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EVENTS CALENDAR


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


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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