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Harvest Wine Festival

Location:  Las Cruces, NM

Dates:  Sat – Mon, Sept 5 – 7, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon.

Web Site:   www.wineharvesfestival.com

Attendance Estimate:  12,000

Email:  Dawn@HelpingHandsEvents.com

Price:  1   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Southern NM State Fairgrounds, Las Cruces, Noon – 6:00 pm daily. We begin the summer and end the summer with wine festivals. This time of year the fruit hangs heavy on the vine and is already being harvested. Join us for a celebration of the harvest with live music, a large variety of wines to sample, arts and crafts, food, wine tasting seminars, and of course a grape stomp

September 5, 2010   View comments

Nadur 7th Delicata Classic Wine Festival

Location:  Nadur, Malta

Dates:  Fri – Sun, Sept 4 – 6, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon..

Web Site:    http://www.nadur.gov.mt/

Attendance Estimate:  .

Email:  .

Price:  1    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details: Over twenty quality Gozitan and Maltese wines will be available. People who wish to try the wines need only purchase a souvenir wine glass, which is theirs to keep. Then just show the correct coloured wristband (there will be a different colour each night) and present the glass at any wine stand and visitors can try as many wines, as often as they like.

There will also be a number of food stalls offering some delicious foods like suckling pig, oriental dishes, pasta, rabbit etc. There is also a seated dining area, called ‘The Channel View’ grill.

 

September 4, 2010   View comments

Soweto Wine Festival

Location:  Johannesburg, So Africa

Dates:  Fri – Sat, Sept 4 – 5, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon..

Web Site:   http://www.sowetowinefestival.co.za/

Attendance Estimate:  5,000

Email:  busi.cwa@iafrica.com

Price:  1    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  The fifth annual Standard Bank Soweto Wine Festival is only a few weeks away. It will be held at Soweto Campus, University of Johannesburg. The “black middle-class audience is worth R180 billion plus and, in the future, will constitute around 70% of their consumers”, a festival spokesman said on Friday, 17 July 2009

September 4, 2010   View comments

Sonoma Wine Country Weekend

Location:  Sonoma County, CA

Dates:  Fri – Sun, Sept 4 – 6, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon..

Web Site:    www.sonomawinecountryweekend

Attendance Estimate:  Bunches

Email: 

Price:  5    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  What a festival. We were in attendence last year, read our blog below about the 2008, but needless to say, this is the real thing. More good wine, good food and good times cannot be had, so hurry to their site and get your tickets.

For three days, visitors from all over the world converge in the birthplace of California wine for a pre-harvest celebration that combines two of Sonoma’s signature events – the prestigious Showcase: Taste of Sonoma and the iconic Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction – with a series of intimate winemaker-hosted lunches and dinners. This is a unique “insider” opportunity to celebrate the harvest season and enjoy the bounty of more than 200 acclaimed growers, vintners and chefs who comprise Sonoma’s artisan wine and food community.
 

 

September 4, 2010   View comments

Pinehurst Food and Wine Festival

Location:  Pinehurst, NC

Dates:  Thur – Mon, Sept 3 – 7, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon….

Web Site:    http://www.pinehurst.com/pinehurst-wine-festival.asp

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  pinehurst.winefest@pinehurst.com

Price:  4   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  By looking at the schedule of activities, you will definately need Monday, Labor Day, to rest. Each Labor Day weekend for the past 20 years, Pinehurst has invited food and wine lovers from around the globe to share in an extraordinary four days of competitions and demonstrations, seminars and tastings, gourmet dinners and social gatherings. With attendance reaching 500 annually, this boutique event gives guests one-on-one access with experts, premier chefs, sommeliers and wine principals in a setting known for quality experiences. 

September 3, 2010   View comments

Bodega Seafood Art & Wine Festival

 Location:  Bodega, CA

Dates:  Sat – Sun, Aug 28 – 29, 2010

Web Site:  www.winecountryfestivals.com/

Email:  wcfestivals@sbcglobal.net

Estimated Attendance:  ?

Price:    1  (1 to 5, low to high)

Details:  Details for 2010 not yet posted. However, read our blog about attending the 2009 festival by looking at the comments below…

August 28, 2010   View comments

Swiss Wine Festival

Location:  Vevay, IN

Dates:  Thur – Sun, Aug 27 – 30, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon…

Web Site:   http://www.swisswinefestival.org/ 

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  swisswinefest@embarqmail.com

Price: 1    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Who would have thunk it? So IN wine festival and now in its 38th year. From area wines, twirling batons to culinary delights sizzling on grills, the Swiss Wine Festival each year celebrates, as well as salutes, the cultural heritage of Switzerland County, Indiana. Now in its 38th year, the four-day event, held on Vevay’s riverfront, uniquely blends tradition and fun. From opening day on Thursday to closing time Sunday evening, the Swiss Wine Festival caters to all ages and interests. Arousing polka music to toe-tapping country emanate from the three entertainment stages. Several of the youth-oriented contests sport colorful Swiss dress, ranging from intricate embroidered aprons to tied kneeknockers for lads

August 27, 2010   View comments

Simply di Vine

Location:  Beveral Hills, CA

Dates:  Sat, Aug 22, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:    http://laglc.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=SU_AF_SD_SimplyDiVine

Attendance Estimate:  500

Email:  scunningham@lagaycenter.org

Price:  3    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center invites you to the 4th Annual Simply diVine! Wine and Food Tasting & Auction on Saturday, August 22nd, at the prestigious Two Rodeo in Beverly Hills. Guests will enjoy delicious wines from over 20 vintners, spirits provided by SKYY Vodka, and wonderful tastings from 10 of L.A.’s hottest restaurants, all under the beautiful skies of Beverly Hills.

August 22, 2010   View comments

Wine in the Pines

Location:  Suncadia, WA

Dates:  Fri – Sun, Aug 21 – 23, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon….

Web Site:   www.suncadiaresort.com

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  Unk

Price:  .2    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Featuring over 40 of Washington’s finest wineries, this festival is sure to please. Workshops, winemaker’s dinner featuring Seattle’s Tom Douglas along with the resort’s exec chef, Andrew Wilson on Saturday night. Who would want to miss the FIne Finish sparkling wine brunch on Sunday? Can’t wait!

August 21, 2010   View comments

Grape to Glass

Location: Russian River Valley, Sonoma, CA

Dates: Fri – Sun,  August 14 – 16, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon…

Web Site: http://rrvw.org/grape-to-glass/

Email:

Price:     2*    (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details: We attended the 2008 festival and it was a hoot. If planning for a summer 2009 holiday, we would recommend circling these dates. Great time to be in Sonoma and their events make the entire event even more memorable. 2009 details coming…….

August 14, 2010   View comments

Auction of Washington Wines

Location:  Woodinville, WA

Dates: Thur – Sat, Aug 13 – 15, 2010 Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:  http://www.auctionofwashingtonwines.org/

Email: cmunro@washingtonwine.org

Price:   UNK      (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details: The 2008 “Coming of Age” Gala Auction capped a fun couple of days. Chateau Ste. Michelle was the host and from the newsletter a good time was had by all. Most of all a the charities really were the winners. Try to attend this year and we’ll post details as they become available.

August 13, 2010   View comments

Vintage Ohio Wine Festival

Title: Vintage Ohio Wine Festival
Location: Kirkland, OH
Dates: August 7 -8, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Website: Click here
Description: Our Annual Premier Event. It’s all about Ohio’s wines…explore our treasures, discover our charm; rolling vineyards, sparkling lakes, quaint countrysides, unique gift shops, picnics in the sunshine, festivals, tours…but most of all, come and taste our fine award-winning wines.

August 7, 2010   View comments

Okanagan Summer Wine Festival

Location:  Okanagan, British COlumbia, Canada

Dates:  Thur – Sat, Aug 6 – 8, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon…

Web Site: http://www.owfs.com/

Email:

 

 

 

Price: ?

