{"id":5587,"date":"2012-01-03T01:04:27","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T06:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=5587"},"modified":"2012-01-03T08:42:41","modified_gmt":"2012-01-03T13:42:41","slug":"wine-and-food-festivals-throughout-january-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/03\/wine-and-food-festivals-throughout-january-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine and Food Festivals Throughout January 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is it ever too cold to have a wine or food festival? At least in some regions the answer must be a resounding \u201cno.\u201d Below are a few food and wine related festivals for January 2012.<\/p>\n

You will notice that a Chocolate and Cheese Festival has been included. With the release this week of the Wine Trail Traveler companion Food site, which focuses on cheese, olive oil, grape seed oil and vinegar, events involving these foods will be added. For a look at recipes on the Food companion site go to \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0http:\/\/food.winetrailtraveler.com\/recipes\/foodrecipes.php<\/span><\/a><\/span> .<\/p>\n

Enjoy your travels and food explorations!<\/p>\n

Cheers, Kathy<\/p>\n

Oregon Wine, Food & Brew Festival<\/strong>
\nJanuary 13 and 14
\nLocation: Salem, Oregon
\nWebsite Information<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival<\/strong>
\nJanuary 13 \u2013 15
\nLocation: Carefree, Arizona
\nWebsite Information<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

4th<\/sup> Annual Pasadena PinotFest<\/strong>
\nJanuary 14-February 11
\nLocation: Pasadena, California
\nWebsite Information<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

21st<\/sup> Annual Boston Wine Expo<\/strong>
\nJanuary 16-22
\nLocation: Boston, Massachusetts
\nWebsite Information<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Okanagan Winter Wine Festival<\/strong>
\nJanuary 18-22
\nLocation, Okanagan, BC, Canada
\nWebsite Information<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

7th<\/sup> Annual Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival<\/strong>
\nJanuary 20-21
\nLocation: Anchorage, Alaska
\nWebsite Information<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Unified Wine & Grape Symposium<\/strong>
\nJanuary 24-26
\nLocation: Sacramento, California
\nWebsite Information<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Beaver Creek Food & Wine Weekend<\/strong>
\nJanuary 26-28
\nLocation: Beaver Creek, Colorado
\nWebsite Information<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Key West Food and Wine Festival<\/strong>
\nJanuary 26-29
\nLocation: Key West, Florida
\nWebsite Information<\/a><\/p>\n

51st<\/sup> Qantaslink Tunarama Festival<\/strong>
\nJanuary 26-29
\nLocation: Port Lincoln Foreshore, South Australia
\nWebsite Information<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas ZestFest <\/strong>
\nJanuary 27-29
\nLocation: Irving, Texas
\nWebsite Information<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Chocolate and Cheese Festival<\/strong>
\nJanuary 28
\nLocation: Campbellford, Ontario, Canada
\nWebsite Information<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bring Out the Barrel 2012: Good Wine Hunting<\/strong>
\nJanuary 28-29
\nLocation: Placerville, California
\nWebsite Information<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

10th<\/sup> Annual St. Louis Food & Wine Experience<\/strong>
\nJanuary 28-29 (premier tasting on January 27)
\nLocation: St. Louis, Missouri
\nWebsite Information<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

31st<\/sup> Annual Loyola Marymount University Wine Classic<\/strong>
\nJanuary 29, 2 \u2013 5pm
\nLocation: Los Angeles, California
\nWebsite Information<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n