In the USA

Washington’s Birthday party at Veramar Vineyard Sun Feb 27th, 2005, BerryvilleWashington's Birthday party at Veramar Vineyard. Celebrate George's birth and enjoy samples of cherry pie paired with Veramar wines.

Culinary Basics II – Cooking Series – No Prerequisite – Chef Eric’s Culinary Classroom Feb 26th-Mar 19th 2005, Los AngelesCULINARY BASICS II – No Prerequisite! Sat – 2/26/05-3/19/05 3:00pm-6:00pm This series meets weekly, 3 hours per day, for 4 weeks.

WineSkool at UCSC: Wines of France: Loire, Alsace, Southern France and Champagne Feb 25th-Mar 18th 2005, CupertinoOutside of Bordeaux, Burgundy, and the Rhône Valley lie lesser-known regions that provide exciting wines, which often can be obtained at prices that rival or even beat California wines.

Washington’s Birthday party at Veramar Vineyard Sun Feb 27th, 2005, BerryvilleWashington's Birthday party at Veramar Vineyard. Celebrate George's birth and enjoy samples of cherry pie paired with Veramar wines.

Cocktail Cuisine-Cooking Class – Chef Eric’s Culinary Classroom Fri Feb 25th, 2005, Los AngelesCocktail Cuisine - The Art of Appetizers Fri – 2/25/05 7:00pm-10:00pm Take your cocktail parties to a cosmopolitan level of food style and presentation!

Candlelight Dinner – La Rochelle Winery Sat Feb 26th, 2005, San JoseCandlelight Dinner - La Rochelle Winery, 3000 Aborn Road, San Jose.

Italian Wine & Food Gala Thu Feb 24th, 2005, New York CityItalian Wine & Food Gala Thursday, Februrary 24, 2005 New York City The Italian Wine & Food Gala, to be held from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m., will showcase more than 60 producers and over 400 of Italy's premium wines and will offer a panoramic view of Italy's diverse wine regions and a rare opportunity to discuss wines with the experts who produce them.

Italian Wine & Food Gala Thu Feb 24th, 2005, New York CityItalian Wine & Food Gala Thursday, Februrary 24, 2005 New York City The Italian Wine & Food Gala, to be held from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m., will showcase more than 60 producers and over 400 of Italy's premium wines and will offer a panoramic view of Italy's diverse wine regions and a rare opportunity to discuss wines with the experts who produce them.

Trapp Family Lodge Spanish Reds tasting Wed Feb 23rd, 2005, StoweWeekly wine tasting featuring Spanish Reds, with local distributor Robert Boehme of The Vermont Wine Merchants Company , on hand to discuss the wines.

Wildfire hosts a remarkable champagne dinner with Moet & Chandon Tue Feb 22nd, 2005, ChicagoWildfire will be hosting a very special champagne dinner with the wonderful champagne house of Moet & Chandon.