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
30- June 2/CA
Hospice du Rhône
Paso Robles Event Center, Paso Robles
Info: 805-784-9543, hospicedurhone.org
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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 Hall
Hollywood, CA
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
2/NY
Wine & Spirits Magazine First Annual Restaurant Poll Event
City Winery, New York City
Info: 212-695-4660 ext. 17, wineandspiritsmagazine.com/events/ RestPoll_2009/restpoll.html
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/CANADA
Niagara New Vintage Festival
Info: 905-688-0212, grapeandwine.com
20/CA
Second Annual Solarbration
Benefit: Land Trust of Napa County
Bardessono, Yountville, Napa Valley
Info:
honigwine.com/solarbration,
peju.com/solarbration,
napalandtrust.org
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
23/OR
Pre-IPNC ¡Salud! Benefit Dinner,
featuring Jancis Robinson
Benefit: ¡Salud!
Linfield College, McMinnville
Info: 503-681-1850,
saludauction.org/salud-preipncdinner
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
13-15/WA
Annual Auction of Washington Wines
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville
Info: 206-667-9463, washingtonwine.org
14-16/WA
Annual Auction of Washington Wines
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville
Info: trivalleycvb.com
14-16/CA
Grapes to Glass Weekend
Russian River Valley
Info: 707-521-2534, rrvw.org
21/HI
The Joy of Sake
Honolulu Academy of Arts
Info: 808-739-1000, joyofsake.com
23/CA
19th Annual Family Winemakers of California Tasting
Fort Mason Center, San Francisco
Info: 877-772-5425, familywinemakers.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
Gettysburg 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/NY
The Joy of Sake
Webster Hall
Info: 888-799-7242, joyofsake.com
24-27/RI
The Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival
Info: 401-847-1000, newportmansions.org
26-27/FL
Miami International Wine Fair
Miami Beach Convention Center
Info: 866-887-WINE, miamiwinefair.com
OCTOBER
1-2/CA
Monterey Wine Festival
Monterey Bay Aquarium & The Hyatt Regency, Monterey
Info: 800-422-0251, montereywine.com
14/CA
Wine & Spirits Magazine's Top 100 Tasting
San Francisco, TBD
Info: 212-695-4660 ext.17, wineandspiritsmagazine.com/top100
16/CA
Malt Advocate WhiskyFest
Marriott, San Francisco
Info: 800-610-MALT, maltadvocate.com
26-28/FL
Miami Wine Fair
Miami Beach Convention Center
Info: 305-777-2255, miamiwinefair.com
NOVEMBER
10/NY
Malt Advocate WhiskyFest
Marriott Marquis, New York City
Info: 800-610-MALT, maltadvocate.com
13-14/OR
¡Salud! The Oregon Pinot Noir Auction
Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Dundee & Governor Hotel, Portland
Info: 503-681-1850, saludauction.org/salud-tickets
18-22/CA
San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival
Info: 877-808-9463, worldofwineevents.com
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