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Charity
wine auctions are a great source for rare and unusual bottlings. While
prices can get quite steep at the big name live auctions (although you
shouldn't forget the tax breaks, nor the karmic returns on your philanthropic
self indulgences.. ), it is often well worth checking out the attendant
silent auctions for more affordable gems. April
1st to 3rd:
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noted otherwise all events are in the Napa Valley. May 8-- Nimbash, for Nimbus Arts, "a kids art camp for adults!", wine, food & art, 5:30pm, $100/$250, St. Helena Outlets, 3111 St. Helena Hwy, 707-963-5278 May 9-19th-- Grgich Mediterranean Cruise, including visit to Mike Grgich's Croatian winery. May 16-- Brother Timothy Memorial Dinner, for Lasallian Education Fund, $500+, CIA, St Helena, 415-332-3471 May 11/13-- California Wine Fair, Halifax/St John's, Canada May 18-20-- London International Wine Fair, Free (Trade Only), ExCeL, London, England, 44 (0) 20 7973 6401 June 3-6-- Auction Napa Valley |
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ongoing Photography Exhibition: Paris Icons, Free, Mumm, 8445 Silverado Trail, Rutherford: (707) 967.7740 All Month-- Mustard Festival Photo Exhibit Rubicon Estate, Rutherford Every Friday-- Wine & Cheese Pairing. Wineries of the Napa Valley 1285 Napa Town Center, Napa $10. 10-6 (707) 253.9450 Every Saturday-- Ceja Salsa Saturday: Classes 7:30-8:30pm, Dance Party to 10pm, Ceja Vineyards Wine Tasting Salon and Lounge, 1248 First St. Napa, 707-226-6445 St Helena Library Every Wednesday-- a film, book reading/discussion, lecture, tasting etc etc, 707-963-5244 First Wednesday: Independent/Foreign film:; second Weds-- Elsie's book club- open to all; Every Monday-- 7pm Free Film: classics/favorites/oldies following a theme. St Supery Art Show: Don Scott MacDonald (til June) every day. Sundays-- 11am Detailed Behind the Scenes Tour $30, , 8440 St. Helena Hw, Rutherford (707)963.4507 Napa Valley Museum April 2nd-- Suiseki Exhibition, April 10th--Ribbon Cutting on new History Gallery 2-4pm; Alfredo Tofanelli Plein Aire show until April 18; April 30th--Freeland Tanner sculptures & Napa Quilters Guild, Reception 5:30-7:30pm, show until July 5th, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville, (707) 944.0500x.101 Cakebread Vintner Dinners: April 12th-- L20, Chicago, IL, $225; 13th--16 Restauarnt, Chicago, IL; 14th-- Hunter Museum of Art, Chatanooga, TN, $150; 15th-- Ritz Carlton, New Orleans, LA; April 23 & 24-- Go Hog Wild! Cooking Class with Oxbow's Fatted Calf, Rutherford & Napa, $300; 24th-- Hog Island Oyster, Tomales Bay, CA, $135; 28th-- Claremont, Berkeley, CA, $130; Cakebread Cellars, 8300 St.Helena Hwy, Rutherford, 800.588.0298 Grgich Cellars Vintner Dinners, Tastings & Events: 3rd--La Quinta, CA; 8th-- Wine Vault, Palm Desert, CA; 9th-- Beano's Cabin, Beaver Creek, CO; 12th-- Mistral, Sherman Oaks, Ca; 12th-- Blue Star, Colorado Springs, CO; 17th-- San Diego Zoo, CA; 23rd-- Inn at the Tides, Bodega Bay, CA; 24th-- Lavada, Palo Alto, CA; 29th-- Boathouse, Traverse City, MI. Grgich Hills Estate, 1829 St Helena Highway, Rutherford, 800-532-3057 Cameo Cinema--10th & 18th-- As You Like It from London's Globe Theatre, 11am Wine Train Vintner Lunches-- 9th-- Monticello; 16th-- Waterstone; 16th-- Wine Education Dinner; 23rd-- Gargiulo; 30th-- Hill Family Franciscan -- April 3rd-- Funkalicious Cheeses: funk & stinky cheeses, 5-7pm; $20; April 10-- Leafy Situation, wine education with prizes, 5-7pm, $15; April 17th-- "What’s That Wine?" Blind tasting competition, 5-7pm, $15; April 24th-- Mt Veeder Party 1-4pm, $50; 707-967-3803, 1178 Galleron Road, St Helena Most Tuesdays-- A/K/A Tasty Tuesdays: Meet the winemaker, taste a flight: 13th-- Phelps; 20th-- Corison; 27th-- Terraces; 6:30-8pm, a/k/a Bistro, 1320 Main St, St. Helena. 