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Concannon Vineyard and Livermore Wine Trolley:

This festive experience of lights, bites and flights begins at Concannon Vineyard with a one-hour tasting reception of holiday wines paired with appetizers. Then board the Livermore Wine Trolley for a tour of Livermore’s most dazzling holiday displays. 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. today and Thursday-Dec. 23. Concannon Vineyard, 4590 Tesla Road, Livermore. $5-$60. www.concannonvineyard.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. 6-9 p.m. Wednesday. Wente Vineyard Event Center, 5050 Arroyo Road, Livermore. $80-$140. wentevineyards.com.

Monterey Bay Tequila Tasting:

Join Lopez Restaurant & Cantina and the Monterey Bay Tequila and Mezcal Tasting Club for a special tasting of unique extra anejo tequilas that have been aged a minimum of three years. Brand ambassadors will be on hand to answer questions and talk about the history of this agave spirit. 6-8 p.m. Thursday. Lopez Restaurant & Cantina, 635 Cass St., Monterey. $25. lopezevents. 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. 2-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 24. Hotel Healdsburg, 25 Matheson St., Healdsburg. $14-$43. Reservations required. 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.

Winter in the Wineries Passport:

Passport holders tour, taste and meet winemakers at more than a dozen of Calistoga’s boutique and well-known wineries including Chateau Montelena and Castello di Amorosa, then vote for their favorite wines and wineries in the people’s choice awards. Through Feb. 4. $60. visitcalistoga.com.

Winter Wineland:

Visit Northern Sonoma wineries, meet wine makers and taste special wines. Participating wineries will highlight a vintage, varietal or vertical tasting for the weekend. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 13-14. $25$48.88; designated drivers $5.43. www.wineroad.com.

Calaveras Wine Camp:

Campers learn everything about wine, from the vine to the bottle, while participating in hands-on experiences with winery owners and winemakers. The camp includes lodging at the Courtwood Inn in Murphys, breakfast, wine to take home, transportation to wineries, lunch and a wine pairing dinner. March 27-28. $598-$698. www.courtwoodwinetours.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). 3-6 p.m. daily. Mortar & Pestle Bar, 3250 Zanker Road, San Jose. http://bit.ly/2ljxi17.