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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. September
1st to 6th:
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noted otherwise all events are in the Napa Valley. October 1-2-- Monterey Wine Festival, Hyatt Regency, 5-9pm, $99 October 3--Diamonds in the Rough for Parkinson's research 6pm Diamond Creek Winery, Calistoga October 24-- Taste for Knowledge, dinner & auctions for Napa Valley Education Foundation, 5-10pm, Black Stallion, 4089 Silverado Trail, Napa. 707-253-3563. |
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EVERY Friday from 7:30-Noon: St. Helena's Farmer's Market Crane Park, (just south of town). Upper Valley's freshest organic, seasonal produce, Fresh-cut flowers, Organic meats, fresh & smoked fish, Specialty cheeses , Fresh sweet rolls, bread, & espresso, Afghani breads & sauces, Mexican sauces & tortilla chips. Local artisans. also Market Tour & Cooking Class,: $195,: 8am-4pm. (707) 227.5036 Every Tuesday Napa Farmer's Market including Market Tour & Cooking Class,: $195,: 8am-4pm. (707) 227.5036 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 Every Monday-- 7pm Free Film: classics/favorites/oldies following a theme. St Supery offer occasional special tastings: every Sunday-- 11am Detailed Behind the Scenes Tour $30, 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: 15th-- Les Nomades, 222 E. Ontario St, Chicago,
IL. Grgich
Cellars Vintner Dinners, Tastings & Events: 1st-- Blessing of
the Grapes, 10am. Free Wine Train Vintner Lunches:Lunch with the Vintner: 11th-- Van Der Heyden; 18th-- Artesa;19th--Twentieth Anniversary Celebration: $154, 10.30am, 1.800.427.4124, 1275 McKinstry Street, Napa Every Saturday-- Villa Ca'Toga Tour, Artist Carlo Machiori's extraordinary home should not be missed, 10.30am, $25, 1206 Cedar Street, Calistoga, (707) 942-3900 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 til October-- Napa Museum "Portals to the Past" history show: interactive display featuring permanent collection of early Wappo artifacts, Native Americans, Chinese, Mexican, Pioneers and others depicting the culture, work and play of Napa Valley's residents.Closed Tuesday, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville, 707.944.0500 Friday
Nights at Acme-- 1080 Fulton Lane (across from Railroad Avenue) September 2--Quintessa Vintner Dinner, Cool River Cafe, 6:30pm,.$75, 303-771-4117, 8000 E.Belleview Ave #C-10, Greenwood Village, Denver, CO September 4-- Cheers! St Helena: First Friday of every month: Shops and Galleries open late, 60+ Wineries pouring. $5/taste, or $35 for an unlimited pass, 6-10pm, Main St. Take the Wine Train from Napa (4:30 check in for 5pm departure) or Yountville (5:10 check in for 5:25 departure) $30 round trip. September 4--Napa Valley Coffee Roasting Co ‘brew inspiration.’ 948 Main St, Napa 707-224-2233 7am-6pm; 1400 Oak Ave, St. Helena 707-963-4491, 20% donated to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society September 4-6-- Pinehurst Food and Wine Festival, Pinehurst, NC September 5 -- Moonshine & Wine, Christian Brothers Ranch after school program for at risk kids raising livestock for college tuition. Food, wine, auctions & concert $150-$250, 6-10:30pm, Silverado Resort, Napa, (707) 252.3895 September 5/6-- Rubicon Estate "Behind the Cellar Door" Library Tasting , $20, 1-4pm, Rutherford September 6 -- Peju Reserve Cab Pre-Release Party, 8466 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford, $30, 12-3pm (800) 446.7358 September 6 -- River