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Yoga and Wine: Relax, unwind and enjoy the aroma of wine in the barrel room as you practice yoga under twinkling lights, followed by a tasting of three McGrail Vineyards wines. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday. McGrail Vineyards, 5600 Greenville Road, Livermore. $25-$30. www. mcgrailvineyards.com.
Napa B&B Holiday Tour: Enjoy wine tastings, small bites and live music at several historic Napa inns and a wine tasting room, Capp Heritage Vineyards, on this holiday tour. A portion of the proceeds benefits wildfire relief efforts. 3-7 p.m. Saturday. www.napaholidaytour.com.
Taste of the Mountains Menlo Park: Enjoy wines from small boutique wineries of the Santa Cruz Mountains poured in various designated tasting stations up and down Santa Cruz Avenue. Tickets are $49 ($55 at event) and include wristband, glass and map of tasting locations. 1-4:30 p.m. Saturday. scmwa.com/event/ taste-of-the-mountains.
Grand Italian Wine and Food Tasting: Sample more than 100 wines from Italy, plus prosciutto, cheeses, housemade sausage, porchetta, grilled wild prawns and more. 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Donato Enoteca, 1041Middlefield Road, Redwood City. $60. www. donatoenoteca.com.
James Beard Foundation Celebrity Chef Tour: Five world-class chefs, including Carmel Valley Ranch’s Tim Wood, will come together to create a multicourse meal with wine pairings for an experience similar to those at the historic James Beard House in New York City. 6p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner Saturday. Carmel Valley Ranch, Golf Clubhouse, 1Old Ranch Road, Carmel-by-the-Sea. $200. Tickets: http://bit.ly/2zvyl3h.
Holidays in the Vineyards: Enjoy wines, arts, crafts, holiday music and more at participating Livermore wineries. Admission is free; tasting fees vary. Bring an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots. Noon-4:30 p.m. Saturday and Dec.
3. www.lvwine.org. Rise Up Sonoma: Sonoma County wineries, chefs and musicians are coming together for an event to benefit those affected by the Sonoma County fires. General admission includes access to 30dining and wine stations with featured chefs, and seating for the evening concert. VIP access also includes a green room experience with special music talent, a caviar and foie gras station and an assortment of wines, and premier seating for the evening concert. 4-9 p.m. Dec.
3. Sonoma Country Day School, Jackson Theatre, 4400 Day School Place, Santa Rosa. $500-$1,500. Tickets: http://bit.ly/2yNAwA7.
Santa Crawl: Dig out your ugliest Christmas sweater and Santa suit for a walk around downtown Martinez, sampling beer from more than 20craft breweries stationed inside participating businesses. Take your prepurchased ticket confirmation to the ticket booth at 611 Escobar Street, Martinez, beginning at 1 p.m. Dec. 9 for early check-in. Beer tasting is 2:30-5:30p.m. $25$35. www.santabeercrawl.com. Gingerbread House Workshop and Wine Pairing: Enjoy wine pairings, light bites and a gingerbread house decorating workshop. Wear your ugliest sweater for the ugliest sweater contest. 6-9p.m. Dec. 13. Wente Vineyard Event Center, 5050 Arroyo Road, Livermore. $80-$140. wentevineyards. com.
Holiday Tea: Wine Country visitors can indulge in housemade pastries, tea sandwiches, custom-blend teas, classic cocktails and other holiday fare at Hotel Healdsburg’s sixth annual Holiday Tea. The holiday tradition also features live piano music and festive decor. 2-4p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 24. Hotel Healdsburg, 25Matheson St., Healdsburg. $14$43. hotelhealdsburg.com.
Holidays in Yountville: Stroll through this cozy Wine Country town, illuminated in thousands of twinkling holiday lights, as you explore shops, tasting rooms and restaurants. Activities include carriage rides through town, gourmet food and wine walking tours, holiday cocktail classes and more. Through Dec. 31. yountville.com.
Flaming Social Hour: San Jose’s Mortar & Pestle is heating up social hour with flaming Black Label fries and a signature inflight smoker cocktail (tequila, mezcal, grapefuitlime elixir, Peychaud’s Aperitivo, Jamaican bitters and flaming garnish). 3-6p.m. daily. Mortar & Pestle Bar, 3250Zanker Road, San Jose. http://bit.ly/2ljxi17.