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Calendar of Events 2008
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS WINE RAILWAY & AUCTION
Date: May 18, 2008
Location: Roaring Camp Railroads
$55 Per Person for Advance Reservations, $65 at the Door, $20 Children
Dogs on leash welcome for tasting and on train!
Only opportunity to taste all 70 Santa Cruz Mountains Wines
in one location!
Guests will have the opportunity to ride the first Santa Cruz Mountains Wine Railway! Wine tasting and hors d'oeuvres from local restaurants will accompany a silent and live auction. Auction items include rare wines, getaways to world class resorts, and overseas trips, unique private winemakers' dinners and much more.
Please join us to sip wines from America's Premier Mountain Appellation!
"A Taste of the Mountains"
May 31 & June 1, 2008 (Western Side)
June 7th and 8th, 2008 (Eastern Side)
11pm - 5pm *Restaurant locations close at 4pm
Located at various area winery and restaurant locations to be determined.
$30 in advance, $35 at the door
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This event includes attractions such as barrel tastings, food, music, art exhibits, winery tour and special tastings. This is your best opportunity to purchase our great wines.
Call 831/685-8463 to Purchase Your Tickets and Arrange for a Will Call Location!
CLICK HERE for *Participating Wineries & Restaurants*
Third Saturday of January, April, July & November
Next Day - July 19, 2008
11am - 5pm
$30 per person
Purchase your Passports at any Participating Winery
Participating wineries & restaurants. We invite you to explore our extraordinary viticultural region and become acquainted with the incredible diversity of the wines and winemakers therein. At each winery you visit, a page of your Passport will be given a unique commemorative stamp. This is a special opportunity to visit many of the wineries that are not open to the public at other times! After exploring the local wineries you may visit many of the local restaurants offering discounts to Passport attendees on the day of the Passport.
WINE & CRAB TASTE OFF!
The Results are in for 2008!
Best Dish: Theo's
Most Creative: Ma Maison
Best Presentation: Michael's on Main
Best Experience: A Tie! Michael's on Main & Ma Maison
Participating Restaurants & Wineries
Sunday, January , 2009; 2-5p.m.
$47.50 for 2 Restaurants
$16.25 Any Additional Restaurants
On January 20th, local restaurants will enlist their chefs to create extraordinary dishes that best emphasize the delicate and distinctive flavor of crab for the fourth annual Wine and Crab Taste-Off. What could possibly be better in this ocean side locale than the pairing of local wine with local crab? Patrons will be encouraged to cast ballots for their top picks and professional judges from the hospitality industry and the press will vote for their favorites.
Please include your restaurant choice in the comment section. If you would like to purchase an additional Restaurant please call the office at 831/685-8463
The Ultimate Winemakers Dinner
February 2009
Reserved seating between 6pm - 8pm
(Reservations Required)
$105 per person, all inclusive (includes meal, tax, wine, and gratuity)
Shadowbrook Restaurant in Capitola
Up to 25 winemakers offer exclusive tastes of their wines in the restaurant's Rock Room Lounge and then join guests for an intimate gourmet meal in the spectacular setting of the Shadowbrook dining rooms, which are closed to the general public for this very special event.
For more information and for reservations please call
SCMWA (831) 685-VINE(8463)
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Two Fabulous Days of Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir!
Pathway To Pinot Paradise
Self guided wine tour of the Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir producing wineries. Your chance to taste barrel samples of Pinot Noir at participating wineries, as well as limited library wines at some locations.
For information on guided tour options click here
March 28, 2009
11a.m.-5:00p.m.
Participating Wineries
$25 Per Person
You may purchase Pathway tickets at any one of the participatine wnieries on the day of the event.
Grand Cruz Tasting
This is the grand Pinot Noir tasting. Participating wineries will pour their Pinots which will be accompanied by amazing foods.
March 29, 2009
2:00p.m..-5:00p.m.
Villa Ragusa
Technical Sessions
This program will offer in-depth seminars on the growing and making of Pinot Noir in this challenging appellation with presentations by experts in the field. The sessions will be held at Villa Ragusa.
March 29, 2008
9:30a.m.-1:00p.m.
Every Wednesday from October 2007 through April 2008
5pm - 8pm
Shadowbrook Restaurant
50% Off Regular Price
Each week Shadowbrook will be featuring two to four wines from a Santa Cruz Mountains winery, offered by the bottle or glass. A representative of that week's winery will offer tastings and information from a table setup in the restaurant's Rockroom Lounge. That night all wines from the week's winery, whether ordered in the bar or dining room, by the glass or bottle, will be 50% off the regular price. Featured wines will also be available in flights (about2.5 oz, also half-price), accompanied by complimentary appetizer.