Some wineries are warming up for Valentine's Day this weekend. Others are celebrating new releases. But be sure to get your wine event jones satisfied on Saturday. Sunday will be pretty quiet event-wise as everyone hunkers down to watch commercials and a halftime show. Of course, if you'd just like to visit some tasting rooms in peace and quiet, Sunday is your day!

I'll be watching the wrong teams play myself on Sunday. But, Saturday afternoon I'll be at the Micro-Winery Collective Open House at Inspiration Vineyards in Santa Rosa. I hope to see you there.

All events listed below are in chronological order within each region. I also recommend checking the increasingly jam-packed events calendar at NorCalWine.com for future events. Some require advance reservations or ticketing. This is especially true for the event-filled pre-Valentine's Day weekend.

Peter Mondavi Sr. will be on hand during a portion of the Charles Krug Winery Open House.

East Bay

Saturday, February 4

Vertical Tasting of Petite Sirah at Stage Left Cellars — Oakland: 11:00am - 05:00pm
Taste a vertical of all 3 vintages of Stage Left Cellars' seductive Petite Sirah and if you win the taste challenge, you'll be entered to win the vertical!

Grand Re-Opening of Urbano Cellars — Berkeley: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
After two longs years of being itinerant wine makers, Bob & Fred, have finally opened up their very own winery. Please come and help them celebrate the opening of their new facility in Berkeley.

Friday, February 10

Viva Amore! Viva Wine! at Rockwall Wine Company — Alameda: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Enjoy delicious Rock Wall Wines, scrumptious appetizers, sweet treats, chocolate delights, smokin’ hot music, titillating tours, scandalously spectacular views and special event day only discounts!

Lodi

Saturday, February 4

Groundhog Jazz at Heritage Oak Winery — Acampo: 1:00pm - 04:00pm
Bring your own picnic and enjoy a glass of wine while you drink in the cool sounds of American Jazz and Latin Standards.

Marin County

Tuesday, February 7

Napa Valley

Friday, February 3

Annual Open House at Charles Krug Winery — St. Helena: 10:30am - 4:30pm
The Peter Mondavi family welcomes you to their annual open house. Meet the family, taste new releases and enjoy live music.

Saturday, February 4

Annual Open House at Charles Krug Winery — St. Helena: 10:30am - 4:30pm
The Peter Mondavi family welcomes you to their annual open house. Meet the family, taste new releases and enjoy live music.

Winter Release Day at Silver Oak — Oakville: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Release celebration for the 2007 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and kicks off of festivities for Silver Oak’s 40th Anniversary.

Cabernet Release Event at Bennett Lane Winery — Calistoga: 11:00am - 5:00pm
Visit Bennett Lane Winery for the pre release of their 2009 Cabernet and Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon.

Winter Tag-a-Long at Saddleback Cellars — Oakville: 11:00am - 5:00pm
It's a great day to taste at Oakville wineries since most in the area celebrate the release of the 2007 vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon! At Saddleback, they'll have an enhanced tasting day with food from Rebel-Dog and live music by the Wasted Rangers.

Cabernet Pre-Release Day at Cosentino Winery — Yountville: 12:00pm - 04:00pm
Get a sneak peak at the Cosentino Winery Reserve Cabernet and its library varietal, paired with chocolate.

Cabernet Pre-Release Day at Girard Winery — Yountville: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
A sneak peak at the inaugural release of the Girard Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon.

Friday, February 10

Cupid's Kitchen at Girard Winery — Yountville: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Bubbles, the Oyster Girls from Tomales Bay, a sensuous chocolate fountain and exquisite cheeses.

Paso Robles

Saturday, February 4

Artists Reception at Vina Robles — Paso Robles: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Join Vina Robles in celebrating the opening of our latest art exhibition "The Dancing Brush" featuring both paintings and calligraphy done on rice papers in the traditional Chinese manner.

Winter Dance at Hearthstone Vineyard — Paso Robles: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Enjoy the musical stylings of Jill Knight in the tasting room, along with your favorite Hearthstone wine.

Monday, February 6

Hearst Ranch Supper, Artisan, Paso Robles: 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Three course prix fixe menu served “family style.”

San Francisco

Friday, February 3

Dunn Vertical with Mike Dunn at KL Wines — Redwood City: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Taste recent and older vintages of Dunn's classic Cabernets winemaker Mike Dunn, son of founder Randy Dunn.

Saturday, February 4

The Golden Glass: A Slow Food SF Event — San Francisco: 1:00pm - 05:00pm
A lively gastronomic and educational event featuring national and international wines complemented by culinary delights from the Bay Area’s top restaurants and artisan producers.

