June 2011 Food & Wine Events Calendar
Seasonal
Tip:
Fruit begins ripening this month: look
for peaches, nectarines, cherries, boysenberries and
melons at farmers markets and on restaurant menus. |
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June 1-3, 2012
Kohler, WI — Kohler Festival of Beer |
This popular celebration brings more than 1,000 brew fans to Kohler for a weekend filled
with beer-themed happenings, a homebrew competition, lively entertainment and tastings
from more than 30 brewers. The festival features unique offerings including the signature
soirée, Cheers to Beers Grand Tasting where guests can sample an extensive selection of
beers from breweries around the world and vote for their favorites. Other events include
a festive Tapping Party featuring unreleased, new Wisconsin and American beers, the
Beer Lover's American Bounty Seafood Buffet, the Fourth Annual Blackwolf Run Beer
Challenge Golf Tournament & Million-Dollar Shootout on the Meadow Valleys Course
and the toe-tapping Blues, Brews & BBQ, a celebration of barbeque cuisine with live
blues music and an extensive assortment of beers. For tickets and information, visit www.americanclubresort.com/beerfestival. |
June
2-5
Napa
Valley, CA — Auction Napa Valley: The American Wine Classic
Napa Valley vintners welcome charitable wine connoisseurs back to their homes and vineyards for the 31st annual Napa Valley Wine Auction, the world's largest wine charity event, which has generated $97 million for local nonprofit agencies since 1981. Aside from attending parties hosted by world-renowned winemakers, patrons will be able to taste wine as it continues to age straight from the barrel and then place bids in more than 250 auction lots on selections that tantalize their senses, or on unique vacation experiences. Several ticket options are available for this four-day event. For more information, and to purchase tickets, call 707-963-3388 or visit www.napavintners.com.
June 4-5 & June 11-12
Santa
Cruz Mountains, CA — Vintners' Festival:
A Taste of the Mountains |
Seventy small family vintners, who comprise the Santa Cruz Mountain Winegrowers' Association (SCMWA), will host a two-weekend festival for wine lovers to sample the fruits of their labor, which in this geographic area means vintages made from intensely concentrated grapes. More than 45 wineries will be participating. The price of admission includes a commemorative wine glass that can be used during the two-weekend festival, held each day from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tickets cost $35 per person and can be purchased online. For more information, call 831-685-8463 or visit www.scmwa.com. |
June
5
Los Angeles, CA — Grande Marque
Champagne Tasting
Wine retailer Wally's Wine & Spirits will host the 19th annual Grande Marque Champagne Tasting at Santa Monica's Le Merigot Hotel, where attendees will be able to choose from 50 signature Champagnes to imbibe such as Dom Perignon and Cristal, in addition to being able to nosh on Petrossian Caviar, oysters from Café del Rey and tasty food items from about 20 leading restaurants — many are veteran participants and a few are newcomers. The David Arana Quartet will once again accompany the delightful tastes of the fundraiser, which since its inception has generated more than half a million dollars to benefit the UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center and Vista del Mar Child & Family Services. The event will take place from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Tickets cost $150 per person and can be purchased online. For more information, call 310-475-0606 or visit www.wallywine.com.
June
5
Madera, CA — 29th Annual Celebration of Wine
About 90 wineries and more than 40 restaurants are scheduled to participate in this wine charity event at the Rancho Vista del Rio, located off of Highway 99. Last year's event attracted such California wineries as Eberle, Tablas Creek and Napa Ridge, not to mention food from restaurants such as ROE's Restaurant, Erna's Elderberry House and The Vineyard Restaurant & Bar. This year's celebration will include a silent wine auction, a post-event desserts hour, live music, dancing and much more. Proceeds will benefit the Vincent E. Petrucci Library at CSUF's Viticulture & Enology Research Center. The event takes place on Sunday from 3 p.m.-6 p.m. Tickets cost $70 per person, which includes a souvenir wine glass, buffet plate,
program and one drawing ticket. For more information, call 559-244-5741 or visit www.acelebrationofwine.com.
