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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. June
1st to 5th:
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noted otherwise all events are in the Napa Valley. July 4-- Grgich Wine Club Celebration, Croatian music, dancing, food and wine. $155, 11:30-3pm, Grgich Victorian House, Yountville. Robert Mondavi Summer Concerts-- July 3rd - Preservation Hall Jazz Band; July 10th - Court Yard Hounds; July 16th - Ziggy Marley; July 17th - Afro-Cuban All Stars; July 24th - Chris Botti; 7801 St. Helena Hwy. Oakville, 888-RMW-5299 July 15-25-- Festival del Sole, music festival, many locations around the Valley. July 19-- "Cause for the Paws" for Napa Humane, 1-5pm.$45 The Grove at Silverado Resort, 1600 Atlas Peak Rd, Napa.707-255-8118 x204 September 14-18-- Napa Valley Vintners Taste Napa Valley Trade Tasting: Chicago September 20-23-- Cakebread Cellars' Wine and Fly Fishing Days on Bighorn River, Billings, MT |
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EVERY Friday from 7:30-Noon: St. Helena's Farmer's Market Crane Park, (just south of town). Every Tuesday & Saturday-- Napa Farmer's Market, Oxbow Market' NE parking lot, 610 First St., 7:30am-noon. Every Tuesday-- Oxbow Locals' Night- Live music, happy hour pricing, $1 oysters, 6-8pm, First St, Napa, 707.226.6529 Every Saturday: Calistoga Farmers Market 8:30am-Noon,. Sharpsteen Plaza, (Next to the Museum).May 8-- open til 2pm. 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, Every Tuesday-- 7pm Free Film: classics/favorites/oldies following a theme. 707-963-5244 St Supery offer occasional special tastings every Sunday-- 11am Detailed Behind the Scenes Tour $30, St. Supéry, 8440 St. Helena Hw, Rutherford (707)963.4507 Cakebread Vintner Dinners & Events : 11/12th-- Eastern Flavors/Western Wines Cooking Class, 9:30–2 pm, $154, Cakebread Cellars, Hwy 29, Rutherford, 800-588-0298 Grgich Cellars Vintner Dinners, Tastings & Events:June 4th-- Salute e Vita, Richmond, CA, (510) 215-0803; June 28th-- Darren's, Manhattan Beach, CA, (310) 802-1973; June 29th-- Bottle Inn, Hermosa Beach, CA, (310) 376-9595 Wine Train Vinter Lunches:Lunch with the Vintner:11th-- Judd's Hill; 18th-- Yorba; 25th-- Vino d'Angelo, $154, 10.30am, 12th-- Mt Veeder AVA Dinner; 1275 McKinstry Street, Napa, 800.427.4124 Franciscan Saturday Tastings, 5-7pm, $20: Hwy 29 at Galleron Rd, St Helena, 707-967-3830 every Saturday-- Villa Ca'Toga Tour, Artist Carlo Machiori's extraordinary home should not be missed, 11am, tickets $25 from: 1206 Cedar Street, Calistoga, (707) 942-3900 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 Goosecross Cellars-Special Tastings (Chocolate/Cheese/hors d'ouevres pairings) every Monday & Friday 12-3pm, Saturdays: Free Wine Class, 1119 State Lane, Yountville: $10, 12-3pm (707) 994-1986 Back Room Wines, June 3rd--Blind Bottle Tasting; June 4th-- "100 Perfect Pairings" Book signing; June 18th-- Blowout Sale; First & Main St, Napa, $15, 5-8pm (707) 226.1378 Beringer
Events: June 10th--U.S. Open Reserve Vintner Dinner, 5:30pm, $85+,
C restaurant, Clement Monterey, 750 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA . Bouchaine Vintner Dinners-- June 9th--Carneros Inn, Napa; June 22nd-- Saito, Greenwich, CT; June 23rd-- Yale Club, New York, NY; June 24th-- Velo Wine Bistro, Nyack, NY; June 25th-- Park Avenue Club, Florham Park, NJ Hall Vintner Dinners & Events-- June 3rd-- Grace Restaurant, 6pm, 15 Chestnut St, Portland, ME, 207 828 4422; June 19-- Photographer John Bedell Reception, Hall, St. Helena, 4-7pm, 707-967-2672; June 20--Jack's Masterpiece Release, 12-4pm, BBQ & live music, $20, Hall, St. Helena; June 29-- Il Fornaio, 6pm, 400 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA, (916) 446-4100 Acme Wine Tastings--Every Friday-June 11th-: Karen Cakebread and Ziata; June 18th- Justin Stephens