Details: The Okanagan Summer Wine Festival is held every second weekend in August at Silver Star Mountain Resort in Vernon. Come and treat yourself to an intimate weekend of wine education, arts, music and mile high outdoor recreation.

August 7, 2010   View comments

Columbus Wine Festival

Location:  Columbus, OH

Dates:  Fri – Sat, Aug 7 – 8, 2010 - Details for 2010 coming soon..

Web Site:   www.columbuswinefestival.com

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  mary@pattonpr.com

Price:  1   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Help the Franklin Park Conservatory and have fun all at the same time!  Debuting in the Columbus market for te FIRST time this year, make sure you are one of the first to get a souvenir wine glass. Sure to become a collector’s item. Learn more about food and wine, sip and taste the day away. You can even learn how to cook better from the cooking demos or just enjoy the live entertainment.

August 7, 2010   View comments

SF Chefs Food Wine

Location:  San Francisco, CA

Dates:  Thur – Sun, Aug 6 – 9, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon.

Web Site:    http://www.sfchefsfoodwine.com/

Attendance Estimate:  6,000+

Email:  sfchefs@andrewfreemanandco.com

Price:  2   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details: 

What’s not to like. Seems like  bunches of great food, wine, educational sessions with money going to worthy causes in the great city of San Francisco. A four day food and wine event celebrating the unique flavor, diversity and bounty of Northern California. The main tasting tent will be in Union Square, where chefs, wine makers and distillers will offer an exploration of taste featuring local products. Classes and seminars will offer interactive opportunities for the public to participate with local farmers, ranchers, chefs, winemakers, distillers, media, luminaries, authors, vintners, mixologists and culinary experts in an entertaining forum. We can’t wait for this review…..

 

 

 

August 6, 2010   View comments

Connecticut Wine Festival

Location:  Goshen, CT

Dates:  Sat - Sun, Aug 1 – 2 , 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon..

Web Site:   http://www.goshenfair.org/

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  1   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details: Help celebrate the bounty and diversity of Connecticut wines at the Goshen Fairgrounds in Goshen, CT. Support Connecticut agriculture by sampling fine local wines and delectable specialty foods. Peruse fine arts and crafts while relaxing to the sounds of various local musicians. This year’s festival offers the rare opportunity to purchase bottles and cases of wine directly from the wineries at the festival.

August 1, 2010   View comments

Southern Food & Wine Festival at Gaylord Opryland

Location:   Nashville, TN

Dates:  Fri – Sun, July 31 – Aug 2, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:   www.gaylord.com

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  2   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Hit the road to Nashville, Tennessee this summer and see your favorite Food Network stars at the Food Network Southern Food & Wine Festival at Gaylord Opryland. This premiere event will be held at the popular resprt from July 31-August 2, 2009, and will include a variety of exhibitors, food and wine samplings, food competitions, plus live cooking seminars and exclusive opportunities to meet Food Network celebrity chefs including  Alton Brown, Bobby & Jamie Deen and The Neelys.

July 31, 2010   View comments

Key Largo Food & Wine Festival

Location:  Key Largo, FL  (FL Keys)

Dates:  Fri – Sun, July 31 – Aug 9, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon….

Web Site:   http://www.fkrm.com/foodandwine/

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  foodandwine@fkrm.com

Price:  Unk    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Come on down and enjoy all of all the tasty temptations, and some of your favorite wines, as Key Largo’s culinary experts step up to the plate to show you what Key Largo has to offer multiple wine tasting events in 9 days: cooking demonstrations, wine dinners, progressive wine dinners, food and wine pairing classes, cook book signings, free pour wine tastings, art and wine “shows,” cigars and wine, and of course Key Largo’s famous sunsets, SCUBA diving, tourist attractions, shopping, and a great time. AND remember, Pelican Cove Resort is just down the road and a great place to stay. Tell Cathy we sent you for a nice surprise!

July 31, 2010   View comments

Stellenbosch Wine Festival

Location:  Stellenbosch, So Africa

Dates:  Thur – Sun, July 30 – Aug 2, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:   www.wineroute.co.za

Attendance Estimate:  Thousands

Email:  .

Price:  Unk   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  It’s winter in the Cape. Hundreds of wineries and over 500 wines to taste! Special events, dinners and tastings and the last time I checked, they speak English almost just like me and you!

July 30, 2010   View comments

Wine Festival at Steamboat

Location: Steamboat, CO

Dates:  Thur – Sun, July 30 – Aug 2, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:  http://www.steamboatwinefestival.com/

Email:

Price:    2*     (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details: Great time event. See our blog on this event from July, 2008. Starting with the tram up the mountain for a spectacular view, wine and very talented local food goodies. Some nice wine seminars along with a tasting through town and in the Grand Tasting. Hopefully the weather will be a little cooler in ’09.

July 30, 2010   View comments

Share our Strength’s Taste of the Nation Miami

Location:  Miami, FL
Dates:  Thur, July 30, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon…

Web Site:   http://strengthsouthflorida.org/

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  svatske@strength.org

Price:  1    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  This is really an event, but we have sort of adopted this fantastic charity, so attend this “festival”  and help end childhood hunger in American.

Savor the finest dishes and drinks prepared by the area’s hottest chefs and mixologists, enjoy the best wines and bid in exciting live and silent auctions, all to catch the more than 350, 000 children at risk of hunger in our community and ensure they have nutritious foods where they live, learn and play! This fine charity is being hosted at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne starting with the VIP Reception at 6pm. Say hi to Sari from us!

July 30, 2010   View comments

Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival

Location:  Atlantic City, NJ

Dates:  Thur – Sun, July 30 – Aug 2, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:   www.acfoodandwine.com

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  3    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  The Festival promises to be the premier event of Atlantic City’s summer season with four jam-packed days of events, tastings and celebrity appearances. Chefs from the Food Network and Bravo will host, demonstrate, mix and mingle with guests at more than 20 events filling the schedule throughout the weekend.This Festival promises to feature a variety of events ranging from gourmet pizza and wine tastings to small group chef demonstrations from the likes of Emeril Lagasse, Tom Colicchio, Duff Goldman, Ted Allen and Ingrid Hoffman. Among the most anticipated events is a once in a lifetime opportunity to enjoy an intimate dinner with Food Network star chef Guy Fieri as he shows you how to prepare a family style dinner with amazing results.

 

July 30, 2010   View comments

Arts & Wine Festival in Twain Harte

Location:  Twain Harte, CA

Dates:  Sat – Sun, July 25 – 26, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:    http://www.tcvb.com/showrecord.asp?id=974

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  events@fireonthemountain.com

Price:  FREE   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Well it’s Hot Fun In The Summertime once again, as the friendly Central Sierra village of Twain Harte becomes the center of creativity, music and fun at the Twain Harte Summer Arts & Wine Festival.

The 32nd Annual Twain Harte Summer Arts & Wine Festival presents over 100 crafts & artists including live entertainment and wine tasting. There is something here for the entire family

July 25, 2010   View comments

Niagara Wine Trail USA Wine & Culinary Festival

Location:  Niagara Falls, NY

Dates:  Sat – Sun, July 25 – 26, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon….

Web Site:   http://www.niagarawinetrail.org/index.html

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  1    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details: 

The Niagara Wine Trail USA is excited to hold our

first ever wine festival this summer at Artpark in conjunction with the Buffalo

Philharmonic Orchestra’s SummerFest series.

The Wine and Culinary Festival will feature wine tasting from nine Niagara

Wine Trail USA wineries, cuisine from local restaurants, and Jazz music

before each BPO concert on Saturday July 25

 

 

th and Sunday July 26th

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tasting will begin on Saturday at Noon till 8pm and from Noon till 6pm on

Sunday. Acclaimed soprano and Buffalo native, Laura Aikin, will perform on

Saturday at 8pm for an evening of favorite opera hits and on Sunday

Classical Guitarist, Marco Santor, will perform with the BPO at 3pm.

