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

• California
  • Monterey
    • Carmel Bach Festival: Saturday, July 19 - Saturday, August 9.  This event is not wine-related.  Still, we think that combining an evening concert with a daytime visit to an area winery could be an ideal itinerary.
  • Sonoma Valley
    • Midsummer Mozart Festival at Gundlach Bundschu: Saturday, July 26, 6:30 p.m.; $30-40.  An evening of classical music outdoors in Sonoma… 
• New York
  • Hudson Valley 
    • Bounty of the Hudson Food and Wine Festival: July 26 - 27, 12 - 5 p.m.; $25 - $35.  Bus service from Poughkeepsie’s train station makes this event a convenient option for New Yorkers looking to escape the city for the weekend.
  • New York City
    • Sip ‘n Sail Aboard the Schooner Pioneer: July 24, 7 - 9 p.m.; $65.  Taste a variety of wines while touring New York Harbor in an antique schooner.  The host of the tasting is Pasanella and Son, Vintners, which was rated Best Neighborhood Wine Shop by New York Magazine in 2007 (see other press by clicking here).   
• Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.: Nothing of interest happening this week.  Tune in next Wednesday!