Festival featuring the Napa Valley Symphony, kid’s area, exhibit booths, silent auction, food, wine, fireworks. for Friends of Napa River.Veterans Memorial Park,(by Third Street Bridge) Napa. Free, 4-9pm. (707) 254.8520 September 7--Deadline for Mezzetta Sandwich Contest. grand prize: $25,000 and a culinary trip to Napa Valley, September 8-- Papillon VIII with Timothy Hollingsworth of French Laundry; Alvin Leung of Bo Innovation; Robert Mondavi & Opus One wine pairings; music, $675, 415.810.3557 Robert Mondavi Winery September 10-12-- Saratoga Wine & Food Festival, $200, 518.584.9330 September 11-13--Lake Geneva Wine Festival Grand Geneva Resort, Lake Geneva, WI, $75 September 11-- Napa Valley Hospice Golf Tournament, Silverado Resort, Napa 8am lunch $175, 707-258-9080. September 11-- $15 or $50? Tasting, Back Room Wine. $15, 1000 Main Street, Suite 120, Napa, 707-226-1378 September 11-- Rally for Education, $10, 4.30-6pm, Old Napa Mill, Riverwalk Plaza, Napa (707)253-3563 September 11-- Napa Hispanic Network Scholarship Banquet, Silverado Country Club. 5:30pm., dinner, awards, auction, dancing , $110 (dance only: $20), (707) 337-5445. September 12-- Tasting at Twilight, for Redwood Middle School, food, auction, music, $60, 5-9pm, Honig, 850 Rutherford Rd, Rutherford, 707-259-1135 September 12-- Clinica Verde present "Nicaragua and the Politics of Latin America" with Cristiana Chamorro and Antonio Lacayo, 6pm, Grace Episcopal Church, 1312 Spring St., St. Helena 707-963-4157 September 12-- Relay for Life, 9am (for 24 hrs), Calistoga High School, 1608 Lake St, 707-963-6282 September 12/13-- Rubicon Estate "Bocce and Bites", $35, 12-5pm., Rutherford September 12–13-- Village Grape Stomp for N Lake Tahoe Community Fund, cooking classes, family activities, Culinary Competition & Tasting 888-229-2193.Village at Northstar, Lake Tahoe September 12-16-- Cakebread Cellars' American Harvest Workshop: wine & food celebration: pick grapes, meet winemakers & viticulturist, in-depth tastings, wine & food seminars. farmer’s market, local farm visits, cooking class, harvest dinners.8300 St.Helena Hwy, Rutherford, 800.588.0298 September 12–13-- MS 150 Waves to Wine Bike Tour. $35 + $250 (800) FIGHT-MS September 12-- Napa Wine and Crafts Faire, wine and crafters, First St, Napa. 707-257-0322 September 12-- Rutherford Grove Winery BBQ, $35, 707-963-0544 September 12--Louis M. Martini Cellar Sale, 12-4pm, older vintages, library wines & big bottles, 254 S. St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena, 866-549-2582 September 12--Markham Wine Club Harvest Lunch, Noon, $25, (707) 302-2039 September 12 -- Merryvale Vineyards Barrel Tasting with appetizers, $25, 1-4pm. (707) 968.3414 September 12 -- Staglin Family Music Festival for Mental Health. with Dr. Helen Mayberg, Professor of Psychiatry Neurology at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, and Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo in concert. Noon, 1570 Bella Oaks Ln, Rutherford (707) 944.0477, lecture, reception and concert $750. plus exclusive dinner $5,000, Seminar only: free. September 12 -- Twiga at Twilight at Safari West, African-inspired cuisine, African entertainment, auctions for Discover Africa connecting under-served children to the beauty of nature and wildlife. 