CALENDAR OF EVENTS | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEKNAPA VALLEYONGOINGJoseph Phelps Vineyards:T<strong>as</strong>tings & SeminarsAn opportunity to participate in a wide range of excellent seminars. 1 ½ hours11am daily; 2:30pm, Monday-Friday & 2pm, Saturday & Sunday. $40free for wine club members, RSVP 707-967-3720, details www.jpvwines.com· Insignia Blending · Le Nez· T<strong>as</strong>ting Terroir · <strong>Wine</strong> Appreciation· Cool California (Freestone Chardonnay & Pinot Noir)· Barrel seminars (Napa Valley Cab)ONGOING WEEKENDS EXCEPT 4TH WEEKEND<strong>Wine</strong> Component T<strong>as</strong>ting Seminarat Merryvale VineyardsSt. Helena, 10:30am-12:30pm, $20, free/club members707-963-7777, www.merryvale.comEVERY 4TH WEEKEND<strong>Wine</strong> & Food Pairing Seminarat Merryvale Vineyards10:30am-12:30pm, $20, free/club members, St. Helena707-963-7777, www.merryvale.comONGOINGNapa Valley <strong>Wine</strong> TrainNapa, 800-427-4124, www.winetrain.com• Apr 23: Vintners Lunch, Gargiulo Vineyards• Apr 30: Vintners Lunch, Hill Family Estate• Apr 30: Moonlight Escape• May 7, 21: Murder Mystery• May 8, 16: Family Date NightONGOINGNapa Valley Opera House1030 Main Street, Napa, 707-226-7372, www.nvoh.org• Apr 23: Screening of Every Little Step• Apr 25: Pat Matheny: The Orchestrion Tour• Apr 29-May 1: The Love List by Norm FosterONGOINGLive at the Lincoln TheaterYountville, 707-944-1300, www.lincolntheater.com• May 1: Ballet Folklorico “Quetzalli” de Veracruz• May 2: Twentieth Century Review• May 6-9: A Chorus Line• May 7: Mac HomerONGOING<strong>Wine</strong> T<strong>as</strong>ting at Back Room <strong>Wine</strong>sNapa, 5-9pm, 707-226-1378, www.backroomwines.com• Apr 22: Old World – New World Comparison T<strong>as</strong>ting• Apr 23: A T<strong>as</strong>te Tour of Italy• Apr 30: T<strong>as</strong>te All Five Bordeaux GrapesONGOINGdi Rosa Preserve Art & NatureNapa, 707-226-5991, www.dirosapreserve.org• Ongoing through June 12: MFA Selections, Salute to Bay Area Emerging Artists• Apr 29: MFA Selections Artists Panel Discussion• May 1, 8: New Spring Nature Hikes on Milliken PeakONGOING FRIDAYSFriday Night Pulse T<strong>as</strong>tingsACME Fine <strong>Wine</strong>s, St.Helena, 5-7pm, www.acmefinewines.com, 888-963-0440• Apr 23: Elean & Julian Fayard pouring Azur Rose & SB• Apr 30: Bill Deem pouring Bucella• May 7: Duncan Arnot Meyers & Nathan Lee Roberts pouring Arnot RobertsONGOINGFriday Night <strong>Wine</strong>maker EventsNapa, JV <strong>Wine</strong> & Spirits, 5-7pm, $2, 707-253-2624, www.jvwine.com• Apr 23: April in ParisONGOINGBuon Amici Members & GuestsBenessere Vineyards, St. Helena,10am-4:30pm707-963-5853, www.benesserevineyards.com• Members Only New Rele<strong>as</strong>e T<strong>as</strong>tings• Barrel T<strong>as</strong>tings by appointment• Vertical T<strong>as</strong>tings by appointment• <strong>Wine</strong> & Cheese Pairing by appointmentONGOINGJefferson House Reserve Room T<strong>as</strong>tingat Monticello VineyardsNapa, Reserve <strong>Wine</strong> Seminar, Corley Family Napa Valley $25RSVP 707-253-2802 x18, www.CorleyFamilyNapaValley.comONGOING FRIDAYS-MONDAYSCooking Demonstrations at The DeBaun TheatreSt. Helena, Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, $12.50707-967-2320, wsgr@culinary.edu, www.ciachef.eduONGOINGVisitor Programs at Robert Mondavi <strong>Wine</strong>ryFor details, 888-RMONDAVI x2, www.robertmondavi.com• The Signature Tour & T<strong>as</strong>ting• The <strong>Wine</strong> T<strong>as</strong>ting B<strong>as</strong>ics• The Exclusive Cellar T<strong>as</strong>ting• T<strong>as</strong>ting Beyond the B<strong>as</strong>ics• The “Harvest of Joy” Tour & LunchONGOINGReserve