Events

The Santa Barbara Concours weekend kicks off with the Wine Country Tour d'Elegance, beginning at 8:30 a.m. While the tour is open to all cars, Cars competing in Saturday and Sunday's event are invited to participate in the tour and will receive extra points in the judging should there be a tie. This scenic drive weaves along the beautiful Pacific Ocean or through the burgeoning vineyards of the world’s most famous wine country traverses over sun-drenched mountains and valleys, and tours through several charming towns along the way. Tour participants will enjoy a catered gourmet lunch on the property of an elegant winery, a champagne celebration at the finish, and commemorative gifts.

Harvest is the most colorful time of year, and we invite you to experience a bounty of hospitality, learning and merriment and discover the world-class wines hand-crafted in Paso Robles Wine Country during the annual Harvest Wine Tour.

Do you love great wine and food? If so, you won't want to miss this exciting event.

Harvest is the most colorful time of year, and we invite you to experience a bounty of hospitality, learning and merriment and discover the world-class wines hand-crafted in Paso Robles Wine Country during the annual Harvest Wine Tour.

Do you love great wine and food? If so, you won't want to miss this exciting event.

The 5th Annual Concours d' Italiano, with a Salute to Ferrari, brings an Italian flair to Santa Barbara. Approximately 200 cars with names like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo, Abarth, Fiat, Lancia, Iso, Bizzarrini, De Tomaso, Pantera, La Forza, Lancia and Pinin Farina are expected to be displayed. Italian food, Italian music, opera singers, a fashion show featuring Italian designers and wine tasting will be available for guests to enjoy.

The 5th Annual Tribute to 1957 American Classics automobiles will bring a touch of Main Street, USA to the Santa Barbara area. Cars from American manufacturers with names like Ford, Chevrolet, Buick, Dodge, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Chrysler, Lincoln, Kaiser, Frazer, Tucker, De Lorean and more are expected to be showcased. Stroll around to the sounds of a Dixieland Jazz band with the aroma of hot dogs and hamburgers grilling. Enjoy a cold beer or soda while you view a fashion show of contemporary American designers.

Lay and Wheeler would like to invite you to join us for the event of the year! With over 100 wines available for tasting, Masterclasses (see overleaf for full details), visiting wine growers and leading food merchants, as well as the opportunity to learn more about Lay & Wheeler’s services, this event is one you won’t want to miss. Bring along friends and family to this fascinating day in the impressive setting of the Great Halls of Vinopolis, next to the bustling Borough Market.

The Yadkin Valley Grape Festival is free and open to the public, including families with children (for your safety and the safety of others, please leave your pets at home). Vendor displays and music will take place adjacent to the wine tasting area. Food and non-wine beverages will be available for purchase from selected vendors. Wine tasters must be at least 21 years of age (all tasters will be required to show positive photo identification) to obtain a tasting wristband and Yadkin Valley Grape Festival engraved wine glass. Picnic tables will be available and there is plenty of lawn space for blankets. We will be having children's activities going on throughtout the day sponsored by the Yadkin County Partnership for Children.

Harvest is the most colorful time of year, and we invite you to experience a bounty of hospitality, learning and merriment and discover the world-class wines hand-crafted in Paso Robles Wine Country during the annual Harvest Wine Tour.

Do you love great wine and food? If so, you won't want to miss this exciting event.

The 24th Annual Santa Barbara Concours d'Elegance, with a Salute to the Daimler Automobile, will display some 200 of the world's finest automobiles on a spectacular site of Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club. There will be approximately 20 classes of cars judged during the event in their individual classes but all vying for that coveted award, "Best of Show."

What does a winery owned by a fun-loving Italian family do during harvest, the busiest season of the year? Why, throw a party, of course! Sunday, October 21st from 11am-4pm, party Italian-style in Wine Country at Sebastiani’s Italian Festival!