 

 

July 25, 2010   View comments

Summit Wine & Food Festival

Location:  Summitt, NJ

Dates:  Fri – Sun, July 24 – 26, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:   http://www.summitwineandfood.com/home.php 

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  info@summittwineandfood.com

Price:  2  (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  The Summit Wine & Food Festival showcases the talents of many of the most respected and highly regarded winemakers, chefs and sommeliers today. Only minutes from New York City, in Summit, New Jersey, this three-day gathering brings together the nation’s best and most influential culinary personalities from a broad and diverse background to share their insights, skills, knowledge and passion for great cuisine and fine wines.

July 24, 2010   View comments

Gilroy Garlic Festival

Location:  Gilroy, CA

Dates:  Fri – Sun, July 24 – 26, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:    http://gilroygarlicfestival.com/

Attendance Estimate:  100,000+

Email:  .

Price:  1   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Okay, so this is not a real, true wine festival, but what a hoot! And look at this message from their President.On behalf of the community of Gilroy and the Gilroy Garlic Festival Association, I invite you to join us at the Gilroy Garlic Festival. Our mission is to provide you with an incredible festival, while also providing support for the numerous non-profit organizations that benefit from the Gilroy Garlic Festival. We certainly hope you will enjoy all the incredible garlic treats you could find, dance to your heart´s content and truly experience our beloved festival. Please visit us July 24, 25 & 26, 2009 to celebrate all that is garlic.

I look forward to sharing the fun and entertainment of Garlic Festival XXXI with you!

-Kirsten Carr, 2009 President – Thanks Kirsten for the comments

 

July 24, 2010   View comments

Summit Wine & Food Festival

Location:  Summit, NJ

Dates:  Fri – Sun, July 24 – 26, 2010

Web Site:   www.sumitwineandfood.com/home.php 

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email: 

 

 

Price:  2   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  The Summit Wine & Food Festival showcases the talents of many of the most respected and highly regarded winemakers, chefs and sommeliers today. Only minutes from New York City, in Summit, New Jersey, this three-day gathering brings together the nation’s best and most influential culinary personalities from a broad and diverse background to share their insights, skills, knowledge and passion for great cuisine and fine wines.

This event promises to be the best celebration of the epicurean and culinary arts on the east coast. Come join us for a wide variety of uniquely flavorful experiences and deliciously entertaining events including cooking demonstrations, wine tastings, seminars and food and wine pairing dinners prepared by America’s most creative chefs and featuring some of the most sought-after wines on the market today.

July 24, 2010   View comments

Sun Valley Center Wine Auction

Location:  Sun Valley, ID

Dates:  Thur – Sat, July 23 – 25, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:    www.sunvalleycenter.org

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  kbretall@sunvalleycenter.org

Price:  2   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Join us for Sun Valley’s favorite fund raising event! Beneath the summer sun and surrounded by gorgeous mountains, each year the Sun Valley Center holds the Wine Auction to raise funds to support its educational arts programming and community outreach. Pick one event or all – but be a part of it.

The Auction weekend includes: the auction gala, vintner dinners in private homes, a hosted wine picnic on a golf course, and a tasting that includes wines from the over 120 wineries that generously participate in this 28 year old event.

July 23, 2010   View comments

Squaw Valley Art Wine & Music Festival

Location:  Squaw Valley, CA

Dates:  Sat – Sun, July 18 – 19, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:   http://www.firsttracksonline.com/News/2009/5/22/Village-at-Squaw-Valley-Keeps-Summer-Hopping/

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  1    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  The 8th Annual Squaw Valley USA Art, Wine & Music Festival brings some of the finer things in life to this High Sierra Valley. Talented artists and craft persons, musicians and performers gather at the base of Squaw Valley USA to showcase their creativity. Attendees can enjoy live music on two stages while savoring the offerings from fifteen wineries and a fine art exhibition featuring more than forty artists. The event is a fundraiser for the Disabled Sports USA Far West and Tahoe Arts for the Schools. The cost is $25 per day, which includes a commemorative wine glass and wine tasting. Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with wine tasting available from 2 to 6 p.m.

July 18, 2010   View comments

Pinot Passion Mediterranean Wine Cruise

 Location:  Mediterrean Sea

Dates:  Sat – Tues, July 17 – 27, 2010

Web Site:  www.foodandwinetrails.com 

Email: 

Estimated Attendance: 

Price:   5   (1 to 5, low to high)

Details:  So you want to get up close and personal with some of the Russian River Valley Pinot growers, wine makers and wineries? This is an opportunity not to be missed. It’s like a 10 day Pinto Festival aboard Oceania Cruises. A mighty fine cruise company with many less cabins versus those mega-cruise companies. 

The cruise is sponsored by Food and Wine Trails, a division of HMS Travel based in the Sonoma Wine country. Food And Wine Trails are leaders in organized tours with America’s top food and wine organizations.  Larry Martin, President of Food And Wine Trails, explains the special cost-advantage of the cruise package, “With the dollar’s drop in value to the Euro, the Pinot Passion Cruise offers great value to the savvy international traveler.” Pricing for the cruise begin at  $376 per day, per person – double occupancy with deluxe accommodations, all meals for ten days plus nightly entertainment, round-trip airfare, all taxes and fees  and plenty of Russian River Pinot Noir!

July 17, 2010   View comments

Festival del Sole

Location:  Napa Valley, CA

Dates:  Fri – Sat, July 17 – 25, 2010 – Detail for 2010 soon….

Web Site:   http://www.festivaldelsole.com/Home.80.0.html 

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  Varies   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Eight days of summer just gets better with this festival. Almost daily concerts, sometimes two in one day and lunch and dinners. What’s not to like. Festival del Sole takes place every summer in California’s beautiful Napa Valley. The Festival features concerts by some of the world’s most celebrated musical artists, five-star cuisine, art exhibits, and wines from Napa’s top vintners, blended in a unique celebration of the art of life.

July 17, 2010   View comments

Killington Wine Festival

Location:  Killington, VT

Dates:  Fri – Sun, July 17 – 19, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon….

Web Site:   www.killingtonchamber.com,

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  1    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Start with an Estate Wine Tasting on Friday and move right into the Grand Tasting on Saturday afternoon some of which is held on the top of the mountain, how cool.  On Saturday night join in one of the wine dinners and conclude the weekend on Sunday with a world-class brunch and/or golf. WOW.

July 17, 2010   View comments

Hudson Wine Festival

Location:  Hudosn, OH

Dates:  Fri – Sun, July 17 – 19, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon….

Web Site:   http://www.hudsonwinefestival.com/

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  1   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Join the kickoff on Friday at the VIP party or just join the throngs enjoying over 250 wines, musical entertainment, great food and artists too!wcasing more than 250 wines from local, national and international producers, guests will also enjoy musical entertainment, delectable food, artists and vendors as well as raffles throughout the weekend.
Join us along Village Way in the First & Main Shopping District as we celebrate the 2nd Annual Hudson Wine Festival!

July 17, 2010   View comments

Finger Lakes Wine Festival

Location:  Watkins Glen, NY

Dates:  Fri – Sun, July 17 – 19, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:   http://www.flwinefest.com/

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  info@flwinefest.com

Price:  1    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Join over 80 wineries serving more than 600 wines in one of the region’s fastest growing traditions. Enjoy cooking demonstrations and classes by the New York Wine and Culinary Center. And there’s live music, arts, crafts and more to make for a beautiful weekend in the Finger Lakes. Yancey’s Fancy presents the Launch of The Lakes celebration on Friday with a parade and toga party.

July 17, 2010   View comments

California Wine Festival

Location:  Santa Barbara, CA

Dates:  Thur – Sat, July 16 – 18, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:    http://www.californiawinefestival.com/files/Event_info.pdf

Attendance Estimate:  Thousands

Email:  .

Price:  1 or 2   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Our idea of a wine festival. Thursday, Friday and Saturday each has a wine tasting. First night accompanied by Tapas, Friday its with Rare and Reserve wine and final night is simple Beachside.