Tour & T<strong>as</strong>tingat Sterling VineyardsCalistoga, 11am, Private t<strong>as</strong>ting in the Reserve Room after the tour, $45800-726-6136, www.sterlingvineyards.comONGOINGVIP T<strong>as</strong>ting & Artisan Barrel Factory TourBour<strong>as</strong>sa Vineyards, Napa, Mon-Fri by appointment, $15 mid-week specialMention this listing, 800-499-2366, www.bour<strong>as</strong>savineyards.comONGOINGTours & T<strong>as</strong>ting at ZD <strong>Wine</strong>sRutherford, RSVP 800-487-7757, www.zdwines.com• Traditional T<strong>as</strong>ting, $10, daily 10am-4pm• Premier T<strong>as</strong>ting, $15, daily 10am-4pm• Private Group T<strong>as</strong>ting, $20, by appt• Cellar Tour & T<strong>as</strong>ting, $25, 1pm weekends & holidays, M-F by appt• Vineyard View T<strong>as</strong>ting, $40, Sat-Sun 11am, M-F by appt• Abacus T<strong>as</strong>ting, $600 for 4-6 people, by appt• <strong>Wine</strong> Train, $180ONGOINGT<strong>as</strong>tings at the Popcorn Bar at Flora Springs <strong>Wine</strong>rySt. Helena,10am-5pm, 707-967-8032, www.flor<strong>as</strong>prings.com• It’s All About You T<strong>as</strong>ting, $15 • Everybody’s Talking T<strong>as</strong>ting, $25ONGOING THURSDAY - SATURDAYTempt<strong>as</strong>tings in the Temptation Caveat Flora Springs <strong>Wine</strong>rySt. Helena,11am & 2pm, $25, $15/memberRSVP 707-967-8032, www.flor<strong>as</strong>prings.comONGOINGT<strong>as</strong>tings at Silverado VineyardsNapa, 707-259-6611, 800-997-1770x611, www.silveradovineyards.com• Saddleblock Vineyard T<strong>as</strong>ting, $75• Library T<strong>as</strong>ting, $75• Daily T<strong>as</strong>ting Room Flights, Estate/$10, Premier/$20• Public Tours & T<strong>as</strong>ting, 10:30am & 2:30pm, $15• Private Tour and or T<strong>as</strong>ting, 15-25 guests, $20/tour, $25/tour & t<strong>as</strong>tingONGOINGVineyard & <strong>Wine</strong>ry Toursat Raymond VineyardsSt. Helena, 11am (by appt), $15, Group tours available (by appt)800-525-2659x620, www.raymondvineyards.comONGOING<strong>Wine</strong> T<strong>as</strong>ting Experiencesat Benessere VineyardsSt. Helena, 707-963-5853x105, www.benesserevineyards.com, by appt• Personalized <strong>Wine</strong> Flights, daily, $10• Vineyards Walking Tour & T<strong>as</strong>ting, M-W, 10:30am, $15• Fudge Pairing Experience, Sun, 10:30am, $15• Barrel T<strong>as</strong>ting, RSVP, Tues, Sat-Sun, 11am, $20• Barrel T<strong>as</strong>ting & Current Rele<strong>as</strong>e, Tues, Sat-Sun, 11am, $25• Barrel T<strong>as</strong>ting & Vertical, Tues, Sat-Sun, 11am, $25• Group T<strong>as</strong>ting, Sat-Sun, 1:30pm, $15ONGOINGTours & T<strong>as</strong>tings at Andretti <strong>Wine</strong>ryNapa , 877-386-5070x222, www.andrettiwinery.com• Individual T<strong>as</strong>tings, $12• Private <strong>Wine</strong>ry Tour & T<strong>as</strong>ting, $15/tour, $20/tour & t<strong>as</strong>ting• Food & <strong>Wine</strong> Pairing• Vineyard Tour• Blending Cl<strong>as</strong>s• <strong>Wine</strong> Sensory SeminarONGOING<strong>Wine</strong> T<strong>as</strong>ting OptionsBell <strong>Wine</strong> Cellars, Yountville, 10:30am-4pm, 707-944-1673, www.bellwine.com• Current Rele<strong>as</strong>e T<strong>as</strong>ting, $15• Reserve T<strong>as</strong>ting with cheese pairing, $25• Clonal T<strong>as</strong>ting with cheese pairing, $75• Blending Seminar, $75, 4-10 people• Clone 6 Library T<strong>as</strong>ting, $250• Sonnette Library T<strong>as</strong>ting, $75• Grape to Gl<strong>as</strong>s Tour, $45, weekends, spring-fallONGOINGT<strong>as</strong>ting at Grgich Hills EstateRutherford, 9:30am-4:30pm, Tours at 11am & 2pm, $10<strong>Wine</strong> library t<strong>as</strong>ting/$30, Barrel t<strong>as</strong>ting on most Fridays 2-4pm707-963-2784, www.grgich.comTHIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTHBacchus That R<strong>as</strong>calClos Peg<strong>as</strong>e, Calistoga, free, 2pm, Multi-media presentation “History of <strong>Wine</strong>“707-942-4981, www.clospeg<strong>as</strong>e.com12 www.<strong>Wine</strong><strong>Country</strong><strong>This</strong><strong>Week</strong>.com
