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Check the wine & brewing classes at UC DAVIS EXTENSION --plus-- check out seminar/tasting dates for California's Central Valley

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Enroll in the 2008 OIV Wine Marketing Program (July). Enroll by the day, week or for the full three weeks! AND . . . whether you are a wine enthusiast, professional Enologist, plan on establishing a home vineyard or want to seek a professional career in Brewing, check out the current course offerings.

  • Viticulture and Enology Courses
  • Wine Appreciation Courses
  • Winemaking Business Courses
  • OIV Wine Marketing

  • Professional Brewing Program

    ALSO . . . for CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY events:

    The Professional Friends of Wine keep you current on tastings, dinner and courses available in the Central Valley. Check their Wine Calendar frequently:

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    WINERY CONCERTS: Check here for the 2008 concert schedule - starting with Tamara Winery in Virginia

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    A number of wineries serve as the venue for live performances, wonderful concerts and special events! Check their schedules and order your tickets early

  • BOORDY Vineyards, Hydes, MD
    Sundays in April: Reds, Whites & Bluegrass
    Jun 14 - The Mahoney Brothers
    Jun 21 - Mood Swings
    Jun 28 - The Groove Train
    Jul 5 - T-Birds
    Jul 12 - Son Quatro
    Jul 19 - Roy Carrier & Night Rochers
    Jul 26 - Shades of Blue
    Aug 2 - Jesse Garron
    Aug 9 - The English Channel
    Aug 16 - Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
    Aug 23 - Unity Reggae Band
    Aug 30 - Mood Swings
    Sep 6 - T-Birds
  • B.R.COHN Winery, Glen Ellen, CA
    Oct 3-6 - Fall Music Festival Fall Music Festival and Celebrity Golf Classic
  • CEDAR MOUNTAIN Winery, Livermore, CA
    Jun 14 - Georgi and the Rough Week
    Jul 28 - Megan Slankard Band
    Aug 25 - Finding Stella
  • CHATEAU MORRISETTE Events, Floyd, VA
    Oct 13 - Black Dog Wine & Beach Music Festival
  • CHATEAU STE MICHELLE, Woodinville, WA
    Jun 6 -Crosby, Stills & Nash
    Jun 13 - The Neville Brothers & Dr. John
    Jun 28 - Earth, Wind & Fire
    Jul 2 - Mark Knopfler
    Jul 3 - BB King
    Jul 12 - Hippie Fest
    Jul 19 - Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band
    Jul 21-22 - James Taylor & His Band of Legends
    Jul 24 - Chris Isaak
    Jul 25-26 - Lyle Lovett in Concert
    Jul 30-31 - Steely Dan
    Aug 1 - Smokey Robinson
    Aug 2-3 - KWJZ Music Festival
    Aug 22 - Gipsy Kings
    Aug 23-24 - Chicago
    Aug 29 - Michael McDonald
  • CHILDRESS Vineyards, Lexington, NC
    May 3 - Dallas Reese Band
    May 4 - Reggie Buie Trio
    May 10 - Windfall
    May 17 - The King Bees
    May 18 - Melonbelly
    May 24 - The Ardmores
    May 25 - Wishful Thinking
    May 31 - The Ardmores
    Jun 1 - Ladies Auxiliary
    Jun 7 - Dallas Reese Band
    Jun 8 - Windfall
    Jun 14 - Hillbilly Deluxe
    Jun 15 - Reggie Buie Trio
    Jun 21 - Acoustic Blend
    Jun 22 - Davis Tucker Band
    Jun 28 - The Shuffle Band
    Jun 29 - Bradford Reaves & Renne Henry
  • FIESTA DEL SOL, Napa, CA
    Jul 12-20 - 2008 Festival schedule
  • GLORIA FERRER Champagne Caves, Sonoma, CA
    Jul 19-20 - Catalan Festival
  • KENDALL-JACKSON Sonoma, CA
    May 22-25 - Jazz Festival: Kool & The Gang; Herbie Hancock; Diana Krall; Bonnie Raitt; & more
  • IRONSTONE Vineyards, Murphys, CA
    Aug 17 - Steve Miller Band
    Sep 5 - Willie Nelson
  • LA VINA Winery. La Union, NM
    Apr 29-30 - La Vina Blues & Jazz Festival
  • LEDSON Hotel/Winery, Sonoma, CA
    • An inside venue, live Jazz performance is still going strong at the Ledson, one of two California hotels on the Conde Nast Traveler 'Hot List
  • MARYHILL Winery, Goldendale, WA
    Jun 7 - Crosby, Stills & Nash
    Jul 5 - BB King/Jimi Lund Band
    Aug 30 - Michael McDonald/tba
  • MIRAMONTE Winery, Temecula, CA
    Fridays - Rhumba, Flamenco & Latin Jazz
    Saturdays - Saturday Blues Jam
  • MOUNTAIN WINERY, Los Gatos, CA
    (look for the 2008 schedule for the Mountain Winery
  • NAPA VALLEY MUSTARD FESTIVAL, Calistoga, CA
    Mar 8-9 - Mustard, Mud and Music Festival....a Calistoga Jazz Tradition
  • PONTCHARTRAIN Vineyards, Bush, LA
    Apr 12 - Kenny Bill Stinson & His Band
    Apr 19 - Charmaine Neville and her band
    May 10 - Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights
    May 19 - Rick Trolsen with Gringo Do Choro
    May 31 - Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenders
    Jun 14 - Casey Kelley and Duke Bardwell
    (check later for the Fall season)
  • ROBERT MONDAVI Winery, Oakville, CA
    Jul 5 - Preservation Hall Jazz Band
    Jul 12 - Dave Koz, with special guest David Benoit
    Jul 19 - Tiempo Libre
    Jul 26 - Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
    Aug 2 - UB40
  • RODNEY STRONG Vineyards & KJZY, Healdsburg, CA
    • Season tickets available now!
    Jun 21 - Brian Culbertson's Funk Experience & Jonathan Butler
    Jul 5 - Fourplay: Bob James, Larry Carlton, Nathan East & Harvey Mason
    Aug 2 - Chris Botti
    Aug 17 - An Evening with Michael McDonald
    Sep 27 - Rhe 'R n R' Tour: Rick Braun & Richard Elliot
  • SECRET HOUSE Vineyards, Veneta, OR
    Jun 27 - Indigo Girls
    Jun 29 - KFLY BBQ featuring: Reverend Horton Heat
  • SL CELLARS, Kenwood, CA
    (Check for wine pairing class schedule and check for the concert series to return in July 2008)
  • TARARA Winery, Leesburg, VA
    May 17-18 - 8th Annual Winds & Wine Festival
    Jun 14 - Potomac Celtic Festival
    Jul 5-26, Aug 9-30, Sep 6-27 (Saturdays) - Sounds of Summer Concert Series
    Aug 2-3 - Blackberry Days Wine Festival
    Sep 20-21 - Great Grape Festival
  • THORNTON Winery, Temecula, CA
    Apr 20 - Guitars & Sax, featuring Gerald Albright, Peter White & Jeff Golub
    Apr 27 - David Benoit & Spyro Gyra
    May 10 - R n R, featuring Rick Braun & Richard Elliot
    Jun 7 -Euge Groove w/Special Guest
    Jun 14 - Jeffery Osborne & Jessy J
    Jun 22 - Boney James w/Special Guest
    Jun 29 - Acoustic Alchemy & Hiroshima
    Jul 12 - Mindi Abair & Keiko Matsui
    Jul 19 - Jesse Cook & Warren Hill
    Jul 27 - Chris Botti w/Special Guest
    Aug 3 - The Ripptingtons
    Aug 10 - David Sanborn w/Special Guest
    Aug 16 - Dave Koz
    Aug 17 - Dave Koz
    Aug 24 - Bobby Caldwell
    Sep 6 - Special Guest
    Sep 14 - Ottmar Liebert
    Sep 21 - Norman Browns Summer Storm, featuring Chante Moore & Paul Taylor
    Sep 27 - Peter White
    Oct 5 - Special Guest tba
    Oct 11 - Wayman Tisdale & Special Guest
  • WASHINGTON WINE COUNTRY CELEBRATION, Yakima, WA
    Fridays - Dance to Steve Tyrell
    Saturdays - Dinners at various wineries
  • WENTE Vineyards, Livermore, CA
    Jun 9 - Crosby,Stills & Nash
    Jun 24 - Earth, Wind and Fire
    Jul 8 - Chris Isaak
    Jul 21 - Lynyrd Skynyrd
    Jul 22 - Clint Black
    Jul 30 - Boz Scaggs
    Jul 31 - Lyle Lovett
    Aug 4 - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
    Aug 5 - Huey Lewis & the News
    Aug 20 - Dana Carvey
    Aug 28 - Chicago
    Sep 2 - Bonnie Raitt
    Sep 3 - Willie Nelson
    Sep 17 - Foreigner
  • WINERY MUSIC AWARDS, Paso Robles, CA
    Jun 9, Jul 14, Aug 11, Sep 15 - Elimination Rounds with 5 artists each round
    Oct 7 - Final Competition and Awards
  • WOODINVILLE WINE NOTES CONCERTS, Woodinville, WA
    Jul 26-27 - Tower of Power, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy & jazz masters Mindi Abair, Peter White, Michael Paulo and Greg Karukas (tickets on sale Apr 15)

