Category Archives: Wine

Tickets available for Friday farm to table wine dinner at Chaminade

  The second installment of Chaminade Resort’s annual Farm to Table Dinner summer series is Friday, July 8, and there are still some tickets available for this event with local libations from Summit to Sea Wineries and fresh ingredients from … Continue reading

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More food events to add to Saturday’s Santa Cruz mix

It’s true, I have already let you know of three events happening Saturday, June 25 (tomorrow!) and now I am telling you about two more. Or maybe three or four…keep reading. If you missed my articles, here are details for … Continue reading

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Pleasure Point Street Fair: family-friendly benefit with great food and drinks

 Next Saturday is the fourth annual Pleasure Point Street Fair in Santa Cruz, with a variety of local food and drinks for sale. The event, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Portola Drive between 38th and 41st Avenues, has … Continue reading

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Bay Area Father’s Day restaurants, Part 2—Santa Cruz, Los Gatos, Moss Landing

Father’s Day 2016 is now three days away; have you made your plans? Here are details on a few options in Santa Cruz and nearby including restaurants and wine events. If you missed my first Father’s Day post, here are … Continue reading

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Santa Cruz’s Chaminade launches 2016 Farm to Table Wine Dinners this Friday

Believe it or not, June is here (!), which means the start of Chaminade Resort’s annual Farm to Table Dinner series. The first dinner is this Friday, June 3, beginning at 6 p.m. with a reception, and there are still … Continue reading

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Saratoga’s Mountain Winery serves up crab feed

The Mountain Winery in Saratoga is dishing up its delicious annual all-you-can-eat crab feed on Sunday, January 31. The cost is $100 for adults, $46 for kids 3-11, and free for kids under 3. Tickets cost a bit more than … Continue reading

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Wine gift ideas for the holidays: Grgich Hills & Twisted Roots

If you still have holiday shopping left to do and you have wine lovers on your list, here are a few gift ideas. There are also a couple ideas for host/hostess gifts if you’ll be visiting others during the season. … Continue reading

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This weekend’s food and wine events in Santa Cruz

There are many food and wine events occurring this weekend in Santa Cruz county. Below are details for a few of them. Friday, Nov. 13: Food Lounge’s “Artisan Food Market” From 4-9 p.m., the Food Lounge is the site of … Continue reading

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Family-friendly Santa Cruz benefit with food, wine, Warriors prizes

The inaugural Taste of the Warriors—Saturday, Oct. 10, at downtown Santa Cruz’s Kaiser Permanente Arena—is a family-friendly event with food, wine, beer, and entertainment. The Santa Cruz Mountain Winegrowers Association and the Santa Cruz Warriors (the 2015 champions of the … Continue reading

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Lots of food and wine at biggest Grazing on the Green ever to benefit cancer research

The 12th annual Gourmet Grazing on the Green, Saturday, Sept. 19 at Aptos Village Park, has more food and drinks than ever before! As of press time, there are 73 vendors including local restaurants and caterers, other food businesses, and … Continue reading

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