AUGUST 2005
August 11-13 -- Auction of Washington Wines, Woodinville, Wash. For details, visit auctionofwashingtonwines.org.
August 13 -- 24th Annual MacArthur Park Fine Wine and Food Festival to benefit Palo Alto chapter, American Red Cross, Palo Alto, Calif. For reservations, visit paarc.org.
August 13-14 -- A Taste of New Jersey, Jersey Fresh Wine & Food Festival, West Windsor, N.J. For information, visit newjerseywines.com.
August 19 -- Entry Closing Date, Sixth International Chardonnay Challenge 2005, Gisborne, New Zealand. For details, e-mail prue@gisborne.net.nz.
August 19-21 -- Russian River Valley Winegrowers' 10th Annual Grape To Glass weekend, Sonoma County, Calif. For more information, visit rrvw.org.
August 20 -- The Land Trust of Napa County's Second Annual Feast of Eden, chaired by Robert Redford; Napa Valley, Calif. For reservations, phone (707) 261-6314.
University Courses
AUGUST 2005
UC Davis--Small Vineyard Series: Integrated Pest Management, Cover Crops and Erosion Control, Donna Hirschfelt and Ed Weber, instructors, August 13; Rootstock Identification Workshop, Andrew Walker, Ph.D., instructor, August 16; Winegrape Variety Identification Workshop, Andrew Walker, Ph.D., instructor, August 17-18; Topics in Wine Analysis: Color and Tannin Measurement, Andrew Walker, Ph.D., instructor, August 26; Advanced Tasting Seminar, John Buechsenstein, instructor, August 27; Step-by-Step Winemaking, Ernie Farinias, instructor, August 20-21 and 27, all at Davis, Calif. For details and enrollment, visit extension.ucdavis.edu/winemaking.
SEPTEMBER 2005
UC Davis--Step by Step Winemaking, Ernie Farinias, instructor, September 24-25 and October 1, Davis, Calif. For details and enrollment, visit extension.ucdavis.edu/winemaking.
OCTOBER 2005
Sonoma State University Wine Business Program--Marketing Your Wine to Fine Restaurants, Dan Berman, instructor, October 28, Rohnert Park, Calif. For details and enrollment, visit Sonoma.edu/winebiz.
August 21-22 -- Family Winemakers of California, public and trade tasting Aug. 21; trade only, Aug. 22, San Francisco, Calif. For information and registration, visit familywinemakers.org.
August 26 -- 2005 New York International Wine Auction, Cooperstown, N.Y. For information and reservations, visit nviwa.com.
SEPTEMBER 2005
September 2-4 -- Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance 13th Annual Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction, Sonoma, Calif. For details and tickets, visit sonomavalleywine.com.
September 2-5 -- 17th Annual Labor Day Wine Festival, Village of Pinehurst, N.C. For information, visit pinehurst.com.
September 3-4 -- Rockin Oldies at Waterloo Village, Stanhope, N.J. For details, visit newjerseywines.com.
September 3-5 -- Harvest Wine Festival, Las Cruces, N.M. For information, visit nmwine.com.
September 3-5 -- New Mexico Wine Festival, Bernalillo, N.M. For information, visit nmwine.com.
September 9-11 -- Fourth Annual Hudson Valley Wine Festival, Red Hook, N.Y. For information, visit hudsonvalleywinefest.com.
September 10 -- 2005 Winesong! charity auction, Mendocino, Calif. For details, visit winesong.org.
September 10 -- 11th Annual Music Festival for Mental Health symposium, reception, concert and dinner, Rutherford, Calif. For details, visit staglinfamily.com.
September 10-11 -- Gettysburg Wine Music Festival, Gettysburg, Pa. For details, visit gettysburgwine.com.
September 12-13 -- All Asia Food Expo, Comida Latina and Kosherfest, New York, N.Y. For more information, visit expo-comida-latina.com.
September 12-14 -- The Sydney International Wine, Beer & Spirits Exhibition, Sydney, Australia. For details, visit wineandspirits.com.au.
September 12-17 -- Drinktec beverage and liquid foods technology trade show, Munich, Germany. For details, visit drinktec.de.
September 17-18 -- Sixth Annual Wine South festival, Atlanta, Ga. For details and tickets, visit winesouth.com.
September 30-October 1 -- 18th Annual Auction Ole St. Helena to benefit St. Helena Catholic School, St. Helena, Calif. For details, visit sthelenacatholicschool.org/auction.htm.
OCTOBER 2005
October 1-2 -- Grand Harvest Festival, Milford, N.J. For details, visit newjerseywines.com.
October 9-11 -- All Asia Food Expo and Expo Comida Latina, Los Angeles, Calif. For details, visit allasiafood.com or expo-comida-latina.com.
October 10-12 -- BBI International Biofuels Workshop & Trade Show, Eastern Region, Atlanta, GA. For details, visit biofuelsworkshop.com.
October 16-18 -- 31st Annual Conference and Agri-Expo of the California Association of Pest Control Advisors, Sparks, Nev. For more information, phone Kim Crum at (916) 928-1625.
October 19-21 -- Sixth International Chardonnay Challenge 2005, Gisborne, New Zealand. For more information, e-mail prue@gisborne.net.nz.
October 19-22 -- Eighth biennial VITeff international trade show on Champagne and sparkling wine techniques, Epernay, France. For more information, e-mail ftpo@ubifrance.fr.
October 20 -- Wine Community Against Poverty (WineCAP) inaugural fundraiser, A Benefit Dinner & Auction for Oxfam America, New York, N.Y. For information and reservations, e-mail kim@ycmedia.com or aimee@ycmedia.com.
October 21 -- Wine & Spirits Industry 28th Annual Gala to benefit the American Cancer Society, New York, N.Y. For details, e-mail cathy.casey@cancer.org.
October 26-27 -- First Gold Challenge international wine competition, Half Moon Bay, Calif. For details, e-mail boydvin@aol.com or skms@verizon.net.
October 26-28 -- Second Russian International Wine & Spirits Fair, Moscow, Russia. For details, e-mail international@montex.co.uk.
October 31-November 1 -- Vinitech China, international trade show, Quingdau-Shandong, China. For more information, visit promosalons.com.
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