707-967-8111 April 1-30--April Fools Bicycle Challenge Calistoga vs St Helena sponsored bike ride, open to all- even stationary bike riders, for St. Helena Family Center or Calistoga Family Center 707-963-1919 March 31-- Auction Napa Valley tickets are on sale April 1 -- Back Room Blind Bottle Night,. First & Main Streets, Napa. $15. 5-8pm (707) 226.1378. April 1-2 -- Boston Wine Festival 1st--Stony Hill Dinner, $145, 2nd--Closing Event, $100 April 2-3 -- Failla Vintner weekend, Palmetto Bluff, SC, 707.942.5938 April 2-- Girard Humpty Dumpty Weekend, free goodie filled eggs with purchase,10-7:30pm, 6795 Washington St, Yountville, 707.968.9297x18 April 3-- BV Wine & Cheese, $30, 1:30-3pm, BV, Rutherford, 800.373.5896 April 3-- Art for Haiti Auction & Reception, organized by St Helena High School senior Shannon Nolan, 4-6pm, at least 18 artists, all proceeds go to Red Cross for Haiti, Grace Episcopal Church, 1314 Spring St, St Helena, 707-963-1375 April 4-11-- Cuvaison Club Cruise, Lisbon to Barcelona with winery president Jay Schuppert on board sailing ship Wind Surf, $2,381, 800-466-2784 April 6-- NV LGBTQ Pride Kick-off Meeting, 6–7pm, Stonehedge Winery, 1004 Clinton St, Napa April 6-- Howell at the Moon Tasting, 6-8pm, Oola's, 860 Folsom St, San Francisco (415) 995-2061 April 7/8/9/14/16/19/20-- California Wine Fair, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Ottawa, Canada April 7-10-- Taste of Vail. Many events and locations all over Vail, CO April 7-10-- Crush Wine Festival, Tastings, dinners & auction for Tucson Museum of Art, $75/200, 520-624-2333 ext.111 April 8-- Wine Enthusuast Toast of Atlanta 5-10pm Taste over 500 wines and spirits silent auction for Georgia Aquarium: .$175/$95, Georgia Aquarium, 225 Baker Street, Atlanta, GA 800.847.5949 April 8-- Trefethen Vintner Dinner, Naples Ristorante, 5620 E. 2nd St, Long Beach, CA, 6:30pm, $85 April 8-- Drink Local Support Local, networking evening- 2nd Thurs of every month , $15, 5:30-7:30pm, Flora Springs, 677 S. St. Helena Hwy, (707) 967-8032 April 8-11-- Pebble Beach Food & Wine, from $100 to $4,750+, Dinners, Tastings, Cooking Demonstrations, (800) 907-3663, Pebble Beach, Carmel, CA April 9-- Bill Nunes Memorial Crusher Classic Golf, for Vintage High School athletic programs, lunch, awards, dinner & auction, 12pm, Silverado Resort, (707) 363.0420 April 9 -- Pinot Party: Pinot Gris/Blanc/Noir & Pinotage, $15, 5-8pm, Back Room Wines, First/Main St, Napa (707)226.1378 April 10-- Dallas Wine Auction, for American Heart Association, Hilton Anatole, Dallas, TX April 10 -- Get Growing: Gardening for Everyone, UC Master Gardeners, Vintage High School, Napa, $10 inc lunch, 8:30-4:30pm (707) 253.4147 April 10-- Firefighter's Ball "Boogie Wonderland", Meritage Resort, for Boys & Girls Clubs, dancing, casino, auction, raffle, $75, 707.738.2875, 5:30-12am. April 10-- Wine Country Cooking & Hagafen Wine Pairing Dinner, Cedar Gables Inn, 486 Coombs Street, Napa, $125 (707) 224.7969 April 10--UNLVino Grand Tasting, Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino,12-5:30pm. Las Vegas, NV April 10 -- Clos Pegase Spring of the Muses, Futures Preview Tasting. 1060 Dunaweal Lane, Calistoga, $20, 1-4pm (707)942.4981. April 10 -- Napa County Historical Society Open House at Henry Haus Blacksmith's Forge, Pope Valley (a Once per Year exerience- there is a shot of the interior in the Bearshead Napa Valley DVD's tour, but if you must know I took it through a gap in the door!) April 10-- SF Vintners Market Tasting, 12-5pm, $15-50, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA, 415-713-5331 April 10-- Casa Nuestra's 30th Vintage Vintner Dinner, 6:30-10pm, Silverado Brewing Co, N. St. Helena Hwy, St Helena, 866-844-9463, $99 April 10-- Wildflower Show & California Native Plant Sale, 10-4pm, Skyline Wilderness Park, 2201 Imola Ave, Napa, 707-253-2665 April 11-- The Last Twenty Years: Asher Raboy retrospective, Napa Valley Symphony, $29-$59, 3pm, Lincoln Theater, Yountville, (707) 226.8742 April 11-- Napa Valley Dirt Classic, 22-mile mountain bike race, 10:15am, (registration: 8am) for PUC recreational projects, raffle, . La Jota Drive off Howell Mtn Rd, Angwin. 