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Looking for some wine-centric fun? Here’s a collection of vineyard festivities, wine experiences and two virtual tastings you can do from home.
The Art of Food & Wine: 4:307:30 p.m. Sept. 12, Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga. Sample gourmet bites from more than 20 restaurants and wineries and bid on live and silent auction items. my.montalvoarts. org/1732/1733
Prima Materia Outdoor Wine Tasting: 2-7 p.m. Sept. 12, Prima Materia Winery Tasting Room, 49th St., Oakland. Enjoy an outdoor wine tasting in Temescal Alley with a new wine tasting menu every weekend. prima-materia.com/tasting-room Lancaster Estate Hillside Cave Tour & Tasting: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, Lancaster Estate, 15001 Chalk Hill Road, Healdsburg. Take a cave tour, learn about the barrel-aging process and enjoy a tasting of four estate wines in a relaxed outdoor setting. $75. www.lancaster-estate.com Dine in the Vines: 5:30p.m. reception, 6 p.m. dinner Sept. 18, ONX Estate Vineyards, 1200 Paseo Excelsus, Templeton. Enjoy a fivecourse dinner among the vines and learn more about the wines and vineyard. $170-$190. onxwines. com/Shop/Events Acumen PEAKeasy Champagne Room: Acumen Napa Valley, known for its Atlas Peak wines, has opened a speakeasy-inspired Champagne lounge at the Acumen Wine Gallery in downtown Napa, pouring top French bubbles by the glass or bottle. Open by appointment 3-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday and noon-6 p.m. Friday-Sunday at 1315 First St., Napa; www.acumenwine.com. Cardinale’s Virtual Wine and Cheese Tastings: Crafted by Cardinale’s estate chefs and selected to pair with winemaker Chris Carpenter’s mountain wines, each virtual tasting kit includes a set of two to four wines accompanied by an assortment of cheeses, cured meats and a variety of seasonal small bites. $100-$150. www.exploretock.com/cardinale Carmel-by-the-Sea Wine Walk: Sip, savor and discover the region’s premium wines. This free digital guide details exclusive and upgraded tasting experiences at 11 Carmel wine tasting rooms. Carmel-by-theSea: bit.ly/35uWoy4
Chalk Hill Vineyard Overlook Experience: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. daily, Chalk Hill Estate Vineyard and Winery, 10300 Chalk Hill Road, Healdsburg. Guests can enjoy an immersive guided-tasting experience with picturesque vineyard views of the Russian River Valley to complement the estate-grown wines. $40. www.chalkhill.com
Chalone Vineyard Signature Tasting: 11 a.m.-5 p.m Friday through Sunday, 32020Stonewall Canyon
Road, Soledad. Enjoy a tasting of five estate wines while learning about a winery whose chardonnay brought California wines to the world stage in 1976. $25. www. chalonevineyard.com
Chateau St. Jean Virtual Tastings: Order a tasting kit and enjoy a virtual tasting with Chateau
St. Jean’s wine educators, available by reservation noon-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. Or head for the winery for outdoor tastings by reservation during the same hours.
www.chateaustjean.com