July 16, 2010   View comments

l’Ete du Vin The Grand Events

Location:  Nashville, TN

Dates:  Thur – Sat, July 16 – 18, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:   www.nashvillewineauction.com

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  sara.moggio@nashvillewineauction.com

Price:  .5   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  This weekend they celebrate 30 years of fighting cancer at this country’s oldest running wine auction. Try to get to The Grand Vintner’s Tasting on Thursday or the Grand Patrons Private Collection on Friday. Short on time, just fly in for the Grand Auction on Saturday evening.

July 16, 2010   View comments

Santa Barbara French Festival

Location:  Santa Barbara, CA

Dates:  Sat – Sun, July 11 – 12, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon….

Web Site:   http://www.frenchfestival.com/

Attendance Estimate:  20,000 

Email:  frenchfestival@yahoo.com

Price:  0    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Merci beaucoup!

Smiling families dine at sidewalk cafés with checkered tableclothes and umbrellas. Starry-eyed couples toast each other with wine. Artists wearing bérets paint at their easels. The air is filled with music, laughter, and the tempting aromas of French cuisine. Surely this must be France?
Actually, it’s the 22nd Annual French Festival in Santa Barbara, Saturday and Sunday, July 11 & 12 (Bastille Day Weekend), from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Santa Barbara’s Oak Park. Admission is free. Over 20,000 people are expected to attend.
While Parisians celebrate the French Revolution 8,000 miles away, Californians will revel in the sights, sounds, foods and joie de vivre of France at the largest French celebration in the Western United States.
This year’s Fête Française will feature dozens of chefs preparing fine French food…everything from crêpes to Cajun, from café au lait to decadent desserts and pastries. Enjoy French beer, wine, champagne and soft drinks.
There will be continuous free entertainment on three stages, including cancan, Moroccan belly dancers, grand opera, Cajun and classical groups, folk dancing, jazz, and cabaret music in the tradition of Edith Piaf and Maurice Chevalier. Wandering mimes, jugglers, and accordion players will perform throughout the crowd. Kids will enjoy puppet shows, storytellers, and a wading pool. C’est magnifique!

 

July 11, 2010   View comments

Wine Weekend

Location:  Carnation, WA

Dates:  Fri – Sun, July 10 – 12, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon….

Web Site:   http://www.washingtonwinesfestival.com/ 

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  5    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Join up for the 2nd annual wine weekend benefitting Camp Korey and the WA Wine Education Foundation. Wine maker dinners on Friday plus Silent and Live Auction. Weekend tix includes overnight accommodations.

July 11, 2010   View comments

Los Altos Arts & Wine Festival

Location:  Los Altos, CA

Dates:  Sat – Sun, July 11 – 12, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:   http://www.downtownlosaltos.org/events/aw_main.html

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  . ?   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  When it’s the 30th annual, you know they are doing something right! The highly-rated Arts & Wine Festival showcases the distinctive works of artists and craftspeople from over a dozen states. The Festival also features select vintages by the glass from local wineries as well as a wide variety of foods including Thai, Chinese, Mexican, All American favorites like sausages, hot links and roasted corn, sweets of all kinds, and more.

Fun for the whole family with rides, activites and even a kidzone!

July 11, 2010   View comments

Horse & Hound Wine Festival

Location:  Bedford, VA

Dates:  Sat, July 11, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:   http://www.bedfordwine.com/ 

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  1    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  5th annual event and if you love dogs, horses and a farm setting, this is your event. And great wine too!

July 11, 2010   View comments

South African Food & Wine Festival

Location:  Gum Spring, Virginia

Dates:  Fri – Sun, July 10 – 12, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:    SouthAfricanFoodFest.com

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  max@grayhavenwinery.com

Price:  1    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  The festival is a celebration of the culture, food, wine and music of South Africa. Visitors will taste a stellar line-up of wines from Cape Point Vineyards, Mulderbosch, Springfield Estates and others as well as Grayhaven’s own award-winning Virginia wines. This unique festival also provides the rare opportunity to taste traditional South African dishes

July 10, 2010   View comments

Central Coast Wine Classic

Location:  San Luis Obispo, CA

Dates:  Thur – Sun, July 9 – 12, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:   http://www.centralcoastwineclassic.org

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  archie@slonet.org.

Price:  Unk  (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Experience the beauty and diversity of California’s Central Coast! Participate in the 2009 Twenty-Fifth Annual Central Coast Wine Classic.

Four action packed days, starting with the Barrel Tasting on Thursday; dinner at Hearst Castle or Dolphin Bay. Following that up on Friday with cycling, wine symposiums, cooking demos and dinners throughout the county.

Saturday starts and ends with the wine and lifestyle auction, silient austion and luncheon and as if that would not be enough, Sunday attend another symposium and a Reserve Wine Tasting in the afternoon.

 

July 9, 2010   View comments

Park City Food & Wine Classic

Location:  Park City, UT

Dates:  Thur – Sun, July 9 – 12, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon…

Web Site:  http://www.parkcityfoodandwineclassic.com/

Email:

Price:      ?   (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details: The 4th Annual Park City Food & Wine Classic was billed as an Epicurean Extravaganza. This premier destination event where master winemakers, culinary greats and our distinguished guests gather to play, wine and dine in the high altitude is the must-attend event of the season. It is the unrivaled most comprehensive wine event in Utah. Stay tuned for the 2009 details, coming soon.

July 9, 2010   View comments

Floyd Fandango Beer & Wine Fest

Location:  Floyd, VA

Dates:  Sat – Sun, July 4 – 5, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon….

Web Site:   http://across-the-way.com/index.php?pr=fand_home

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  1   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Born of a melding between the 5th annual Wine Down the Music Trail wine festival and the unique and popular Floyd Fandango Faire and Brew, this summer’s July 4th event weaves all your favorite elements – wine tasting, beer sampling, fabulous music and mountain camping, together for one of the most exciting festival experiences you’ll have all summer!Blue Cow Pavilion venue off the Blue Ridge Parkway near Floyd, Virginia, for two days of sounds and samples.Virginia vintages, or cash in your beer chips for four 4 oz samples from over a dozen of your favorite microbreweries… all with a Blue Ridge Mountain scenescape and live soundtrack by JJ Grey and Mofro and more!

Join us this July 4th and 5th at our beautiful 80-acre

Stroll the lush grounds while tasting from over 50 of the finest

July 4, 2010   View comments

Toast of Taos Wine Festival

Location:  Taos, NM

Dates:  Thur – Sat, July 2 – 11, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon….

Web Site:   http://www.toastoftaos.com/

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  strigg@taoshospital.org

Price:   2   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  This festival is so ove the top, it takes 10 days to party throught the events. Now into their 4th year, offering wine and epicurean delights for everyone. And don’t forget the ART. New this year will be wines from around the world, not just from the SW USA. 

July 2, 2010   View comments

Cyprus Wine Festival

Location:  Alexandra Palace, London, England

Dates:  Sat – Sun, June 27 – 28, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:   www.alexandrapalace.com

Attendance Estimate:  Unknown

Email:  Unk

Price:  Unk   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Be sure to drop by the Alexandra Palace for the Cyprus Wine Festival & Business Exhibition, also being held this June 2009. This exhibition is known to bring together London’s Cypriot Community, and is also known for being a great venue to showcase a wide variety of food, drinks and services under one roof. At this festival and exhibition, participants are also able to enjoy merry-making wine tasting activities and witness true family entertainment.
The Cyprus Wine Festival & Business Exhibition will be from 11:00am to 11:00pm on June 27, and from 10:30am to 9:00pm on June 28. Admission will be £6.00 per ticket for adults, and will be free for children.

June 27, 2010   View comments

Jackson Hole Wine Auction

Location:  Jackson Hole, WY

Dates:  Sat – Sun, June 27 – 28, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:   www.jhwa.org

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  kristink@gtmf.org

Price:  .    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  What a time to visit Jackson Hole! The 15th annual Jackson Hole Wine Auction, benefiting the world renowned Grand Teton Music Festival, celebrates a special anniversary with two days of great food and wine on June 27 and 28. This premier event opens with Champagne Cheers, a unique Champagne tasting at 9,095 feet, and continues the following evening with the signature Auction and Gala Dinner. Shafer Vineyards will present top vintages, to be paired with the inspired cuisine of chefs Alessandro Stratta and Bradford Thompson.

