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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 5th:
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noted otherwise all events are in the Napa Valley. May 13-17-- Nantucket Wine Festival, MA May 19- 23-- New Orleans Wine & Food Experience, LA May 30-- St. Helena’s Ultimate Blind Date Tasting, $60, Flora Springs, 707-963-6045 June 4-7, 2009-- Auction Napa Valley under the Chairmanship of the Trefethen Family July 17-25-- Festival del Sole September 14-18-- Napa Valley Vintners Taste Napa Valley Trade Tasting: Chicago
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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:1st-- ElDorado; 8th--Ekphrastic Expressions Art & Poetry Reception
6:30pm, 15th-- Elsie's
book club- Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, open to
all; 22nd-- Peter Fletcher Classical Guitar; 29th-- Gary Silva, Napa Valley
Poet Laureate St Supery offer occasional special tastings: every Sunday-- 11am Detailed Behind the Scenes Tour $30, 7th & 28th-Oysters & Hors d'oeuvres Pairing $35, 14th-Artisan cheese pairing $35, 21st-Cooking with wine $35, X- 2pm Blending Seminar inc blend your own Meritage $75, X-2pm Riedel Glass Tasting $125 (you get to keep a set of the glasses, which cost about that much), X- Vineyard Experience $35, St. Supéry, 8440 St. Helena Hw, Rutherford (707)963.4507 Cakebread
Vintner Dinners: April 1-- Boarding House, 12 Federal St, Nantucket,
MA, (508) 228-9622. Grgich
Cellars Vintner Dinners, Tastings & Events: April 3-- Beano's
Cabin, Beaver Creek, CO Wine Train Vinter Lunches:Lunch with the Vintner: 3rd-- Sawyer 17th-- Esca, 24th-- Mahoney, $154, 10.30am, 1.800.427.4124, 1275 McKinstry Street, Napa April 1-- Grace Family Vineyards release 2006 Blank Vineyards Cab April 1/2/3/6/8 -- California Wine Fair, $45-$100, Various Canadian cities 7-9.30pm, Ottowa, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Halifax, Canada April 1-- PlumpJack’s New Howell Mountain Property CADE Winery, Napa Valley’s First LEED Certified, Solar Powered Winery, Open to the public, Tours & tastings $10/$30 707-965-2746 April 1 -- Falcor Vintner Dinner, Meritage Resort, (Overnight special: starting at $129. Promo code CAVE.): $125 6-9:30pm (707) 251.1917 April 1 -- a/k/a Bistro and Charbay Distillery April Fool's Party. a/k/a Bistro, 1320 Main St., St Helena: $75 6-10pm (707) 967.8111 April 1-- Women Winemakers Dinner, Prima Ristorante, 6:30pm, $110, 1522 N.Main St, Walnut Creek, CA, 925-935-7780 .April 2 -- Girls' Night Out in aid of Cope Family Center. Pick up a passport at any participating business, have your passport stamped at each place you visit, then enter it into a drawing for fabulous prizes! Free (your husband isn't actually going to believe that!) 5:30-8:30pm (707) 738.3025 April 2-- Schweiger
Vineyards Vintner Tasting, 5-7pm, $25, Vin48 Restaurant and Wine Bar,
48 E Beaver Creek Blvd, April 3-4-- Crush Wine Festival, Tastings, dinners & auction for Tucson Museum of Art, $75/200, 520-624-2333 ext.111, April 1-4-- Taste of Vail. Many events and locations all over Vail, CO April 4-- Moonlight Magic Auction, music, light dinner for Napa Valley Nursery School. Napa Valley Fairgrounds, Cabernet Hall, $45,. 6-10pm. (707) 224-3319 April 3-- Boston Wine Festival Closing Reception, $100, 7pm, Wharf Room April 3 -- Back Room Blow Out walk-around tasting. First & Main Streets, Napa. $15. 5-8pm (707) 226.1378. April 3-4-- Oklahoma Wine Forum Tasting Dinner & Auction, 405-744-7600 April 4 -- Fire & Ice Firefighters Ball- Dinner & Auction, Dancing, Casino, Auction, Raffle, $95, 6-12am, Meritage Resort, Napa, (707) 738.2875 April 4 -- Nils Venge & Saddleback Cellars 25th Anniversary Cab Release Party BBQ lunch, live music, $50, 12-5pm (707) 944.1305, 7802 Money Road, Oakville April 4 -- Roy Estates Private tour and tasting plus private vintner dinner at Meadowood. Two nights' lodging and dinner for two $1650.: (800) 458.8080 April 4 -- Clos Pegase Spring of the Muses, Futures Preview Tasting. 1060 Dunaweal Lane, Calistoga, $20, 2-4pm (707)942.4981. April 4-- Napa Valley Fly Fishers Club Fundraising Banquet & silent auction, 5:30pm. $50, Napa Senior Center’s Main Hall, 1500 Jefferson St. Napa 707 337-9410 April 5 -- Napa Valley Music Associates' Annual Mostly Mozart Concert, $15, 2pm, 1st United Methodist Church, 625 Randolph St, Napa (707) 252.8671 April 5--:Napa
