CALENDAR OF EVENTS | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK MARCH 17 The Luck of the Irish – St. Patty’s Day Lunch flora Springs, the room, St. helena, 11am-2pm www.flor<strong>as</strong>prings.com, 707-967-8032 MARCH 18 Grgich Hills Estate <strong>Wine</strong> Pouring at Hotel Bardessono Yountville, 6-7pm, 707-204-6000, www.grgich.com MARCH 18-20 Irish <strong>Week</strong>end Celebration at St. Clement St. helena, 11am-4pm, $10/members, $20 707-265-5000, www.stclement.com MARCH 19 18th Annual T<strong>as</strong>te of Yountville A celebration of the town’s restaurants & wineries! Downtown Yountville, 11am-5pm, www.yountville.com MARCH 19 Corned Beef & “Cab”bage Dinner at Raymond Vineyards St. helena, traditional corned beef & “cab”bage dinner in the Barrel room! 6-9pm, $75, $60/members, www.raymondvineyards.com, 707-963-6941 MARCH 19 Hands-On Cooking Cl<strong>as</strong>s: Great Chefs of Napa Valley – Carpe Diem cedar gables inn, napa – With chef Scott Kendall & hagafen <strong>Wine</strong>ry 4-8pm, $150, www.cedargablesinn.com, 707-224-7969 MARCH 19-20 <strong>Wine</strong> & Cheese Pairing <strong>Week</strong>end Beaulieu Vineyards, rutherford, 10am-5pm, $30, free/members www.bvwines.com, 800-373-5896 MARCH 26 Spectacular Beringer Cellar Sale Experience St. helena, 9am-2pm & free/members, 10am-2pm & $35/general www.beringer.com, 707-225-2447 MARCH 26 Cooking Demo with Chef Joey Altman at Acacia Vineyard napa, 707-226-9991, www.acaciavineyard.com MARCH 26 2007 Josephine <strong>Wine</strong>maker Dinner at Freemark Abbey St.helena, 6-9pm, $80, $55/members www.freemarkabbey.com, 707-963-9694 SONOMA COUNTY ONGOING Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Santa rosa, 707-546-3600, wellsfargocenterarts.org • Mar 15: An irish hooley • Mar 19-21: Santa rosa Symphony Set Six • Mar 25: Mammoth follies ONGOING Live Shows at Hopmonk Tavern Seb<strong>as</strong>topol, 707-829-7300, www.hopmonk.com • Mar 11: roy rogers • Mar 17: Shamrocks & Mushrooms with Mark farina • Mar 18: Michelle Shocked • Mar 20: the M<strong>as</strong>tersounds ONGOING SATURDAYS Landmark Vineyards’ Concert Series Kenwood, 1-4pm, free, www.landmarkwine.com, 707-833-0226 ONGOING Carneros Bistro & <strong>Wine</strong> Bar Introduces Thematic <strong>Wine</strong> Program honoring great local wine makers. Plus, each thursday, 6:30-8pm celebrity winetenders. the lodge at Sonoma, rSVP, www.thelodgeatsonoma.com, 707-931-2042 ONGOING SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS <strong>Wine</strong> & Food Sampling at Hop Kiln russian river Valley, Visit the historic t<strong>as</strong>ting room to enjoy delicious wine & sample over 80 food items in their gourmet marketplace, 10am-5pm 707-433-6491, www.hopkilnwinery.com ONGOING Vineyard Walk & Photography Workshop at B.R. Cohn <strong>Wine</strong>ry glen ellen, 10am-1pm, $45, $35/members 707-931-7924x123, www.brcohn.com ONGOING Exclusive <strong>Wine</strong> & Cheese T<strong>as</strong>ting at B.R. Cohn <strong>Wine</strong>ry glen ellen, 11am & 3pm, $25, $20/members 707-931-7924x123, www.brcohn.com ONGOING Terroir & History Tour at Chateau St. Jean Kenwood, A visit to chateau St. Jean lifts all of your senses. complimentary, 11am-2pm, 707-833-4134, www.chateaustjean.com ONGOING Food and <strong>Wine</strong> Pairing at the Mayo Reserve Room 9200 Sonoma hwy, Kenwood, Daily, 10:30am-6pm, 7 course food/wine t<strong>as</strong>ting $35, reservations recommended,707-833-5504, www.mayofamilywinery.com ONGOING <strong>Wine</strong> Experiences at Chateau St. Jean Kenwood, ten person minimum, 2 hours, $50, by appointment 707-833-4134x5258, www.chateaustjean.com • cinq cépages Blending Seminar, eight person minimum, 2 hours, $75 • cinq cépages component t<strong>as</strong>ting, eight person minimum, 1.5 hours, $25 • Private ViP <strong>Wine</strong> t<strong>as</strong>ting, 10:30am, 1 & 3pm, $25, 1 hour • Box lunch Prgram with tour ONGOING Tours, T<strong>as</strong>tings & Seminars at St. Francis <strong>Wine</strong>ry Santa rosa, ten person minimum, call for more information & reservations 888-675-<strong>Wine</strong>(9463)x255, www.stfranciswinery.com • <strong>Wine</strong>ry tour & t<strong>as</strong>ting, 1.5 hours, $25 • Vineyards tour & t<strong>as</strong>ting, 1 hour, $20 • Blending Seminar, 1.5 hour, $65 ONGOING Guided <strong>Wine</strong>ry Tours at Gloria Ferrer Sonoma, 11am, 1 & 3pm, $10, 707-996-7256, www.gloriaferrer.com ONGOING SUNDAYS Domaine Carneros Sparkling Brunch at the Fairmont Mission Inn & Spa Sonoma, 9am-1pm, 707-938-9000, www.fairmont.com.sonoma ONGOING <strong>Wine</strong> & Food Pairing at Kendall-Jackson fulton, Special reserve food & wine t<strong>as</strong>ting, 10am-4pm, $25 707-571-7500, www.kj.com ONGOING WEEKENDS <strong>Wine</strong> & Chocolate Pairings at Fritz <strong>Wine</strong>ry cloverdale, 10:30am-4:30pm, $5 t<strong>as</strong>ting fee covers the pairing 707-894-3389, www.fritzwinery.com LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH 50 Mile AV Vintner's Dining glen ellen, Barrel t<strong>as</strong>ting & old Vine Pinot noir & Syrahs from Ashton Vineyard. foods sourced locally. 4-7PM, rSVP, 707-935-3456, <strong>as</strong>htonwines.com ONGOING THURSDAY-SATURDAY Michel-Schlumberger <strong>Wine</strong>ry Green Tour healdsburg, 10:30am, $25, 800-447-3060, www.michelschlumberger.com ONGOING MONDAY-SATURDAY Robert Young Estate <strong>Wine</strong>ry Vineyard Tours & T<strong>as</strong>ting in a Remodeled Grape Gondola geyserville, 11:30am, $10, box lunch provided for $20 707-431-4811, www.ryew.com ONGOING FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS ‘Come Crush With Us’ at Icaria Creek <strong>Wine</strong>ry <strong>Wine</strong>maker Jeff Smith leads a t<strong>as</strong>ting of bottled & barreled wines rSVP, 707-486-9623, www.icariawinery.com EVERY WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY Santa Rosa Original Farmers’ Market Santa rosa Veteran’s Building parking lot, 8:30am-noon, 707-522-8629 EVERY FRIDAY MORNING Sonoma Valley Farmers’ Market Depot Park, Sonoma, 9am-noon, 707-538-7023 ONGOING THURSDAYS Thirsty Thursdays at Anaba Sonoma, enjoy complimentary cheese & crackers to pair with your wine t<strong>as</strong>ting. 4-5:30pm, 707-996-4188, www.anabawines.com EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY The Art of <strong>Wine</strong>making Workshop Petroni Vineyards, Sonoma, 10:30am-12pm 707-935-8311, www.petronivineyards.com ONGOING Cooking Cl<strong>as</strong>ses at Ramekins Culinary School 450 West Spain St, Sonoma, check website for schedule. 707-933-0450, www.ramekins.com ONGOING SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS THROUGH MARCH Learn More About <strong>Wine</strong>! at Chateau St. Jean Kenwood, 11am, rSVP, $25, limited seating www.chateaustjean.com, 707-833-4134x5258 ONGOING THROUGH MARCH 13 ArtQuest Sonoma county Museum, Santa rosa www.sonomacountymuseum.org, 707-579-1500 ONGOING THROUGH MARCH 15 Girlfriends Getaway Special at Ledson Hotel Sonoma, www.ledsonhotel.com, 707-996-9779 ONGOING THROUGH MARCH 28 Spirit – Exhibit of Abstracts Quercia gallery, Duncans Mills, www.Quercia-gallery.com, 707-865-0243 ONGOING THROUGH MARCH Girls Getaway Month in Sonoma tons of exciting activities for women throughout the month! www.sonomavalley.com/girlfriends MARCH 11-13 3rd Annual Barrel T<strong>as</strong>ting Along the <strong>Wine</strong> Road russian river <strong>Wine</strong> road – over 100 participating wineries in northern Sonoma county, $20/adv, $30, $5/drivers, www.wineroad.com, 800-723-6336 MARCH 12 Cuvée Club Lobster Feed at Gloria Ferrer Sonoma, 6:30pm, $85/members, rSVP, www.gloriaferrer.com, 