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
    • 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. 
  • Santa Barbara
    • Santa Barbara Wine Festival: June 28, 2 - 5 p.m.; $75.  A great opportunity to sample wines in the region made famous by the movie Sideways.
  • Sonoma Valley
    • Midsummer Mozart Festival at Gundlach Bundschu: Saturday, July 19 & 26, 6:30 p.m.; $30-40.  We are so there!
• New York City
  • Sip ‘n Sail Aboard the Schooner Pioneer: July 10, 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).  There’s a sailing this weekend, too, but it has already sold out. 
• Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.: Nothing of interest happening this week.  Tune in next Wednesday!