Sun Valley Wine Auction, Sun Valley, Idaho

Each year the Sun Valley Center holds a wine auction to raise funds to support educational arts programming and community outreach. Our 2007 Auction was another record setter in attendance and money raised: over 600 people attended the auction, 450 attended vintner dinners, 1500 reveled on the golf course for the picnic, 1500 sampled incredible wines at the tasting, and 85 wineries participated in the auction with generous donations of wine, amenities and services. The Auction is made possible through a remarkable volunteer effort on the part of hundreds of people actively and enthusiastically contributing countless hours of planning and labor over many months' time.

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Family Winemakers Tasting, San Francisco, California

Family Winemakers of California's 18th Annual Wine Tasting featuring over 400 wineries. A Sunday wine seminar is planned.

Since it’s founding in 1991, Family Winemakers of California has presented an Annual Tasting. Originally, the Tasting was developed as a trade-only event; an opportunity for member-wineries and California’s wine trade to gather together and talk about the issues foremost in the minds of industry members while tasting great wine. Because FWC represented the smaller wineries the tasting was a unique opportunity to showcase the winemaking craftsmanship of vintners from across the state.

The original event at the Sheraton Palace Hotel featured 46 wineries and with each Annual Tasting, its reputation as one of the finest opportunities to taste a broad, cross section of California wines grew. And the size of the tasting grew. Each year more wineries chose to attend and pour wines. More restaurateurs, retailers, distributors and media converged on the tasting. The Annual Tasting quickly became one of the most anticipated wine events in California. How times have changed since 1991.

“Tasting 2008” will open its doors to wine trade, media and consumers on Sunday, August 24 at Fort Mason Center’s Festival Pavilion. Once again, it will be an opportunity to taste great wines and meet the winemakers and owners behind some of California finest wineries. Over 400 wineries poured 1,000 wines and upwards of 30 wineries make their debut at the event.

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Hands on Harvest, St. Helena, California

Fantesca Estate & Winery announces its fourth annual Hands-On Harvest program, which will take place at Fantesca Estate & Winery in St. Helena, California.

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