2009 EVENTS CALENDAR

JANUARY 9-April 3/MA Boston Wine Festival Boston Harbor Hotel Info: 617-330-9355 bostonwinefestival.net 16-25/CANADA Niagara Icewine Festival Niagara Falls Info: 905-688-0212 niagaraicewinefestival.com 16-18/AZ Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival Carefree, Arizona Info: 480-837-5637 thunderbirdartists.com 17-18/CT Mohegan Sun's Food and Wine Festival Info: 860-953-0455 ext. 144 sunwinefest.com 17-18/CA Russian River Wine Road Winter Wineland Healdsburg, CA 95488 Info: 323-871-1151 wineroad.com 27-30/CA Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento Info: 650-416-2486 unifiedsymposium.org 28-31/CA ZAP Zinfandel Festival San Francisco Info: 530-274-4900 zinfandel.org 31/CA Winter Wine and Food Fest Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento Info: 916-437-0206 FEBRUARY 2/FRANCE Riesling of the World Int'l. Wine Competition, Strasbourg Info: 33-388-37-21-23 riesling-du-monde.com 2-4/FRANCE Salon des Vins de Loire Angers Info: 212-244-0800 salondesvinsdeloire.com 7-8/FL Naples Winter Wine Festival Ritz-Carlton Naples Golf Resort, Tiburon Benefit: local children's charities Info: 239-514-2239 napleswinefestival.com 10-11/BUENOS AIRES 12-14/MENDOZA Masters of Food & Wine Info: 54-261-441-2804 mfandw.com.ar 14/NV Int'l. Beer, Wine and Spirits Tasting Expo Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas Info: 888-693-9364, ext. 4 14/CA Monterey Wine Auction & Gala San Francisco Info: 831-375-9400 montereywines.org 14-15/CA Wine & Chocolate Weekend Lodi Info: 209-367-4727 lodiwine.com 14-16/WA Red Wine and Chocolate Yakima-West Richland Info: 509-965-5201, wineyakimavalley.org 16/TX Rodeo Uncorked! Grand Wine Tasting Reliant Astrodome Floor, Houston Info: 509-965-5201 wineyakimavalley.org 19/NY Gala Italia 2009 Marriot Marquis Hotel Info: 212-867-4111 italianwineandfoodinstitute.com 19-22/FL Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Miami Info: 305-FIU-WINE sobewineandfoodfest.com 20-22/TX San Antonio Wine Festival Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa Info: 210-270-9000 sawinefest.com 21-22/CA Int'l. Alsace Varietal Festival Anderson Valley Info: 707-895-WINE avwines.com 25/NY Careers through Culinary Arts Program Benefit: Tasting and Silent Auction New York Info: 212-974-7111 28/CA San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Public Tasting Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center Info: 415-777-7167 winejudging.com MARCH 1-15/SC Wine Fest Hilton Head Island Info: 800-424-3387 3-5&7/OR Classic Wines Winemaker Dinners and Auction Portland Info: 503-972-0194 classicwinesauction.com 5-8/SC Distinctively Charleston Food + Wine Festival Info: 843-763-0280 charlestonfoodandwine.com 6-7/CA World of Pinot Noir The Cliffs Resort, Shell Beach Info: 805-489-1758 worldofpinotnoir.com 6-7/TX Savor Dallas! Info: 866-277-7920 savordallas.com 6-7/KS Flint Hills Festival of Wines Manhattan Info: 316-838-7707 flinthillswinefest.com 7-8/CA Russian River Wine Road Presents Barrel Tasting Info: 800-723-6336 wineroad.com 7/OR Classic Wine Auction Portland Art Museum, Portland Info: 503-972-0194 classicwinesauction.com 12-14/OH Cincinnati Int'l. Wine Festival Info: 513-241-3434 winefestival.com 13-15/OR McMinnville Wine and Food Classic Evergreen Aviation Space Museum Info: 503-472-4033 macwfc.org 14-15/CA Rhône Rangers Tasting Fort Mason Pavilion, San Francisco Info: 707-462-5943 rhonerangers.org 16-19/TX Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival Austin Info: 512-542-WINE texaswineandfood.org 20-22/CA Paso Robles Zinfandel Festival Info: 805-239-8463 pasowine.com 20-22/AZ Fountain Hills Fine Art & Wine Affaire Info: 480-837-5637 thunderbirdartists.com 21-22/CA Savor Sonoma Valley Barrel Tasting Info: 866-794-WINE heartofsonomavalley.com 26-29/NY Adirondack Festival of Food & Wine Info: 518-523-2544 mirrorlakeinn.com 28/CA Independent Spirits Fest The San Francisco Belle, San Francisco Info: 610-326-8151 celticmalts.com 27-29/PORTUGAL Wine Masters Challenge 2009 Hotel Unity, Estoril coast Info: winemasters.pt 29-31/GERMANY Prowein 2009 Dusseldorf Info: 312-781-5180 mdna.com APRIL 1/IL Malt Advocate WhiskyFest Hyatt Regency, Chicago Info: 800-610-MALT, Maltadvocate.com 1-4/CO Taste of Vail Info: 970-926-5665, tasteofvail.com 2-6/ITALY Vinitaly Verona Info: +39-045-8298-111, vinitaly.com 4-5/WA Taste of Washington-Seattle Info: 206-667-9436, washingtonwine.org 7/PA International Sake Fest Philidelphia Info: 610-649-6330, sakefest.com 17/CA School Street Wine Stroll Lodi-Adopt-A-Child Foundation and the Lodi Chamber of Commerce Info: 209-367-7840, lodichamber.com 18/CA Earth Day Wine and Food Festival Info: 805-369-2288, earthdayfoodandwine.com 19/CA Celebrate Earth Day in Green Valley Iron Horse Vineyards Info: 707-887-1507, ironhorsevineyards.com 23-25/KS Midwest Winefest Wichita Info: 316-264-8974, midwestwinefest.com 23-26/FL Florida Winefest & Auction Sarasota Benefit: local children's charities. Info: 811-FLA-WINE, floridawinefest.com 25-30/PA Pittsburgh Wine Festival Info: 412-281-2681, pittsburghwinefestival.com 23-25/KS Hospice du Rhône Paso Robles Event Center, Paso Robles Info: 805-784-9543, hospicedurhone.com

