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JUNE 2010
June
3-6
Napa
Valley, CA—Auction Napa Valley
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Napa
Valley Wine Auction, the world's largest wine charity
event with more than $90 million raised for local nonprofit
agencies since its inception in 1981. The festival includes
a wine tasting, dinner, entertainment and the highlight of
the weekend: the auction. Guests can bid on specialty
bottles, gourmet meals, hotel accommodations and other
luxury items. In addition to the auction, vintners across
the valley will hold private parties for auction attendees
at the wineries and in their homes. Various ticket options available. For more
information and to purchase tickets, visit www.napavintners.com.
June 5-6 & June 12-13
Santa
Cruz Mountains, CA—Vintners' Festival:
A Taste of the Mountains |
The Santa Cruz Mountain region has won acclaim
for its local wineries since the 1800’s; now there
are more than 40 small, family-owned wineries in the region
that are a part of the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers'
Association (SCMWA), which includes vineyards such as
Beauregard, Bonny Doon and Glenwood Oaks. This association
will host a two-weekend event that includes attractions
such as tastings of special wines, food, music, art
exhibits, winery tours and barrel tasting. It's a great
opportunity to purchase regional wines from Santa Cruz.
The cost is $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Call 831-685-VINE or visit www.scmwa.com for more information. |
June
6
Los Angeles, CA—18th Annual Grande Marque
Champagne Tasting
Sample
bubbly, nosh on tasty foods and enjoy scenic ocean views
all in the name of charity. More than 50 Grande Marque
Champagnes will be matched with signature dishes
from nearly 20 of Los Angeles area's top restaurants. Desserts and caviar will also be served. Champagne will be flowing from the likes of Bollinger,
Dom Perignon, Cristal, Moët
& Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, and more. Expect culinary treats from Drago, Mélisse and Yamashiro. This sure-to-be-sparkling event will be held at Le Merigot Beach Hotel & Spa in Santa Monica from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Tickets cost $150 per person and can be purchased online, or $200 at the door, with proceeds benefitting UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center and Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services. For more information, call Wally's at 310-475-0606 or
visit www.wallywine.com.
June
6
Madera, CA—A Celebration of Wine
This 28th annual fundraising event to benefit the Vincent
E. Petrucci Library at CSUF’s Viticulture &
Enology Research Center will be held at Rancho Vista del Rio, located off of Highway 99. From 3 p.m.-6
p.m., guests will enjoy wine from nearly 80 California
wineries, such as Eberle,
Tablas Creek and Napa Ridge, and sample food from more than
40 Central California restaurants that include ROE Restaurant, Erna's Elderberry
House and The Vineyard Restaurant & Bar. The event will also host a
wine auction, featuring the finest selection from both participating and non-participating wineries as well as vintages from some of California's most respected personal wine collections. Tickets cost $70 each
and include a souvenir wine glass, buffet plate, program
and one drawing ticket for a prize raffle.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.acelebrationofwine.com or by calling 559-244-5741.
June
6
Los
Angeles, CA—Taste of the Nation Los Angeles
The 22nd annual Taste of the Nation gathers top Los Angeles restaurants for one tantalizing day of gourmet food and palate-pleasing wine at a tasting for the public. Enjoy the outdoors and a strolling buffet. Last year's buffet featured cuisine from favorites such as Melisse, Providence, Beso and The Bazaar by José Andrés at the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills. General admission tickets are $100 in advance, $125 at the event. The VIP package is priced at $150, and $175 at the event, and includes valet parking, a gift bag and other perks. All proceeds from ticket sales benefit Share Our Strength’s fight to end childhood hunger in the U.S. and abroad. The event will take place from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. at Media Park in Culver City. For more information, visit taste.strength.org.
June
18-20
Aspen, CO—Food & Wine Classic in
Aspen
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Join culinary superstars such as Giada De Laurentiis and Jacques Pépin at the majestic Aspen mountains for a weekend filled with epicurean trends and top-notch cooking demonstrations. Learn Japanese knife techniques from Masaharu Morimoto himself, or discover the specialties of Spain with José Andrés (The Bazaar by José Andrés, at the SLS Hotel Beverly Hills). Mario Batali shares his love of Ligurian cooking, and Jacques Pépin and Claudine Pépin present "Great Desserts in Minutes." Noted wine authorities will also be present, such as Paul Grieco, Anthony Giglio and Mark Oldman, for reserve wine tastings and wine seminars. Now in its 28th year, the Food & Wine Classic is bringing back the Classic Quickfire—a riff on Bravo's "Top Chef." "Food Network's Ready, Set, Cook's" Sissy Biggers will face off against "Top Chef: Las Vegas" winner Michael Voltaggio. A foodie's dream event, the Food & Wine Classic offers more than 80 cooking and wine seminars and 50,000 bottles of wine to sample at the Grand Tasting Tents. Consumer and trade tickets cost $1,085 each when purchased before March 15, and $1,185 if purchased later. For more information, visit www.foodandwine.com/classic-in-aspen.
June
24-27
Kapalua,
Maui, HI—29th Annual Kapalua
Wine & Food Festival
Hawaii's
longest-running and most prestigious food and wine
event, held at the Kapalua Resort on Maui, will host
world-class winemakers, master sommeliers and chefs
for thousands of wine and food lovers. Attendees can enjoy wine-tasting
seminars like "Cab Franc Retrospective" and "Heal the World with Pinot Noir," celebrity chef cooking demonstrations, a charity
winemaker dinner, a seafood festival and the annual Grand Tasting. Culinary aficionados will
have the opportunity to interact directly with the
winemakers and chefs as they sample and learn more
about exclusive wines and cuisine as well as trends
in today's food and wine industry. A four-day pass—which grants access to most of the events at the festival—costs $700 per person; tickets for selected events are availabe to purchase à la carte. For more information, call 866-669-2440 or visit www.kapalua.com.
June
24-27
Telluride, CO—Telluride Wine Festival
Celebrate the magic of food and wine amid unspoiled
vistas and majestic 14,000-foot peaks in southwest Colorado's
San Juan Mountains. The annual wine festival is celebrating
its 29th anniversary and will offer food and wine enthusiasts
a rare opportunity to meet winemakers, celebrity chefs,
experts and authors. Participating wineries have included Eberle
Winery, Heck Estates, Jordan Winery and more. Events
are priced individually; Weekend packages are available. For more information, visit www.telluridewinefestival.com.
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(Updated:
03/08/10 CT)
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