JANUARY 2010
8-April 2/MA
Boston Wine Festival
Boston Harbor Hotel
Info: 617-330-9355, bostonwinefestival.net
15-17/AR
Carefree Wine & Food Festival
Carefree
Info: 480-837-5637, thunderbirdartists.com
15-17/NY
The Seneca Lake Wine Trail's Pasta and Wine Weekend
Seneca Lake wineries, Finger Lakes Region
Info: 877-536-2717, senecalakewine.com
15-24/CANADA
Niagara Icewine Festival
Niagara region, Ontario
Info: 905-688-0212, icewinefestival.com
16-17/CA
Wine Road’s Winter Wineland
Wineries of Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River valleys
Info: 800-723-6336, wineroad.com
20-23/CANADA
Okanagan Icewine Festival
Sun Peaks Resort
Info: 250-861-6654, thewinefestivals.com
23/NY
Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux: Grand Tasting with Sherry-Lehmann
583 Park Avenue, NYC
Info: 212-838-7500, sherry-lehmann.com/events
23-24/MA
Boston Wine Expo
Seaport World Trade Center, Boston
Info: 877-946-3976, wine-expos.com
25/FRANCE
Riesling du Monde (in conjunction w/ Gewurztraminer du Monde &
Pinot Gris du Monde)
Music & Congress Centre, Strasbourg
Info: 011.33.388.37.21.23, riesling-du-monde.com
26-28/CA
Unified Grape & Wine Symposium
Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento
Info: 530-753-3142, unifiedsymposium.org
28/NV
Reno/Tahoe Winter Wine & Ski Expo
Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno
Benefit: Can Do Multiple Sclerosis
Info: 775-825-4700, mscando.org
28-30/CA
Zinfandel Advocates & Producers (ZAP) Festival
San Francisco venues
Info: 530-274-4900, zinfandel.org
29-31/FL
Naples Winter Wine Festival
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples
Benefit: Naples Children Foundation
Info: 239-514-2239, napleswinefestival.com
29-31/OR
The Oregon Truffle Festival
Valley River Inn, Portland
Info: 503-296-5929, oregontrufflefestival.com
30-31/CT
The Sun WineFest
Mohegan Sun, Uncasville
Info: 860-953-0444, ext. 144, sunwinefest.com
FEBRUARY
1-3/FRANCE
Salon des Vins de Loire
Parc des Expositions, Angers
Info: 011.33.02.41.93.40.40,
salondesvinsdeloire.com
6-7/VA
The Virginia Wine Showcase
Dulles Expo & Conference Center, Chantilly
Info: vawineshowcase.org
12-14/NY
The Seneca Lake Wine Trail’s Chocolate & Wine Weekend
Seneca Lake wineries, Finger Lakes Region
Info: 877-536-2717, senecalakewine.com
13/CA
Top 100 Cabs of the Napa Valley Grand Public Tasting
Bayleaf Restaurant, Napa
Info: 877-536-2717, top100cabs.com
13-14/CA
Lodi Wine & Chocolate Weekend
Lodi Wine Country
Info: 209-367-4727, lodiwineandchocolate.com
13-14/DC
Washington DC Int’l. Wine Festival
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, Washington
Info: 800-343-1174, wine-expos.com
13-March 21/NY
Long Island Winterfest Jazz on the Vine Concert Series
Long Island’s East End
liwinterfest.com
16-17/BUENOS AIRES
18-21/MENDOZA
Masters of Food & Wine
Info: +54-261-441234 int. 1450,
mfandw.com.ar
19-21/TX
San Antonio Wine Festival
San Antonio
Info: 210-270-9000, sawinefest.com
20/CA
San Francisco Chronicle Wine
Competition Public Tasting
Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center
Info: 415-777-7167, winejudging.com
20-21/CA
Int’l. Alsace Varietals Festival
Anderson Valley
Info: 707-895-WINE, avwines.com
23/NY
Drink Ribera. Drink Spain. Grand Tasting
Puck Building, NYC
Info: drinkriberawine.com
25/NY
25th Anniversary Gala Italia
Broadway Ballroom, Marriott Marquis Hotel, NYC
Info: 212-867-4111, italianwineandfoodinstitute.com
25-28/FL
Food Network South Beach
Wine & Food Festival
Info: 305-627-1275,
sobewineandfoodfest.com
26-28/NY
New York Wine Expo
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, NYC
Info: 800-544-1660, wine-expos.com
