{"id":5261,"date":"2011-10-25T01:01:58","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T06:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=5261"},"modified":"2011-10-24T20:53:37","modified_gmt":"2011-10-25T01:53:37","slug":"check-out-these-wine-festivalsevents-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/25\/check-out-these-wine-festivalsevents-for\/","title":{"rendered":"First Weekend of November Wine and Food Festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out these wine festivals and events for the first weekend of November. What a great way to start November! It&#8217;s not too early to start searching for your holiday wines!<\/p>\n<p>Cheers Kathy<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigsurfoodandwine.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Big Sur Food &amp; Wine Festival<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\nNovember 3 &#8211; 5<br \/>\nBig Sur, California<br \/>\nTickets are available <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bigsurfoodandwine.eventbrite.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">online<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>This is the third Big Sur Food &amp; Wine Festival. The event will be in Caramel, California at the Highlands Inn. After the Grand Tasting, the Lifestyle Auction takes place. Auction items include winemaker dinners, overnights at Big Sur resorts, wine packages and a Matt Hotch motorcycle.\u00a0This year the festival will benefit the non-profits of The Big Sur School Council, Henry Miller Library and Big Sur Health Center.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tricitieswinefestival.com\/index.html\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tri-Cities Wine Festival<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tricitieswinefestival.com\/index.html\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span>November 4 &#8211; 5<br \/>\nKennewick, Washington<br \/>\nTickets are available <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/search?tm_link=tm_homeA_header_search&amp;q=Tri-Cities+Convention+Center&amp;search.x=39&amp;search.y=19\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">online<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The Three Rivers Convention is the location of the Tri-Cities Wine Festival. Events include Best of Show Wine Dinner, Seminar: Time &amp; Terroir-A Sensory Experience, Gala Wine Tasting and Silent Auction.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thunderbirdartists.com\/carefree-fine-art-wine-festival-november\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">18th Annual Carefree Fine Art &amp; Wine Festival<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\nNovember 4-6<br \/>\nCarefree, Arizona<\/p>\n<p>Discover 165 artists with more than 5,000 works of art at the Annual Carefree Fine Art &amp; Wine Festival. Visitors to the festival will see sculptures of diverse materials, photography, paintings, jewelry and more. Wines from around the world and food will be available. Live entertainment will enhance the experience.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitmendocino.com\/festivals-events\/2010-11-05\/mendocino-wine-mushroom-festival\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Wine &amp; Mushroom Fest<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\nNovember 4 &#8211; 13<br \/>\nMendocino County, California<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy mushroom dinners, exhibits, guided mushroom foraging walks and workshops on wine-and-beer pairings.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.optv.org\/wineandfood\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Wine &amp; Food Celebration<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\nNovember 6<br \/>\nSpringfield, Missouri<br \/>\nTicket\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.optv.org\/wineandfood\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Information<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy wine, beer, food with live music.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwwinefestival.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Northwest Food &amp; Wine Festival<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\nNovember 5<br \/>\nPortland, Oregon<br \/>\nTicket<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwwinefestival.com\/Tickets.html\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Information<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This event takes place at The Doubletree by Hilton Lloyd Center. Live music accompanies more than 600 wines plus gourmet food tastes. Chefs and sommeliers will be about to answer questions. Gourmet food, wine and kitchen products will be introduced.<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"First Weekend of November Wine and Food Festivals\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=5261\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out these wine festivals and events for the first weekend of November. What a great way to start November! It&#8217;s not too early to start searching for your holiday wines! Cheers Kathy Big Sur Food &amp; Wine Festival November 3 &#8211; 5 Big Sur, California Tickets are available online. 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