Cooking Demonstrations
Pasta Sauce Tasting, including Sylvia Sebastiani’s spaghetti sauce
“Guess That Varietal” Wine Tasting
Gramma’s will be selling pizza by the slice
Pizza Dough Tossing
Bocce Ball Instruction and Games
Grape Stomping Competition
Caricature Artist
Sample Sylvia’s Kitchen Gourmet Food Products
Winery CEO, Mary Ann Sebastiani Cuneo, will be on-hand to sign the family cookbook.

Admission is free. So come see us at 389 Fourth St. East in Sonoma, CA. Contact the winery for further details at 707-933-3230 or 800-888-5532 x3230.

For Friday night, we will split into two groups with each group traveling to a local Pinot Noir winery or local restaurant for an intimate, sumptuous dinner prepared by a top chef with top-flight Pinots to match.

For Friday night, we will split into two groups with each group traveling to a local Pinot Noir winery or local restaurant for an intimate, sumptuous dinner prepared by a top chef with top-flight Pinots to match.

Who did it? Collect the clues while you sample wines at each winery on the trail. $10/ person & receive the detectives initial report and enough information to set you along the way to solve the crime.

For Friday night, we will split into two groups with each group traveling to a local Pinot Noir winery or local restaurant for an intimate, sumptuous dinner prepared by a top chef with top-flight Pinots to match.

Who did it? Collect the clues while you sample wines at each winery on the trail. $10/ person & receive the detectives initial report and enough information to set you along the way to solve the crime.

America's Largest Whisky Celebration - featuring more than 200 of the world's finest, rarest, and most expensive, single malt and blended Scotch, Irish, bourbon, Tennessee, and Canadian whiskies to sample in one Grand Ballroom

Don't miss Malt Advocate magazine's 10th Annual WhiskyFest New York which will occur on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 from 6:30 to 10:00 pm. We have an amazing line-up of distillery managers and master blenders from Scotland, Ireland and the U.S.

The 3rd Annual Denver International Wine Festival will be held at The University of Denver School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management (HRTM), part of the Daniels College of Business. Tickets are now on sale with a discount on tickets purchased before August 31.

Wine Country Network will expand the 2007 festival to a four-day international celebration of wine and cuisine. The festival will take place during the first week of November, which coincides with “Denver Wine Week”, as proclaimed by Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. Among other events, it will include:

• "TheTaste of Elegance" - Chef's Food & Wine Competition and Auction- Thursday November 1
• "Vintners Grand Dinner" with the Editors of Wine Country International-Friday November 2
• "Grand Tasting of International Wines & Food" - Saturday November 3
• "Champagne Brunch and Travel Expo" - Sunday November 4

The 3rd Annual Denver International Wine Festival will be held at The University of Denver School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management (HRTM), part of the Daniels College of Business. Tickets are now on sale with a discount on tickets purchased before August 31.

Wine Country Network will expand the 2007 festival to a four-day international celebration of wine and cuisine. The festival will take place during the first week of November, which coincides with “Denver Wine Week”, as proclaimed by Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. Among other events, it will include:

• "TheTaste of Elegance" - Chef's Food & Wine Competition and Auction- Thursday November 1
• "Vintners Grand Dinner" with the Editors of Wine Country International-Friday November 2
• "Grand Tasting of International Wines & Food" - Saturday November 3
• "Champagne Brunch and Travel Expo" - Sunday November 4

Benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Western MI and Comprehensive Therapy
Center at Noto's Old World Restaurant.

• Over 300 Fine International Wines
• Noto's Gourmet Italian Food
• Rick Reuther Trio entertaining

The 3rd Annual Denver International Wine Festival will be held at The University of Denver School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management (HRTM), part of the Daniels College of Business. Tickets are now on sale with a discount on tickets purchased before August 31.

Wine Country Network will expand the 2007 festival to a four-day international celebration of wine and cuisine. The festival will take place during the first week of November, which coincides with “Denver Wine Week”, as proclaimed by Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. Among other events, it will include:

• "TheTaste of Elegance" - Chef's Food & Wine Competition and Auction- Thursday November 1
• "Vintners Grand Dinner" with the Editors of Wine Country International-Friday November 2
• "Grand Tasting of International Wines & Food" - Saturday November 3
• "Champagne Brunch and Travel Expo" - Sunday November 4

The 3rd Annual Denver International Wine Festival will be held at The University of Denver School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management (HRTM), part of the Daniels College of Business. Tickets are now on sale with a discount on tickets purchased before August 31.

