Enter to win a pair of weekend passes to the 20th Annual Savor Sonoma Valley Barrel Tasting Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, March 20-21, 2010. Two lucky winners will win a pair of weekend passes each to this delightful barrel tasting and culinary experience. The value of each pass is $55, a total value of [...]
Here’s a fun way to spend an hour in Wine Country — take a free Wine Basics Class at Goosecross Cellars in Yountville. Goosecross offers a morning of fun and down-to-earth education in a world class Napa Valley winery. You may find that expanding your knowledge of wine and the world of winemaking makes drinking wine [...]
It’s the slow season in Wine Country, but fields of mustard are blooming all over the hills and vineyards. During the upcoming Annual Napa Valley Mustard Festival (January 30 through March 27, 2010), a network of communities, businesses, and non-profit organizations welcome visitors to tastings, markets, and other special events. Hotels, restaurants, and shops encourage [...]
Starting in January 2010, for the first time, you can take a stroll through the vines at several Sonoma wineries. These complimentary self-guided vineyard tours are about a mile long and are appropriate for all ages.
Along the way, you can find out what goes on in a vineyard during the year and learn about sustainable [...]
Here’s a lofty half off deal that lets you float in a big balloon over the vineyards, trees, hillsides and fields of beautiful California Wine Country. We found one deal that starts in Santa Rosa and another in Napa Valley.
DEAL 1: Above the Wine Country Hot Air Balloon Flight – discount rates vary, but usually [...]
Napa and Sonoma wine tasting tours aren’t cheap, so even a $10 off per person discount can help reduce a high-priced hangover. Luckily, we have a lead on a half off discount — you save $64.50.
The Wine Tasting tours by Extranomical Adventures — a San Francisco company that specializes in tours for people who generally [...]
Keeping up a high-class wine habit isn’t easy in these hard-scrabble times. The secret to successful sipping in San Francisco is in knowing where to find the hidden deals. For wonderful wine at discounted prices, stagger over to the San Francisco Wine Trading Co …
Mustard, Mud & Music — The Napa Valley Mustard Festival is still going strong, and now you can take advantage of special offers at a popular jazz and wine tasting event, Mustard, Mud & Music in Calistoga. Calistoga locals can get 25% off tickets and jazz packs. Everyone else can get tickets for 10% off [...]
Tuesday is locals night in in Napa Valley, with deals all around at Oxbow Market in the heart of downtown Napa. On Tuesdays, the shops at Oxbow Public Market offer locals specials “on the cheap.” Take a tour of the Napa shops, drink wine, listen to music, and take advantage of the discounts.
Hog Island Oyster [...]
Visitors to Napa Valley love deals, but they’re not the only ones. Locals love them, too. Many area wineries offer free tastings and other deals just for locals, and Napa Valley Vintners posts a list of their “Napa Neighbor” select offers. All you have to do is show your drivers license. But what if you’re [...]
On Saturday, October 24, 2009, fourteen art galleries in the Yerba Buena Neighborhood in San Francisco will join forces to host the Yerba Buena Fall Gallery Walk. The Gallery Walk will feature free admission and refreshments, along with ample opportunities to experience art (also free). The 14 participating galleries offer a diverse look at contemporary, [...]
Here’s a 2 for 1 wine tasting deal offered by Hall Winery. You can download and print the coupon below to get Two Tastings When You Purchase One.
You can sample the portfolio of HALL wines, relax in arbor-covered courtyards, and take in the original works of modern art and sculpture from the Halls’ personal collection. [...]
If you love wine, but cut fancy wine tasting out of your budget, check out Napa Valley’s Downtown Wine Tasting Card. With the $20 discount card, you can bar hop around Napa’s downtown boutique wineries and taste any of thousands of their limited production wines. Specifically, the card entitles you to a first tasting at [...]
The South Bay’s 2009 Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival, in Central Park, will feature the talents of local and regional artists with nearly 175 booths to visit, 25 community groups serving international foods, food vintners pouring fine wines, micro-brewed beer, live entertainment on three stages, and the ever-popular Kids Kingdom. More than 50,000 people [...]
The 14th Annual Lafayette Art & Wine Festival promises two full days of the finest in continuous live music, arts, crafts, premium wines & beer on September 19-20 in downtown Lafayette. The festival features more than 250 arts and crafts booths, a Local Artist Gallery, Mechanics Bank Premium Wine Pavilion, and epicurean delights provided by [...]
Saint Helena’s Twenty-Third Annual Hometown Harvest Festival (October 17, 2009), sponsored by the City of St. Helena Recreation Department, is a great way to celebrate the end of the harvest season in the Napa Valley and experience the beautiful fall foliage. The festival starts with the legendary pet parade through downtown St Helena. The festival [...]
The 2009 Wine Country Cajun Food & Music Festival is a celebration of Bayou life that will feature music by nationally known Zydeco bands, informal New Orleans-style street parades, Zydeco dancing and New Orleans-inspired food and wines. The family-fun event will also include face painting, palm reading, dance lessons and contests, and roving musicians. There [...]
Want Discount Tickets for SF Chefs. Food. Wine.? How about 10% off? We’ve got a promo code for you.
SF Chefs. Food. Wine. is a four day food and wine event celebrating food in Northern California. The main tasting tent is in Union Square where you can taste wine, spirits, food, and an array of local [...]
Livermore Valley is rolling out the barrel this weekend for their first ever Barrel Tasting event. Two dozen local wineries will pour their young wines still in development — direct from their barrels — and offer pairings with appetizers.
I’d tell you more, but InsideBayArea.com has a great article and video, by CorkHeads blogger Jessica Yadegaran, [...]
