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events
july
Citrus Classic Balloon Festival
Jul 30 - 31, 2010
5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m./5:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
18249 East Telegraph Road
Santa Paula, CA
Cost $10 at the gate
The wine connection here is limited to a wine and beer garden at the event, but how can you resist a bunch of hot air balloons? It works in Temecula, why not Santa Paula?
july
Chardonnay Symposium
Jul 31, 2010
all day
Santa Maria, CA
Cost: $100 full day; $45 Grand Tasting only
We didn't realize the Chardonnay grape was lacking for attention, but we'll use any excuse for a festival. There's a morning session, a wine tasting luncheon and a Grand Tasting in the afternoon, which will take place at Tres Hermanas Winery. 2010 is the first year for the celebration of all things Chardonnay, and tickets are limited.
august
Wally's Central Coast Wine & Food Celebration
7th Annual
Aug 1, 2010
noon - 4:00 p.m.
Wally's Wine & Spirits
2107 Westwood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
Cost: $95
Westwood wine store Wally's has lined up 60 wineries and a host of restaurants for their yearly fundraiser. You've never had so much fun in a parking lot. Well, maybe never. The event benefits the Michael
Bonaccorsi UC Davis Scholarship Fund.
august
Pink Sunshine - Provence Rosé Wine Tasting
Aug 7, 2010
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
The Wine House
2311 Cotner Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
Cost: Free
Vins de Provence brings some of the world's best dry rosés to West L.A. How do we know they're the best? They're from Provence, that's how.
august
Rhone Rangers Annual Tasting Event
Aug 8, 2010
Noon - 2:00 p.m. for trade & media, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. for consumers
Pier 59 Studios West, 2415 Michigan Avenue
Santa Monica, CA
Cost: from $35
The self-appointed keepers of the Rhone flame, the Rhone Rangers bring their love affair with the grape varieties of the Rhone Valley to Southern California again. The last one to find a Counoise is a rotten egg.
august
Santa Monica Wine And Food Festival
Aug 28, 2010
10:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Barker Hangar, Santa Monica Airport
Santa Monica, CA
Cost: $40-$65
Positive Magazine presents a wine and food event at Santa Monica Airport. Unlike most food and wine tasting events, this one is good to go all day and into the night.
september
Pacific Wine & Food Festival
Sep 17 - 19, 2010
5:00 p.m.
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA
A three-day extravaganza in downtown Los Angeles is centered around Satuday and Sunday tasting pavilions from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., with a Friday night tasting gala and a silent auction thrown in to the mix. The event benefits Share Our Strenghth and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. California representatives will be joined by wineries from Argentina, Australia, Chile, Portugal, France, Germany, Lebanon and even China, for a truly international flair.
september
American Wine And Food Festival
Sep 25, 2010
6:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Universal Studios Backlot
3900 Lankershim Boulevard, Gate 3
Universal City, CA
Cost: $300
For the 28th year, 30 top chefs and 80 wineries and spirit labels will put food and wine face to face, where they belong. There should be close to 3,000 people attending this shindig. That spells s-o-l-d-o-u-t, so don't delay in grabbing your tickets. It benefits Los Angeles Meals On Wheels, so far to the tune of about $15-million.
july
Citrus Classic Balloon Festival
Jul 30 - 31, 2010
5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m./5:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
18249 East Telegraph Road
Santa Paula, CA
Cost $10 at the gate
The wine connection here is limited to a wine and beer garden at the event, but how can you resist a bunch of hot air balloons? It works in Temecula, why not Santa Paula?
july
Chardonnay Symposium
Jul 31, 2010
all day
Santa Maria, CA
Cost: $100 full day; $45 Grand Tasting only
We didn't realize the Chardonnay grape was lacking for attention, but we'll use any excuse for a festival. There's a morning session, a wine tasting luncheon and a Grand Tasting in the afternoon, which will take place at Tres Hermanas Winery. 2010 is the first year for the celebration of all things Chardonnay, and tickets are limited.
august
Wally's Central Coast Wine & Food Celebration
7th Annual
Aug 1, 2010
noon - 4:00 p.m.