MAY 2/TN L'Ete du Vin Premiere Auction Nashville Benefit: American Cancer Society. Info: 615-329-1760, nashvillewineauction.com 2/CA Livermore Valley Wine Auction Info: 925-417-0343, livermorewine.com 7-9/DC Heart's Delight Wine Tasting & Auction Benefit: American Heart Association Info: 703-248-1720, heartsdelightwineauction.com 8-9/MN Wine Fest Minneapolis Info: 612-626-5720, thewinefest.com 9/CA Calistoga Wineries Spring Celebration Napa Valley Info: 866-844-9463, casanuestra.com 13-16 MA Nantucket Wine Festival White Elephant Hotel, Nantucket, MA Info: 508-228-1128, nantucketwinefestival.com 14/FL Bogart Pediatric Cancer Research Program Wine Dinner Disney Concert Hall Info: 323-330-0520, bogartfoundation.org 14-17/CA Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival Info: 707-859-WINE, avwines.com 16/CA Uncorked Wine Festival San Francisco's Ghirardelli Square Info: 415-775-5500, ghirardellisq.com 19-23/LA New Orleans Wine & Food Experience Info: 504-529-WINE, nowfe.com 31-JUNE 2/CA Taste3 2009 Robert Mondavi Winery, Napa Valley Info: taste3.com JUNE 4-8/CA Auction Napa Valley Benefit: Napa County charities Info: 707-963-3388, napavinters.com 6-7/IL Chicago Botanic Garden Wine Festival Info: 847-835-5440, Chicagobotanic.org 11-14/HI Kapalua Wine & Food Festival Maui Info: 800-KAPALUA, kapaluamaui.com 13-21/CANDADA Niagara New Vintage Fesitival Info: 905-688-0212, grapeandwine.com 21-25/SPAIN Vinoble 2008 Jerez de la Frontera Info: vinoble.com 25-28/CO Telluride Wine Festival Info: 970-728-3178, telluridewinefestival.com JULY 8-12/LA Tales of the Cocktail New Orleans Info: 504-343-4285, talesofthecocktail.com 9-11/KS Salute! A Festival of Wine & Food Lawrence Info: 316-838-7707, salutewinefest.com 9-12/CA 25th Central Coast Wine Classic Shell Beach, San Simeon, San Luis Obispo Info: 805-544-1285, centralcoastwineclassic.org 19/CA Napa to Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon Benefit: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Info: 646-943-7430, ccteamchallenge.org 24-26/OR International Pinot Noir Celebration (IPNC) McMinnville Info: 800-775-4762, ipnc.org AUGUST 6-7/CA Harvest Wine Celebration Trivalley Info: stonybrook.edu/winecenter 14-16/WA Annual Auction of Washington Wines Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville Info: trivalleycvb.com 13-15/WA Annual Auction of Washington Wines Chateau Ste. Michelle Woodinville Info: 206-667-9463 washingtonwine.org 14-16/CA Grapes to Glass Weekend Russian River Valley Info: 707-521-2534 rrvw.org 29-30/CA Slow Food Nation San Francisco Info: 415-369-9950 slowfoodnation.org 30-31/CA Millbrae Art & Wine Festival Info: 650-726-3491 miramarevents.com SEPTEMBER 6/CA Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction Cline Cellars, Sonoma Info: 707-935-0803 sonomavalleywine.com 12-13/PA Gettysburgh Wine & Music Festival Gateway Gettysburg Info: 717-334-8151 gettysburgwine.com 12-13/CA Mountain View Art & Wine Festival Info: 650-968-8378 miramarevents.com 18-28/CANADA Niagara Wine Festival Info: 905-688-0212 niagarawinefestival.com 19-20/MD The Maryland Wine Festival The Farm Museum, Westminster Info: 800-654-4645 marylandwine.com 23-27/NM Santa Fe Wine & Chile Festival Info: 505-438-8060 santefewineandchile.org 24-27/RI The Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival Info: 401-847-1000,newportmansions.org OCTOBER TBD/CA Wine & Spirits Magazine's Top 100 Tasting San Francisco Info: 212-695-4660 x 17 wineandspiritsmagazine.com/top100 16/CA Malt Advocate Whisky Fest Mariott, San Francisco Info: 800-610-MALT maltadvocate.com 16 & 18/CA Monterey Wine Festival Info: 800-422-0251 Montereywine.com 26-28/FL Miami Wine Fair Miami Beach Convention Center Info: 305-777-2255 miamiwinefair.com NOVEMBER 10/NY Malt Advocate Whiskey Fest Marriot Marquis, New York Info: 800-610-MALT maltadvocate.com 11-15/CA San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival Info: 619-602-9789 worldofwineevents.com 13-14/OR Salud! Oregon's Pinot Noir Auction Domaine Drouhin, Dayton Info: 503-681-1850 saludauction.org

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