Valley Symphony with Asher Raboy, Prokofiev, $30-$55, 3pm, 707/226-8742,
Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr, Yountville April 6 -- Failla vintner dinner, $100, 6pm, JoLe Restaurant, 1457 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga, 707.942.5938 April 7-- Saintsbury Vintner Tasting, Four Seasons Hotel , 757 Market St , San Francisco, 5:30–7:30pm $40. April 8-- St. Supery at AT&T Park, San Francisco Giants vs. Milwaukee Brewers. $165, 5:30pm, Club Patio, ATT Park, San Francisco, CA April 11--Martini 2005 Lot No. 1 release, 254, S. St. Helena Highway, St. Helena, 707-968-3361 April 14-19 Scottsdale Culinary Festival Various locations and prices around the city all week. April 16-- Wine Enthusuast Toast of the Town 5-10pm Taste over 500 wines and spirits silent auction for Georgia Aquarium: .$175/$95, Georgia Aquarium, 225 Baker Street, Atlanta, GA April 16-19-- Pebble Beach Food & Wine, from $100 to $4,750+, Dinners, Tastings, Cooking Demonstrations, (800) 907-3663, Pebble Beach, Carmel, CA April 16-19-- Texas Hill Country Food & Wine Festival, Austin, TX April 17-19-- Meals from the Masters for Delaware Meals on Wheels, ME April 17-- (until June 7) Biennial Juried Plein Air Exhibition. A juried exhibition of a unique painting form on the theme of "Beautiful Napa Valley." Napa Valley Museum, Yountville April 18--UNLVino Grand Tasting, Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino,12-5:30pm. Las Vegas, NV April 18 -- Wooden Valley Elementary Spring Fundraiser with Vezer Family Winery, 2522 Mankas Corner Rd. Suisun Valley. $30 3-6pm (707) 280.4241 April 18 -- Henry Haus Blacksmith Shop Open House, There is a shot of this on the DVD's Tour, but it is open only once per year, Free, Pope Valley & Howell Mtn Roads, 10am-2pm. (707) 224.1739 April 18 -- QVMC Foundation Reach for the Stars Fashion Show & Lunch, $80, Meritage Resort. 875 Bordeaux Way, Napa, (707) 251.1882 April 18 -- Northwood Elementary's Twilight in the Vineyards Auction & Dance, St John's Hall, 924 Napa St., $50, 5:30pm (707) 253.3471 April 18-- Pat Alexander's "Yountville" book launch, 5-7pm, Napa Valley Museum, California Drive, Yountville, 707-944-0500 April 18-- Starving Artists Ball, $35, 5.30-11pm, food & dancing, Tucker Farm Center, Hwy 29 at Tucker Rd, Calistoga, 707-942-2278 April 18-- V.Sattui Tax Relief Party " The best cure for electile dysfunction" new release & barrel tastings, Food & Music, 6:30 til 9:30 p.m. V. Sattui Winery, 1111 White Lane, St. Helena $75: (707) 963.7774 April 18-- Judd's Hill Musical Bonanza: Grooveology, Napa Valley Youth Symphony; barbecue; current release tastings. 2332 Silverado Trail, Napa, $55, 12- 3pm. (707) 255.2332 April 18-19-- April in Carneros food and wine pairings, live entertainment, barrel, reserve, vertical, and library tastings $40 (800) 909.4352 April 18-- Blackbird Vineyards Private tour and tasting & Dinner with Winery President Paul Leary at Meadowood. Two nights' lodging and dinner $1,650. (800) 458.8080 April 18-- Cycle for Sight Fundraiser: Rotary Ride for Veterans. 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 19 -- Wildlife Rescue Center's All My Friends Are Wild event: Music, Silent & Live Auction, Napa Mill, 500 Main St, Napa $50, 3-7pm (707) 256.3609 April 19-- Ultimate Wine Event in aid of Manhattan Beach Middle School., Shade Hotel, 1221 N Valley Drive, Manhattan Beach. 5-9pm. . 310.546.4995 April 21--Salvestrin Vintner Dinner, $160, Campton Place, San Francisco, CA,. 