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    Art Bark Fest 2007 @ The Village at Squaw Valley, CA

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    Sep 15 2007     Sep 16 2007

    Visit gorgeous Lake Tahoe and enjoy sipping fine wines and browsing fine art underneath the peaks of Squaw Valley. The Art Bark Fest was created to combine the love of art & wine with the love of animals and is one of the only animal themed fine arts and wine festival in the country. Phone 530-583-WAGS or check the website:

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    Northern Sierra Wine Country @ Nevada County, CA

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    Looking for a fresh new wine country experience? Seeking wineries that are fun and friendly? Appreciate a warm and genuine welcome? Long to chat with owners and winemakers? Delight in award-winning, handcrafted wines? Then...

    Visit Nevada County, California's Northern Sierra Wine Country! Escape the crowds, drive beautiful country roads, take in the fresh air and discover fabulous wines! We are about an hour and a half from Sacramento and Reno and under three hours from the San Francisco Bay Area. Northern Sierra Wine Country is closer than you may think!

  • Events calendar
    March - Winter Masquerade
    June - A Grape Affair
    September - Gold Harvest Wine Trail
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    Gold Harvest Wine Trail / 9th @ Nevada County, CA

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    Sep 15 2007     Sep 16 2007

    Join us for the 9th annual Nevada County Gold Harvest Wine Trail when the wineries of Nevada County will be welcoming wine lovers to their unique venues. This is a wonderful opportunity to visit the wineries of the Northern Sierra Wine Country that are located in the Nevada County areas of Grass Valley, Penn Valley, Lake of the Pines, Nevada City and the San Juan Ridge. Each venue offers a special experience. Fine wine and culinary delights await you at every location on the Wine Trail. You will discover why Nevada County is such an ideal place for grape growing and winemaking.

  • Gold Harvest Wine Trail
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