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Check for Courses & Seminars in SONOMA County

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A continuing series of courses are offered at the Santa Rosa Junior College, some special programs in the business of wine at Sonoma State and several wineries offer seminars and wine dinners for wine enthusiasts.

• SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE The College District operates two campuses in Sonoma County: a large 100+ acre campus in the heart of Santa Rosa, and a 40-acre campus in Petaluma -- select "Wine Studies" under Schedules&Catalogs when the website comes up.
• KENDALL-JACKSON The Kendall-Jackson Wine Club offers seminars open to both members of its Wine Club and other wine enthusiasts and a rich array of events.
• SL CELLARS Food & Wine pairing classes. Monthly schedule posted on the website.
• ST. FRANCIS WINERY The winery offers wine dinners, a guest chef series, cooking demonstrations, wine tastings and a range of Wine Clubs with special events for its' Wine Club members.

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Great Courses are Offered for Both Professionals and Wine Enthusiasts in the NAPA VALLEY

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Whether your aim is to enhance your professional knowledge, create a new career in the wine profession or simply gain more knowledge and experience so that you can better enjoy what you are drinking -- the Napa Valley provides great opportunities for you!! Anchored by the West Coast campus of one of America's greatest culinary schools (CIA - Culinary Institute of America) and buoyed by COPIA (American Center for Wine, Food & Arts) a wide span of tasting and educational opportunities are offered.

  • CIA - Check out prestigious Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies Calendar. America's best chefs enhance their wine knowledge at CIA's Greystone Campus -- but CIA also offers the inquiring enthusiast a full range of courses and tasting seminars.
  • COPIA's Wine Classes, Tastings & Events. Created expressly to take advantage of the convergence of great food and wine expertise gathered together within the Napa Valley, COPIA exists as a place to share the wealth of knowledge available in this unique locale. A constant stream of courses, exhibits and tastings are presented in the multi-million dollar complex -- including WSET courses that will lift you into the prestigious world of the MW, the Masters of Wine.
  • NAPA WINE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION The Napa Valley Wine Library is an alliance devoted to sharing and preserving information about viticulture, enology and wine lore, particularly in the Napa Valley. It presents courses and field seminars in the Napa Valley and a major annual tasting in which over a hundred local wineries participate.

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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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    Wine, Oysters & Live Music @ Napa, CA

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    Jun 3 2007

    Join the deLeuze family and ZD Wines celebrate the release of the 2006 Rosa Lee Sauvignon Blanc on Sunday, June 3rd from 12-4pm. This crisp wine, paired with fresh Hog Island Oysters and music by Paul Hayward, is sure to get your summer off to a great start! Tickets are $20 per person and are available online at www.zdwines.com/storeframe.event.html , by phone at 800-487-7757 or at the door.

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    COPIA - Taste of Sonoma County @ Napa, CA

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    May 12 2007

    Sample hundreds of wines from some of the finest Sonoma wineries paired with tastes from Sonoma’s renowned artisan food producers. Enjoy sultry Russian River Pinot Noir, chocolaty Alexander Valley Merlot, earthy Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Zinfandels from Dry Creek Valley and rich ripe Carneros Chardonnay with fine cheeses, charcuterie, artisan breads and more. Plus, enjoy the music of Sonoma’s own Bluegrass great, Ed Neff.

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