14th Annual A Wine Food Affair ~ Wine & Food Pairing in the Wine Country

Save the date and mark your calendar for this premier event for Wine Road – Northern Sonoma County!

Saturday  & Sunday, November 3 & 4, 2012 ~ 11 am to 4 pm each day

A Wine & Food Affair is the a great event for all wine and food lovers.  This event is hosted by the Wine Road – Northern Sonoma County.

This event is a weekend of wine and food pairing in the Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley and Russian River Valley. 
 The wineries participating in this event will host their favorite recipe from the Wine Road cookbook, which will be prepared each day for you to taste along with the perfect wine.

To find out more about this event or to purchase tickets, please visit Wine Road Northern Sonoma County-Events.

                           A Food and Wine Affair 2012

 A Wine and Food Affair list of wineries

Thursday January 26:
 Epicuria: Food & Zin Pairings,

6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Location:

The Concourse, 635 8th Street at Brannan,

San Francisco 94103-4901.

Discover the diversity: take your palate on a culinary adventure as you discover the diversity of Zinfandel and its wide range of complementary flavor combinations. This informal dine-around expedition features pairings of 50 top Zinfandel wines with creations from master chefs in the ZinKitchen. Mingle with winemakers and epicurean experts as you take a sensual journey.

For a complete list of participating wineries and restaurants: Click here

Tickets are $95 ZAP members, $125 non-members.

To purchase ZAP Event Tickets: Click Here

Friday January 27th: 
Flights!: Forums of Flavor - Winemakers’ Dinner – Saturday28th: Grand Tasting

Friday January 27: 
Flights!: Forums of Flavor,

10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

The Westin St. Francis Hotel (Union Square),

335 Powell Street, San Francisco 94102.

Fuel your passion for Zinfandel as you experience discussions as diverse as the wine itself. This in- depth seminar-style tasting features themed flights of Zinfandels pre-sented by the winemakers and offers insights into the Zinfandel varietal, an oppor-tunity to experience the true character of the legend yourself.

Some of the local Sonoma County Wine Country wineries participating in this event  are: Alexander Valley Vineyards, (Alexander Valley Appellation), B.R. Cohn Winery (Sonoma Valley Appellation), Ballentine Vineyards, (St. Helena District Appellation),  Bonneau Wines, (Sonoma Valley Appellation),  Calstar Cellars, Sonoma County),  Carol Shelton Wines, (Sonoma County), DCubbed (Napa Valley Appellation), Dogwood Winery, (Hopland,Ca.),  Dry Creek Vineyards, (Dry Creek Appellation), Four Vines Winery, (Russian River Appellation), Gamba Vineyards & Winery, (Russian River Appellation), J Rickards, (Dry Creek Appellation), Ledson Winery & Vineyards, (Sonoma Valley Appellation), Mauritson Family Winery, (Dry Creek Valley Appellation), Mazzocco Winery, (Dry Creek Valley Appellation), Outpost Winery, (Angwin, Ca.),  Ravenswood Winery, (Sonoma Valley), Saddleback Cellars, (Oak Knoll District), Sausal Winery, (Alexander Valley Appellation), Selby Winery, (Healdsburg, Ca.), St. Francis Winery, (Sonoma Valley), Starry Night Winery, (Los Carneros Appellation), Storybook Mountain Vineyards, (Calistoga Appellation), Three3 Winery, (Sonoma, Ca.), Trentadue Winery, (Alexander Valley Appellation), Tres Sabores Winery, (St. Helena Appellation),  Wilson Winery, (Dry Creek Valley Appellation).

Tickets are $60 ZAP members, $75 non-members.

To purchase ZAP Event Tickets: Click Here

Friday January 27:
Winemakers’ Dinner: A benefit with taste,

5:00 – 10:00 p.m.

The Westin St. Francis Hotel (Union Square),

335 Powell Street, San Francisco 94102.

Viva Las Vegas! What happens here stays with you forever as you experience a Las Vegas-style benefit with VIP taste. Dress to the nines and bring your lucky charm to this glamorous reception and dinner where you will enjoy unusual wines chosen by your winemaker hosts. Throw your chips in for the live and silent auctions featuring rare and one-of-a-kind lifestyle lots, with proceeds benefiting ZAP programming, education and Heritage Projects.

Tickets are $225 and include an annual advocate membership for two.

To purchase ZAP Event Tickets: Click Here

Saturday January 28: 
Grand Tasting: From A To Zin,

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Location: The Concourse, 635 8th Street at Brannan,

San Francisco 94103-4901.

From A to Zin: savor the journey through the world’s largest single varietal tasting as you explore hundreds of barrel samples and new releases. Meet winemakers from different Zinfandel growing regions and explore the dimensions of this authentically American varietal at the most comprehensive showing of Zinfandel wineries in the world. You can also experience the Grand Tasting by using ZAP’s ZinTracks ‘map’— a way to choose one path through the Tasting and build your knowledge. ZinTracks will illuminate the many distinguishing features of Zinfandel—-whether it’s why Dry Creek appellation Zins share a certain taste profile…or even just the fun of how many Zinfandel winemakers have red hair! A key part of The Grand Tasting is the role of Zinfandel as America’s “Heritage Wine.” Visit ZAP Central for more information about this fascinating history. ZAP membership enables early entrance (at 1:00 p.m.) as well as a complimentary members-only lounge with seminars throughout the day.

Tickets are $49 ZAP members, $59 non-members and $69 at the door.

To purchase ZAP Event Tickets: Click Here

Healdsburg Lodging

Hotels:

Dry Creek Best Western – (707) 433-0300

Travel Lodge – (707) 435-0101

Luxury Hotels:

Hotel Healdsburg – (707) 431-2800

H2 Hotel – (707)

Les Mars Hotel – (707) 433-4211

Bed & Breakfast:

Camellia Inn – (707) 433-8182

Duchamp Hotel – (707) 431-1300

Haydon Street Inn – (707) 433-5228

Healdsburg Inn On The Plaza (Four Sisters) – (707) 433-6991

Honor Mantion – (707) 433-4277

Bella Villa Messina – (707) 433-6655

Madrona Manor – (707) 433-6831 or (888) 258-4003

Grape Leaf Inn – (707) 433-8140

Cloverdale Lodging

Hotels:

Holiday Inn Express

Bed & Breakfast:

Geyserville

Hotels:

Bed & Breakfast:

Ravenswood Blending Seminars

Ravenswood Winery is offering Blending Seminars.  Think you have what it takes to blend a word class wine?  Step on in to Ravenswood Blending Seminar to find out.

Create your own perfect blend of zinfandel, Petite Sirah and Carignane and take your creation home to share with your family or friends.

Blending Seminars are held every Friday & Saturday

Starting at: 11:00am.

Classes are approximately 1.5 hours long and cost $50

Per person.  Reservations are required.

Contact: Peter Griffith

Peter.griffith@ravenswood-wine.com

Winter Wineland
January 14 – 15, 2012 (Saturday & Sunday)
11am – 4pm each day

Hosted by: Wine Road – Northern Sonoma County

Up coming event in the Wine Country is the 20th annual Winter Wineland.   This is a great opportunity to meet winemakers, taste new releases, limited production wines and library wines.  Some of the wineries in this event will offer food pairings and others will have tours. Some of the wineries will have an educational display to help you learn about vineyard management or wine making.

Local tour guide located in the Heart of the Wine Country

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Local knowledge of Wineries, Hotels, Restaurants & B and B’s

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