27/NC
Stanly County Winter Wine Festival
Albemarle
Info: 704-984-9415/9417,
stanlycountywinterwinefest.com
MARCH
1-15/SC
Hilton Head Island Wine & Food Festival
Hilton Head
Info: 843-686-4944, hiltonheadhospitalityassociation.com
2-4/OR
Classic Wines Auction Winemaker Dinners
Portland area restaurants
Info: 503-972-0194, classicwinesauction.com
4-7/SC
Distinctively Charleston Wine & Food Festival
Marion Square, Charleston
Benefit: various charities
Info: 843-727-9998, charlestonwineandfood.com
5-6/CA
World of Pinot Noir
The Cliffs Resort, Shell Beach
Info: 805-489-1758, worldofpinotnoir.com
5-7/OR
Oregon Chocolate Festival
Ashland Springs Hotel
Info: 541-4881700, ashlandspringshotel.com
5-7/TX
Savor Dallas:
An International Experience of Wine, Food, Spirits and the Arts
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts & Sheraton Dallas Hotel
Info: 888-728-6747, savordallas.com
6/OR
Classic Wines Auction
Oregon Convention Center, Portland
Benefit: local family and children’s charities
Info: 503-972-0194, classicwinesauction.com
11-13/CA
La Paulée de San Francisco
The Westin St. Francis, San Francisco
Info: 212-625-2519, lapaulee.com or reservations@lapaulee.com
11-13/OH
Cincinnati Int’l. Wine Festival
Cincinnati
Benefit: local charities
Info: 513-723-9463, winefestival.com
12-23/AUSTRALIA
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
Melbourne
Info: +61-03-9823-6100, melbournefoodandwine.com.au
13/FL
American Fine Wine Competition Gala Dinner
Florida Culinary Institute, West Palm Beach
Benefit: South Florida charities
Info: 561-504-8463,
americanfinewinecompetition.com
14/CA
Family Winemakers of California: San Diego Tasting 2010
Exhibit Hall at Del Mar Fairgrounds, San Diego
familywinemakers.org
19-21/CA
Paso Robles Zinfandel Festival
Paso Robles Event Center, Paso Robles
Info: 800-549-WINE, pasozinfest.com
20-21/CA
Savor Sonoma Valley
Sonoma Valley wineries
Info: 707-431-1137, heartofsonomavalley.com
21-23/GERMANY
ProWein 2010
Düsseldorf
Info: 312-781-5180, mdna.com
27/CA
Whiskies of the World Expo
San Francisco
Info: (408) 225-0446, whiskiesoftheworld.com/wow
27-28/CA
Rhône Rangers San Francisco Tasting
San Francisco
Info: 800-467-0163, rhonerangers.org
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APRIL
TBA/NY
Wine & Spirits Magazine’s Top of the List Tasting
NYC
Info: 212-695-4660, ext. 31, wineandspiritsmagazine.com
7-10/CO
Taste of Vail
Vail Ski Resort
Benefit: various charities
Info: 970-926-5665, tasteofvail.com
8-12/ITALY
Vinitaly
Verona
Info: +39-045-8298-111, vinitaly.com
16-18/LA
Independent Champagne and Sparkling Wine Invitational
New Orleans
Info: 877-ICSWI 10, icswi2010.com
17/CA
Earth Day Food & Wine Festival
Santa Margarita Ranch, Santa Margarita
Info: 805-369-CCVT, earthdayfoodandwine.com
17/CA
Rhythm & Vine Music and Wine Festival
North County San Diego
Benefit: Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego
Info: 805-369-CCVT, rhythmandvine.org
18/CA
Celebrate Earth Day in Green Valley
Iron Horse Vineyards, Sebastopol
Benefit: various foundations
Info: 707-887-1507, ironhorsevineyards.com
20-MAY 8/CANADA
Okanagan Spring Wine Festival
Okanagan, British Columbia
Info: 800-807-3257, thewinefestivals.com
21-25/TX
Dallas Wine & Food Festival
Dallas area venues
Info: 214-741-6889, dallaswinefest.com
22-24/NC
Charlotte Wine & Food Weekend
Charlotte venues
Benefit: various local charities
Info: 704-338-9463, charlottewineandfood.com
22-25/NY
Adirondack Festival of Food & Wine
Mirror Lake Inn Resort & Spa, Lake Placid
Info: 518-523-2544, mirrorlakeinn.com
23-25/NY
The Seneca Lake Wine Trail’s Spring Wine & Cheese Weekend
