As summer approaches, there are a multitude of food and wine events that take place in the Bay Area. Isn’t it time you got out and enjoyed yourself? Below is a list of the calendar highlights (refer to today’s feature, “Summer food & wine festivals,” in the San Francisco Chronicle as well as Vinfolio’s “Wine Events” page for more details).
MAY
May 16, San Francisco
Uncorked - Fourth annual food and wine festival in Ghirardelli Square. www.ghirardellisq.com
May 16, Monterey
Sustainable Foods Fair – Daylong fair at the Monterey Bay aquarium including the annual Cooking for Solutions event featuring celebrity chefs. www.cookingforsolutions.com
May 30-31, San Mateo
Maker Faire – The “world’s largest do-it-yourself festival” including demonstrations on an array of topics such as brewing beer and preserving foods. www.makerfaire.com
JUNE
June 4-7, Napa
Auction Napa Valley – The American Wine Classic – In 1981 the Napa Valley Vintners established what is now the premier charity wine auction. Includes tastings, dinners and lunches, as well the Barrel Auction at Robert Mondavi winery. http://www.napavintners.com/anv/anv_1_overview.aspx
June 6-7, Menlo Park
Sunset Magazine's Celebration Weekend – Demonstrations, panel discussions and workshops at the magazine headquarters. www.sunset.com/cw
June 13, Mountain View
Great American Food and Music Fest – Cooking demos as well as food and wine tastings at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. www.greatamericanfoodandmusicfest.com
June 16-18, Santa Barbara, CA
6th Annual California Wine Festival - With a venue in the heart of the historic Spanish center of downtown Santa Barbara, the California Wine Festival features top local wineries, restaurants, caterers and musical performers. www.californiawinefestival.com/
June 25-28, San Francisco
Pinot Days – More than 200 Pinot Noir vintners are featured in tastings and seminars at this four-day event at Fort Mason (Vinfolio is a sponsor). www.pinotdays.com
JULY
July 18-25, Napa Valley
Napa Valley Festival del Sole – Fourth annual festival includes concerts, art exhibitions, and food and wine tastings. www.fdsnapa.org
AUGUST
Aug. 6-9, San Francisco
SF Chefs. Food. Wine. – Tastings, panel discussions, and cooking demonstrations by local chefs and members of the food & wine industry in Union Square and nearby venues. www.sfchefsfoodwine.com
Aug. 23-24, San Francisco
Family Winemakers Tasting - Experience the largest tasting of California wines in the world that showcases the state's small, family-owned wineries. www.familywinemakers.org/tastings/tastings.cfm/
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 4-6, Sonoma County
Sonoma Wine Country Weekend – Wine seminars, cooking demonstrations, and vineyard tours. More than 150 wineries and 60 chefs will offer samples at the 30th annual Taste of Sonoma on Sept. 5 at the Gallo family's historic MacMurray Ranch in Healdsburg. www.sonomawinecountryweekend.com
