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May 08
- 2, Wine with
Heart, Gourmet Winemakers Dinner & Auction,
$500/plate. Contact SCMWA,
831.479.WINE for additional information and reservatrions.
- 4, 9-5, 51st
Annual Saratoga Rotary Art Show, Plan to
come and spend the day on the beautiful grounds of West Valley
College in Saratoga (click here for
directions) as fine artists and craftsmen from around the
country showcase their works
at what is recognized as the “the largest one day juried
fine art show in the west”!
Wine tasting starts at 11.
- 16-18, Cooking
for Solutions at the Monterey
Bay Aquarium! Celebrity Chefs
from around the world, Friday night's
signature gala celebration, Saturday's
food and wine adventures, cooking
demonstrations
and an "iron chef" event. Celebrate
Sustainable
Cuisine with wineries committed
to sustainable winegrape growing.
Full
program online or
call (866) 963-9645.
- 18, 2-5, Wine
with Heart, Santa Cruz
Mountains Grand Wine Tasting and
Auction at on the Santa Cruz Mountains
Wine Train. $65
in advance. Contact SCMWA,
831.479.WINE for additional information and reservations.
- 26-28, 11-6, 17th
Boulder Creek Art & Wine in
Downtown Boulder Creek - on Highway
9, free, entertainment
and with attractions for kids,
wine, arts and craft vendors.
- 31, 11-5, Vintner's
Festival, begins
on the Santa Cruz side this year. Buy your glass ($30 in advance
or $35 at the door) at any particpating winery and use
it next weekend on our
side
of
the mountains.
June 08
- 1, 1-4, Birds and
Blooms, A Bird House Auction and Garden
Party at two lovely Atherton residences to support environmental
education. (650) 961-0545 or info@EVols.org for
ticket information.
- 1, 5:30-8, Fifth
Annual Food and Wine Classic @ Montalvo
Art Center. "A
Dozen Chefs. Fifteen Wineries. One Good Cause." -
join us. For tickets, please call 408.961.5855 or go online.
- 7 & 8, 11-5, Vintner's
Festival and our annual Spring Art Show - we look forward
to seeing you.
- 21, 10-12, Eco-tour, join
our docent-led, fun, casual and up-close hike through Cooper-Garrod
Estate Vineyards and the adjoining Mid-Peninsula
Open Space. This is a great opportunity to see sustainable winegrowing
practices at work while taking in some spectacular scenery. Reservations recommended.
November 2008
- TBD, 5:30-9, Evening of Wine and Roses,
wine & hors d'oeuvres while bidding on double
magnums to benefit the Pajaro Valley Community
Health Trust. 831.761.5639
for additional information and tickets. $50/prepaid,
$60 at the door - reservations recommended.
- TBD, 5-8, Premiere Cruz, An exclusive tasting of the 23
finest Cabernets from the Santa Cruz Mountains in the luxurious
ballroom of the Marriott Hotel in downtown San Jose.This
is your opportunity to meet the winemakers and try these
world class wines and some exceptional older vintage and
library wines. Order tickets below or call SCMWA - 831.685 WINE
- 15, 11-5, Passport Day. Visit
the wineries of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Passports
available at our Fruit
House, other participating wineries, and SCMWA,
831.685.WINE.
- 27 - Happy Thanksgiving! -
Tasting Room is closed, so we hope you picked up a
some of our Viognier and Cabernet Franc for your Thanksgiving
meal
and have looked at some our great Thanksgiving recipes,
especially Aunt Sadie's Apple Dressing and Ms.
Grimmitt's Cranberry Relish.
December
2008
- 6, 11-5, Holiday Open House
at the Fruit House. Come by for Christmas
Cheer and try our newest release! Cooper-Garrod wines, gift
certificates, Cathedral Club memberships, all make great
holiday gifts.
- 6, 10-12, Eco-tour, join
our Docent Bill Bosworth on a fun, casual and up-close hike through
Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards and the adjoining Mid-Peninsula
Open Space. Reservations recommended.
- 26-31, 12-5, Tasting Room open as usual.
January 2009
- 1, Tasting Room closed - Happy New Year!
- 2, Tasting Room reopens at 12
- 19, 11-5, Passport Day. Visit
the wineries of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Passports ($30 and
good forever) available at our Fruit
House, other participating wineries, and SCMWA,
831.685.WINE.
- 20, 2-5, Wine & Crab
Taste-off, SCMWA's annual event in Aptos and Capitola;
we have not yet decided where we will be, maybe someplace new!.
For tickets ($45) and more info, contact SCMWA or
831.685.VINE (8463).
February
2009
- TBA, 10-12, Eco-tour, join
our docent-led, fun, casual and up-close hike through Cooper-Garrod
Estate Vineyards and the adjoining Mid-Peninsula Open Space.
This is a great opportunity to see sustainable winegrowing
practices at work while taking in some spectacular scenery. Reservations recommended.
- TBA, Open That Bottle Night
- TBA, 5:30-10 Santa
Cruz Mountains Winemakers Dinner, 25
winemakers come together @ Shadowbrook Restaurant,
Capitola. Contact SCMWA for
reservations, 831.685.WINE.
March
2009
April 2009
- 4, 11, First Saturday Tour
and Tasting - With the vines leafing out,
our April First Saturday tour will be led by Vineyard Manager,
Jan Garrod. Following an in-depth look at the vines, he will
walk you though the harvest and cellaring steps. Then, we move
to the Fruit House for a complimentary Proprietor's Flight
tasting. Be sure to sign up for
this one.
- 18, 11-5, Passport Day. Visit
the wineries of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Passports ($30 and
good forever) available at our Fruit
House, other participating wineries, and SCMWA,
831.685.WINE.
- 22, Earth Day,
why wineries are Red, White and Green...
- 25, 10-12, Earth Day Eco-tour, join
our docent-led, fun, casual and up-close hike through Cooper-Garrod
Estate Vineyards and the adjoining Mid-Peninsula Open Space. This
is a great opportunity to see sustainable winegrowing practices at
work while taking in some spectacular scenery. Reservations recommended.
- 25 (tentative), 12-5, Wineries
of Santa Clara Valley Spring BBQ & Wine Fest at Casa
de Fruta, east of Hollister. Finish our Eco-tour and hop
down to Casa de Fruta to join Cooper-Garrod and 12 other Santa
Clara Valley wineries for a beautiful spring afternoon in the
country. The price of a ticket includes wine tasting, barrel
races, live music, and a New York steak BBQ. The cost is only
$50 per person. For tickets, contact the Gilroy Visitors Bureau
408-842-6436. As this is a sell-out event, tickets must be
purchased in advance. Fine print: Must be
21, i.e., no children's games, no pets, and no refunds - this
is a rain or shine event, but worth it.
- 26 (tentative), 1-5, Rivers
of Chocolate, wines, chocolates, and great food,
was at the Adobe Lodge and Mission Gardens at Santa Clara University
in 2008, to benefit the Emergency
Housing Consorium of Santa Clara County. Tickets are $100
advance purchase only, and the event sells out. See the web
site for details on ticket purchase.
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