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California 

Monterey County, Napa Valley, San Diego, San Francisco, Temecula Valley

Monterey County~ Tasting map

Monterey's Wine Country, MCVGA hosts three events each year: The Annual Winemakers' Celebration, a one-day event held the second Weekend of August, The Annual Great Wine Escape Weekend, a three day event held the second Weekend of November and The Annual Monterey Wine Auction & Gala, held the third Saturday in February.

Valley of the World Wine & Food Festival
Salinas: 831-775-4721
www.salinasrotary.org
Enjoy wine-pairing sessions, tastings and winemaker dinners, plus a gala finale at the National Steinbeck Center.

Wine Passport Weekend
Countywide: 831-375-9400
www.montereywines.org
Explore Monterey County wineries equipped with a ‘passport’ valid for tastings, special offers and great prizes. The Monterey Wine Auction & Gala on Feb. 17 benefits local charities.

4th Annual International Food and Wine Festival
Marina
831-883-1207
Taste fresh creations from local restaurants and Monterey County wineries and breweries, and enjoy live entertainment and silent and live auctions. The Marina Hospitality Association, Marina Chamber of Commerce and city of Marina sponsor this annual event.

Monterey Wine Competition 2008
King City
831-385-3243
www.salinasvalleyfair.com
In 2007 nearly 1200 wines from 8 countries were evaluated by 21 wine professionals over 2 days at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds. With entries from as far away as New Zealand and South Africa, the Monterey Wine Competition has become a global event.

1st Annual Pebble Beach Food & Wine Event
Pebble Beach
831-622-7770
www.pebblebeachfoodandwine.com
Pebble Beach Food and Wine celebrates 35 celebrity chefs and 200 wineries during this four day event. Internationally acclaimed wineries and chefs are brought together with California's regional superstars to create an unbelievable series of luxurious lunches, delectable dinners, wine tastings, cooking demonstrations, and one of the most remarkable rare wine auctions in the country.

Cooking for Solutions
Monterey
831-644-7561
www.montereybayaquarium.org
Celebrity chefs gather in a two-day extravaganza dedicated to sustainable seafood, gourmet organic cuisine, and organic wines sponsored by the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Past events have honored renowned chefs Martin Yan and Jacques Pepin, and have included visits by Jim Dodge, Jesse Ziff Cool. mark Franz and Emily Luchetti. Other events include receptions, a tasting gala, cooking demonstrations, and farm and vineyard tours.

Monterey Wine Festival
Monterey
888-814-WINE
www.montereywine.com
Enjoy the finest wines from California and beyond at the 29th annual Monterey Wine Festival. Tastings, educational seminars, and cooking demonstrations abound at various sites throughout Monterey.

Monterey Beer Festival
Monterey
831-373-2843
www.montereybeerfestival.com
Come on down to the Monterey Fairgrounds for the greatest assortment of beer ever assembled on the Central Coast. Sample varied styles from over fifty breweries. There will be light beer, dark beer, all types of ales, bitters, cider, mead, Belgian beer, German beer; Japanese beer; every style of beer.


Gilroy Garlic Festival
Gilroy 
408-842-1625
www.gilroygarlicfestival.com
Gourmet garlic food fair with arts and crafts, cooking demonstrations, children's area, three stages of musical entertainment and booths serving up foods laced with over two tons of garlic.

16th Annual Winemaker's Celebration
Monterey
831-375-9400www.montereywines.org
Over 45 Monterey County wineries will pour new releases and special wines in Monterey's Custom House Plaza. Also featuring educational seminars, barrel building, live music and silent auction.

Napa Valley

Robert Mondavi Winery
Highway 29
Oakville, CA 94562
TASTE³ conference, scheduled for May 6-8 in Napa. For three days, the TASTE³ Conference will bring more than 300 guests together for one of the most unique and compelling gatherings of the year. The emphasis is on food, wine, and art, but as this first group of speakers demonstrates, TASTE³ attendees can expect a vibrant interdisciplinary exploration of ideas, trends, passions, stories, solutions and connections. The Summer Music Festival kicks off each year with a traditional 4th of July celebration featuring the Preservation Hall Jazz Band from New Orleans and a spectacular fireworks display.

ZinFest Wine Festival
Saturday, May 19, 2007
12 noon - 7 p.m.
Lodi Lake Park

San Diego

San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival

Pucker Up for the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival, Southern California's largest wine and culinary event! Tickets are now available for all Festival events, as we say, its lip smacking, glass clinking, celebrity watching, swishing, swirling, mouth watering kind of fun!

San Francisco 

San Francisco Dine around town

Uncorked May 19, 2007 The best of both worlds- wine country meets the city by the bay. On May 19, spend the day wine tasting along the historic San Francisco waterfront at this year's Uncorked! event. In partnership with COPIA, Ghriadelli Square will host more than 30 wineries to represent their extraordinary vintages. Tickets for the wine tasting festivities can be purchased online now. Visit www.ghiradellisq.com.

Temecula Valley

The Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival offers top-name entertainment, wine tasting in the Wine Gardens, Kids Faire, Arts & Crafts and Commercial exhibits and the Food Court. Wine tasting features different premium wines from numerous Temecula Valley wineries as well as others from Southern California.

Colorado

Food and Wine Classic in Aspen June 15-17 2007 Join leading chefs including Mario Batali, Giada De Laurentiis, Bobby Flay, Jacques Pépin, and noted wine authorities such as Steven Olson, and Joshua Wesson for three inspiring days of wine tastings, cooking demonstrations and special events that you will treasure for years to come

Florida 

The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival is a national, star-studded, four-day destination event showcasing the talents of the world’s most renowned wine and spirits producers, chefs and culinary personalities. Hosted by Southern Wine & Spirits of Florida and Florida International University (FIU), the festival benefits the Teaching Restaurant and the Southern Wine & Spirits Beverage Management Center, both located at FIU.

Louisiana

Experience New Orleans Link to events and festivals

New Orleans Wine & Food Experience 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! 

New York

Taste of Times Square~ The list of restaurants participating in Taste of Times Square reads like a Who's Who of the area's best eateries