June 9-12
Kapalua, Maui, HI — 30th Annual Kapalua Wine & Food Festival
Celebrate the four-day event by tasting 200 celebrated wines from every region of the world (including Pinot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Tuscan selections) paired with delicious gourmet cheeses, sampling delectable regional Hawaiian cuisine and a bounty of seafood fresh from the Pacific, playing a round of golf against master sommeliers and winemakers, and much more against the background of the scenic oceanic views of The Kapalua Resort. Tickets for select events are available to purchase à la carte. For more information, call 800-527-2582 or visit www.kapalua.com.
June 10-11
Monterey, CA — The 35th Annual Monterey Wine Festival
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Lovers of wine and fine dining can expect to tantalize and sharpen their palates when they attend this annual two-day festival, separate events for which will be held at the Monterey Hyatt, the Monterey Custom House Plaza and the Monterey Museum of Art-La Mirada. Those in attendance will be able to sip, taste and swirl new wines with industry experts and fellow enthusiasts; enhance the art gallery experience with tastings of red and white wine, chocolate-dipped strawberries and international cheeses; and put their pairing knowledge to the test against professional wine judges and sommeliers. Attendees will also be able to sample food from local restaurants, which will compete with one another for awards and prizes. A silent auction is to be included. Tickets for the Grand Tasting and the Wine Festival are
$75 each per person, while tickets to the Best of the Best Chowder
Competition are $20 per person with wine or $10 per person without
wine. An all-inclusive package costs $130 per person. For more information, call 800-422-0251 or visit www.montereywine.com.
June 10-12
Vancouver, BC, Canada — EAT! Vancouver Food & Cooking Festival
The Ninth Annual EAT! Vancouver Food & Cooking Festival will be held June 10-12 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Visitors will once again explore, taste, sample and shop from over 250 exhibiting companies showcasing a huge variety of food, beverage and cooking-related products. Among the many special attractions, cooking competitions, cheese seminars, wine tastings and restaurant bites, the most popular continues to be the Food Network Celebrity Cooking Stage where television celebrity chefs perform live for an adoring audience. For more information, visit www.eat-vancouver.com.
June
12
Los
Angeles, CA — Taste of the Nation Los Angeles
Renowned Los Angeles chefs and mixologists will donate their time and talent to the 23rd annual fundraiser at Culver City's Media Park, offering attendees a strolling buffet of more than 40 food items and wines. Past participants included Mélisse, Providence, Beso and The Bazaar by José Andrés at the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills. 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. Tickets cost $100 per adult for general admission, $150 per adult for VIP admission, $25 per child 12-18 years old, free for children younger than 12. For more information, call 877-268-2783 or visit www.taste.strength.org.
June
17-19
Aspen, CO — Food & Wine Classic in
Aspen
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Food & Wine Magazine will showcase its main areas of expertise at its 29th annual fundraiser in the majestic Aspen Mountains with cooking demonstrations featuring twelve culinary superstars such as Jacques & Claudine Pépin, in addition to 45 tasting seminars with noted wine authorities such as Paul Grieco, Anthony Giglio and Mark Oldman. Guests will be able to learn how to cook, then nosh on New Orleans cusine, seafood from the Adriatic and wines and cheeses from Spain. Other seminars will feature helpful tips such as which selections are best paired with spicy foods, the intricacies of sophisticated rum tasting, as well as a comparison of classic and modern Bordeaux. Last year's event alone featured 50,000 bottles of wine. Proceeds generated from the event will benefit the Grow for Good Campaign to support local farms and encourage steady agriculture. Several pass options, which can be purchased online, are available. The event kicks off at 10 a.m. Consumer passes and trade passes cost $1,085 per person if purchased before March 15, but the cost per person increases to $1,185 after that date. Passes to the Best New Chef Dinner cost $250 per person and the Grow for Good Pass costs $3,100 per person. For more information, and to book passes, call 877-900-9463 or visit www.foodandwine.com/classic-in-aspen.
June
23-26
Telluride, CO — Telluride Wine Festival
The quaint, small town of Telluride will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its wine festival this year with more chefs, experts, wine and cocktails than ever before. Chef Sue Torres and wine/spirits expert Andrea Robinson are just a few of the names scheduled to be at Colorado's largest wine event, where they will meet, mingle and share with attendees their insider knowledge and the best that fine dining and wine tasting has to offer. For more information, visit www.telluridewinefestival.com.
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