add it to the list. Some future events are listed down below.
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Current California Wine Events June - August '09
June 6th & 7th, 11-5pm - Santa Cruz Mtns. (western side) June 13th & 14th Santa Cruz Mtns. (eastern side) - Santa Cruz Vintners Festival
June 6th, 1pm-4pm - Two Harbors, Avalon - 8th Annual Wine Festival, Catalina Island
June 13th, 3pm-7pm - Historic Escalle Winery, Larkspur - 5th Annual Marin County Pinot Noir Celebration
June 24th-28 - San Francisco - San Francisco Pinot Days 2009
June 26-28th, 11-5pm - Murphys - Calaveras Passport Weekend
June 28th - San Francisco - Pino Days, Grand Festival Wine Tasting
July 9, 5:30-9pm - Sacramento - California's Grape and Gourmet
July 23, - 6pm-9pm - Livermore - Taste of Terroir
July 26th, - 1-6:30pm - Napa - Jewish Vintners Wine Trail
July 26th, 1-4 pm - Camarillo - 22nd Annual Wine Food Festival
August 8th, 6pm-9pm - Paso Robles - Winemakers Cookoff
August 8th, 12-3:30pm - Monterey - 17th Annual Winemakers Celebration
August 14-16th - Sonoma County - 14th Annual Russian River Valley Wine Growers "Grape to Glass" Weekend
August 16th, 2-5pm - Moraga - Saint Mary's College Wine FestivalAugust 29, 10am-6pm, August 30th -10am 5pm - Bodega Bay -Bodega Seafood Art and Wine Festival.
August 23, 3-6pm - San Francisco - Family Winemakers of California
Belly Dancers at Mounts Winery - 2009 Dry Creek Passport Weekend - Live band at Martorana Winery
Future Wine Events
September 4th - 6th, Healdsburg - Sonoma Wine Country Weekend which includes TASTE of Sonoma
September 6th & 7th, 12-5 each day - Livermore - 28th Annual Harvest Wine Celebration
September 11 & 12, 11-5 each day - Fort Bragg, - 25th Annual Winesong!
September 27, 12pm-6pm - Lodi - Taste of Lodi
October 25th - Russian River, Sonoma County - 6th Annual Pinot on the River
November 18-22 - San Diego -The 6th Annual San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival
June 12th, 2010 - Russian River Passport Weekend - Sonoma County
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Want a good excuse to head up to Northern California? Here is the perfect reason. It's summer, the area is beautiful, there are more wineries than you know what to do with and the Russian River Valley Winegrowers Association is holding their annual Grape to Glass fun-filled weekend. The festivities start Friday August 14 and go through Sunday the 16th. This is not like your normal festival. There are activities that you sign up for in advance and participate in. Here is a sampling of things to do:
• Get your boots dirty and your wine knowledge refreshed while taking part in our Behind the Wines grower and vintner presentations.
• Taste your way to a winning hand at the Winery Poker Run.
• Take in Sip ‘N’ Cinema – Where Hollywood meets Wine Country at MacMurray Ranch – A Sensory Experience.
• Experience the Russian River Valley Lifestyle by land, water and air - on bikes, kayaks and in hot air balloons.
• Enjoy wine country at its best at the Hog in the Fog Winegrower BBQ, Tasting Fest & Auction showcasing samplings of more than 50 of our wineries.
• Wings, Wine and Wind-down is where you can relax, watch the “Wings Over Wine Country” Air Show, experiment with salts and wind-down from your Russian River Valley weekend.
There are so many things to see and do while in the area from Santa Rosa to Healdsburg! If you need any help in planning it out for you go to ViciVino.com, their Education Wine Tours will guide you if you want to stay overnight or make a vacation out of it.
Go to the Grape to Glass website and order your tickets today. You can order the tickets for individual events or as a whole package (this saves you $$$). Bring some friends and take a day or the whole weekend. You will be glad that you did!
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