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Fine food and wine are celebrated throughout the year in Mendocino County, which is blessed with both in great abundance. Click on the months below to see whether there’s a special event of interest to you that will coincide with your stay. Or plan your visit to include one of the events described.
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Taste Mendocino - Celebrating Regional Bounty
January 25, 2008 – February 14, 2008
Taste Mendocino, Celebrating Regional Bounty, kicks off with a weekend of fresh shellfish and wine events beginning Friday, January 25, 2008 on the Mendocino Coast.
The new Flavor Festival combines established Mendocino County events, including Crab & Wine Days, the Wine & Mushroom Festival, and the Alsace Varietals Festival in Anderson Valley (February 9-10).
visit gomendo.com for more info
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January
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Annual Mermaid Ball at Ledford House in Albion, Ca. Crab-focused menu, sparkling wine, music, dancing, prizes!
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Every year Mendocino’s winegrowers throw a Cioppino Feed in Fort Bragg. There are always a few seats for visitors at this intimate wine industry celebration.
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Whale Festival and Wine Festival
Two Weekends:
Mendocino, March 1 & 2, 2008
Fort Bragg, March 15 & 16, 2008
Gray Whales migrate just offshore. Whale watching walks and cruises, wine and chowder tastings, arts and crafts fair, children's activities, more. Please call for event details and check for updates at mendowhale.com.
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April
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Redwood Coast Whale & Jazz Festival
Jazzed up Whale Festival - whale watching & jazz & culinary delights. Dinner & Jazz, Brunch & Jazz events. Seafood Chowder, Beer & Wine Tasting Saturday & FREE Jazz Concert. Headliner concert Sat. Night - Larry Vuckovitch World Class Sextet. Whale education & watching at Point Arena Lighthouse. |
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May
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Hopland Passport Festival
Hopland Passports are held twice a year, in May and October. Hopland Wineries assemble and roll out the barrel showing their finest in Rhone, Italian, Burgundian and Bordeaux varietals ranging from Arneis to Zinfandel. Each winery entertains you in their own special way. Two days of fun. Contest and prizes.
1.877.622.WINE, hoplandpassport.com
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May May 16-18, 2008
The Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival takes place in May with an educational conference, a grand tasting, winemaker dinners and barrel tasting.
avwines.com
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A Taste of Redwood Valley. A great gift for dads over Father’s Day weekend in June. |
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Mendocino Wine Affair
Mendocino winegrowers’ gala event of the year. It begins with bocce ball and al fresco dinner and continues with a garden tasting of Mendocino wines, an auction, dinner and dancing in Hopland. |
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July
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Expressions of Anderson Valley
Food and Wine, Community Celebration, Party, Education, Crafts, Performing Arts, Visual Arts. Handley winemakers share the spotlight with potters, weavers, painters, metalworkers, musicians, and chefs to celebrate the art and culture inspired by the unique and beautiful Anderson Valley. 800.733.3151 handleycellars.com
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The California Wine Tasting Championship is the Olympics of wine tasting for amateurs and professionals at Greenwood Ridge Winery during the last weekend of July. greenwoodridge.com |
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September
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Winesong!, held annually, is an elegant wine auction benefit for the Mendocino Coast Hospital Foundation, held at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens.
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Annual Winesong WineDown
Pacific Star Winery, perched right on the edge of the sea, hosts the annual WineDown gathering the day after Winesong! Auction — a casual party with great food, music and special pricing on wine purchases. Located12 scenic miles north of Fort Bragg at the 73.58 mile post. 707.964.1155
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October
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Hopland Passport Festival
Hopland Passports are held twice a year, in May and October. Hopland Wineries assemble and roll out the barrel showing their finest in Rhone, Italian, Burgundian and Bordeaux varietals ranging from Arneis to Zinfandel. Each winery entertains you in their own special way. Two days of fun. Contest and prizes.
1.877.622.WINE, hoplandpassport.com
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