pouring D.R. Stephens; 1080 Fulton Lane, St. Helena, 707.963.0440, June 1-2-- Napa Valley Intensive, with Karen MacNeil, $750, 9-3:30pm, CIA Greystone, St Helena June 1--Whitehall Lane Vintner Dinner, $155, Campton Place, 340 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA, 415-955-5574 until June 4th-- Auction Napa Valley on line Your chance to be part of the biggest auction of all, even if you can't make it to the main event. June 2 -- Young School Play "California Bound", 1st Presbyterian Church, Sopring St, St. Helena, Free, 6:30pm (707) 967.9909 June 3 -- Yountville Art Walk: Gordon Heuther, wine, appetizers and music.Free, 6-8pm, Community Center, (707) 255.5954 June 3/10/17/24-- Hans Fahden Wine Cave Dinner, 7pm, $85.50, 4855 Petrified Forest Rd, Calistoga, 707-942-6760 June 3-6-- Auction Napa Valley The Big One, chaired by Spottswoode. Wednesday- Magnum Dinner, Tra Vigne; Thursday- Vintner Dinners, various wineries; Friday- Taste Napa Valley Marketplace, Barrel Tasting & Auction, Exhibition of Live Lots, Vintner Dinners; Saturday- Vintner Lunches, Live Auction & Dinner; Sunday- Farewell Fete. $250-$2,500, (707) 963.3388 June 3-6-- Newport Beach Food & Wine Festival, Balboa Bay Club, 1221 West Coast Hwy, Newport Beach, CA, (949) 630-4146 June 4-- Cheers! St Helena: First Friday of every month: Shops and Galleries open late, 40+ Wineries pouring. 6-9pm, Main St. Special Wine Train from Napa, and bus from Yountville. June 4 -- Pica Pica Salsa Dance Party, Free, 6-9pm, Oxbow, 610 First St, Napa, (707) 226.6529 June 5 -- Luna Blending Seminar, 11:30-1:30pm, $50, 2921 Silverado Trail, Napa, (707) 255.5862 x120 June 5/19/26 -- Cedar Gables Inn Cooking Classes: 5th--Jessup Cellars & Gary's; 19th-- Elizabeth Spencer & La Toque; 26th-- Bourrasa & Bistro Classics, 486 Coombs Street, Napa, $125,: 4- 8pm (707) 224.7969 June 5/6-- BV Retrospective Tasting, 10-4pm, $35, 1960 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford, 800.373.5896 June 6 -- Viader Vertical & Open House,1989-2008 vertical, 1120 Deer Park Rd, Deer Park, $35, 12-4pm, (707) 963.3816 June 6 -- "Wine History 101" Book Signing, Free, 2:30pm, Napa Historical Society, Goodman Library, 1219 First St, Napa (707) 224.1739 June 6 -- Chocolate Salon, 25 chocolatiers, confectioners, wineries, $20, 11-5pm, Yountville Community Hall, 6516 Washington St, Yountville, (415) 263.6800 June 6-- Casa Pacifica Angels Wine & Food Festival, $100/$200, 1-5pm, 1 University Drive, Camarillo, CA, 805.445.7831 June 6-- Montalvo Food & Wine Classic, for Montalvo arts and education, 5:30pm, $175, Saratoga, CA, (408) 961-5858 June 6--Celebration of Wine Auction, Tasting, Food, 3-6pm, Rancho Vista del Rio, Madera, CA, $70, 559/244-5741 June 7 -- Rutherford Grange Night at Farmstead, Corkage for Community presentation, Long Meadow Ranch Farmstead, 738 Main St, St. Helena, $45, 5-9pm. 707-963-9181 June 8 -- Harvesting History Exhibition, 5:30-7:30pm, free, Napa Historical Society, Goodman Library, 1219 First St, Napa (707) 224.1739 June 9-- Napa Valley College Storm Classic Golf Tournament, Silverado Country Club (South course), 1600 Atlas Peak Rd, Napa, (707) 253-3374 June 9-- Duckhorn Vintner Dinner, Brick House, 6:30pm, $95, Wyckoff, New Jersey, 201-848-1211 June 9-- "Inside Hurricane Katrina" screening, 7-8:30pm, free, Grace Episcopal Church, Spring St, St Helena 707-963-4157 June 10 -- Direct Shipping Seminar, $195, 8-5pm. Marriott, 3425 Solano Ave, Napa (707) 253-8600 June 10--Walk Through the Vineyards for Napa Valley Pancreatic Cancer Action Network 3K walk through the vineyards, breakfast, jazz, wine bottle ring toss contest and silent auction $45, 9-1pm. Charles Krug, St. Helena, (415) 543.3549 June 11-- Wine Enthusiast Toast of the Town 5-10pm, $79/$149, National Building Museum, 401 F St., Washington, DC June 11-27--"Deathtrap" by Ira Levin, Dreamweavers Theater, Fri/Sat: 