First Friday evening of each month: May through October CHEERS St. Helena
The first Friday of every month, from May through October, the entire town of St. Helena is the place to see and be seen. This marks CHEERS St. Helena season, where the wineries and businesses of St. Helena partner with one another, throwing open their doors from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and inviting the public to enjoy tastes of fabulous wine while shopping, gnoshing, and listening to fantastic local musicians. For more information, please visit the Cheers St. Helena website at www.cheerssthelena.com.
Date for 2010 are as follows: May 7, June 4, July 2, August 6, September 3, October 1
Saturday, September 11, 2010 Winesong
Winesong! will be held on September 11th at the beautiful Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. Entering its 26th year, Winesong! has become the primary fund-raiser for the Mendocino Coast Hospital.
The Winesong! Grand Tasting & Auction has a loyal following of generous wine lovers who travel from 28 states to enjoy the casual, feel-good weekend along the Mendocino Coast. For the vast majority of visitors, Winesong! is their annual wine tasting and charitable auction and provides them a great international showcase of wines.
Winesong! auction is known for its array of fine wines, large format art bottles, weekend getaways, special events and overnights at wineries. Vertical and horizontal collections are always in demand.
Long-time friend Narsai David from KCBS in San Francisco will again serve as Master of Ceremonies. Auctioneers David Reynolds and DawnMarie Kotsonis will preside over the Live Auction.
Saturday, September 11, 2010 Music Festival for Mental Health
Come kick up your heels for mental health research! Join Pride Mountain Vineyards and virtually every top winery in the Napa Valley for the 16th Annual Staglin Music Festival for Mental Health featuring Dwight Yoakam!
Hit the dance floor (cowboy boots optional) and enjoy an unforgettable day of learning, food, wine, and hope as you give a hand to the 57 million Americans who live with mental illness.
This is truly one of the most rewarding charity wine events of the year....for more information, please follow the link below and get your tickets before they are all gone.
Saturday, September 25, 2010 American Wine & Food Festival 2010
Welcome to the 2010 edition of one of America’s premier culinary events. Once again, many of the world's top chefs and wine and spirit purveyors will gather on the beautifully lighted backlot of Universal Studios, Los Angeles, to raise a celebratory glass in support of the Meals On Wheels Programs of Los Angeles.
On the evening of September 25, 2010, a pantheon of food and beverage stars will exercise their considerable talents for the enjoyment of over 2,700 food and wine enthusiasts. The opportunity to sample exceptional dishes prepared by an internationally acclaimed group of chefs will be accompanied by live music, dancing, and a silent auction.
Since its inception in 1982, this Puck-Lazaroff Charitable Foundation event has raised more than $15 million for the Meals On Wheels Programs of Los Angeles, which serve thousands of meals each day to Los Angeles’ homebound, senior and disabled citizens.
Thursday, October 28 through Saturday, October 30, 2010 Wine Spectator's New World Wine Experience
Wine Spectator is pleased to announce the first New World Wine Experience—a dramatic expansion of the hugely popular California Wine Experience.
At this new and bigger event, top wines from California, Oregon and Washington are joined by their peers from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, Chile and beyond. Daytime seminars filled with unique wines from around the world, food and wine pairings from star chefs, a black-tie gala and more promise to make this new Experience a perennial favorite.
Pride Mountain Vineyards will be in attendance, pouring 2006 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, a wine that received 97 points from the Wine Spectator's resident California Cabernet Sauvignon expert, James Laube. Ladies and gentlemen, you may want to plan on spending a few extra days in Vegas for this one....and remember, what happens in Vegas.....well, you know the rest.
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