San Francisco Wine Tastings & Events
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June 2-3
The annual Walnut Creek Chamber Art & Wine Festival returns to Heather Farm Park June 2-3. Get ready to enjoy a weekend filled with non-stop music, premium wines, hand-crafted beers and family-friendly activities. Admission is free.
June 13
Join the The Winemaker's Pour House and PICAZO and McGrail's award-wining winemaker, Mark Clarin, for an amazing food and wine pairing on June 13, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wines to be poured: PICAZO Vineyards Merlot, Tuxedo Fume Blanc and McGrail Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon. The Winemaker's Pour House, 2241 First St., Livermore, CA. For more information, call 925-215-2656 or visit www.winemakerspourhouse.com
June 23
Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired presents the 30th Annual Vintage Affaire on Saturday, June 23, from 3 p.m.-9 p.m. The event celebrates the good life: great wine, fine food and interesting travel! Guests will stroll the grounds of an exclusive private estate in Woodside, CA, enjoying music, wine and appetizers. More than 30 vintners from Napa, Sonoma and Santa Cruz counties will offer their wines for tasting, paired with hors d'oeuvres from five celebrated Northern California chefs. The event includes silent and live auctions, featuring hard-to-find vintages, chef-prepared dinners and travel to exotic locales. After the auction, patrons will stay on for dining and dancing under the stars. The event benefits Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, in Palo Alto and Santz Cruz, CA. Vista Center is the premier resource for individuals with vision loss in San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties, serving more than 2,500 clients and their families each year. Tickets are priced $225/person, Club level; $475/person, Patron level. For more information, visit www.vintageaffaire.org
July 21-22
The Connoisseurs' Marketplace returns July 21-22, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Menlo Park's popular festival of the arts celebrates the best of summer in style, including live jazz, rhythm and blues, rock 'n roll and party music, a juried show with contemporary fine art and one-of-a-kind crafts by 250 of America's best artists, chefs' demos, artisan specialty food, health and wellness displays, a green products showcase, home and garden exhibits, festive food and drink with premium wine, microbrews, margaritas and mojitos, a collector car showcase, the action-packed kids' fun zone, and the cool new Cuda Lounge with comfy couches, flat screen TVs and free swag where festivalgoers can relax and take a break. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.miramarevents.com
Ongoing
Il Cane Rosso in the Ferry Building offers hearty, three-course suppers every night from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. for $30 per person ($12.50 per child age 10 or under). Rustic, seasonal starters, mains and desserts made predominantly from pedigreed local ingredients are served family-style at communal tables. Affordable carafes of wine, bottled beers, naturally fermented sodas and other specialty beverages are also featured. Il Cane Rosso, San Francisco Ferry Building, One Ferry Building #41, San Francisco, CA 94111, 415-391-7599.
Monday-Friday
RN74 from Michael Mina and Rajat Parr has introduced a very happy, happy hour special. Glasses of featured red and white wine (rotating selections), select well drinks and bar snacks will all cost only $5 each. RN74's happy hour runs Mon.-Fri. from 3 p.m.-6 p.m., and again from 10 p.m. until close. RN74, Millennium Tower, 301 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94105, 415-543-7474.
Mondays
Urban Tavern is offering no corkage fees all day every Monday. There is no limit to the number of bottles that guests may bring to the restaurant. (Five hours of free parking are available for diners.) Urban Tavern, Hilton San Francisco, 333 O'Farrell St., San Francisco, CA 94102, 415-923-4400.
Sundays
Waterfront restaurant Chaya Brasserie offers half-price bottles of wine on Sundays evenings. Wines are local and international and the half-price discount applies across the list, representing significant value. Chaya Brasserie, 132 Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105, 415-777-8688.
Also consult our listings of San Francisco/Bay Area Culinary Events
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