Wine Events

Summer Wine Festival
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Moraga, California

Support student scholarships while sipping wines from 25 local wineries in the Soda Center at Saint Mary's College. The event will also feature a silent auction, cheeses, chocolates, and a few breweries as well.

Website: www.stmarys-ca.edu
Phone: (925) 631-4200

Annual Mediterranean Wine Festival
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
New Haven, Conneticut

This event has become our most popular wine tasting: dozens of wines, superb food and the sublime setting of the marina at New Haven Harbor. Bring your friends and experience new wines and food in a non-intimidating atmosphere.

Website: wineloverstours.com
Phone: (203) 469-4218

The Irvington Stomp
3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Irvinton, Virginia

The Irvington Stomp is our annual harvest celebration at White Fences Vineyard. Events include old-fashioned grape stomping, hay rides, petting zoo, kite flying demonstrations, concert and sky-diving.

Website: www.irvingtonstomp.com
Phone: (804) 438-5559

Lake Feneva Wine Festival
11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Lake Geneva, WI

Experience a truly Grand Tasting with outstanding wines and delectable food samplings, chef demos, artisan food vendors and a fine wine/luxury lifestyle auction. Seminars for the novice and the savvy will enlighten and entertain. A fine dining welcome event and champagne brunch with golf round out the weekend offerings. All to showcase the talents of nationally known vintners and chefs in a beautiful lake country setting at the world class Grand Geneva Resort & Spa in Lake Geneva, WI. Proceeds will benefit local organizations that support the needs of children, families and education in the Lake Geneva community.

Website: www.lakegenevawinefestival.com
Phone: (262) 245-8635

Best of the Best VIP Experience - Long Island Wine Country
9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Long Island Wine Country, NY

LongIslandWineCountry.com is celebrating its 10th year online in September. In celebration of 10 great years we have created a very exclusive VIP tour experience that will tantalize the senses and taste buds of even the most discriminating wine and food lover. The "Best of The Best" will showcase what we feel are the most extraordinary wines reflecting Long Island's excellence. With the love of wine, comes the love of food. So we are making sure to include the cuisine and personality of Long Island's superstar chef and author, Tom Schaudel. Tom is a big fan of Long Island wines and even has his own line of Tom Schaudel Reserve Wines. We will enjoy a gourmet lunch stop at Tom's newest restaurant Amano Osteria & Wine Bar in Mattituck. Chef Schaudel will present a special menu and conduct a chef's demonstration. A select group of vintners and winemakers will also join us for lunch, presenting their signature wines for guests to taste with their meal. Richard Olsen-Harbich, Winemaker of Raphael will be one of our lunch guests. This tour will be professionally video-taped for web broadcasts and will receive editorial coverage in the November 2009 issue of Wine Country International® magazine. This exclusive VIP experience is limited to just 20 consumers and 5 members of the press/trade. The events will be hosted by Christopher and Darcy Davies, co-founders of Wine Country International® magazine. The group will travel in a luxury limo bus with departures from Manhattan and Long Island.

Website: www.longislandwinecountry.com
Phone: (262) 946-3268

33rd Annual Monterey Wine Festival
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Monterey, California

Celebrate the 33rd Annual Monterey Wine Festival at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Receive a commemorative glass, sip new wines and celebrate favorites while walking through the aquarium. Over 400 wines will be available and food from local restaurants as well. All food and wine enjoyed during this time are included in your ticket price. Tickets for this event, as well as more information, can be obtained directly from their website.

Website: www.montereywine.com
Email: tina@montereywine.com
Phone: (800) 422-0251

Food Network New York City Wine and Food Festival
6:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
New York City, NY

The second annual Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Food & Wine and Travel + Leisure magazines takes place October 8-11, 2009 and once again is hosted by and benefits the Food Bank For New York City and Share Our Strength. Building on the success of the inaugural event held the same weekend in 2008, the 2009 Festival is set to turn up the heat in New York City this Columbus Day weekend. The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Food & Wine and Travel + Leisure magazines began as a one night event, SWEET, in the fall of 2007. In 2008, Festival Founder and Director Lee Brian Schrager of Southern Wine & Spirits of America, launched the inaugural Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival on Columbus Day weekend making SWEET the centerpiece of the Festival. The first annual Festival consisted of over 80 events held throughout the Meatpacking District and beyond. Events ranged from extravagant walk-around tastings like the Burger Bash presented by Blue Moon, SWEET, and the Grand Tasting presented by ShopRite among others, to educational wine and food pairing seminars led by the industry's biggest names, to kids-oriented interactive cooking experiences, to local events incorporating the businesses in the host area, the Meatpacking District. The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival is the only festival in New York to bring together both legendary culinary icons from around the globe and America's most beloved television chefs. Mirroring the charitable component of its sister event, the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Food & Wine magazine, the New York City festival is hosted by and benefits the hunger relief organizations Food Bank For New York City and Share Our Strength. 100 percent of the net proceeds from the festival directly benefit these community based initiatives. Taking place primarily in the fashionable Meatpacking District and select landmark settings such as the DUMBO section of Brooklyn, the festival seamlessly integrates into the pace and lifestyle of the city. This year's talents include Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay, Paula Deen, Ming Tsai, Giada De Laurentiis, Tyler Florence, Anthony Bourdain, Alton Brown, Martha Stewart, Tom Colicchio and Guy Fieri, to name just a few.

Website: www.nycwineandfoodfestival.com
Phone: (516) 730-3207

Haunted Taste and Treats
1:00 p.m. – 7:00 9.m.
Strafford, VA

Enjoy an afternoon with your best friend and favorite wine. Sit, sip, and stay with your precious pooch at the Wines and Canines event hosted by The Dog Eaze Inn and Potomac Point Winery. There will be a fenced in area for the puppies to play, PPW wine dog items in the gift ship, chances to win gift baskets and more!

Website: www.potomacpointwinery.com
Phone: (540) 446-2107

San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival
San Diego, CA

160 wineries and 60 restaurants to be sampled, wine dinners, celebrity chefs, cooking classes, auctions, and much more at San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival which occurs this year on November 12th through 16th. Tickets can be purchased online.

Website: www.worldofwineevents.com
Email: info@worldofwineevents.com
Phone: (619) 342-7337

Celebrate Passion! A Wine Country Retreat for Loving Couples
Osoyoos, BC V0H 1V0

Spend a weekend in the heart of South Okanagan Wine Country indulging your passionate side! Tour and taste some of the gems of the famed Black Sage Bench. Learn the nuances of food & wine pairing with our Sommelier. Enjoy an intimate gourmet dinner with local wine makers. Re-ignite the passion in your relationship with a certified life and relationship coach.

Website: www.bethgarrish.com
Email: coach@BethGarrish.com
Phone: (877) 603-7054

Holiday Festival at WineHaven Winery
Chisago City, MN

1Tis' the season to deck your wine racks for the upcoming holidays! We'll have several new wines to sample, freshly brewed mulled wine, special treats and plenty of holiday cheer! For directions or additional information, visit our website at winehaven.com.

Website: www.winehaven.com
Phone: (651) 257-1017

New Year’s Eve Francis Ford Coppola Wine Dinner
9:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.
Phoenix, Arizona

Ring in a wonderful 2010 at Morton’s The Steakhouse with a four-course meal and wines from Francis Ford Coppola’s California Vineyard.

Website: www.mortons.com
Email: john_simich@mortons.com
Phone: (602) 955-9577