Tuesday, February 7

Santa Lucia Highlands New Release Reception — San Francisco: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Join the winegrowers of the famed Santa Lucia Highlands’ appellation for this first ever “New Release Reception” at Fort Mason in San Francisco. Twenty-nine wineries will pour.

Wednesday, February 8

Laurel Glen with Bettina Sichel at Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant — San Francisco: 4:30pm - 07:30pm
A retrospective and new release tasting.

Monterey and Benito Counties class, San Francisco Wine School — South SF: 6:00pm - 8:30pm
A San Francisco Wine School class and tasting with Maureen Downey focused solely on Monterey County and Benito County AVAs.

Thursday, February 9

California Sparkling Wine Tasting at Castro Village Wines — San Francisco: 6:00pm - 08:00pm
A taste-off with two of California’s best sparking wine producers, Schramsberg and Gloria Ferrer.

Sierra Foothills

Saturday, February 4

Barbera Fermentation Tours at Vino Noceto — Plymouth: 11:30am - 12:30pm
There’s a lot that goes into winemaking before the pour—take a look through the eyes of our 2009 Linsteadt Barbera to understand the fermentation and aging processes.

Boeger Wine tasting at Sierra at Tahoe — Twin Bridges: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Wine tasting in the Sierra Pub.

C G DiArie tasting with the winemaker, C G DiArie, Plymouth: 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Taste withwinemaker Chaim Gur-Arieh.

Barbera Fermentation Tours at Vino Noceto — Plymouth: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
A second session of the fermentation tour.

Sunday, February 5

SOUPer-Bowl Sunday at Vino Noceto — Plymouth: 11:00am - 05:00pm
Kick-off isn’t until 3:30pm on Super Bowl Sunday—that leaves plenty of time to head to Vino Noceto to take part in a final special edition of their  wildly popular SOUPer Sundays.

Tuesday, February 7

Deaver Vineyards Winemakers Dinner at Taste Restaurant — Plymouth: 6:00pm -
Join Ken Deaver and two of Deaver Vineyards' talented winemakers for an enjoyable evening of gourmet food and fabulous wines.

Sonoma County

Saturday, February 4

Crab Feed at Sbragia Family Vineyards — Geyserville: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
The Sbragia family invites you to join them for an evening of cracked crab and fabulous wine!

Winter Release Day at Silver Oak — Geyserville: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Release celebration for the 2007 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and kicks off of festivities for Silver Oak’s 40th Anniversary.

Syrah Saturday at Amista Vineyards - Healdsburg: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Enjoy Amista’s signature estate wines with gourmet food pairings from 11:00-4:30 on Saturday, February 4th.

Wine & Chocolate Fantasy at Rodney Strong Vineyards — Healdsburg: 10:00am - 5:00pm
The Rodney Strong barrel room is transformed into a beautiful series of halls and rooms, featuring wine and chocolate and chocolate and wine!

Micro-Winery Collective Open House at Inspiration — Santa Rosa: 11:00am - 5:00pm
These wineries don't have public tasting rooms. This is a special opportunity for you to try and buy wines from seven uniquely different wineries, each with their own winemaker present to tell you their stories and introduce you to their wines.

Fundrasier for the Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue at Marimar Estate — Sebastopol: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Tapas, wine, and an education booth run by Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue

Tuesday, February 7

Tasting Tuesdays at Willi's Wine Bar — Santa Rosa: 4:00pm - 05:30pm
This week's guest is Jesse Inman of August Briggs Wines.

Friday, February 10

Roche Winemaker Dinner at Sheraton Sonoma County — Petaluma: 6:30pm - 09:00pm
This "Pre-Spring Fling" Winemaker Dinner is open to the public, however, advanced reservations and RSVP are required.

South Bay and Peninsula

Saturday, February 4

Wine and Chocolate at Big Dog Vineyards — Milpitas: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Big Dog Vineyards cleaves a piece of chocolate from their huge ingot to pair with award winning Zins, Cabs and Ports this weekend.

Sunday, February 5

Wine and Chocolate at Big Dog Vineyards — Milpitas: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Big Dog Vineyards cleaves a piece of chocolate from their huge ingot to pair with award winning Zins, Cabs and Ports this weekend.

Thursday, February 9

Terra Valentine Vineyards with winemaker Sam Baxter at KL Wines — San Francisco: 5:00pm - 6:30pm
The renowned Spring Mountain winery will be in the SF store to feature their cabernet sauvignon and red blends.

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