June 27, 2010   View comments

East Coast Food & Wine Festival

Location:  Pennington, NJ

Dates:  Sat - Sun, June 27 – 28, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:    www.slowfoodandwinefestival.com

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  1    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  The East Coast Food & Wine Festival, produced by Slow Food Central Jersey and the Estate Wine Growers of New Jersey, will be held on Saturday & Sunday, June 27th & 28th, 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m., at Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, New Jersey.

The festival is a wonderful opportunity to sample dishes from some of the Garden State’s best restaurants. And how about a chance to taste some wines produced in NJ? Farmer’s Market will be another hit.

June 27, 2010   View comments

Cleveland Wine Festival

Location:  Cleveland, OH

Dates:  Fri – Sat, June 26 – 27, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:   

Attendance Estimate:  .Unk

Email:  .

Price:  1   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Wow, now in their 4th year! Enjoy the setting along Lake Erie as you enjoy tastings, wine, education seminars and cooking demos. Start off on Friday evening by checking into the Marriott at Key Center for a great “Sip, Savor and Sleep” package including admission for two. Hurry on out!

June 26, 2010   View comments

Brisbane Fine Wine Festival

Location:  Brisbane, AUS

Dates:  Fri – Sun, June 26 – 28, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:   http://www.winefestival.com.au/main.html

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  1    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  The 2009 Brisbane Fine Wine Festival is a 3-day celebration showcasing over 600 of the best wines Australia has to offer.  The venue, in the heart of the city, is the Grand Chelsea Ballroom at the Mercure Hotel.  The festival features fine wines and food from all over Australia, as well as some highly regarded imported wines.

June 26, 2010   View comments

Waterfront Wine Festival

Location:  Harbor Springs, MI

Dates:  Fri, June 26, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon…

Web Site:    http://www.scenicmichigan.org/winefestival/Winefestival_2009.html

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  info@scenicmichigan.org

Price:  1   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  We’re late posting this one day festival, but if you’re in the area, this seems like the place to be TODAY!

June 26, 2010   View comments

Telluride Wine Festival

Location:  Telluride, CO

Dates: Thur – Sun, June 25 – 28, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:   http://www.telluridewinefestival.com/

Email:

Price:    ?     (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details: Details still coming for the 2009 festival, but alas, you know it is going to be great. Why, think food, wine, beauty and the rockies in late June. What more can you ask for?

June 25, 2010   View comments

Pinot Days – SFO

Location:  San Francisco, CA

Dates: Thur – Sun, June 24 – 28, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site: http://pinotdays.com/home.asp

Email:

Price:    1*     (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details:  Join more producers than you thought even made Pinot for this four day super event. Normally held at Fort Mason with a trade tasting prior to the public tasting. Can’t beat the event, the location and, of course, the wine.

June 24, 2010   View comments

Taste Washington Spokane

Location: Spokane, WA

Dates: Sunday, June 21, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon…

Web Site:  http://tastewashington.org/index.php

Email:

Price:   UNK      (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details Detiails coming soon but look forward to another great event.

June 21, 2010   View comments

Wings & Wine Classic

Location:  Vancouver, WA

Dates:  Sat, June 20, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:   http://www.wingsandwineclassic.com/

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email: 

Price:  1   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Always like being in the first of anything! This first Annual Wings & Wine Classic is filled with flights and bites that will please your palette and lift your knowledge of wine. Talk directly with the wine makers and experts! Guests will be able to indulge and explore 20 exceptional wineries under the wings of the fantastic aeronautical displays of the Pearson Air Museum. All wineries will be offering “flights” to the guests included in the ticket charge that are paired with gourmet bites that enhance the dynamics of the wines structure. As part of this fund raiser guests may then purchase wines by the case or bottle to enjoy again later at home. Live Music and Educational Sessions, & Wine Tastings & Wine Sessions are also included .

June 20, 2010   View comments

KMOX Jazz and Wine Festival

Location:  St Louis, MO

Dates:  Sat, June 20, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:   . 

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  1   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details: 

Radio station KMOX (1120 AM) in St Louis has scheduled its 2009 Jazz and Wine Festival for Saturday, June 20. The event will run from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on the grounds of the historic Cabanne House in Forest Park (at the corner of Lindell and Union).

 

 

June 20, 2010   View comments

Maine Grains & Grapes Festival

Location:  Lewiston, ME

Dates:  Sat, June 20, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon…

Web Site:   http://www.mainegrainsandgrapes.com/ 

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  cmorrison@androscoggincounty.com

Price:  1    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Two sessions, one in the afternoon and the other the same evening. Maine has over a couple of dozen vitners and even more breweries. Many will be here for you to taste along with food participants too!

June 20, 2010   View comments

Stowe Wine & Food Classic

Location: Stowe, VT

Dates:  Fri – Sun, June 19 – 21, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:  http://www.stowewine.com/

Email:

Price:    ?     (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

Details:  Imagine fine wines, superb cuisine and rare wines at auction, all at the world famous Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe. Details for 2009, besides the dates, not yet available, but keep on checking right here.

June 19, 2010   View comments

Wine Country Celebration

Location:  Yakima, WA

Dates:  Fri – Sat, June 19 – 20, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon….

Web Site:   http://www.winecountrywashington.org/celebration/default.aspx 

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  2   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Now in their 7th year, this is the State signature event when it comes to their vineyards. Held in the wineries throughout the appellations. Join in the fun…

June 19, 2010   View comments

Food & Wine Classic in Aspen

Location: Aspen. CO

Dates:  Fri – Sun, June 19 – 21, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site: http://www.stayaspensnowmass.com/p-food-and-wine-classic.php

Email:

Price:      4*   (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details: Join in the fun for the 26th Anniversary FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen to be held June 19 – 21, 2009. Experience the three dimensions during this pleasure-packed weekend of cooking demonstrations, food samplings and wine tastings – all in the spectacular setting of Aspen, Colorado.

June 19, 2010   View comments

Wine in the Pines in Pine Mountain Village

Location:  Pine Mountain Club, CA

Dates:  Fri – Sat, June 12 – 13, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:   http://www.wineinthepines.com/index.html 

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  Craig@wineinthepines.com

Price:  1   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  If you have the time, this would be an ideal escape to the mountains of southern California. Near to Bakersfield, SLO and Santa Barbara makes this an ideal getaway. The main event is on Saturday, but make sure you get to the Winemaker Dinner on Friday. At noon and Saqturday be ready for great foods and wine, music, silent auction and art display. WOW…

June 13, 2010   View comments

Ella Sharp Art & Wine Festival

Location:  Jackson, MI

Dates:  Sat – June 13, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:   www.pioneerwinetrail.com 

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  1   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details: The Ella Sharp Museum of Art and History will join up with the Southeast Michigan Pioneer Wine Trail to present the Ella Sharp Art & Wine Festival.
Held on the grounds of the Ella Sharp Museum, the event takes place within the courtyard of the museum’s historic Hillside Farm Lane. The event is free to the public. For guests wishing to sample wine, a wine-tasting pass will be available for a modest cost at the door. The pass includes a souvenir wine glass and a single one-ounce pour from each of the eight participating local wineries. Additional tasting tickets will be available for purchase that day

 

June 13, 2010   View comments

Vitners’ Festival

Location:  Santa Cruz Mountains, CA – Eastern Side

Dates:  Sat – Sun, June 13 – 14, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon…

Web Site:   http://www.scmwa.com/VintnersFestival_000.htm

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  info@scmwa.com

Price:  1   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Don’t miss this. Western side already had their festival a couple of weeks ago. Great time to try some premium wines from the Santa Cruz Mountains applellation.

