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Beer Garden Friday: 4p.m. Friday. Devil’s Canyon Brewing Co., 935 Washington St., San Carlos. Enjoy live music in the taproom, fresh craft beer and root beer all brewed on-site and food trucks in the beer garden. Free admission. www.devilscanyon.com/ fridays.html
Santa Cruz Passport Celebration Day: Noon-5p.m. Saturday, Santa Cruz Mountains wineries. Taste your way through more than 40wineries, including several not ordinarily open to the public, during this event, accessed with a $75wine-tasting passport, good for a year of tastings at participating wineries. scmwa.com Winter Wineland: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Jan. 19, Healdsburg wineries. Enjoy wine tastings and special winery events ($49-$65), a winemaker breakfast ($20) and more along the Wine Road. www. wineroad.com
Crab Feast Mendocino: Jan. 24-Feb. 2, Mendocino County wineries, restaurants and other venues. This celebration of Dungeness crab and local wine features 30restaurant and winery events, from Alsatian wine pairings to barrel tastings, cioppino feasts and sea safaris. Prices vary. www.visitmendocino.com/event Uncorked SF: Noon-4 p.m. Jan. 26, Fort Mason Festival Pavilion, 2Marina Blvd., San Francisco. Sip your way through 200 wines and sparklers, enjoy gourmet bites and DJ tunes at this wine festival. $65$100. www.uncorkedwinefestivals.com Cabstravaganza!: Noon-4:30 p.m. Jan. 26, Charles R. Vineyards, 8195Crane Ridge Road, Livermore. Meet winemaker Lisa Lee and taste how this cabernet sauvignon develops from barrel to cellar-aged, comparing samples and current and not-yetreleased wines. Also cheese and chocolate pairings. $15. www.charlesrvineyards.com ZINEX: Jan. 30-Feb. 1, San Francisco venues. The three-day Zinfandel Experience includes four big events, from an opening night dining gala to seminars, a winemaker dinner and grand tasting. Prices vary. zinfandelexperience.com
Crab Cake Cook-off and Wine Tasting Competition: Feb. 1, Fort Bragg. Enjoy crab cakes served every which way, paired to local wines and microbrews at the 21st annual cook-off in Mendocino County. $90. www.mccinc.org
Wine & Chocolate Weekend: Feb. 7-9, Lodi wineries. Sip Lodi wines and sample chocolate bites while visiting nearly 50 wineries in the Lodi appellation. Friday night winemaker dinners ($100) at Acquiesce Winery, m2wines, Mccay Cellars and St. Amant Winery. Grand tasting tour $45$75. lodiwineandchocolate.com