Wine Country Network will expand the 2007 festival to a four-day international celebration of wine and cuisine. The festival will take place during the first week of November, which coincides with “Denver Wine Week”, as proclaimed by Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. Among other events, it will include:

• "TheTaste of Elegance" - Chef's Food & Wine Competition and Auction- Thursday November 1
• "Vintners Grand Dinner" with the Editors of Wine Country International-Friday November 2
• "Grand Tasting of International Wines & Food" - Saturday November 3
• "Champagne Brunch and Travel Expo" - Sunday November 4

“Sipping & Holiday Shopping” meeting at Columbia Winery, Woodinville from 6:30-8:30 pm. Registration limited to 100 people and registration will open in September.

Benefiting:
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The Odyssey Foundation Le Cordon Bleu Educational Scholarship Program

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR THE FOUR DAY EVENT

Benefiting:
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The Odyssey Foundation Le Cordon Bleu Educational Scholarship Program

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR THE FOUR DAY EVENT

Benefiting:
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The Odyssey Foundation Le Cordon Bleu Educational Scholarship Program

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR THE FOUR DAY EVENT

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

Hearty winter foods are featured with our award-winning red wines! Each ticket holder will receive a grapevine wreath at their starting winery and an ornament from each participating winery. Each attendee will receive a free holiday wine glass & food and wine pairings. Come see the wineries decorated for Christmas. An early sell-out, tickets are advance sale only.
*Fee $35 per person; $55 per couple
10AM to 5PM Saturday; Noon to 5PM Sunday

*Fees do not include 8% sales tax and $2.50 handling charge per order.
Each attendee will receive a souvenir wineglass.
Inquire about a season pass
Designated Driver ticket 25% off

Get a jump-start on your holiday shopping and entertaining ideas! Visit each of the stops on the Wine Trail and sample tasty treats for party serving. And what a better gift than a bottle of Michigan wine! Tickets are $30.00 per person. Advance ticket purchases are required, and ticket sales end five days prior to the event. Call 1-800-716-WINE (9463) to order your tickets or purchase them through our secure shopping cart. Noon to 5:00 both days

An exclusive tasting of the finest Cabernets from the Santa Cruz Mountains including several rare older vintages. Set in the luxurious ballroom of the Marriott Hotel in downtown San Jose (TBD), this is your opportunity to meet the winemakers and try these world class wines accompanied by the culinary artistry of Michael Mina, Executive Chef.

Silver Pass holders will be entitled to current release tastings at each of the twelve participating wineries along with barrel samples, food pairing, special discounts, library releases, and more. A portion of all Silver Pass sales will be donated to the Napa County Unified School District to benefit the Books for Preschoolers program.

Benefiting:
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The Odyssey Foundation Le Cordon Bleu Educational Scholarship Program

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR THE FOUR DAY EVENT

Hearty winter foods are featured with our award-winning red wines! Each ticket holder will receive a grapevine wreath at their starting winery and an ornament from each participating winery. Each attendee will receive a free holiday wine glass & food and wine pairings. Come see the wineries decorated for Christmas. An early sell-out, tickets are advance sale only.
*Fee $35 per person; $55 per couple
10AM to 5PM Saturday; Noon to 5PM Sunday

*Fees do not include 8% sales tax and $2.50 handling charge per order.
Each attendee will receive a souvenir wineglass.
Inquire about a season pass
Designated Driver ticket 25% off

Get a jump-start on your holiday shopping and entertaining ideas! Visit each of the stops on the Wine Trail and sample tasty treats for party serving. And what a better gift than a bottle of Michigan wine! Tickets are $30.00 per person. Advance ticket purchases are required, and ticket sales end five days prior to the event. Call 1-800-716-WINE (9463) to order your tickets or purchase them through our secure shopping cart. Noon to 5:00 both days

Silver Pass holders will be entitled to current release tastings at each of the twelve participating wineries along with barrel samples, food pairing, special discounts, library releases, and more. A portion of all Silver Pass sales will be donated to the Napa County Unified School District to benefit the Books for Preschoolers program.

