Below are the events that we recommend for this weekend and beyond.  Click on an event’s title for more information.

• California
  • Calaveras County (Sierra Foothills)
    • 12th Annual Passport Weekend: June 20-22, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; $40 for one day, $60 for all three.  Calaveras is apparently home to some seriously excellent, yet nicely priced, wines.  This event would be a perfect compliment to a weekend trip to the mountains.  Visit AppellationAmerica.com (or just click here) to read more about this somewhat lesser known region.
  • Napa
    • Taste of Howell Mountain: June 21, 2:30 - 7 p.m.; $95 in advance, $125 at the door.  At least a couple of the wineries that will be pouring at this event are not open to the public, and yet their wines are exquisite and mailing list only (i.e., they’re next to impossible to buy, even if you were able to cover the three-digit price).  Take O’Shaughnessy Estate Winery and Dunn Vineyards, for example.  Trust us, you won’t want to miss out on an opportunity like this.  You don’t even have to go up onto the mountain to attend.
  • San Francisco
    • Pinot Days 2008: June 28 - 29; see website for ticket pricing details.  Just a reminder, as reported in our June 4th “Don’t Miss” posting. 
• Philadelphia
  • Champagne Dinner at Le-Bec Fin: June 23, 7 - 11 p.m.; $150 per person, plus tax and gratuity.  Yes, it’s pricey.  But a five-course dinner at Le Bec-Fin, served with five different vintages/types of Veuve Clicquot Champagne and hosted by Master of Wine and educator Charles Curtis, sounds like it will be an evening to remember.
• Atlanta, New York, and Washington, D.C.: Nothing of interest happening this week.  Tune in next Wednesday!