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26^th Annual Central Coast Wine Classic Shell Beach, San Simeon & San Luis Obispo, California July 8 - 11, 2010
A wonderful four-day event with a variety of symposia, winery dinners, a major auction, the Fifth Annual Cycling Classic, grand wine tastings, and even a sensational dinner held at Hearst Castle featuring Chefs from Relais & Chateaux properties! For more information about this great event, contact Archie McLaren at (805) 544-1285 or archie@slonet.org, or click HERE.
Finger Lakes Wine Festival Watkins Glen, New York July 16 - 18, 2010
The Finger Lakes region is a beautiful part of a beautiful state. Long narrow lakes surrounded by rolling hills make for a superb microclimate for growing grapes. This Festival features the wines of the region with many special events. Just the type of event for a pleasant weekend getaway by car! For further information, click HERE.
The Wine Festival at Steamboat Steamboat Springs, Colorado August 5 - 8, 2010
The 7^th Annual Wine Festival at Steamboat is a Celebration of the Senses, as attendees will exercise all five senses at this wonderful event. Enjoy fine wines, cheeses and food from around the world at the footsteps of one of Colorado’s most beautiful landscapes – The Zirkel Wilderness Area, Mt. Werner and the Yampa Valley. This non-pretentious event is dedicated to the wine enthusiast in all of us. For the discerning wine connoisseur, tempt your palate with a variety of wines that you may not have had the privilege to taste. Do not miss this one! For more information about this festival, click HERE.
12^th Annual V Foundation Wine Celebration Napa, California August 6 - 7, 2010
Celebrities from the winemaking and sports world join forces on August 7 and 8 to raise over $4 million for the fight against cancer. Dedicated to funding cancer research crucial to halting the devastating disease, The V Foundation for Cancer Research will stage its 12^th Annual V Foundation Wine Celebration in the beautiful Napa Valley. Friday and Saturday festivities include winemaker dinners, a Wine Celebration attendee golf tournament, and private vineyard and winery tours and tastings. For information about this very special high-end charity event, click HERE or call (415) 482 0558.

Sonoma Wine Country Weekend Sonoma County, California September 3 - 5, 2010

An epicurean event unlike any other, Sonoma Wine Country Weekend combines the elegance, sophistication, and style of the Sonoma County Showcase of Wine and Food with the festivity, frivolity and fundraising of the Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction for three unforgettable days of celebration.  Join us as more than 200 world-class wineries and chefs showcase their talents at stylish winemaker lunches and dinners, a show-stopping Taste of Sonoma, and a Wine Auction so joyously over-the-top, you’ll swear you never had so much fun! For more information about this special weekend, click HERE.

Colorado Mountain Winefest Palisade, Colorado September 16 - 19, 2010
A showcase of Colorado’s blossoming wine industry! This 19^th annual event features live music, winery bike tours, chef demonstrations, and an amateur wine competition. For more information about this fun event, call (800) 704 3667 or click HERE.

59^th Annual Niagara Wine Festival
Niagara Region, Ontario
September 17 - 26, 2010

Enjoy more than 100 events including winery tours and tastings, concerts, first-rate Niagara regional cuisine, artisan shows, wine seminars, live entertainment and one of Canada's largest street parades during the 58th Niagara Wine Festival.

Last year the Niagara Wine Festival attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors to Niagara's wine country, making it the largest wine festival in Canada.

Taste why Niagara is becoming the talk of the wine world!

For more information about this month-long festival, click HERE.

Virginia Wine Festival Bull Run Park Centreville, Virginia September 18 - 19, 2010

Find out why Virginia is America’s most promising emerging wine region. The Virginia Wine Festival is the state's oldest and largest event of its kind. The 35^th Annual Virginia Wine Festival offers you the opportunity to sample Virginia’s wonderful wines, taste gourmet foods, enjoy shopping for fine arts and crafts, listen to some of the Washington Metropolitan area's most talented musicians, all set amount the green rolling hills of Virginia hunt country. If you happen to be in the D.C. area at this time of year, take a short drive and take in this special event. Click HERE for further information about this wine festival.

Cape May Food & Wine Festival Cape May, New Jersey September 18 - 26, 2010
Cape May is a delightful Atlantic resort community loaded with splendid Victorian architecture. Come experience their 14^th annual Food & Wine Festival… a culinary extravaganza! There are many unique events such as a Lobster Bake, the Restaurant Relay, a Gourmet Marketplace, Chefs’ Dine-Arounds, and wonderful food and wine tastings. For further information, click HERE.

Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta Santa Fe, New Mexico September 22 - 26, 2010
The 20^th Annual Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta is a showcase of the best of New Mexico cuisine, and features the region's most inspired chefs using the humble chili pepper as a staple ingredient. The world’s finest wines are paired with all of the resulting masterpieces. For further information about this event, call (505) 438 8060 or click HERE.

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