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Looking for some wine-centric fun? Here’s a collection of vineyard hikes, wine experiences and a virtual tasting you can do from home.
Pub in the Park: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Red Morton Park, 1455 Madison Ave., Redwood City. Enjoy beer and cider on tap from local breweries and live reggae music by Pacific Vibration. www. redwoodcity.org/pubinthepark
Summer Re-Wine’d Concert: 7 p.m. Saturday, Clif Family Winery, 709 Main St., St. Helena. Enjoy a fun night of great music, delicious food, tasty wine and sunset dancing at the winery. A special menu from the Clif Family Bruschetteria Food Truck will be available, as well as wines by the glass and bottle. $50. cliffamily.com
Lexus Culinary Classic: Friday-Aug. 29, Cavallo Point Lodge, 601 Murray Circle, Fort Baker, Sausalito. Offering a variety of experiences over three days, including a Pruett Vineyards syrah tasting Saturday, a Basque Tribute to Spain Saturday, and the Lexus Grand Tasting Aug. 29 showcasing chefs and vintners from Napa Valley and Marin. Tickets start at $85. Find details at lexusculinaryclassic. com.
Chandon’s Sparkling Harvest Experience:
8-9:30 a.m. through Sept. 5, Chandon, 1 California Drive, Yountville. Take a vineyard hike and enjoy a flight of Chandon sparkling wines, curated by winemaker Pauline Lhote, alongside a light continental breakfast. $75. Tock: bit.ly/3fX0IvY
Abbot’s Passage Winery and Mercantile: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday through Monday, 777 Madrone Road, Glen Ellen. Enjoy tastings or bottle service, shuffleboard and other games, and a Mercantile with artisanal products. Reserve a wine tasting or immersive food and wine experience. www.abbotspassage.com
Pigs & Pinot: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10, Hotel Healdsburg and Dry Creek Kitchen. Enjoy a five-course dinner paired with limitedproduction 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
Aperture Cellars Virtual Tastings: Join the winery’s experts for a virtual tasting in the comfort of your home. Order ahead so your tasting kit arrives before the virtual tasting. aperture-cellars.com/ virtual-tastings
Elevated Hike and Wine Adventure:
This hike and wine tour led by Active Wine Adventures takes guests on secluded trails, 4.5 to 6 miles long, in Napa and Sonoma, before heading to hidden wineries to taste small-production wines. $179. www.activewineadventures.com