JANUARY
2010
Seasonal
Tip:
It's
OYSTER harvesting time. Have them with Champagne
to ring in the new year! This is also the season
for wild mushrooms, tangerines and oranges,
as well as Camembert and blue cheeses. Look
for these ingredients in markets and on restaurant
menus. |
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January
10-February 4
Yosemite,
CA—2010 Chefs' Holidays |
Join some of the world’s most innovative and acclaimed chefs for Yosemite’s 25th Annual Chefs’ Holidays at The Ahwahnee. The eight sessions showcase a range of cooking styles, personalities and trends in American cuisine. Each session features three top-name chefs from all over the U.S., and even a session with Bravo’s Top Chef competitors Ryan Scott, Ariane Duarte and Carla Hall. Chat with the chefs at a special “Meet the Chefs” reception, enjoy the five-course Chefs’ Holiday Gala Dinner including four paired wines, and learn the ropes at their cooking classes, demonstrations and behind-the-scenes kitchen tours. Guest packages including lodging are available. Book online at www.yosemitepark.com or call 801-559-4884. |
January 20-24
Taos Ski Valley, NM—24th Annual Taos Winter Wine
Festival |
This five-day event of wine-focused seminars and dinners is hosted in the Town of Taos and in the Village of Taos Ski Valley, NM. Seminars include various wine tastings, the Joseph Phelps Insignia Auction Vertical, Blind Tasting with Joe Spellman MS and Justin Isosceles Blending Seminar. Nightly dinners include the Great Chefs of Taos dinner, a five-course dinner paired with reserve wines benefiting the Taos High School and UNM Culinary Arts Programs. Also, a silent auction of rare wines will be held to benefit the Taos Community Foundation. For registration information, visit www.skitaos.org. |
January
22-31
Mendocino, CA—11th Annual Mendocino Crab & Wine Days |
Every
year, Mendocino County celebrates two of its best products,
wine and crab. For the tenth straight year, natives and
visitors will celebrate the relationship with Dungeness
crab by pairing a wide variety of crab dishes with fine,
locally-crafted Mendocino wines during the Crab and Wine
Days. Throughout the county, restaurants, winemakers, and
even the fishermen themselves will take part in the events.
A sampling of activities include meeting the fishermen and
going on scheduled cruises leaving every day from Noyo Harbor
near Fort Bragg, special barrel tastings and crab appetizers
in and around local wine tasting rooms and the Crab Cake
Cook-off, which benefits the Coast Clinics. For more information,
visit www.gomendo.com,
e-mail info@gomendo.com or call 707-961-3463. |
January 23-25
Boston,
MA—19th Annual Boston Wine Expo |
With more than 450 participating wineries from around the world, this year’s Boston Wine Expo gives you the chance to sample some 1,800 wines from more than 15 countries. New this year is the “Meet & Greet” with the winemakers. The event also features demonstrations from 15 celebrity chefs, 25 continuous guided tastings/seminars and the Vintner Dinner, a multi-course dinner prepared in collaboration with the wines being served. The Boston Wine Expo donates to many charities each year through the Boston Guild of Oenophilists, Inc., having donated over $900,000 to more than 27 charitable organizations. For more information and ticketing, visit www.wine-expos.com or call 877-946-3976. |
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This annual two-day trade show combined with a series of seminars provides information important to wine and grape industry professionals. The event, created by the American Society for Enology and Viticulture and the California Association of Winegrape Growers, showcases more than 550 vendors to more than 11,000 people, giving them direct access to all the latest information. Sessions focus on today’s issues, while interfacing the topics and trends of the future of grapegrowing and winemaking. To register, visit www.unifiedsymposium.org or call 530-753-3142. |
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The Zinfandel Festival goes Hawaiian this year with celebrity chef Beverly Gannon showcasing her “Hawaiian regional cuisine” dinner menu at ZAP’s fundraising event, “Evening with the Winemakers.” This Zinfandel Advocates and Producers’ (ZAP) festival offers samples from more than 250 Zinfandel-special wineries from all over California to its 10,000 guests over three days at four separate events. For more details and ticketing information, visit www.zinfandel.org. |
January 28-30
Beaver Creek, CO—12th Annual
Master Chef Classic |
The Beaver Creek Resort in Colorado is hosting the 12th Annual Master Chef Classic. The weekend’s events include a Master Chef challenge, cooking classes, wine & spirits seminars, and the Grand Tasting event. Beaver Creek chefs will be joined by guest chefs such as Cat Cora, François Payard (Payard Pâtisserie & Bistro in Las Vegas), Michael Psilakis (Anthos in New York) and Hidekazu Tojo (Tojo’s in Vancouver). Various ticket and package deals are available. A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit the Bright Future Foundation. For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit www.beavercreek.com/masterchefclassic or call 888-920-ARTS. |
January
30-31
Uncasville, CT—Sun WineFest |
Mingle with great chefs, winemakers and beer-crafters at this weekend-long tasting event. Todd English, Bobby Flay, Jasper White, Michael Luboff and Mary Ann Esposito are just a few of the celebrated chefs featured. This year’s event will include the new Elite Cru Tasting, offering vintages from premium wineries and appetizers from Contessa Premium Foods. Sun WineFest benefits charitable organizations such as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Connecticut Sports Foundation Against Cancer. For more information, visit www.sunwinefest.com or call 860-953-0444 ext. 144. |
January
30-March 27
Napa
Valley, CA—Napa Valley Mustard Festival |
Celebrate all that Mustard Season has to offer with plenty of food, wine, art, entertainment and cultural activities staged throughout the world-famous Napa Valley grape growing region. The Napa Valley Mustard Festival is a non-profit community service organization bringing visitors to Napa Valley from January to March, encouraging them to explore the arts, culture and agriculture of Napa Valley. For more details and a schedule of events, visit www.mustardfestival.org, e-mail info@mustardfestival.org or call 707-938-1133. |
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12/15/09 BLS) |
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