707-965-6346 April 12--Truchard Vintner Dinner, 7pm, Steinhilber's, 653 Thalia Rd, Virginia Beach, VA, 757-340-1156, $69.95 April 13-18-- Scottsdale Culinary Festival Various locations and prices around the city all week. April 14-- Cheers! St Helena, last chance to get your season pass at the early bird rate- save $50. April 15-18-- Texas Hill Country Food & Wine Festival, Austin, TX April 16-- Meals from the Masters auction for Delaware Meals on Wheels, ME April 16--Truchard Tasting, 5-8pm, Bin 66, 301 Rohoboth Ave, Rohoboth Beach, DE, 302-227-6966 April 16-19-- Bern's Wine Festival, Tampa, FL April 16-18, 23-25-- I
Am My Own Wife, 8pm, Sundays 2pm, Mira Theatre Guild, Bay Terrace
Theater, 51 Daniels Ave, April 16-- Silver Oak Vintner Dinner, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, 3925 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV, (702) 796-0063 April 17-- V.Sattui Tax Relief Party new release & barrel tastings, Food & Music, 6:30 til 9:30 p.m. V. Sattui Winery, 1111 White Lane, St. Helena $79: (707) 963.7774 April 17-- Heitz Vintner Dinner, Ruth's, Santa Barbara, CA, 805-563-5674 April 17-- Pope Valley Vintners Tasting, live music, Bocce, for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Pope Valley Winery, 6613 Pope Valley Rd, Pope Valley, $20, 11-5pm (707) 965.1246 April 17 -- Burgess Library Tasting, , $15, 10-3pm, 1108 Deer Park Rd, St. Helena (800) 752.9463 April 17--Painting Workshop & Lunch with Nancy Willis, 9-2pm, Robert Mondavi, 7801 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville, 707-968-2054, $200 . April 17-- Judd's Hill Musical Bonanza: barbecue; current release tastings. 2332 Silverado Trail, Napa, $40, 12- 3pm. (707) 255.2332 April 17-- Stag's Leap Wine Cellars demystify aged wines with the winemaker,1-3pm, $110, 5766 Silverado Trail, Napa, 888.270.9463 April 17-18-- April in Carneros food and wine pairings, live entertainment, barrel, reserve, vertical, and library tastings $40 (800) 909.4352 April 17-- Cycle for Sight Fundraiser: Rotary Ride for Enchanted Hills' Blind Camp. 50/25/15 mile sponsored cycle rides, Auction Music, Food & Wine. 7am Registration, Rides start at 8, 8:30 and 9am. Wine Festival 11-3pm. Justin Siena High School.$30/60 April 17-- BV Budbreak day of learning in the vineyards with Lunch, $45, 1960 St. Helena Highway, Rutherford, (800)264-6918 x 5233 April 17-- Beringer Free Spring Concert: Steve Lucky & Rhumba Bums, ,Noon-2pm, (707) 963-8989 x 2222 April 17-- MacArthur's California Barrel Tasting, 12:30-3pm/6:30-9pm, $150, Mandarin Oriental, 1330 Maryland Ave S.W., Washington DC, 866-674-3716 April 18 -- Wildlife Rescue Center's All My Friends Are Wild event: Music, Silent & Live Auction, Silo's, 500 Main St, Napa $50, 4-8pm (707) 256.3609 April 18-- Domaine Chandon OysterFest, food, bubbly & dancing, 1-5pm, 1 California Drive, Yountville, 707-204-7622, Free April 18 -- Afternoon with Mario Andretti, $15, 877-386-5070x225, 11-3pm April 19-- Trefethen Vintner Dinner, Cosmo's Grill, 23663 Calabasas Rd, Calabasas, CA 6:30-9pm, 818.591.2211 April 20-21-- World Whiskies Conference, Radisson Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland April 20--Phelps Vintner Dinner, Balboa Bay Club, Newport, CA, 707-967-3711 April 21 -- Napa County Historical Society Reception in honour of the Boyets, $20, 5:30-7pm, Goodman Library,1219 First St, Napa, 707.224.1739 April 21– 25-- Grand