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JUNE 2009
June
4-7
Napa
Valley, CA—Auction Napa Valley
This year marks the 29th anniversary of the Napa
Valley Wine Auction, the world's largest wine charity
event with over $85 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. For more
information and to purchase tickets, visit www.napavintners.com.
June 6-7 & June 13-14
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 over 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. The event
lasts from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. with restaurants closing at
4 p.m. Call 831-685-VINE or visit www.scmwa.com for more information. |
June
7
Los Angeles, CA—17th 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 the likes of Michael Mina's XIV, Drago, Mélisse and Yamashiro. This sure-to-be-sparkling event will be held at Le Merigot Beach Hotel & Spa in Santa Monica. Tickets cost $150 per person and can be purchased online, 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
7
Madera, CA—A Celebration of Wine
This 27th 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 up to 100 California
wineries, such as Eberle,
Tablas Creek and Nappa Ridge, and sample food from over
40 Central California restaurants that include Ducey’s on the Lake, Erna's Elderberry
House and Fiscalini Cheese Company. 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
11-14
Kapalua,
Maui, HI—28th 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 "Cult Cabs" and "Chards of Class," 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 $800 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
14
Los
Angeles, CA—Taste of the Nation Los Angeles
The 21th 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 featuring cuisine from favorites such as Melisse, Providence, BLT Steak, Craft, Nobu, Comme Ca, Beso, The Foundry, Ford's Filling Station, Grace, Riva and The Bazaar by José Andrés at the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills. General admission tickets are $115 in advance, $125 at the event. The VIP package is priced at $175 and includes valet parking, a gift bag and other perks. 100 percent of the ticket sales benefits 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
19-21
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 how to make the perfect burgers, fries and shakes from Bobby Flay himself, or discover the specialties of Spain with José Andrés (The Bazaar by José Andrés, at the SLS Hotel Beverly Hills). Mario Batali and Nancy Silverton (Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles) share their love of mozzarella, and Jacques Pepin presents "More Fast Food Our Way." Noted wine authorities will also be present, such as Danny Meyer, Anthony Giglio and Mark Oldman, for reserve wine tastings and wine seminars. Now in its 27th year, the Food & Wine Classic is shaking things up by changing the annual Classic Cook-Off to the Classic Quickfire—a riff on Bravo's "Top Chef." "Top Chef: New York" winner Hosea Rosenberg will face off against "Top Chef: Chicago" winner Stephanie Izzard, with judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons presiding over the judges table. A foodie's dream event, the Food & Wine Classic offers over 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 foodandwine.netscape.com.
June
25-28
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 28th 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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