First Annual Platinum & Gold Associate Member Reception. Come meet the vineyard and winery and Associate Member principals in a relaxed, comfortable setting!
Location: Culinary Institute, 2555 Main Street, St. Helena
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Contact: Call (707) 963-6045 or email
Admission: By Invitation Only for ASH and ASH Platinum & Gold Associate Members.

Perhaps you heard the great news about this past year's San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival? Perhaps a friend, neighbor, or colleague told you about the 160 world-class wineries, the 60 fine dining restaurants, gourmet foods, celebrity chefs, wine dinners, cooking classes, wine tasting classes, olive oil competition, live and silent auctions, personalities, and whew, more food and wine than you know what to do with? And, just maybe, you are a little panicked that you missed your chance to rub elbows, hob nob, dance, sip, taste and rejoyce in the largest epicurean event to hit Southern California? Don't worry...we're back!

Perhaps you heard the great news about this past year's San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival? Perhaps a friend, neighbor, or colleague told you about the 160 world-class wineries, the 60 fine dining restaurants, gourmet foods, celebrity chefs, wine dinners, cooking classes, wine tasting classes, olive oil competition, live and silent auctions, personalities, and whew, more food and wine than you know what to do with? And, just maybe, you are a little panicked that you missed your chance to rub elbows, hob nob, dance, sip, taste and rejoyce in the largest epicurean event to hit Southern California? Don't worry...we're back!

Come taste the wine! Held the 3rd Thursday of each November to celebrate the release of our Nouveau vintages. Includes light hors d'oeuvres. Discounts on admission and wine purchases available. Presented by the Fresno State Winery, with support from the Department of Viticulture and Enology and the Enology Society. Time of event: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tasting event open to the public. Ticket sales limited. RSVP encouraged but not required. Must be 21 years or older to attend. No children, please.

Perhaps you heard the great news about this past year's San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival? Perhaps a friend, neighbor, or colleague told you about the 160 world-class wineries, the 60 fine dining restaurants, gourmet foods, celebrity chefs, wine dinners, cooking classes, wine tasting classes, olive oil competition, live and silent auctions, personalities, and whew, more food and wine than you know what to do with? And, just maybe, you are a little panicked that you missed your chance to rub elbows, hob nob, dance, sip, taste and rejoyce in the largest epicurean event to hit Southern California? Don't worry...we're back!

Perhaps you heard the great news about this past year's San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival? Perhaps a friend, neighbor, or colleague told you about the 160 world-class wineries, the 60 fine dining restaurants, gourmet foods, celebrity chefs, wine dinners, cooking classes, wine tasting classes, olive oil competition, live and silent auctions, personalities, and whew, more food and wine than you know what to do with? And, just maybe, you are a little panicked that you missed your chance to rub elbows, hob nob, dance, sip, taste and rejoyce in the largest epicurean event to hit Southern California? Don't worry...we're back!

This is our 16th annual Deck the Halls! Go to your assigned starting winery and begin a weekend of fun and festivities while sampling holiday wines and food tastings. The wineries are decorated for the holiday season. Over the two day weekend event, visit up to 28 wineries and enjoy a weekend of fun and relaxation.

At each winery you visit, a page of your Passport will be given a unique commemorative stamp. This is a special opportunity to visit many of the wineries that are not open to the public at other times!

Hearty winter foods are featured with our award-winning red wines! Each ticket holder will receive a grapevine wreath at their starting winery and an ornament from each participating winery. Each attendee will receive a free holiday wine glass & food and wine pairings. Come see the wineries decorated for Christmas. An early sell-out, tickets are advance sale only.
*Fee $35 per person; $55 per couple
10AM to 5PM Saturday; Noon to 5PM Sunday

*Fees do not include 8% sales tax and $2.50 handling charge per order.
Each attendee will receive a souvenir wineglass.
Inquire about a season pass
Designated Driver ticket 25% off

We host two separate Deck the Halls event weekends each year.
One is November 17-18 and the other is December 1-2, 2007.