Wine & Food Affair, Dinners, Tastings, Auctions, $200, Sugarland-Houston, TX April 7/14/21/28-- Berkeley Wine Festival, 7th- Clif Lede, 14th- Duckhorn; 21st- Silver Oak; 28th- Calebread, Claremont Resort & Country Club, Berkeley, CA, 510-898-0040 April 22-24-- Charlotte Wine & Food Weekend, for local children's charities, various events & locations, Charlotte, NC, 704.338.9463 April 22-- Wine Enthusuast Toast of San Francisco 5-10pm Taste over 500 wines and spirits silent auction for War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA 800.847.5949 April 22 -- Napa Valley Grapegrowers Seminar "Ahead of the Curve", $150, 7:30-1pm. Solage, Calistoga, 707-944-8311 April 22 -- Old vs New World Tasting, , $15, 5-8pm, Back Room Wines, First/Main St, Napa (707)226.1378 April 22- Napa College Culinary School Open House, Marketplace, Food demos, 5-7pm, Upper Valley Campus, 1088 College Ave., St. Helena, 707-976-2901 April 22-25--Florida Winefest and Auction, Various locations, prices and events, Sarasota, FL, 800 216 6199 April 23-24--Wine & Dine in Paradise for children in need. $2,500 per couple (layaway plan available) walkabout only tickets $250, 4476 Legendary Drive, Destin, FL April 23 & 24-- St. Helena Earth Day Clean Up, meet Lyman Park, 707-963.4456x13 April 23-24 -- Kitchens in the Vineyards, Fri: preview champagne party & Dinner $185 4-10pm, Sat: Home Tour with tastings and authors to benefit Music in the Vineyards. $65, 9:30-4:30pm (707) 258.5559 April 23-30-- Napa Valley 360 Online Auction for Family Service of Napa Valley, Calistoga Family Center, St. Helena Family Center and Cope Family Center. April 24-- Great Chefs of Marin for Lifehouse, Novato, CA April 24-- Sequoia Grove Earth Day, 1-4pm, Rutherford April 24-- Women, Wine and Shoes, Four Seasons Resort, 3900 Wailea Alanui, Maui, HI April 24/30-- Wine Spectator Grand Tour, 7-10pm, 24th--Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas; 30th- Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC April 24--Robert Mondavi Spring Fling, food, wine, dancing & Bocce, 2-5pm, 7801 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville, 707-968-2054,: $55. April 24 -- Calistoga Walking Tour, with Napa County Landmarks, 90 mins, Sharpsteen Museum. $10, 9:30am. 707.255.736 April 24 -- QVMC Foundation Reach for the Stars Fashion Show & Lunch, $80, Meritage Resort. 875 Bordeaux Way, Napa, (707) 251.1882 April 24-- Stags Leap District V2V (Vineyard to Vintner) Open House: 15 wineries(some not usually open to public) plus seminar with Elizabeth Vianna of Chimney Rock Winery, Jon Emmerich of Silverado Vineyards and Elias Fernandez of Shafer, plus an evening dinner at Clos du Val. $285, $135 open house only, $60 seminar only April 24-- Earth Day , Veteran's Park, Napa. Free, entertainment, food, vendors, information, River clean up, tree planting. Sponsored by Environmental Education Coalition of Napa County.10-3pm (707) 253.3372 April 25-- Really Really Free Market (Last Sunday ea. Month) 12pm Veterans Park Main and 3rd Street April 25--Peju
Vintner Dinner, 6:30-9:30pm, Refuel Restaurant, 1944 West 4th Ave,
Vancouver, CN , 604-873-3311 April 25-- Kayak NV river clean up, 9:30-noon, $5, Riverside Launch, Napa, 707-501-8585/258.8140 April 27--Salvestrin Vintner Dinner, $160, Campton Place, San Francisco, CA,. 415-955-5574 April 29-- Kentucky Blue Grass Wine Auction, for Lexington Cancer Foundation, Lexington, KY April 30 -- Hurley's Roaring '20s Hill Family Wine Dinner, costumes encouraged, $100, 6:30pm, 6518 Washington St, Yountville (707) 944.234 April 30-- Heitz Vintner Dinner, 21 Oceanfront, Newport Beach, CA, 949-673-2100 April 30-May 1-- Philbrook Wine Experience, for Philbrook Museum, $2,000-$15,000, 2727 S. Rockford Rd, Tulsa, OK, 918.748.5361
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