Here’s one more to add to yesterday’s post, thanks to a kind reader:

New York City

Moore Brothers Wines 2nd Anniversary Tasting: May 16, 6 - 9 p.m. at Moore Brothers Wines, 33 East 20th Street; $0.  Moore Brothers, a shop that specializes in wines from the “old world,” sources its inventory directly from producers, which translates to lower prices.  All of its wines […]

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Below are the events that we recommend for this weekend and beyond.  Click on an event’s title to visit that event’s official web site.

California

San Francisco

Uncorked! Wine Festival: May 17.  Just a reminder about this event, about which we reported in last week’s “Don’t Miss” posting. 

Sierra Foothills 

Madera Spring Wine Trail Adventure: May 17 - 18, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; $20.  We recommend going […]

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Here are the events that we recommend for this weekend and beyond.  Click on the title of an event to visit that event’s web site.

California

San Francisco

Uncorked! Wine Festival: May 17, 1 - 6 p.m. at Ghirardelli Square; see list of participating wineries by clicking here; tickets are $40 in advance, $45 at the festival.  Two free […]

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Thanks to reader input, here’s another event to add to last night’s posting: 

Oregon

Portland

Portland Indie Wine Festival Grand Tasting: May 3 & 4, 3 - 6 p.m. at Urban Wineworks and Chown Garage; see list of participating wineries by clicking here; tickets for Grand Tasting are $60 per person for either Saturday or Sunday, or $100 for both days (click here […]

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Here are the events that we recommend for this weekend and beyond.  Click on the title of an event to visit that event’s official web site.

California

Napa (Calistoga)

Calistoga Wineries Spring Celebration: May 3, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.; $30 per person — all proceeds go to non-denominational St. Luke’s Preschool.  Plainly put, Calistoga is gorgeous, which fact alone […]

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Here are the events that we recommend for this weekend.  Click on the title of an event to visit that event’s official web site.

California

Chalone (near Big Sur)

Pinnacles Wine Festival: April 26, 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Inn at the Pinnacles; tickets are $60 per person.  This festival celebrates wines hailing from California’s Chalone appellation.  Uh, Cha-whah?  It […]

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Here are the events that we think are worth checking out this weekend.  Click on the title of an event to visit that event’s official web site.

California

Carneros

The 21st Annual April in Carneros: April 19 - 20, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; see list of participating wineries by clicking here; tickets are $40 per person and comes with a keepsake wine […]

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Here are the events that we think are worth checking out this weekend.  Click on the title of an event to visit its official web site.

Atlanta

Wine Enthusiast’s “Toast of the Town” Grand Tasting:  Thursday, April 17, 7 - 10 p.m. at the Georgia Aquarium; $95 per ticket.  We scanned the list of participating wineries, and it’s loooong.  […]

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