
Celebrate spring with the abundant upcoming winery events, beer festivals and more all around the Bay Area. Here are a few to explore.
Mustard Season Wine & Sausage Tasting: 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday through March 29, St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery, 8440 St. Helena Highway, Rutherford. Celebrate Napa Valley’s mustard season with this special tasting of four wines paired with housemade mustards and Journeyman sausages. $92; www.stsupery.com/visit/
St. Patrick’s Day at McGrail: Noon to 4 p.m. March 16, McGrail Vineyards and Winery, 5600 Greenville Road, Livermore. Don your festive green-spangled garb and head for Livermore to taste McGrail’s Celtic Series red blend wines, hear live music and buy St. Patrick’s-inspired bites from Marty’s Joint Food Truck. $25 admission; www.mcgrailvineyards.com/
BYOB Bring Your Own Bottle: Noon to 4:30 p.m. March 16, Page Mill Winery, 1960 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore. Every third Sunday of the month, this Livermore winery hosts a “bring your own bottle” afternoon. For $11, they’ll fill it up with a delicious red wine — like the January gold medal award-winner they’ll be pouring on March 16 — to take home. www.pagemillwinery.com/
Cheese and Cheers with Janet Fletcher: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 20, Mumm Napa, 8445 Silverado Trail, Rutherford. This spring sparkling wine and cheese pairing class is hosted by James Beard-winning cheese educator Janet Fletcher and Mumm Napa winemaker Tami Lotz and features seven cheeses and four sparkling wines. $100. www.mummnapa.com/events/
Culture and Corks: March 20-23, Acqua Hotel Mill Valley, 555 Redwood Highway, Mill Valley. This four-day wine tour of Black and minority-owned wineries includes lodging in Mill Valley. $2,075; eventbrite.com.
Pigs & Pinot: 6:30 to 10 p.m. March 21-22, Hotel Healdsburg, 25 Matheson St., Healdsburg. Chef Charlie Palmer helms the 18th annual celebration which includes tastings, seminars and more with a cast of sommeliers, winemakers and celebrity chefs. Tickets start at $283; https://pigsandpinot.com/
California Artisan Cheese Festival: March 21-23, various venues in Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino counties. The 19th annual festival includes producer tours at wineries and cideries, as well as events such as beer and cheese pairings, a grand cheese tasting and a Bubbles and Bites celebration. Tickets $35-$175; https://artisancheesefestival.com/
Pairings with Petals: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 22, Markham Vineyards, 2812 St. Helena Highway, St. Helena. Celebrate spring at this wine pairing and flower arranging session in the winery’s historic stone cellar. Botanical artist Chloe Noggle of Noggle Gardens will lead the demo, which includes flowers, supplies, cheese and charcuterie and a glass of wine. $90; https://markhamvineyards.com/


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