Wally's Wine & Spirits
2107 Westwood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
Cost: $95
Westwood wine store Wally's has lined up 60 wineries and a host of restaurants for their yearly fundraiser. You've never had so much fun in a parking lot. Well, maybe never. The event benefits the Michael
Bonaccorsi UC Davis Scholarship Fund.
august
Pink Sunshine - Provence Rosé Wine Tasting
Aug 7, 2010
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
The Wine House
2311 Cotner Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
Cost: Free
Vins de Provence brings some of the world's best dry rosés to West L.A. How do we know they're the best? They're from Provence, that's how.
august
Rhone Rangers Annual Tasting Event
Aug 8, 2010
Noon - 2:00 p.m. for trade & media, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. for consumers
Pier 59 Studios West, 2415 Michigan Avenue
Santa Monica, CA
Cost: from $35
The self-appointed keepers of the Rhone flame, the Rhone Rangers bring their love affair with the grape varieties of the Rhone Valley to Southern California again. The last one to find a Counoise is a rotten egg.
august
Santa Monica Wine And Food Festival
Aug 28, 2010
10:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Barker Hangar, Santa Monica Airport
Santa Monica, CA
Cost: $40-$65
Positive Magazine presents a wine and food event at Santa Monica Airport. Unlike most food and wine tasting events, this one is good to go all day and into the night.
september
Pacific Wine & Food Festival
Sep 17 - 19, 2010
5:00 p.m.
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA
A three-day extravaganza in downtown Los Angeles is centered around Satuday and Sunday tasting pavilions from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., with a Friday night tasting gala and a silent auction thrown in to the mix. The event benefits Share Our Strenghth and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. California representatives will be joined by wineries from Argentina, Australia, Chile, Portugal, France, Germany, Lebanon and even China, for a truly international flair.
september
American Wine And Food Festival
Sep 25, 2010
6:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Universal Studios Backlot
3900 Lankershim Boulevard, Gate 3
Universal City, CA
Cost: $300
For the 28th year, 30 top chefs and 80 wineries and spirit labels will put food and wine face to face, where they belong. There should be close to 3,000 people attending this shindig. That spells s-o-l-d-o-u-t, so don't delay in grabbing your tickets. It benefits Los Angeles Meals On Wheels, so far to the tune of about $15-million.
september
Sunset's Savor The Central Coast
Sep 30 - Oct 3, 2010
Santa Margarita Ranch
Santa Margarita, CA
Cost: $85 per person, per day
Sunset Magazine teams with the San Luis Obispo Visitors Bureau to throw a well deserved kleig light on California's Central Coast wine region. You'll only have four days to cram full of culinary tours and shows, winery tours and tasting, tasting, tasting.
october
Ojai Big Chili Cookoff
Oct 2, 2010
noon - 6 p.m.
Lake Casitas Recreation Area
11311 Santa Ana Road
Ventura, CA
Cost: $15
Friend, how long has it been since you had some good ol', fire-breathin', footstompin', real-man chili? As they used to say in the commercial, that's too long. The same people who put on the annual Ojai Wine Festival bring you this yearly paean to pain. It benefits the Rotary Club of Ojai-West.
Sunset's Savor The Central Coast
Sep 30 - Oct 3, 2010
Santa Margarita Ranch
Santa Margarita, CA
Cost: $85 per person, per day
Sunset Magazine teams with the San Luis Obispo Visitors Bureau to throw a well deserved kleig light on California's Central Coast wine region. You'll only have four days to cram full of culinary tours and shows, winery tours and tasting, tasting, tasting.
october
Ojai Big Chili Cookoff
Oct 2, 2010
noon - 6 p.m.
Lake Casitas Recreation Area
11311 Santa Ana Road
Ventura, CA
Cost: $15
Friend, how long has it been since you had some good ol', fire-breathin', footstompin', real-man chili? As they used to say in the commercial, that's too long. The same people who put on the annual Ojai Wine Festival bring you this yearly paean to pain. It benefits the Rotary Club of Ojai-West.