Time: Saturday/Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ticket Prices:
Tickets are limited, as are the tickets available to start at each participating winery, so order early.
$65/couples ticket (admits 2 people), DDs are $58/couple (one tasting wine/one non-taster).
$43/single ticket (admits 1 person) DDs are $36/single ticket.

This is our 16th annual Deck the Halls! Go to your assigned starting winery and begin a weekend of fun and festivities while sampling holiday wines and food tastings. The wineries are decorated for the holiday season. Over the two day weekend event, visit up to 30 wineries and enjoy a weekend of fun and relaxation.

A chance for us all to give back for all that we have... Charge for wine tasting this weekend is a non-perishable food item or $2.50 at each winery. Receive a commemorative wine glass at your first stop (you choose) and sample at each winery along the way. Food goods and $'s collected are donated to the local food pantry.

Perhaps you heard the great news about this past year's San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival? Perhaps a friend, neighbor, or colleague told you about the 160 world-class wineries, the 60 fine dining restaurants, gourmet foods, celebrity chefs, wine dinners, cooking classes, wine tasting classes, olive oil competition, live and silent auctions, personalities, and whew, more food and wine than you know what to do with? And, just maybe, you are a little panicked that you missed your chance to rub elbows, hob nob, dance, sip, taste and rejoyce in the largest epicurean event to hit Southern California? Don't worry...we're back!

This is our 16th annual Deck the Halls! Go to your assigned starting winery and begin a weekend of fun and festivities while sampling holiday wines and food tastings. The wineries are decorated for the holiday season. Over the two day weekend event, visit up to 28 wineries and enjoy a weekend of fun and relaxation.

Hearty winter foods are featured with our award-winning red wines! Each ticket holder will receive a grapevine wreath at their starting winery and an ornament from each participating winery. Each attendee will receive a free holiday wine glass & food and wine pairings. Come see the wineries decorated for Christmas. An early sell-out, tickets are advance sale only.
*Fee $35 per person; $55 per couple
10AM to 5PM Saturday; Noon to 5PM Sunday

*Fees do not include 8% sales tax and $2.50 handling charge per order.
Each attendee will receive a souvenir wineglass.
Inquire about a season pass
Designated Driver ticket 25% off

We host two separate Deck the Halls event weekends each year.
One is November 17-18 and the other is December 1-2, 2007.

Time: Saturday/Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ticket Prices:
Tickets are limited, as are the tickets available to start at each participating winery, so order early.
$65/couples ticket (admits 2 people), DDs are $58/couple (one tasting wine/one non-taster).
$43/single ticket (admits 1 person) DDs are $36/single ticket.

This is our 16th annual Deck the Halls! Go to your assigned starting winery and begin a weekend of fun and festivities while sampling holiday wines and food tastings. The wineries are decorated for the holiday season. Over the two day weekend event, visit up to 30 wineries and enjoy a weekend of fun and relaxation.

A chance for us all to give back for all that we have... Charge for wine tasting this weekend is a non-perishable food item or $2.50 at each winery. Receive a commemorative wine glass at your first stop (you choose) and sample at each winery along the way. Food goods and $'s collected are donated to the local food pantry.

On Sunday, Nov. 18th, 300 women will put on their favorite pair of shoes, and bring a pair for the silent auction, to “Sips & Shoes” at Seattle’s Grand Hyatt! (721 Pine) This is the first-ever wine tasting and shoe extravaganza, set to raise money for the WSCFF Burn Foundation. Aside from admiring each other’s shoes, and bidding on the hundreds of pairs of shoes on display, there will also be the latest shoe fashions featured by local boutique shoe stores. On hand will be a collection of Northwest wineries pouring sips of their wines and firefighters to sell and sign their calendars. The event is from 4-7 pm.