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Elegant Dinner. Fine Wine. Divine Location.Enjoy an elegant dinner and your ownpersonal winemaker, all in the beautifulShadowbrook Restaurant at the 17th annualUltimate Winemakers Dinner on Tuesday,February 22. This is a rare opportunity totaste the fabulous wines of up to 25 SantaCruz Mountains Winegrowers, and then beescorted to an intimate dinner. You willenjoy the outstanding ambiance, cuisine andservice of the Shadowbrook Restaurant,which is closed to the general public andopen exclusively for the guests of the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers.Arrive one half hour before your seating time to enjoy wine tastingand a silent auction in the restaurant’s stunning Rock Room Lounge.In the dining room, you will be joined by one of the local vintnersWINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | MONTEREY/CENTRAL COASTWinemaker Dinners at Shadowbrook RestaurantRain Forest Weekends atRoaring Camp RailroadLearn about California’s own rain forest … its forests of coastalredwoods. Roaring Camp is offering weekend excursions of the RainForest by rail January 1 to March 27.Located in the Santa Cruz Mountains just a few miles from theocean, the forest flourishes in moderate temperatures and a year-roundwater supply provided by frequent Pacific systems and dense fog.Roaring Camp CEO Georgiana Clark says, “In winter, California’srain forest is most dramatic. Storms whip branches; foliage glistens; andthe air is filled with the aroma of California bay laurel and tanbark oak.”As guests ride at branch level through a virgin forest by steam train,fascinating information about the California coastal redwoods andforest eco-system is revealed.Trains operate Saturdays and Sundays at 12:30 pm through March27th. Tickets are $24 adult, $17 child (2-12 years). Parking is $8.Roaring Camp is in Felton, six miles north of Santa Cruz. For informationand tickets, call (831) 335-4484 or visit the website atwww.roaringcamp.com.who will share their wines withdinner. The chef of ShadowbrookRestaurant will design a special fivecourse menu to accompany thewines selected for the evening.This dinner always sells out farin advance. Tickets are $105 perperson (for gourmet meal, wine, taxand gratuity) Reservations arerequired. Sorry, the fee is notrefundable after February 15, 2011.If you should need to cancel afterthat date, please ask a friend to take your place. For questions andreservations regarding the Ultimate Winemakers Dinner, call (831)685-VINE (8463) or visit the website at www.scmwa.com.Look for us on Facebook and become a Fan!61