June 13, 2010   View comments

Sun Valley Food & Wine Festival

Location:  Sun Valley/Ketchum, ID

Dates: Fri – Sun, June 12 – 14, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:  http://www.visitsunvalley.com/static/index.cfm?action=group&contentID=569

Email:

Price:     2*    (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details: This festival has it all and what can be better than to be in Sun Valley in June? Chef demos, wine seminars, vinter dinners and a host of other activities to keep you busy or just sit outside and soak up the beauty.

June 12, 2010   View comments

Aureole Las Vegas

Location:  Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV

Dates:  Fir – Sun, June 12 -14, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon…

Web Site:   www.mandalaybay.com

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  news@charliepalmer.com

Price:  4    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Wanna go to Vegas and do it up right? $1,350 per COUPLE, gets you 3 days, 5 events and 68 wines and ONE unforgettable experience. They will even throw in some hand-blown glasses! So even if you are not in the dog house or DAD’s day should be special, do this NOW….

June 12, 2010   View comments

Russian River Passport

Location:  Russian River Valley, CA

Dates:  June 12, 2010

Web Site:    http://www.russianriverpassport.com/events.html

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  .    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Russian River Passport is an annual event showcasing the wineries, vineyards and exceptional beauty of Russian River Valley . There are over 150 wineries and 300 growers in the Russian River Valley , producing a variety of world class wines to please any wine lover.

Wineries up and down Russian River Valley, many of whom are not open to the public invite you inside as special guests where they showcase their wine and their people.   Each winery will offer special foods they select to complement their wines.  Some larger locations will feature live entertainment as well.

June 12, 2010   View comments

Kapalua Wine & Food Festival

Location:  Kapalua, HI

Dates:  Thur – Sun, June 11 – 14, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon..

Web Site:   http://cms.kapalua.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=137&Itemid=981 

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  Unk

Price:  Unk   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Join the “Carnival.” On June 11, 2009, the longest-running and most prestigious festival of its kind in Hawaii, celebrates 28 years of fine food and wine with a four-day culinary extravaganza ending on Sunday.

Inspired by innovation, excellence and intimacy, the 28th annual Kapalua Wine & Food Festival explores some the most exciting trends in the gastronomic world.

Festival Host, Master Sommelier Fred Dame brings together world-renowned winemakers, top Master Sommeliers, celebrated chefs and industry insiders for a long-weekend of daily culinary exhibitions, interactive wine tastings and evening gala events. The Grand Tasting, Kapalua Seafood Festival, In the Kitchen and Fred Dame’s Rare Wines Dinner are but a few of the highlights of this trendsetting event.

June 11, 2010   View comments

Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival

Location:  Santa Clara, CA

Dates:  Sat – Sun, Sept 19 – 20, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon….

Web Site:   http://www.santaclaraartandwine.com/

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  ParksandRecreation@santaclaraca.gov

Price:  0    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  The 2009 Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival will feature the talents of local and regional artists with nearly 175 booths to visit, 25 community groups serving international foods, food vintners pouring fine wines, micro-brewed beer, live entertainment on three stages, and the ever-popular Kids Kingdom.

The Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival is set inside picturesque Central Park.

 

June 8, 2010   View comments

Bonny Doon Art & Wine Festival

Location:  Bonny Doon Airport Gardens, Santa Cruz, CA

Dates:  Sat, June 5, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:   www.bonnydoonartwinefestival.com 

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  Unk

Price:  1    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  Okay, not really a festival rather an event, but if you’re in the neighborhood, stop in for some fun and WINE. Enjoy wine, art, food, music and exhibits at the beautiful Bonny Doon Airport Gardens on Empire Grade Road in Bonny Doon. Featured are wines from Bonny Doon’s Beauregard winery, as well as many other Central Coast wines and wines from Calaveras County. Music includes jazz and salsa; over 100 silent auction items and a live auction of works of featured artists Kent Perry, Duane Armstrong and many other professional and amateur Central Coast artists.

June 6, 2010   View comments

The Food & Wine Festival at National Harbor

Location:  National Harbor, Washington, DC

Dates:  Sat – Sun, June 6 – 7, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon….

Web Site:    http://www.foodandwinenh.com/

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  lynn@showsinc.com

Price:  1   (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details: 

This fun festivalis now in its 2nd year and just waiting for you! Think Global. Taste Local. The Food & Wine Festival at National Harbor celebrates the chefs’ use of local, fresh and responsibly sourced ingredients from both land and sea, which inspire their creativity and protect the environment. Attendees will also be able to explore the expanding world of food pairing with wine and beer.

The festival is open to consumers and trade professionals and will appeal to oenophiles and epicures as well as novices looking to increase their knowledge and pleasure of food and wine.

 

June 6, 2010   View comments

LA WineFest

Location:  Los Angeles, CA

Dates:  Sat – Sun, June 5 – 6, 2010

Web Site:   http://www.lawinefest.com/

Attendance Estimate:  3,000+

Email:  Jmfisher@aol.com

Price:  Unk    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  5th Annual festival is coming back to Raleigh Studos and Joel Fisher promises that it will be bigger and better and that is saying a lot. Keep tuned right here for more details as they become available.

June 5, 2010   View comments

Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival

Location:  Temecula Valley, CA

Dates:  Fri – Sun, June 5 – 7, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:  http://www.tvbwf.com/?pid=654

Attendance estimate:  Thousands

Email:

Price:    1*     (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details: 2009 will be the 26th year for this festival. Always a great area to visit and has a down home feel about the festival, the local wineries and the folks.  While the theme of hot air balloons and wine has always served to anchor the event, each year new attractions have been introduced.  The Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival has become a celebration of life with flavor and appeal for everyone and in 2009 will be celebrating its 26th Anniversary as the premier event in the beautiful Temecula Valley.

June 5, 2010   View comments

Auction Napa Valley

Location:  Napa Valley, CA

Dates:  Thur – Sun, June 4 – 7, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site: http://www.napavintners.com/anv/anv_1_overview.aspx

Email:

Price:     5*    (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details: The Trefethen Family will be this year’s chair in this grand daddy of all wine festivals, now in its 29th year. Throughout this time these Napa vitners have raised countless millions for charities in the Napa Valley. If you had to pick one festival to attend, put this one at the top or near the top. Why? They have done it longer and better than most. It is Napa, the home of some of the finest grapes, vineyards and wineries and you can truly feel how down to earth most of the vitners are in real life. Stop by our corp office and see a signed poster and the only original scarf from the 1991 auction designed by Isabel Mondavi, the same year her and her husband we the chair. Yes, indeed, we were there!

June 4, 2010   View comments

Taste of Pennsylvania Wine & Music Festival

Location: York, PA

Dates: Sat – Sun, May 30 – 31, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:  http://www.yorkwinefest.com/

Attendance estimate:  Unk

Email: info@yorkwinefest.com

Price:    1     (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details: Pennsylvania hosts a wine festival, now in its 2nd year in York. Enjoy PA wines while enjoying live bands and entertainment plus craft and trade vendors.

May 30, 2010   View comments

Rockport Festival of Wine and Food

Location:  Rockport, TX

Dates:  Sat – Sun, May 29 – 30, 2010

Web Site:   http://www.texasfestivalofwines.com/

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  .    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  If the 2010 is anythign like the 2009, don’t miss this festival deep in the heart of Texas…..

May 29, 2010   View comments

Austin Wine Festival

Location: Austin, TX

Dates: Sat – Mon, May 23 – 25, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:  http://www.austinwinefestival.com/index.html

Email:

Price:     1*   (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details: Details not yet available for the 2009 festival. But keep checking back or look at their site for details of the 2008 hugely successful festival. But remember that this is the number 2 destination in the nation, only second to Napa, so get planning.

May 23, 2010   View comments

Paso Robles Wine Festival

 Location:  Paso Robles, CA

Dates:  Fri – Sun, May 21 – 23, 2010

Web Site:  http://www.pasowinefest.com/

Email:  info@pasowine.com

Estimated Attendance:  ?