415-955-5574 April 21-- Robert Craig Vintner Tasting, Four Seasons Hotel , 757 Market St , San Francisco, 5:30–7:30pm $40 (415) 633-3838. April 22 – 26-- Grand Wine & Food Affair, Dinners, Tastings, Auctions, $200, Sugarland-Houston, TX April 21-May 3-- Saveur Magazine Best of the Med Wine Cruise. Oceania Cruises' Insignia from Rome to Athens exploring ports in Italy, Monaco, Malta & Greece, with St Supery' winemaker (and DVD star) Michael Beaulac. $3,649 inc airfare. April 21-22-- CIA Napa Valley Intensive, in depth look at Napa Valley and her wines with Karen MacNeil, local winemakers & CIA instructors. $750, Greystone, St Helena Highway N, St Helena April 23-26--Florida Winefest and Auction, Various locations, prices and events, Sarasota, FL, 800 216 6199 April 24-25--Destin Charity Wine Auction to enrich the lives of children in need. $2,500 per couple (layaway plan available) walkabout only tickets $250, 4476 Legendary Drive, Destin, FL April 25-- Stags Leap District Vineyard to Vintner Open House: 15 wineries(some not usually open to public) plus seminar with John Shafer, Richard Steltzner and Bernard Portet, plus an evening dinner at Clos du Val. $285, $135 open house only (707) 255.1720: April 25-- Beringer Free Spring Concert: Deutscher Musikverein,Noon-2pm, (707) 963-8989 x 2222 April 25-30--Pittsburgh Wine Festival in aid of cancer research, Heinz Field E & W Club Lounges, 5-9pm, $125/250 April 24 -- Celebrate the Arts! auction for Calistoga Education Foundation, $50-250, Castello di Amorosa, Calistoga. 6:30-10:30pm (707) 942.4703 April 25-- St. Helena Community Clean-Up 8am Meet at the Railroad St side of Lyman Park to get work assignments·Bring rakes, shovels, and/or hoes along with work gloves (garbage bags and latex protective gloves will be provided)· Groups will be assigned specific areas in. (707)963-7972. April 25-- CIA Exploring Carneros 10-Noon, $75: (707) 967.2320 April 25-- Earth Day & NVC Solar Celebration, NVC soccer fields. 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-- BV Budbreak day of learning in the vineyards with Lunch, 1960 St. Helena Highway, Rutherford, (800)264-6918 x 5233 April 25-- Cakebread "Chicken & Egg" Cooking Class and Lunch, $175, 8300 St Helena Hwy, Rutherford, 800-588-0298 April 25-- atelier tasting; with Napa Valley artisan winemakers $175 1-4pm (707) 963.0440, 1080 Fulton Lane, St Helena April 25 -- One Heart at a Time Gala Auction for St. John the Baptist Catholic School, Meritage Resort, Napa. $97, 5:30-10pm. Phone Number: (707) 224-8388 April 25 -- Rubicon Estate Private tour & tasting, plus dinner with Larry Stone, MS at Meadowood. Two-nights' stay $1,650, (800) 458.8080 April 24-25 -- Kitchens in the Vineyards, Fri: preview champagne party & Dinner at Black Stallion $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 25 -- Cartlidge & Browne Release 1-4pm, 205 Jim Oswalt Way, Napa. Free (707)552.5199 x215 April 25 -- Calistoga Earth Day Picnic, May pole, earth crafts, storytelling, music and puppet shows. Lincoln Avenue at Myrtle Street, Calistoga, Free (well you've got to pay for the food), 11-4pm: (707) 942.4244 April 26-- Ride Rail Relax, professionally guided bike tour of Silverado Trail to Rutherford, followed by lunch on the Wine Train. Fundraiser for Napa Bike Coalition.$85, 707-486-5648 April 26 -- Taste of Tuscany for Napa Family Service, Andretti Winery, Napa. Italian-inspired food, wines, silent auction and music $60/$100 couple/$125 family of 6, 2-4pm: (707) 255.0966 x10 April 26-- Together We Can Make a Difference Fundraiser for Napa Valley Support Services Reception & hors d'oeuvres, Silent & Live Art Auction 1-5pm, $75 (707) 967-8668 April 29-- Wine Maker Night at the Cantinetta 4-6pm Blackbird Vineyards 1050 Charter Oak Ave, St Helena April 30-- Wine Enthusuast Toast of the Town 5-10pm Taste over 500 wines and spirits silent auction for the Field Museum.$175/$95, Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL April 30-- Kentucky Bluegrass Wine Auction, for Lexington Cancer Foundation. food, wine, auction & dinner Keeneland Clubhouse 6:30-10:30pm. $500 per couple 1.888.388.2620 |
While
you were enjoying the Bearshead Napa Valley DVD
your knowledge of the history and winegrowing of
this remarkable place has been raised to stratospheric
levels- easily earning you "Guru" status.
For those eager to go further there are two new
opportunities this month: Pat Alexander of the 
Finance