8pm, Sun: 2pm, $20, 1637 Imola Ave, Napa June 11-- "Merlove" outdoor screening, for RLS Middle School, $10, 8pm, V.Sattui, 1111 White Lane, St. Helena (707) 963.7774 June 11-- "Anything with a Cord" recycling event, Napa Valley College, Soccer Field Parking Lot, Napa June 11/12, 18/19-- "Importance of Being Earnest", Last Stage Co, 7pm (3pm Suns),$15, Tucker Farm Center, 1201 Tucker Summit Rd, Calistoga, 707-942-5329 June 11-- Sex & The City II screening for Kiwanis, with cocktails, desserts and door prizes, 7:30pm, $50, Cameo Cinema, Main St, St Helena, 707-337-8936 June 12--Akron Art Museum Wine Auction, 6:30pm., Akron, OH $250-$375, 330-376-9185 June 12--BV Summer BBQ, 12:30-2pm, $10, 1960 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford, 800.373.5896 June 12-- Manhattan Beach Wine Auction , $200, 5-10pm, Manhattan Beach Country Club, 1330 Park View Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA, 310-303-3342 June 12 -- Merryvale Barrel Tasting, pizza, music, $25, 1-4pm (707) 963.7777 June 12-13-- National Harbor Food & Wine Festival, $65, 168 Nation Plaza, National Harbor, Washington, DC June 12-23-- Rubicon Baltic Cruise, with Larry Stone, Silversea, North & Baltic Seas June 12-20--Napa Valley Gay Pride Celebrations: (home of "The Valley's Other Fruit" Blog) various events and locations June 12-- St Luke's Preschool Auction, 5.30-8.30pm, $50, Dutch Henry Winery, 4300 Silverado Trail, Calistoga , 707-942-1224 June 12-- Vintage Hollywood, for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, $200, Los Angeles, CA June 12-- William Hill Silverado Bench Vineyard Walk, 10-12pm, $40,1761 Atlas Peak Road, Napa, (888) 909-9463. June 12 -- Walk Through the Vineyards, for Pancreatic Cancer, Charles Krug, breakfast, music, silent auction. $35, 9-1pm (415) 543.3549 June 12-- Stephen McCullagh Fund Lobster Dinner, $100, 6pm, Odd Fellows Hall, St Helena June 13-- Wine & Roses Charity Wine Tasting, $75, 3-6.30pm, Westgate Hotel, 1055 Second Avenue, San Diego, CA June 13-14-- Justin-Siena Winemaker's Cup Golf Classic, Napa Valley Country Club, 707-255-9580 June 14-- Sustainable Hospitality Workshop, 2-4pm, $15, Napa Valley Wine Train Culinary Arts Center, 801 8th St, Napa, clairespringer@gmail.com June 14-- Frank Family Vintner Dinner, Cactus Creek, Reno, NV June 14-18-- Extreme Green Environmental Camp, Napa Valley College, 707-253-3210 June 15-16-- Napa Valley Grapegrowers Vineyard Owners Seminar: “Replanting", "Estate Planning" “Developing a Farm Plan” $250, hors d’oeuvres & lunch, Trinchero, 3070 St. Helena Hwy N, St. Helena. 707-944-8311 June 17-27--Clos Du Val Mediterranean Cruise, Rome to Barcelona, Oceania Line’s ‘Insignia”, $2399 June 18-20-- Aspen Food & Wine Classic tastings, celebrity chefs, cooking demonstrations, $1,185, Aspen, CO 212 382 5880 June 18-- St Clement Girls Night Out, 6:30-9pm, $30, 2867 St Helena Hwy N, St Helena, (707) 265-5016 June 18 -- Lobster Feast, Flora Springs, 677 S. St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena, $75, 6-8pm (707) 967.8032 June 19-- June Bug Dance, for Farm Worker Housing and St. Helena Work Connection, 7pm, $25, Native Sons Hall, 1313 Spring St., St. Helena, 707-280-7813 June 19 -- Rutherford Ranch Art & Wine, $15 11-4pm, 1680 Silverado Trail S, St. Helena, (707) 968.3200 June 19-- Sterling Summer Solstice, buffet, reggae, 6-10pm, $100, 1111 Dunaweal Lane, Calistoga, (800) 726-6136, June 19 -- Rutherford Grove Sauvignon Blanc Release, with oysters (only 10 people/hour so book), 11-4pm. 1673 Hwy 29, Rutherford $30 (707) 963.0544 June 19 -- Goosecross Father's Day, BBQ appetizers, $10, 12-4pm, 1119 State Lane, Yountville, (707) 944.1986 June 19 -- Acacia 30th Anniversary Pinot Noir Magnum Launch Party, $15, 11-3pm, 2750 Las Amigas Rd, Napa, (707) 226.9991 June 19/20 -- Beringer Father's Day Food & Wine event, 2000 Main St, St. Helena $25, 10-5pm (707) 963.8989 x2222 June 19--Connolly Ranch Family Day music, food and farm animals,FREE, 11-2pm, 3141 Browns Valley Rd, Napa (707) 224.1894 June 19 --