3115 Porter Creek Road, Santa Rosa, 5:30pm. (707) 793.2101 September 12--BV Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cab Release, hors d'ouevres, library tasting, 3-6pm, 1960 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford (800) 373-5896, $115 September 12-- Sterling Silver Screen Series: "Apollo 13" 7pm. 707-942-3322 September 13-15-- Camp Schramsberg, Fall Harvest Session, Schramsberg Vineyards, 800-877-3623 September 14-18-- Napa Valley Vintners Taste Napa Valley Trade Tasting: Chicago September 13-- September Soiree for Community Resources for Children, 5pm, Silverado Brewery, 3020 St. Helena Hwy, with Congressman Mike Thompson, music, auction, $100, 707-253-0376x101 September 13--Grgich vineyard manager Ivo Jeramaz speaking at Art, Wine & Spirit for Earthrise Retreat Center. hors d’oeuvres, wine parings, auction. $35 artevents@noetic.org, 4-6pm, IONS, 101 San Antonio Rd,Petaluma, CA September 14-- Shafer Vintner Dinner, 22 Bowen’s, Newport, RI, 6:30pm, $150 (401) 841-8884. September 15-- Viva Mexico Independence Day celebration, food, music and dance, Pioneer Park, Calistoga.707-942-6333 September 15-- California Wine Month dinner: The Modern, NYC, $150, 212-408-6645, . September 15-- Spring Mountain Vintner Dinner, $150, Campton Place, San Francisco, CA 415-955-5574 September 17-- Uncork the Cure for Cystic Fibrosis, Bentley Reserve, 301 Battery St. San Francisco 6pm – 10pm $60 September 16-20/24-27-- Napa-Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival, various locations, 707-935-3456 September 16-- Mexican Independence Day Celebration, 4-9pm, Lyman Park, St helena September 18-19 -- Napa Valley Aloha Festival, Free, 9am, Napa Valley Expo Fairgrounds, 575 Third St. Fri--Fundraising concert, Napa Valley Opera House (707) 966.4017 September 19-- Spring Mountain Vineyard Open House & Elivette Release,cellar tasting of all vintages, futures sale- 30% off, $25, 12-4pm, 2805 Spring Mtn. Rd, Saint Helena,: 707-967-4190 September 19-- Viva Mexico! Independence Celebration, Napa Valley Museum, Robledo Family Wines, food & music, Ballet Folklorico & Aztec Dancers, $7 (kids $4), 12-5pm, 55 President's Circle, Yountville (next to Vet's Home), 707-944-0500 x106 September 19-- Stag's Leap Wine Cellars '06 Vintage Unveiling, 1-5pm, food, music, activities, $55 September 19 -- Charles Krug Tastings on the Lawn, food & music., 2800 Main St, St. Helena, $35, 2-5pm. (888) 747.5784 September 19-- Bale Mill Harvest Dinner, music, auction. 6pm. 3369 St. Helena Hwy, (between Calistoga and St. Helena) $75 September 19 -- Merryvale Harvest Dinner (by Tra Vigne) Dance, $125, 7pm, (707) 968.3429 September 19-- Rubicon Estate Harvest party, Rutherford September 12-- Raymond '90s Cab Tasting 12-3pm, 800-525-2659, 849 Zinfandel Lane, St. Helena, September 17--
Raymond Vintner Tasting, Binny's, 1132 S. Jefferson St, Chicago, IL
5-8pm, 312-768-4400. September 19-- Raymond Tasting, Weber Grill, 2-4pm, 1010 N Meacham Rd, Schaumburg, IL September 19 -- Robert Mondavi Reserve Cab Release Party, food, wine, music & entertainment. 7801 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville, Free, 1-4pm.(888) 769.5299 September 19-20, 26-27 -- Napa Valley Open Studios Tour: self-guided tours of artist studios, Free, 10-5pm. (707) 257.7016 September 19-- Cycle Ride to Defeat ALS, 10/25/62/100 mile routes, lunch, wine tasting & entertainment. $75 (415) 904.2572, Veterans Home, 180 California Drive, Yountville September 19-- Home & Garden Tour, wine at Caldwell Synder Gallery, St. Helena. for Napa Valley Symphony. $45, 9:30-4:30pm (707) 226.6872, September 19-20, 27-28-- Nancy Willis exhibition, Robert Mondavi Winery, 7801 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville, Free, 10-5pm (888) 769.5299 September 19-- Friends of Clif Farm Harvest Party, food, olive oil and wines Clif Family Winery & Farm. $100, 707-968.0625, "The Ruins" at Clif Family Farm, Pope Valley September 19-- Napa Valley Food Bank Lobster Feast & auction, 6pm.Riesling Hall, Napa Valley Expo. $65. 