707-933-1999 MARCH 12 Luck ‘O the Irish Food & <strong>Wine</strong> Pairing at Meadowcroft <strong>Wine</strong>s cornerstone Sonoma, Sonoma, Seatings at noon, 2pm & 4pm www.meadowcroftwines.com, 707-934-4090, $18, rSVP MARCH 12 2nd Annual P<strong>as</strong>ta Party Sbragia family Vineyards, geyserville, 4-7pm www.sbragia.com, 707-473-2992, rSVP MARCH 12 Home Cheesemaking Cl<strong>as</strong>s with Sheana Davis of The Epicurean Connection Sonoma Valley inn, Sonoma, 1-3pm, $45 sheana@vom.com, 707-935-7690, rSVP MARCH 12 Annual Seafood Dinner – Healdsburg Reserve Firefighter’s Association healdsburg fire Department, healdsburg, 6-8pm, 707-431-3360 MARCH 12 Handley Cellars <strong>Wine</strong>maker Dinner Sea ranch lodge, the Sea ranch, 5:30pm, 800-732-7262 MARCH 12 Dinner in the <strong>Wine</strong> Caves – A CYRUS Celebration Alexander Valley Vineyards, healdsburg, 6-10pm www.avvwine.com, 707-433-7209, $100 MARCH 12 St. Patrick’s Day Celebration larson family <strong>Wine</strong>ry, Sonoma, 11am-4pm www.larsonfamilywinery.com, 800-938-9463x20 14 Follow us on Twitter @<strong>Wine</strong><strong>Country</strong>TW
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | CALENDAR OF EVENTS MARCH 12 Sonoma County Bluegr<strong>as</strong>s & Folk Festival Seb<strong>as</strong>topol community church, Seb<strong>as</strong>topol, www.socofoso.org, 707-829-8012 MARCH 18 Dinner with the <strong>Wine</strong>maker Series: Marimar Estate inn at the tides, Bodega Bay – Join Proprietor, Marimar torres & Brand Amb<strong>as</strong>sador, cristina torres, $89, www.innatthetides.com, 800-541-7788 MARCH 18 Russian River Chamber Music healdsburg community church, healdsburg, 7:30pm www.russianrivermusic.org, 707-524-8700, free MARCH 18-19 6th Annual Pigs & Pinot Benefit hotel healdsburg, healdsburg, www.pigsandpinot.com MARCH 18-20 The Vagina Monologues Sonoma State University, rohnert Park, 707-664-2382 MARCH 19 An Evening in the Emerald Isle at Cline Cellars Sonoma, heroes with a heart fundraiser, 5-10pm, $150, rSVP www.clinecellars.com, 707-939-3760 MARCH 19 5th Annual Redwood Empire Community Choral Festival Santa rosa Bible church, Santa rosa, 7:30pm, free www.santaros<strong>as</strong>ymphonicchorus.com MARCH 19-20 21st Annual Savor Sonoma Valley heart of Sonoma Valley Association – Visit over 20 participating wineries in Sonoma Valley! 11am-4pm, $55, $20/designated driver www.heartofsonomavalley.com MARCH 20 Harts Desire <strong>Wine</strong>maker Dinner Village inn & restaurant, Monte rio, 6pm, $48, 707-865-0565 MARCH 21 Vintage Film Series #2: Wuthering Heights Seb<strong>as</strong>tiani theatre, Sonoma, 7-9pm, $8 www.seb<strong>as</strong>tianitheatre.com, 707-996-9756 MARCH 24 <strong>Wine</strong>maker Dinner Series: Domaine Carneros Santé restaurant, fairmont Sonoma Mission inn, Sonoma www.fairmont.com/sonoma, 707-938-9000 MARCH 25-28 5th Annual California’s Artisan Cheese Festival Sheraton Sonoma county, Petaluma, www.artisancheesefestival.com LAKE/MENDOCINO EVERY SECOND SATURDAY Food & <strong>Wine</strong> Pairings Mcnab ridge t<strong>as</strong>ting room, hopland, 707-744-1986, www.mcnabridge.com ONGOING Skunk Train 866-457-5865, fort Bragg, www.skunktrain.com ONGOING FRIDAYS Tuscan Village Music Art Series terrill cellars, lower lake, 6-9pm, www.terrillcellars.com, 707-994-3354 MARCH 10, 17, 24, 31 Meet the <strong>Wine</strong>maker Series Blue Wing Saloon, Upper lake, 5:30-8:30pm www.bluewingsaloon.com, 707-275-2233 MARCH 12 Windows to the Universe taylor observatory, Kelseyville, 8-11pm, $3 www.taylorobservatory.org, 707-262-4121 MARCH 12 Irish Fe<strong>as</strong>t Moore family <strong>Wine</strong>ry, Kelseyville, 6-9pm, $40 www.moorefamilywinery.com, 707-279-9279 Look for us on Facebook and become a Fan! 15
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