Seneca Lake wineries, Finger Lakes Region
Info: 877-536-2717, senecalakewine.com
26-MAY 6/AUSTRALIA
Tasting Australia
Adelaide
Info: tasting-australia.com.au
29-MAY 1/CA
Hospice du Rhône
Paso Robles Event Center, Paso Robles
Info: 805-784-9543, hospicedurhone.org
29-MAY 3/SCOTLAND
Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival
Speyside
Info: spiritofspeyside.com
MAY
6-8/DC
Heart’s Delight Wine Tasting & Auction
Washington
Benefit: American Heart Association
Info: 703-248-1720, heartsdelightwineauction.org
14-15/NY
Manhattan Cocktail Classic Convention
NYC
Info: manhattancocktailclassic.com
14-16/CA
Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival
Goldeneye Winery, Philo
Info: 707-895-WINE, avwines.com
14-16/CA
Lodi ZinFest
Lodi Lake Park, Lodi
Info: 209-367-4727, zinfest.com
15/CA
Uncorked! The San Francisco Wine Festival
Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco
Info: 415-775-5500, ghirardellisq.com
19-23/MA
Nantucket Wine Festival
White Elephant Hotel, Nantucket Island
Info: 508-228-1128, nantucketwinefestival.com
25-29/LA
New Orleans Wine & Food Experience
New Orleans venues
Benefit: various local charities
Info: 504-529-WINE, nowfe.com
JUNE
3-6/CA
Auction Napa Valley
Benefit: various local charities
Info: 707-963-3388, napavinters.com
4-6/CA
Taste of Alexander Valley
Info: 1-888-289-4637, alexandervalley.org
13/ID
Savor Idaho, Idaho’s Premier Wine and Food Event
Info: 208-455-8354, idahowines.org
17-19/TN
L’Eté du Vin
Nashville
Benefit: foundations dedicated to treatment of cancer
Info: 615-329-1760, nashvillewineauction.com
24-27/FRANCE
Masters of Wine Symposium: Forging Links
Cité Mondiale du Vin, Bordeaux
Info: +44-20-7621-2830, sturner@mastersofwine.org, mastersofwine.org
JULY
8-11/CA
Central Coast Wine Classic
Avila & Shell beaches
Info: 805-544-1285, centralcoastwineclassic.org
11-13/WA
Riesling Rendezvous
Chateau Ste. Michelle
Info: 425-415-3271, info@rieslingrendezvous.com
18/CA
Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon
Benefit: Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
Info: napa2sonoma.com
21-25/LA
Tales of the Cocktail
New Orleans
Info: 504-948-0511, talesofthecocktail.com
23-25/OR
Int’l. Pinot Noir Celebration
McMinnville
Info: 800-775-4762, ipnc.org
AUGUST
19-21/WA
Auction of Washington Wines
Woodinville
Benefit: Seattle Children’s Hospital & the Washington Wine Education Foundation
Info: 206-326-5747,
auctionofwashingtonwines.org
20-22/CA
Grape to Glass Weekend
Russian River Valley
Info: 707-521-2534, rrvw.org
SEPTEMBER
11-12/PA
Gettysburg Wine & Music Festival
Gateway Gettysburg Complex
Info: 717-334-8151, gettysburgwine.com
17-26/CANADA
Niagara Wine Festival
Info: 905-688-0212, niagarawinefestival.com
24-26/RI
The Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival
Newport
Info: 401-847-1000, newportmansions.org
OCTOBER
TBA/CA
Wine & Spirits Magazine’s Top 100 Tasting
San Francisco
Info: 212-695-4660, ext. 31, wineandspiritsmagazine.com
NOVEMBER
12-13/OR
¡Salud! The Oregon Pinot Noir Auction
Portland, Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Dundee & Governor Hotel
Info: 503-681-1850, saludauction.org
13-14/CA
The First Sip: Lodi Wine Weekend
Gateway Gettysburg Complex
Lodi Wine Trail, Lodi
Info: 209-365-0621, firstsiplodi.com
19-21/NY
The Seneca Lake Wine Trail’s Deck the Halls Weekend
Seneca Lake wineries, Finger Lakes Region
Info: 877-536-2717, senecalakewine.com
DECEMBER
3-5/NY
The Seneca Lake Wine Trail’s Deck the Halls Weekend
Seneca Lake wineries, Finger Lakes Region
Info: 877-536-2717, senecalakewine.com
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