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Taste Our Terroir: Thursday-July 29. Livermore Valley wineries. This annual event opens with a food and wine pairing ($85) that partners 20 winemakers with Bay Area chefs, followed by 10 food and wine events ($35-$115), including a Wente winemaker lunch, a Murrieta’s Well vineyard hike and a Page Mill and McGrail Vineyards’ winemakers’ concert and party. www.lvwine.org
Wine, Dine & Dance Series: 6-9 p.m. Friday and Aug. 3. Sarah’s Vineyard, 4005 Hecker Pass Highway, Gilroy. The series includes live music, local food trucks and plenty of Sarah’s Vineyard wine. Ages 21 and over only. Picnics welcome. Free admission. SarahsVineyard.com
FriYay with Gia Wines: 7-10 p.m. Friday. Francis Ford Coppola Winery, 300 Via Archimedes, Geyserville. Enjoy a pool party with wine, shrimp rolls, corn dogs, grilled corn, arcade games, silent disco and neon bocce ball. $50-$150. https://bit.ly/2J9fDQ7 Cinnabar Winery 35th Anniversary Party: Noon-3 p.m. Saturday at a private estate in Saratoga. Festivities will feature paella and other fare, wine, music, a barrel tasting and a touch of wizardry. Guests will have an opportunity to meet winemaker George Troquato and cellar master Alejandro Aldama. $75-$85. www.cinnabarwinery.com
Alameda Art & Wine Fair: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and July 29. Park Street, Alameda. This grand street fair offers art booths, live entertainment, food carts and libations from Alameda Island Brewing Co. and Rock Wall Wine Co. Free admission. downtownalameda.com/events
Santa Cruz Beer Sail: 7-8:30 p.m. Aug. 3, 25 and other dates. Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor, L Dock. Board an O’Neill Yacht Charter for a 90-minute sail that includes gourmet pizza and beer samples from Discretion Brewing (Aug. 3) and Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing (Aug. 25). $20-$44. oneillyachtcharters.com
Niles Canyon Railway Wine Ride: 1-3 p.m. Aug. 4 and 18, and Sept. 8 and 29. Niles Canyon Railway, 6 Kilkare Road, Sunol. Taste Livermore Valley wines paired with hors d’oeuvres as you ride this historic train with wine educator Steve Ferree. $50 plus $5.50 ticket fee. www.ncry.org Fremont Festival of the Arts: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 4-5. Paseo Padre Parkway and Walnut Avenue, downtown Fremont. The largest free art, wine and music festival west of the Mississippi returns for its 35th year with gourmet food trucks, beer, wine and margarita booths, live music and other entertainment. www.fremontfestival.net
Farm to Table Wine Dinner:
6-9 p.m. Aug. 10, Sept. 7 and 28. Chaminade Resort & Spa, 1 Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz. This five-course dinner showcases the region’s Summit to Sea wineries as well as its seasonal bounty. Meet and mingle with vintners, farm representatives and fellow food and wine lovers. $86. www. chaminade.com