Events

Celebrate 10 years of film, food and wine! The 10th Annual Sonoma Valley Film Festival (April 11 - 15, 2007) welcomes you to an intimate and luxurious extended weekend in the heart of Sonoma wine country, featuring over 75 new films from around the world. Food & wine tastings before every film screening, lively receptions, hot parties, exclusive winery excursions, and casual mingling with emerging filmmakers, film stars, star winemakers and celebrity chefs.

Come taste the wine and “Take a Sip for Scholarship!”

From a small gathering of wine makers and wine lovers in Southern Wine & Spirits of Nevada's warehouse the event has grown in 32 years to become one of the largest single day tastings in the country. Last year, the event included 7,000 guests, 117 suppliers and over 700 wines from 390 wineries and was held in a hotel/casino convention center. This year, we expect at least that many participants to return to UNLVino’s 32nd annual tasting and there will be some surprises. A major source of funds for the college and a very entertaining part of the festivities is the lively wine themed auction of paintings, trips, collectibles, and rare vintages. Artists, winemakers, and suppliers have donated these fine items in support of education.

The 2006 Blue Ridge Wine Festival, was a grand success! Be sure to make reservations for the 2007 Wine Festival well in advance! Check for updates on the 2007 event and more!

Follow the "Wine & Wildflower Trail" through the Texas Wine Country in its finest hour. Enjoy the spectacular vistas along with the wines born among the bluebonnets, don't forget your camera, maybe a picnic basket and a few friends. Dally on patios overlooking vineyards while enjoying a picnic with a glass of wine and take in the scenery of vineyards and flowers. Spring in the Texas Hill Country makes you glad you are alive. There is no charge for this trail event.

• Grapevine Vintage Railroad

• The 15th Annual Grapevine New Vintage Wine Trail offers a great afternoon of wine tasting, live music and savory samplings of fine cuisine.

• Blessing of the Vines

• Grapevine wineries open their doors to celebrate this year’s new vintage release wines.

Special offers at participating wineries & lodgings every 2nd Saturday of the month.

North America's largest and most exciting distilled spirits tasting and educational celebrations!

Taste Washington kicks-off with wine education, keynote luncheon and a trade tasting, culminating in "Washington State's Ultimate Wine Tour" grand consumer tasting.

Tickets on-sale now for NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST WHISKY CELEBRATION. An event that is always sold-out in advance -- this is your opportunity to join the single malt connoisseurs.

• Meet and mingle with the experts from the world of whisky!
• Taste whiskies rarely seen and almost never available to sample
• Buffet supper all evening
• Guest Master Chief culinary demonstrations

Admission -
All inclusive ticket: $115.00 (plus $2.50 s&s) until March 1 2007.
After March 1, price is $129.00 until sold out.

No ticket sales at the door. Appropriate Attire and ID Required.

Celebrate SPRING with a tour of the Wineries as they pair their magnificent wines with delicious Pasta recipes. A number of the Wineries will have NEW RELEASES to taste as well.

As the Bay Area's very own Sundance film festival, film makers competed to be one of the only 100 independent films shown at this event. Cozy barrel rooms of several Livermore Valley Wineries served as unique and intimate theaters for the Festival. Four local wineries hosted festival events this year including BoaVentura De Caires Winery, Steven Kent Winery, Wente Estate Winery (Tesla Road) and Wente Vineyard Tasting Room (Arroyo Road).

Call the Brick Store (404-687-0990) to find out more about the Dogwood Alliance Earthday Celebration planned for Saturday, April 14 (on the square in Decatur 1-6 PM). The event will feature a local organic market, Terrapin beers and live music from Colonel Bruce Hampton. Also ask about their monthly beer and cheese tastings (first Monday in each month) that have been receiving rave reviews. Brick Store is also planning a superb five course Unibroue dinner in their Belgian room on April 3 at 6 PM. Tickets are $60 - to reserve your spot contact Michael

With sold out events and successful auctions throughout the 2006 event, the Charlotte Wine & Food Weekend reached new fundraising records, raising a total of $425,000 for community organizations.

This major event will next be held in 2008, but a "Kick-Off" function will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2007, to begin activities leading to another memorable Charlotte Wine & Food Weekend.