Price:   ?   (1 to 5, low to high)

Details:  The marquee wine tasting event held along California’s Central Coast. Experience a weekend where wine tasting meets culinary delight; a weekend where the simple pleasures of wine, artisanal food and good company come together among the oaks and in the sun.

The Paso Robles Wine Festival features more than 90 wineries pouring their best in the quaint Paso Robles Downtown City Park. Wine country cuisine and artisan foods are a true complement to the more than 400 wines being featured at this celebration. Music will resonate through the park on this spring day and the only thing missing is you.

May 21, 2010   View comments

New Orleans Wine & Food Experience

Location:  New Orleans, LA

Dates: Tues – Sat, May 19 – 23, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:  http://www.nowfe.com/

Email:

Price:    ?     (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details: More than 175 Wineries from around the world & 75 of New Orleans’ best restaurants will showcase their offerings at a Five-Day Feast for All of the Senses!   Is their a better city in the entire world to host a wine festival? Spring time in the true south, so what are you waiting for?

May 19, 2010   View comments

ZinFest

Location: Lodi Lake Park, CA

Dates: Sat – Mon, May 16 – 18, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:  http://www.zinfest.com/

Attendance estimate: Unk

Email:

Price:   1*      (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details: Start out on Saturday with the Vintners’ Grill at the Lake and continue on Sunday with the Festival. Bonus, on Monday hosts the ZinFest Winery Open Houses. Yea……….

May 16, 2010   View comments

Paso Robles Wine Festival 

Title: Paso Robles Wine Festival 
Location: Paso Robles, CA
Description: The annual Paso Robles Wine Festival weekend, the third weekend in May, is a perfect time to visit Paso Robles Wine Country.
Start Date: 2010-05-15 – Details for 2010 coming soon….
End Date: 2010-05-17

 The annual Paso Robles Wine Festival weekend, the third weekend in May, is a perfect time to visit Paso Robles Wine Country. More than 100 area wineries host an array of special events including winemaker dinners, food pairings, seminars, winery tours, special tastings and more. These events can be found at many locations throughout the Paso Robles American Viticulture Area (AVA), California’s third largest and fastest growing wine region.

 http://www.pasowine.com/events/winefestival.php

May 15, 2010   View comments

Pinot Noir Festival

Location:  Philo, CA

Dates:   Fri-Sun, May 15-17, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:  http://www.avwines.com/pnf.htm

Email:  info@avwines.com

Price:      Unk   (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details:  Start the weekend off on Fri with a tech conf including lunch followed by a winemakers dinner on Sat night in Anderson Valley and Mendocino coast. Sunday continue the fun by visiting the wineries at their open houses.

May 15, 2010   View comments

Forks & Corks Winemaker Dinner

Location: Sarasota, FL
Dates: May 14, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….
Link out: Click here
Description: The “Grandfather” of Italian winemaking, Tasca d’Almerita put Sicily on the map as the leading Italian winemaking region, dating back to the 19th Century. Join Lilly Lo Cascio, Ambassador for Tasca d’Almerita, and Libby’s Café + Bar Executive Chef, Fran Casciato, for an indulgent evening of Italian-influenced cuisine from Chef Fran’s native background, elegantly paired with Tasca d’Almerita’s award-winning wines.

May 14, 2010   View comments

Nantucket Wine Festival

Location:  Nantucket, MA

Dates:  Wed – Sun, May 13 – 17, 2010 – Details for 2010 soon….

Web Site:   www.nantucketwinefestival.com

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  info@nantucketwinefestival.com

Price:  3   (1 = Inexpensive & 5 = Expensive)

Details:  Over the past 12 years the Nantucket Wine Festival has blossomed into one of the nation’s most celebrated wine and food events. With the help of Nantucket landmark hotel, The White Elephant, most of this year’s festival will be staged entirely in the heart of downtown Nantucket.

This wine festival has all of the trimmings of being a wonderful way to enjoy a special weekend in yummy Nantucket. From the opening reception on Wednesday straight through to the Champaign Brunch and more events on Sunday afternoon, this is one not to miss. Some items are already sold out, so get to their website now and pick & choose……djb :~))

May 13, 2010   View comments

Okanagan Spring Wine Festival

Location:  Okanagan, BC, Canada

Dates:  Thur – Sat, May 1 – 9, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site: http://www.owfs.com/

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Price:     ?    (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details: The Okanagan Spring Wine Festival is a perfect marriage of wine and culinary tourism.
For the first ten days in May each year, it offers a tantalizing experience for anyone who loves fabulous wine accompanied by fine cuisine.
And what better way to announce the grape growing season than to hold a Festival during bud break!

May 1, 2010   View comments

Spring Wine Festival

Title: Spring Wine Festival
Location: Okanagan, British Columbia, Cdn
Description: The Okanagan Spring Wine Festival is a perfect marriage of wine and culinary tourism.
Start Date: 2010-04-30 – Details for 2010 coming soon….
End Date: 2010-05-09

 The Okanagan Spring Wine Festival is a perfect marriage of wine and culinary tourism. For the first ten days in May each year, it offers a tantalizing experience for anyone who loves fabulous wine accompanied by fine cuisine. And what better way to announce the grape growing season than to hold a Festival during bud break! Guests can choose an incredible 100 plus events throughout Okanagan Wine Country at a time of year when it is absolutely delightful to savour Spring in the warm sunshine. The Okanagan Spring Wine Festival has been described as “one of Canada’s best small festivals” and it is no wonder that its success continues to grow.

 www.thewinefestivals.com/

April 30, 2010   View comments

l’Ete du Vin

Location:  Nasahville, TN

Dates:  Thur – Sat, April 30 – May 2, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon…

Web Site:  https://secure14.hostek.net/nashvillewineauction-com/reservations.html

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Price:    2*     (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

Details: Vitner’s tasting kicks off this “America’s Oldest Charity Wine Events” in Nashville. Follow up on Friday with a Premiere Cocktail Supper and the Premiere Auction at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel on Saturday.

April 30, 2010   View comments

Okanagan Spring Wine Festival

Location:  Okanagan, BC, CDN

Dates:  Thur – Sat, Apr 29 – May 8, 2010

Web Site:   http://www.thewinefestivals.com/ 

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  .

Price:  .    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details: 

The Okanagan Spring Wine Festival is a perfect marriage of wine and culinary tourism.
For the first ten days in May each year, it offers a tantalizing experience for anyone who loves fabulous wine accompanied by fine cuisine.
And what better way to announce the grape growing season than to hold a Festival during bud break!
Guests can choose an incredible 100 plus events throughout Okanagan Wine Country at a time of year when it is absolutely delightful to savour Spring in the warm sunshine. The Okanagan Spring Wine Festival has been described as “one of Canada’s best small festivals” and it is no wonder that its success continues to grow.

April 29, 2010   View comments

Florida Winefest & Auction

Location:  Sarasota, FL

Dates:  Thur – Sun, April 23 – 26, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:  http://www.floridawinefest.com/

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Price:    ?     (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

Details: From Trade Tastings to Winemaker dinners in and around beautiful Sarasota, FL and in the right time of year! On Firday join in the always fun Showcase of Food & Wine Tasting, seminars followed by that legend of a dinner dance at the Ritz. Bring your wallet on Saturday fo the Grand Bruch & AUCTION and wind down on Sunday at the Sips & Sounds.Now in it’s 19th year and those of us at winefestnews.com cannot believe we were in attendance at the first one!