Harms Vineyard and Lavender Open House 3185 Dry Creek Road, Napa (between
Linda Vista and Orchard) . June 19-- Judd's Hill 21st Birthday Party, 6:30-9pm, $120, 2332 Silverado Trail, Napa, 707-255-2332 June 19-- Taste
of Howell Mountain Tasting & Auction. for Howell Mountain Elementary
School,. Charles Krug, St. Helena. June 19-- Rombauer Bibs 'n Blues BBQ, 4-7pm, $40, 3522 SilveradoTrail, St. Helena, (707) 963-5170 June 19-- Silverado 'Open the Bottle Already', rare library wines tasting event, 1-3pm, wine club members only, 6121 Silverado Trail, nr. Yountville, 707-259-6610 June 19-- Night in the Casbah for Hospice Napa Valley at Castello di Amorosa, 6-10:30pm $375, 707-258-9084x202 June 20 -- Viader Father's Day, 1120 Deer Park Rd, Deer Park, Dads- Free! everyone else- $35, 12-4pm, (707) 963.3816 June 20 -- V Marketplace Father's Day Invitational Auto Show, 6525 Washington St, Yountville, Free, 11-4pm.(707) 944.2451 June 21-25-- Youth Entrepreneur Program Business Boot Camp (ages 14-27) 9-3pm, $200, Napa Valley College Small Business Development Center at Napa Valley College, 2277 Napa Vallejo Highway, Napa. 707-253-3210 June 21-- Pride Vintner Dinner, Stonehedge Inn, 160 Pawtucket Blvd, Tyngsboro, MA, (978) 649-4400 June 23-- Schramsberg Vintner Dinner, 6:30pm, Charlie Palmers, 101 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC June 23–26-- Jackson Hole Wine Auction, for Grand Teton Music Festival education and outreach, WY, $95-$2,250, 307-732-9962 June 24-7-- Telluride Wine Festival, various events & prices June 24-27--Kapalua Wine and Food Festival, Food, Wine, Golf and more, $798, Hawaii June 25-27-- Vinexpo: Salon International du Vin et des Spiritueux pour l’Asie-Pacifique, Hong Kong June 25-- Summer Sunset Wine Tasting Benefit, $40, 5-8pm, Pixie Woods, Stockton, CA, (209) 951-0486 June 25/27-- Pinot Days, (Fri-- Trade Only), Sun-- $60, 1-5pm, Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, Buchanan St./ Marina Blvd, San Francisco June 25-- William Hill Silverado Bench Sunset, 5:30pm-dusk, picnic, free, 1761 Atlas Peak Road, Napa, (888) 909-9463 June 24-- Lyman Park Concert (every other Thursday until Aug 19th): Brasshopper, Free, 6-8pm, 1300 Main Street, St. Helena. June 26-- Markham Wine Club Lunch, 12-2pm, $20, 2812 St. Helena Hwy N, St. Helena, 707.963.5292 June 26-- Castello di Amorosa Midsummer Festival, $180, 6:15-11pm, 4045 N St Helena Hwy, Calistoga, 707-967-6274 June 26--"Vintage Affaire" Auction & Dinner for Palo Alto's blind & visually impaired, 3:30pm, Atherton, CA June 26-- St Supery San Francisco Bay Cruise, Sausalito, 12pm, lunch, $135, 866-612-2582 June 26-- Chappellet Vintner Dinner, Merrimans, Maui, HI, (808) 669.6400 June 26--Newton Garden Party, food, wine, music, and the Valley's most beautiful gardens, 1-5pm, $25, 255 Madrona Ave, St. Helena, 707.204.7622. June 26 -- Sequoia Grove Napa Cab Release Party, food, 8338 Saint Helena Highway, Napa $25, 10:30-5pm (707) 944.2945 x 104 June 27-- Wine Women & Shoes! Auction & Fashion Show for Planned Parenthood, Hall Rutherford, 56 Auberge Rd., Rutherford,, 4-8pm $150, (925) 676-0505 x5220 June 27-- "Not Just Nudes" Oscar Aguillar Olea, Nancy Morgan & Renata Allen, Art Exhibition Reception, free, 11-3:30pm, Hurleys, 6518 Washington St, Yountville, 707-944-2345 June 27-- Mill Valley Wine & Gourmet Food Tasting, all day, Downtown Mill Valley, 415.388.9700 June 26 -- Napa Valley 5K/10K Salmon Run for Napa Resource Conservation District, Yountville, $40, 8am (707) 252.4188 x111 June 30–July 10-- Best of Napa Valley Cabernet Cruise, with Robert Mondavi, Franciscan & Mt Veeder Wineries, $3768, Mediterranean Cruise, Oceania Cruise Lines, 800-367-5348
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