How To Find Wine Spectator Events in Wine Country

Sweet wine, vintage wine, the best subscription wine magazine, some wine advocates, and even wine software—where else would you think you can find everything about wine but in Wine Country, California. This Northern California region is a world-renowned wine-growing area in the United States. If you are a wine fanatic or simply a wine spectator, you will truly appreciate having a grand tour or visiting the famous restaurants in Wine Country. 

Almost all year round, different places in Wine Country have their various wine spectator events. If you’re planning to travel to California, you should never miss visiting the area's online site and check the ratings of each event. But if that seems tiring for you, consider these wine spectator events you will surely enjoy in Wine Country:

• Mendocino Crab & Wine Days. Happening every January in Mendocino, California, you will love having a taste of their Dungeness crab and of course, their locally produced wines. Among the fun activities you surely don’t want to miss are cooking classes, fishing excursions, crab tours, crab cook-offs, and crustacean-and-wine dinners. You might also want to get a Crab & Wine Days Passport. Simply have it stamped and you might win dinners, wine, and lodging. 
• Annual Portland Indie Wine Festival. Every first week of May, for two days, you will enjoy the wine competition in Oregon. There is also a wine tasting event here if you want to taste which of the participants is producing the best wine.
• Paso Robles Wine Festival. Also happening every May, you will enjoy the wine tasting in this festival. Not only that, you will surely enjoy the live entertainment and food prepared by the locals. If you want something educational, you can go to the Grower’s Booth and learn how they cultivate grapes for wine production.
• Lodi Zinfest. This wine spectator event is summarized in three words—fun, food, and wine. Perhaps the best thing about this event is that it is held at the Lodi Lake Park, which adds to the nice wine tasting experience.
• Santa Cruz Vintners’ Festival. Barrel tasting, art exhibits, food, special tasting, and winery tour are only some of the attractions of this June wine spectator event.
• Auction Napa Valley. Every June, Napa Valley celebrates their people as well as the land. If you want to join a wine auction, this is certainly the event to be in. The almost 30-year-old auction is also done for a cause, since part of the profit has always been donated to non-profit organizations.
• Monterey Wine Festival. Want to attend a festival that is more than just tasting wine? This festival, aside from wine tasting and wine showcases, has major educational forums for people of the food industry.
• Santa Barbara Wine Festival. More than showcasing the great heritage of Santa Barbara in the Santa Barbara Museum, you can also taste some of the most fabulous wines of the country in this same museum every June.

Maybe it’s time to prepare your travel planner. You should taste every wine that these events offer. Perhaps, you will be a move to be a wine advocate from being just a wine spectator after tasting the best vintage wine in the Wine Country.