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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

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