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | CALENDAR OF EVENTSONGOINGT<strong>as</strong>tings & Tours at Artesa <strong>Wine</strong>ryNapa, RSVP, 877-224-8309, www.artesawinery.com• Vino con Queso, <strong>Wine</strong> & Cheese Experience, $40• Daily Guided Tours • Vines & <strong>Wine</strong>s, A Vineyard Tour, $40ONGOINGTours & T<strong>as</strong>ting at Black Stallion <strong>Wine</strong>ryNapa, 10am-5pm, 707-253-1400, www.blackstallionwinery.com• Regular t<strong>as</strong>ting, $10• Reserve t<strong>as</strong>ting, $35, Sat-SunArtisan cheese additional $7.50/personONGOINGEducational Tours & <strong>Wine</strong> T<strong>as</strong>tingat C<strong>as</strong>tello di AmorosaCalistoga, 707-967-6272, RSVP, www.c<strong>as</strong>tellodiamorosa.com• Regular tour & t<strong>as</strong>ting, $25-$40 • Reserve tour & t<strong>as</strong>ting, $35-$50• T<strong>as</strong>ting only, $10-$25 • Young adult tours, $15-$20• Napa Valley Neighbor Program • Private VIP toursEVERY SATURDAYZD <strong>Wine</strong>s: <strong>Wine</strong> & Cheese SeminarRutherford, Includes visit to <strong>Wine</strong> Library & Cellar, 11am, $40800-487-7757 x107, 707-963-5188, www.zdwines.comEVERY SUNDAYSensory Component T<strong>as</strong>ting at ZD <strong>Wine</strong>sRutherford, 11am by appointment only, $20707-963-5188, www.zdwines.comEVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY<strong>Wine</strong> & Artisanal Cheese Pairingsat Havens <strong>Wine</strong> CellarsNapa, 10am-4:30pm, 707-261-2000, www.havenswine.comEVERY SATURDAYChocolate & Red <strong>Wine</strong> Saturdaysat Bennett Lane <strong>Wine</strong>ryCalistoga, 10am-5pm, www.bennettlane.com, 707-942-6684ONGOING SATURDAYSNapa Riverwalk with Historian George Webber2 hour tour with tales & lore of old town Napa, 10am, $20, 707-251-8500APRIL 20Earth Day CelebrationThe Room, Flora Springs, St. Helena, www.flor<strong>as</strong>prings.com, 707-963-5711APRIL 241995 & 1996 Calistoga Cuvee T<strong>as</strong>tingChateau Montelena <strong>Wine</strong>ry, Calistoga, 9:30am-4pm, $20www.montelena.com, 707-942-5105APRIL 24Annual Vineyard to Vintner:On the Trail for World Cl<strong>as</strong>s CabernetThe Stags Leap District <strong>Wine</strong>growers, various events & locationswww.stagsleapdistrict.comAPRIL 24Kitchens in the Vineyards 13th Annual TourVisit 5 homes in Napa Valley, $65www.musicinthevineyards.com, 707-258-5559APRIL 25T<strong>as</strong>te of Tuscany at Andretti <strong>Wine</strong>ryNapa, 2-4pm, $60/person, $100/couple, $125/family of 6www.andrettiwinery.com, 707-255-0966x10APRIL 27Spring Selection Pick-Up Partyat Artesa <strong>Wine</strong>ryNapa, 6-7:30pm, <strong>Wine</strong> club member eventwww.artesawinery.com, 877-224-8309APRIL 29, MAY 1Plant a Culinary Garden Cl<strong>as</strong>s, Planting ContinuedBardessono Napa Valley, Yountville, 9:30am, $45www.bardessono.com, 707-204-6050APRIL 30 – MAY 23rd Annual Women for <strong>Wine</strong>Sense Grand EventVarious locations in Napa Valley, www.wwsgrandevent.orgMAY 1Annual Spring <strong>Wine</strong>maker Dinnerin the C<strong>as</strong>k RoomMerryvale Vineyards, St. Helena, www.merryvale.com, 707-963-2225www.<strong>Wine</strong><strong>Country</strong><strong>This</strong><strong>Week</strong>.com13