Calendar
Paso Robles Wine Festival: Thursday-May 20, various locations. More than 70 wineries will showcase their wines during the Grand Tasting in Paso Robles Downtown City Park. Live music. $25-$145. pasowine.com/events/winefest
Wine Road — Esprit du Rhone: 6-8 p.m. Friday at Longboard Vineyards, 5 Fitch St., Healdsburg; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at wineries throughout northern Sonoma County. Join 20 winemakers for a casual walk-around tasting at Longboard Vineyards on Friday evening, then sample Rhone varietals at 30 wineries on Saturday. Tickets $40; $65 for weekend pass. www.wineroad.com/events/esprit-du-rhone
ZinFest: Friday-May 20, Lodi. Wine, food and entertainment. Main festival noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at Lodi Lake Park, 1101 W. Turner Road. Additional weekend activities include a comparative blind tasting of Lodi wines and their counterparts from around the world, as well as winery tours and open houses. $20-$65. www. zinfest.com
Jack London Square Art & Wine Festival: Noon-5 p.m. Saturday. Jack London Square, Oakland. Sample wine from 40 Northern California wineries, plus small bites, craft beer, cider, live music and artist exhibits on the waterfront. Tickets $45 in advance, $55 day of. www.jacklondonsquare.com/events/special-events Livermore Wine Country Downtown Street Fair: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 20, downtown Livermore. Enjoy wine, craft brews, arts, crafts, shopping, dining and entertainment. Free. http://bit.ly/2C6hhOY
Art on the Main: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 20, North Main Street from Civic Drive to Mount Diablo Boulevard, Walnut Creek. Enjoy food, wine, beer, live music and 100 artist exhibits during the 36th annual arts celebration downtown. https://bit.ly/2rbDCar
Santa Lucia Highlands Sun, Wind & Wine Gala: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Mer Soleil Winery, 1290 River RoadSalinas. This strolling wine tasting, in the barrel cellar of a winery not normally open to the public, includes limited release Santa Lucia Highland wines poured by the vintners, Monterey Peninsula bites and music by Soulfoot. $120. slhgala.eventbrite.com
Lake County Wine Adventure:
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and May 20, Lake County wine region. More than 25 wineries. Food, wine and fun. $25-$65. http://bit. ly/2tS1Ye4
Chardonnay & Oysters: 3-6 p.m. May 25. Benovia Winery, 3339 Hartman Road, Santa Rosa. Celebrate National Chardonnay Day with a flight of three small-production chardonnays paired with Drake’s Bay Baja Pacific oysters, while enjoying Martaella Estate views and classical guitar music performed by Eric Cabalo. $45. Reservations: nicolek@benovia. com. benoviawinery.com.
Sip, Savor and Sunset: 5-8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings May 25-Sept. 2. Rutherford Hill Winery, 200 Rutherford Hill Road, Rutherford. Bring a picnic (or purchase a Dean and DeLuca cheese and charcuterie plate) and enjoy wine tasting during the winery’s new summer sunset series. No reservations necessary. www. rutherfordhill.com
Paella Party: 6-9 p.m. May 26. McGrail Vineyards and Winery, 5600 Greenville Road, Livermore. Enjoy a Posada paella and tamales dinner, live music and wine. Tickets $75 each or $100 per couple include paella and wine. www. mcgrailvineyards.com Film & Anchor Beer Pairing: 6:30-10:30 p.m. May 31, Balboa Theater, 3630 Balboa St., San Francisco. Join Anchor Brewing and San Franpsycho for a onenight-only film and beer pairing event featuring the movie “Wet Hot American Summer” along with San Franpsycho IPA, Anchor Steam Beer and three one-timeonly beers inspired by the movie. $25. http://bit.ly/2J18py3
Wine & Wags: Noon-4:30 p.m. June 3. Livermore Valley. More than two dozen dog-friendly Livermore Valley wineries are participating in this inaugural event, which supports animal rescue organizations. Your four-legged friend can enjoy treats while you enjoy wine tastings and special events, such as Paint Your Pet ($69, reservations required) with Pinot’s Palette at Longevity Wines and BoaVentura de Caires Winery. Tickets ($30 in advance, $35 day of), include two or more tastes at each winery and a Livermore Valley Wine Country GoVino glass. www.lvwine.org