April 23, 2010   View comments

Pebble Beach Food & Wine 

Location: Pebble Beach, CA

Dates:  Thur – Sun, April 16 – 19, 2010-Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:  http://www.pebblebeachfoodandwine.com/

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Price:      5*   (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

Details: From the Opening Night Reception at The Inn at Spanish Bay with a host of celebrity chefs in attendence to wine tasting on Saturday, everything is top notch. Friday night be part of one of the three special dinners. Come Saturday more wine tastings and cooking demos with another round of dinners at Pebble, Spanish Bay or B&T Club.  Conclude the weekend on Sunday with a cooking demo with Chef Cat Cora or maybe a wine tasting with Cristal or Roederer. Of course, after all of this there is still the Lexus Grand Tasting with lunch. Now you can understand why this festival is on the pricy side – cause it’s worth it…….(Of course, there are packages not quite as expensive as the Imperial, but you only live once and if you do it right, once is enough)

 

April 16, 2010   View comments

Bllue Ridge Food & Wine Festival

Location: Blowing Rock, NC

Dates:  Thur – Sun, April 16 – 19, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site: http://www.blueridgewinefestival.com/

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Price:     UNK    (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

Details: What could be better than to be up and around the Blue Ridge mountains in the first part of spring? Enjoy wine competition, the actual “uncork” festival, dinners and grand tastings concluding with a champagne brunch on Sunday. And good to know, we didn’t see any auction so you don’t have to worry about over imbibing and over bidding. YEA…

April 16, 2010   View comments

Margaret River Wine Region Festival

Location:  Margaret RIver, WA, AU

Dates:  Thur – Mon, April 8 – 12, 2010

Web Site:   http://www.margaretriverfestival.com/

Attendance Estimate:  Unk

Email:  ceo@margaretriverwine.org.au

Price:  .    (1 = inexpensive & 5 = Expensive) 

Details:  The Margaret River Wine Region Festival presented by Channel 9 / WIN TV, has confirmed dates as the 8th – 12th April 2010 advised Leah Clearwater, President of the Margaret River Wine Industry Association. More details when they arrive!

April 8, 2010   View comments

Pebble Beach Food & Wine

 Location:  Carmel, CA

Dates:  Thur – Sun, April 8 – 11, 2010

Web Site:  http://www.pebblebeachfoodandwine.com/

Email:  info@pebblebeachfoodandwine.com

Estimated Attendance:  ?

Price:   5   (1 to 5, low to high)

Details:  Some details now available. Start out with a golf tournament on Thursday followed by the Opening Nigh Reception that evening.

On Friday you have wine tastings and cooking demos. These are followed by a bunch of lunches, all seem very yummy! The afternoon brings more wine tastings and cooking demos and several dinners to choose from.

Saturday has a similiar flair as Friday but with different stars to dazzle you with.

Of course, Sunday begins with several champagne tastings, a few cooking demos and lunch.

In all, over 60 celebrity chefs, 250 world-class wineries over 4 decadent days at Pebble Beach.

Is is too soon to move this festival into the top handful of wine festivals in the world? We don’t think so, so grab the phone or email them for your spot….

April 8, 2010   View comments

Taste Washington Seattle

Location: Seattle, WA

Dates: Sat – Sun, April 4 -5, 2010 – Details of 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:  http://tastewashington.org/

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Price:  UNK       (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details: Details coming on Dec 1st of 08 for the 2009 festival. Sure to have seminars, grand tasting and dinners. Check back soon for more information but make your air reservations NOW…….

April 4, 2010   View comments

Wine Country Chefs of Tomorrow

Location: Santa Rosa, CA

Dates:  Wed – April 1, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:  Unk

Attendance estimate:  Unk

Email: natalie@woweventsolutions.com

Price:     1    (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details: Come on out to the Vitners Inn Event Ctr for this unique event featuring Local Budget BItes (apps) with a balanced Budget Dinner and entertainment from the Recession Proof Dueling Chef – Battle of the Sexes COmpetition. Celebrity chefs are Mark Startk and Zoi Antonitsas. Early evening since it starts at 5:30 and for a great cause.

April 1, 2010   View comments

Taste of Vail

Location:  Vail, CO

Dates: Wed – Sat, April 1 – 4, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:  http://www.tasteofvail.com/

Attendance estimate: 5,000

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Price:   Unk      (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details Heading into their 19th year, this festival is one not to be missed. And, of course, if you are a ski bum/bunny, make your reservations now. Start out on Wed with a Lamb cook-off, followed by seminars, apres ski tasting and a chef showcase dinner on Thursday. Then the real fun starts on Friday with more seminars and a mountain top picnic and the famous chef showcase dinner and live auction and a cigar seminar. Saturday, like this wasn’t enough already, return for more seminars and the grand tasting and dinner dance. Well worth it……..

April 1, 2010   View comments

Spring Wine & Jazz Fest

Location: Las Vegas, NV

Dates:  Fri – Sun, Mar 27 – 29, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:  http://www.goldennugget.com/downloads/Wineflyer.pdf

Attendance estimate:  1st year

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Price:      1   (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details:  Golden Nugget in Vegas hosts this wine and jazz fest featuring a champagne & wine reception on Friday, Grand Tating on Saturday and more champagne with a jazz brunch on Sunday. What to do in between times? Well it is Vegas, so I guess you can do almost anything you want……..

March 27, 2010   View comments

Zin Paso Robles

Web Site: www.pasowine.com
Location: Paso Robles, CA
Description: More than 90 wineries will host an array of special events throughout Paso Robles Wine Country during the Zinfandel Festival weekend.
Start Date: 2009-03-20-Details for 2010 coming soon…
End Date: 2009-03-22

 The 2009 Zinfandel Festival tickets are now on sale at www.pasowine.com. Celebrate the region’s heritage wine grape at  the 17th Annual Zinfandel Festival. Three distinct events make up the weekend of of wine tasting bliss – RESERVE, Wine Country Auction and Grand Tasting. For such a fine event, this festival is really inexpensive. Get moving today.

March 20, 2010   View comments

Pigs & Pinot 2009

Location: Healdsburg, CA

Dates: Fri – Sat, Mar 20 – 21, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon…..

Web Site:  www.pigsandpinot.com

Attendance estimate:  Small

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Price:    4  (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details:  Charlie Palmer gets swine fever which is good for all of us. Head up to wine country for a couple of wonderful days of food, drinks and fun. 50 Pinot Noirs to sample, a variety of pork dishes from notable chefs, seminars and a Gala Dinner on the final night. Pkg price includes 2 night hotel and most events.    WOW……..

March 20, 2010   View comments

Russian River Barrel Tasting

Title: Russian River Barrel Tasting
Location: Russian River Valley, CA
Description: Barrel Tasting is not a food or themed event. It\’s all about the WINE…many wineries offer \”futures\” on their barrel samples. This is a chance to purchase wine now, often at a discount, then come back to the winery when the wine is bottled, typically 12-18 months from now. Many wines are so limited, buying futures is your only chance to purchase them.
Start Date: 2009-03-07 – Details for 2010 coming soon…..
End Date: 2009-03-08

 To taste, you will need to purchase our tasting glass and event wristband for $20.00 at the first winery you visit, each weekend. You can purchase your entry on the Friday of each weekend at those wineries listed below with an (*) asterisk and that would then include that full weekend- keep the wristband on!
We gladly replace broken glasses, but lost or misplaced glasses are $5.00 to replace. 

 

Members of the Russian River Wine Road would like to welcome you to our wineries and lodgings for an exciting weekend of wine tasting. This is your chance to sample wines from the barrel, talk to winemakers and explore the beautiful Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River Valleys.Barrel Tasting is not a food or themed event.  It’s all about the WINE…many wineries offer “futures” on their barrel samples. This is a chance to purchase wine now, often at a discount, then come back to the winery when the wine is bottled, typically 12-18 months from now. Many wines are so limited, buying futures is your only chance to purchase them.

 

March 14, 2010   View comments

Wine & Food Festival Hilton Head Island

Location:  Hilton Head, SC

Dates:  Thur – Sat, March 12 – 14, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon….

Web Site:  www.hiltonheadhospitality.org/sections/wine-fest/

Attendance estimate:  Unk

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Price:    1     (1* inexpensive to 5* very expensive)

 

 

 

Details: Start out with a dinner on Thur, continue on Fri with the Grand Wine Tasting (wineries look great!) and on Sat join the crowds for the Public Wine and Food Tasting. This time of year, what could be better than a trip down to Hilton Head for some wine, weather and fun?

March 12, 2010   View comments