255.0991 September 19 -- V. Sattui Harvest Ball, 6-course banquet., $225, 6-12:30pm. (707) 963.7774 September 19/20-- Rubicon Estate vertical Merlot & Cheese Pairing, $20, Sat:12-3pm, Sun: 1-4pm, Rutherford September 20-25-- Camp Napa, exclusive culinary school with Hugh Carpenter, $2,100, (707) 252-9773 September 21--Chappellet Vintner Dinner, Rainbow Ranch Lodge, Big Sky, MT, 800.937.4132. September 26-- Chappellet Pritchard Hill Sustainable Agriculture Tour and Lunch, 1581 Sage Canyon Road, St. Helena, 707-963-7136 September 25-27-- Chicago Gourmet celebration: food, wine, Millennium Park cooking demonstrations, seminars, tastings, Chicago, IL September 26-- Raymond Harvest Party & Syrah release. $25, 849 Zinfandel Lane, St. Helena, 5-8pm September 23-27-- Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta, Santa Fe, NM September 24-- Taylor's Refresher Parking Lot community BBQ for Napa Valley Vine Trail (and Taylor's 10 year anniversary), 5-9pm, Taylor's 933 Main, St. Helena. September 24 -- Cooking with Julie Garden to Plate, $1495, (707) 227.5036 September 24-- Trefethen Vintner Dinner ~ Salt Creek Grille, 24415 Town Center Drive #115, Valencia, CA $110.00 September 25 -- Grand Traditions' Grandparents Celebration, for ParentsCAN serving families of children with disabilities, $120, 6pm (707) 253.7444, Meritage Resort, Napa September 26-- St. Supéry 20th Anniversary, food, wine, dancing, varietal identification competition, Pétanque, for Napa Valley Unified School District, $60, 8440 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford (866) 963-4534 September 26-- Beringer Private Reserve Cab Release, 4:30-9pm, $195, (866) 708-9463, Hudson House, St Helena September 26-- Sequoia Grove Harvest Party, $60, 707-944-2945x111 September 26-27-- Carmel Harvest Farm-to-Table Celebration, $150, Quail Lodge Resort ,8205 Valley Greens Drive, Carmel, CA September 26 -- Napa Historical Society "Murder in Morocco" dinner, Goodman Library Building, 1219 First St, Napa, $100, 6pm 707-224-1739 September 26 -- Cruisin' Calistoga Beer & Wine Festival & Car Show, 9-5pm. Napa County Fairgrounds, 1435 N. Oak St., Calistoga $25 (707) 942.1473 September 26 -- Support Our Canine Heroes Wine Gala Dinner & auction for Guide Dogs for the Blind, Carriage House, Charles Krug, St. Helena, $350 4:30–10pm. (800) 295.4050 September 26-- Just Imagine Auction for St Helena Schools, Dinner, Dancing, Auction, $150, CIA, St Helena, 6-midnight (707) 967.2717 September 26-- Cope Family Center’s Napa River Rock and Stroll 6K Fun Run, Kennedy Park-Napa River Trail-Veterans Park, Napa $15-25 September 26-- Next Gems of the Napa Valley, Gary's Wine & Marketplace, De Gustibus Cooking School, New York 1-4pm, $95, 151 West 34th St, 8th Floor, New York, NY September 26-- Soroptimist. Lobster Dinner, music, Auctions, St. John's Parish Hall, 960Caymus St., Napa. $75, 707-255-4434. September 26-- Rubicon Estate All Story magazine readings with Deidre Shibano art show, Rutherford September 27-- Rubicon Estate CASK Rutherford Cab vertical tasting, $40, Rutherford September 27 --Domaine Chandon Vintner Dinner, étoile, Domaine Chandon, 1 California Drive, Yountville $95, 6:30pm (800) 736.2892 September 27-- Lions Family Pride Picnic, Macedonian Park, Calistoga, music, auction & family activities, $10 (415) 816.3670 |
