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Here’s some spirited inspiratio­n for summer, from vineyard outings to new tasting rooms, beer events and a couple of virtual tastings you can do from home.

21st Amendment’s 21st Birthday: 1-7 p.m. Saturday, 2010 Williams St., San Leandro. Enjoy live music from East Bay Mud and Dr. D Band, a private cigar lounge, the Urban Roots BBQ and La Poblana food trucks, and birthday beer collaborat­ions with Fieldwork Brewing, Three Weavers, Urban Roots, Faction Brewery and The Good Hop bottle shop. Free admission. www. 21st-amendment.com PubinthePa­rk: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 28, Red Morton Park, 1455 Madison Ave., Redwood City. Enjoy beers and ciders on tap from local breweries and live reggae music by Pacific Vibration. www.redwood city.org/pubinthepa­rk Sycamore Grove Wine & Brunch: 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sundays, 8761 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg. Experience the winemaker’s favorite wines paired with Italian-inspired bites prepared by the estate chef. $85. www. ferrari-carano.com Sideways: The Musical at Buena Vista Winery: Sept. 11-12. The historic Buena Vista Winery is hosting a concert of songs from “Sideways: The Musical” — a teaser for a new Broadway-bound musical based on the wildly popular wine country movie — with tickets ($50 and up) available to American Express Card Members. Find details at buenavista­winery.com/ events.

Vineyard Overlook Experience: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. daily, Chalk Hill Estate Vineyard and Winery, 10300 Chalk Hill Road, Healdsburg. Enjoy an immersive guided-tasting experience with vineyard views of the Russian River Valley to complement the estategrow­n wines. $40. www. chalkhill.com

Pigs & Pinot: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10, Hotel Healdsburg and Dry Creek Kitchen. Enjoy a five-course dinner paired with limited-production pinot noirs from acclaimed wineries including Gary Farrell Vineyards & Winery, CIRQ, Bob Cabral Wines, Arista Winery and Sonoma Cutrer. $400 and up. Eventbrite: bit.ly/2Tu5n0k

Silver Trident Winery: This Yountville winery is offering two tasting experience­s, Perfect Pairing and a Potato Chip Extravagan­za, each beginning with a compliment­ary splash of Rosé of Pinot Noir. Prefer to sip at home? They’re also offering virtual tastings. 6495Washin­gton St., Yountville. www. silvertrid­entwinery.com Parallel Napa Valley: Visit the Napa Valley winery for private tasting experience­s by appointmen­t, or book a private online tasting. Brasswood Napa Valley, 3125 St. Helena Highway North (highway 29), St. Helena. www.parallelwi­nes. com/tastings

Bacchus Landing: Open daily from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 14210 Bacchus Landing Way, Healdsburg. This curated collective of winery tasting rooms just opened with eight different wineries and five separate open-air tasting rooms. Find details at www. bacchuslan­ding.com. Rombauer Hour, Virtual Wine Tasting: Visit and taste wines at the winery’s Napa Valley and Sierra Foothills tasting rooms, as friendly, knowledgea­ble hosts guide you through a tasting by appointmen­t. Or try a virtual wine tasting session from home. Napa Valley, 3522 Silverado Trail North, St. Helena. Sierra Foothills, 12225 Steiner Road, Plymouth. www. rombauer.com

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