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California Wine Events
Attending California wine events can be a wonderful way to experience a wide variety of wines. List your California wine event for free. Most of California's 2,000 wineries are owned by families, adding to the unique character that makes a trip to California wine country so memorable. A trip to California wine country is also an education into what is new and fresh in seasonal cooking. Local restaurants focus on pairing regional wines with natural, farm-grown ingredients, often sourced from community farmers' markets.
California Wine Events |
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Bring your Valentine to Quady Winery and join us for our 9th annual art show Reveiller (wake up) in conjunction with Wine & Chocolate Weekend.
Reveiller is a premier art show featuring photos, paintings, sculptures and tank installation art from over 40 local artists. Art lovers and wine aficionados alike will love this beautiful and ambient setting while sipping wine and enjoying sweet and savory treats. Our Muscat wines will be paired with Chocolate Truffles. Be sure not to miss out on a French Kiss, a cocktail of Dry and Sweet Vermouth. We will also be pouring Deviation, our mysterious herbal lover’s romance wine that is perfect for a spectacular Valentines Day. Our gift shop will be filled with Valentine items for your sweetie. Presale tickets available at Quady Winery or call 800-733-8068 |
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More than 40 Paso Robles winemakers will converge in San Diego to showcase their award-winning wines to Southern California wine enthusiasts with winemaker dinners, trade and retail tastings and consumer tastings taking place at marquee restaurants and venues throughout San Diego. This mega tasting event features four days of festivities that will give wine lovers the opportunity to taste and explore more than 150 wines from California's fastest growing wine region. Join us in February and experience the best of Paso Robles Wine Country right in your own backyard.
For a complete schedule or to purchase tickets, Visit Paso Wine for more information. |
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The 6th Annual Taste for Justice is brought to you by the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County. More information soon.
We're also featuring 'The Gourmet Gavel Awards' – a chefs' competition with the 'Taste Makers' - students of Allan Hancock College Culinary Arts Program – where the 4 pairs of student chefs will compete and the audience will judge. Awards will be given to the 'top chef'.
For information regarding available sponsor opportunities, please contact Niki Richardson at 805.963.6754 x109 or nrichardson@lafsbc.org Information is also available at our website www.lafsbc.org |
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Now a Two Day Event! On Friday experience interactive Vineyard, Wine & Food Seminars presented by industry experts...
Enjoy boutique wines with select pairings of gourmet hors d’oeuvres and cheeses prepared by more than 15 of our region's finest chefs. During the afternoon's festivities break away for short informative seminars highlighting Wine, Culinary, and Sensory Evaluation topics - all presented by our widely respected industry leaders... a wine & food lovers perfect adventure! Pre-Sale Tickets online now at calaveraswines.org! |
FAMILY WINEMAKERS
OF CALIFORNIA
SAN DIEGO DEBUT
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Exhibit Hall
Del Mar Fairgrounds
1:00-3:00pm
Trade Only Tasting
3:00-6:00pm
Trade and Public Tasting |
Over two hundred wineries, all members of Family Winemakers of California, will be at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Sunday, March 14, for the Association's 2nd annual appearance in San Diego. The Association has held trade-only tastings in Southern California since 2001 and has chosen to return to San Diego for this one-of-a-kind trade and consumer California wine tasting event. This large tasting will showcase small, family-owned wineries, many of which pour at very few events.
For more information on participating wineries, ticket sales, and trade registration, please go to www.familywinemakers.org.
For more information on participating wineries, ticket sales, and trade registration, please go to www.familywinemakers.org. For further information, please contact: tasting@familywinemakers.org or call at 415-705-0646. |
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Paso Robles Wine Country comes together to celebrate Zinfandel. At the Zin Tasting, Saturday evening, over 50 wineries showcase their Zinfandel and Zinfandel blends; Zin-friendly food from more than 10 of wine country’s best restaurants and caterers will be there to enhance the experience. In addition to great Zinfandel and wine country cuisine, there will be the opportunity to bid on unique auction items through the Wine Country Auction. This is a limited event, click here or call 800.549.WINE to purchase your tickets now. Purchase your tickets before January 31, 2010 to take advantage of $10 savings on all Zin Tasting tickets through the Sneak Peek Pass. |
RHYTHM & VINE
NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S MUSIC, WINE, AND FOOD EXTRAVAGANZA
The event is produced in association with Fast Forward Event Productions, known nationally for the acclaimed San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival – the largest of its kind on the West Coast.
Benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Westfield North County
Fair Mall
6:00-10:00pm |
Indulge all your senses this spring as Rhythm & Vine, a music and wine festival to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego returns to San Diego North for a one-of-a-kind tasting extravaganza. Held Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Westfield North County Mall in Escondido, the second annual Rhythm & Vine will feature over 60 world-class wineries, spirits and breweries; 35 restaurants and gourmet foods; and some seriously hot live music performances.
Music, wine and food lovers will experience the best of all three worlds at this one-day celebration under the stars. Wineries and winemakers at the event from wine growing regions around the world will be represented, along with gourmet cuisine from the finest chefs of North County, an exclusive VIP tent and after-party, wine and lifestyle silent auction and performances from a variety of music genres.
All event proceeds from Rhythm & Vine benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego. Enjoy a night of music, sipping wine and sampling the best food in the city while supporting the youth of San Diego
Tickets: $40 Designated Driver (in advance); $75 General Admission (in advance); $125 VIP (in advance)
$90 Designated Drive (at the door); $100 General Admission (at the door); $150 VIP (at the door) |
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Wine, food, music, sea and sun. These elements create a unique wine tasting experience at every California Wine Festival. A sunny seaside setting, hundreds of California’s best red and white wines, live music complemented by dozens of top chefs and specialty food purveyors. Experience one of California’s most popular wine festivals. |
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"A Toast to Paderewski" to be held at the stunning new Pear Valley Vineyard in Paso Robles, a chamber music concert featuring Marek Zebrowski, live auction, tasting of 20 wines from the Back Roads of Paso Robles, Polish-themed appetizers provided by Cass Catering. Proceeds benefit the Paderewski Festival Cultural Exchange with Poland. |
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Paso Robles Wine Festival is the marquee tasting event held along California's Central Coast. Wine Festival is always held the third weekend in May and offers guests the opportunity to taste Paso Robles wine in the charming Downtown City Park. The delicious wine of Paso Robles is complemented by local epicurean delights, featured throughout the weekend. Wine Festival is complete with winemaker dinners, live music and open house festivities at area wineries throughout Paso Robles Wine Country. Please visit the Wine Festival page for detailed information on this event weekend. For more information on the Paso Robles Wine Festival call 805.239.8463
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This is the “Biggest Wine Festival Under the Sun” in Santa Barbara! A spectacular gathering of over 200 of California's finest wines from every wine region in the state – showcasing a total of over 350 fine wines at our sunny beach front location. Over 2,500 wine fans will grab their glass and start swirling and sipping just a frisbee throw away from the sparkling Pacific, while live music on stage keeps the party going. |
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All dinner wines are classified under six specific classes:
Aperitif (or better known as "appetizer wines"): include dry sherry, Madeira, Vermouth, and other flavored wines, made to be consumed before eating a meal.
Red dinner wines: These wines are usually dry and go extremely well with such main-course dishes as red meats, spaghetti, and highly-seasoned foods. They should be served at a cool room temperature to bring out their aroma. The most popular red dinner wines are claret, Burgundy, Chianti, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Pink dinner wines (also called "rose wines"), a special class of red wines, can be served with almost any dish, but are considered best with cold meats, pork, and curries.
White dinner wines: Usually either very dry or rather sweet, these wines should be served chilled, and go well with white meats, seafood, and fowl. They include Rhine wines, Chablis, sauterne, and wine made from different grape varieties such as Chardonnay and White Riesling.
Sparkling wines: Usually served at any meal with any course, these wines are most frequently served at banquets, formal dinners and weddings. The most common sparking wines are Champagne (white) and sparkling Burgundy (red).
Table wine: Table wine is not bubbly, although some have a very slight carbonation, the amount of which is not enough to disqualify them as table wines. According to U.S. standards of identity, table wines may have an alcohol content that is no higher than 14 percent. In Europe, light wine must be within 8.5 percent and 14 percent alcohol by volume. As such, unless a wine has more than 14 percent alcohol, or it has bubbles, it is a table wine or a light wine.
Dessert wines: Ranging from medium-sweet to sweet, these wines are classified under dessert wines only because they are sometimes served with desserts. Among these are port wine, sweet sherry, Tokay, and muscatel.
Cooking wines: Typically containing a significant quantity of salt, cooking wine is wine of such poor quality that it is unpalatable and intended for use only in cooking.
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