| When | What |
| Ongoing | Smithsonian Journeys leads immersion experiences to four world food capitals.
www.smithsonianjourneys.org |
| Ongoing | Sample award-winning tropical fruit wines at a variety of events hosted by Schnebly Redlands Winery, just south of Miami.
www.schneblywinery.com |
| Ongoing | Learn to cook authentic Italian dishes during hands-on tours to Italy’s culinary capitals via Cooking Vacations.
www.cooking-vacations.com |
| Ongoing | Enjoy sustainable cuisine at Ashton Vineyard’s monthly 50 Mile Vintner’s Dining Experience. (707) 935-3456 |
| Ongoing | Ceja Vineyards hosts free dance classes at Salsa Saturdays in its tasting salon in downtown Napa.
www.cejavineyards.com |
| Ongoing | Prepare regional specialties, tour private wine cellars, visit cheesemakers and more on an insider’s Culinary Tour of Abruzzo.
www.abruzzocibus.com |
| Ongoing | Dine like a world traveler without leaving your table at Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen Supper Club series in which chef Cindy Pawlcyn recreates dishes from Finland, Greece, Mexico, Peru and other countries at her St. Helena restaurant.
www.cindysbackstreetkitchen.com |
| Ongoing | North Carolina’s Inn at Little Pond Farm offers farm kitchen culinary classes and artisan food and wine pairing events that celebrate European lifestyle and cuisine.
www.ncinn.com |
| Ongoing | Graziano’s at Brickell hosts intimate Vintner Dinners at the recently opened downtown Miami location. (305) 860-1426 |
| Ongoing | The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne hosts its oceanside Moonrise Dinner Series at Cioppino. (305) 365-4186 |
| Ongoing | Two Chefs restaurant in Miami offers a variety of interactive cooking classes. (305) 663-2100 |
| Ongoing | Castello di Borghese, located on Long Island’s North Fork, hosts tastings, tours and a wine camp. (631) 765-9412 |
| Through December 31 | Sonoma Valley’s Gingerbread Winery Contest invites budding architects to build replicas of Chateau St. Jean, Kenwood, Landmark, Viansa and many other winery structures.
www.sonomavalleywine.com |
| January 8 | Celebrate the start of the Boston Wine Festival during the grand opening reception at Boston Harbor Hotel; a host of winemaker dinners, seminars and other events are also planned through April.
www.bostonwinefestival.net |
| January 10 -February 4 | Yosemite’s 25th Annual Chefs’ Holidays at The Ahwahnee, a series of “Meet the Chefs” receptions, cooking classes, kitchen tours and lavish meals, will unfold over eight sessions at this historic national park lodge.
www.yosemitepark.com/chefs |
| January 16-17 | Explore the backroads of Sonoma County during Winter Wineland, where wineries will throw open their cellar doors to visitors.
www.wineroad.com |
| January 23-24 | The Boston Wine Expo will take place at the Seaport World Trade Center.
www.wine expoboston.com |
| January 28-30 | ZAP — Zin in Paradise, the Zinfandel Advocates & Producers annual festival, will showcase 250+ Zin-centric wineries at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.
www.zinfandel.org |
| January 29 | Toast the Miami Metro Zoo’s Feast With the Beasts event a month early with the Beastkeeper VIP Party hosted at a private South Florida residence.
www.fwtb.org |
| January 29-31 | Winemaker dinners, a world-class auction, a celebration brunch and other events are on the menu at the Naples Winter Wine Festival at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Florida.
www.napleswinefestival.com |
| February 1 & 4 | The Italian Wine Masters will host tastings at the Chicago Hilton and New York’s Waldorf-Astoria, respectively.
www.italianwinemasters.com |
| February 2-6 | Vino 2010 — Italian Wine Week will take place at participating New York City restaurants.
www.italianmade.com |
| February 13-14 | The Washington D.C. International Wine & Food Festival will take place at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
www.dcwinefestival.com |
| February 19 | Kent Rosenblum’s 2010 Dark and Delicious event will feature special pours of Petite Sirah paired with signature bites from area restaurants at the Rock Wall Wine Company in Alameda, California.
www.darkanddeliciousevent.com |
| February 23 | Drink Ribera, Drink Spain, a walk-around tasting, will take place at the Puck Building in New York.
www.drinkriberawine.com |
| February 26 | Fans of fizz and tangy-sweet, finger-lickin’ vittles will turn out for the Perrier-Jouët BubbleQ, to be staged oceanside behind the Delano Hotel in Miami Beach. Host Emeril Lagasse and kindred grill masters, including Kenny Callahan, Howie Kleinberg, Chris Lilly, Tim Love and Tony Neely, will fire up a dizzying array of dishes designed to pair perfectly with P-J. The always sold-out event, presented this year by Allen Brothers, is part of the program of grand tastings and VIP seminars that comprise the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Proceeds will benefit the Hospitality Program at Florida International University. (877) 762-3933 or visit
www.sobewineandfoodfest.com |
| February 26-28 | The New York Wine Expo will be held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. (800) 544-1660 |
| March 5 | Graze on signature dishes from 40 of South Florida’s top restaurants at Feast with the Beasts, staged outdoors along serpentine paths at Miami Metro Zoo, where animals live in protected, natural settings.
www.fwtb.org |
| March 6 | The Classic Wines Auction, benefiting local charities, will take place at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
www.classicwinesauction.com |
| March 10-13 | The Cincinnati International Wine Festival, featuring tastings, dinners, an auction and more, will unfold at various locations around this Ohio city.
www.winefestival.com |
| March 19-21 | Boca Bacchanal, benefiting the Boca Raton Historical Society and featuring winemaker dinners, an auction and grand tasting, will take place at locations around this coastal Florida city.
www.bocabacchanal.com |
| March 25-27 | The 18th annual High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction celebrates The Allure of Wine. Uncork a Journey with a gala party, artist’s dinner, trade tasting events and in-home winemaker dinners, in addition to the live auction.
www.atlanta-wineauction.org |
