Wine, food and good company
– what more could you ask for in a summer night? Check out these
upcoming events that showcase our area’s finest wines, gourmet food
and festive atmospheres
Guglielmo
Winery
1480 E. Main Ave., Morgan Hill
Cork Equity Day #13
When: 10am-3pm Aug. 12
Details: Bottle your own red wine to the tunes of an Italian accordion player.
Cost: Admission is free; each bottle is $5.
15th Annual Guglielmo Harvest Festival
When: 2:30-9:30pm Aug. 26
Details: Featuring live music by The Heartbeats and the Great Guglielmo Grape Stomp Competition. Also: Santa Maria steak barbecue prepared by the Guglielmo family, samples of Guglielmo’s award-winning Guglielmo Reserve and Villa Emile wines, games of “salami toss” and “botched-up bocce ball,” dancing, raffles, and more. Reservations are required.
Cost: $45 for the public, $35 for Guglielmo Wine Group members.
Info: (408) 779-2145 or www.guglielmowinery.com
Leal Vineyards
300 Marantha Drive, Hollister
Comedy Night
When: 8pm Sept. 1; no-host bar opens at 7pm
Details: Live entertainment to follow the comedy of Kat Simmons. Space is limited.
Cost: $20 per person; $15 for Club Leal members
Info: (831) 636-1023 or www.lealvineyards.com
Fortino Winery
4525 Hecker Pass Highway, Gilroy
Comedy Under the Stars
When: 7-10pm Aug. 12
Details: Comedy show featuring three comedians, snacks, wine and beer.
Cost: $20 for public, $15 for Fortino Wine Club members
Music in the Vineyard
When: 6-9:30pm Aug. 25
Details: Music show featuring the Fast Lane Band, tri-tip sandwiches, wine and beer on tap.
Cost: Free
Solis Winery
3920 Hecker Pass Highway
Gourmet Food & Wine
When: 11am-4:30pm Aug. 12-13
Details: Featuring Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Private Harvest bread dippers and bread spreads, plus a food taste and wine pairing. Live music starts 12:30pm.
Cost: Free
Info: (408) 847-6306
Clos LaChance Winery
1 Hummingbird Lane, San Martin
Time for Wine Happy Hour
When: 5-8pm Aug. 10
Details: Bring your own friends and appetizers, and enjoy wines from Clos LaChance.
Info: (408) 686-1050 or www.closlachance.com
Kirigin Cellars
11550 Watsonville Road
Wine, barbecue and music
When: 1-5pm Sept. 23
Details: Barbecue, rock ‘n’ roll bands and wine tasting.
Info: (408) 847-8827
And if wine’s not
your thing …
8.11
Cosmic Starfish & Matcli at Sue’s Coffee
See Cosmic Starfish & Matcli from 7-9pm at Sue’s Coffee Roasting Company, 7501 Monterey St. in Gilroy.
Info: (408) 842-4220
8.11-12
‘Romeo and Juliet’ by STAR
The Gavilan College Summer Theater Arts Repertory presents “Romeo and Juliet” performed by actors from the STAR program at El Teatro Campesino Playhouse in San Juan Bautista.
Info: (408) 612-2056
8.12
20th Annual Street Festival and Sidewalk Sale
A car show featuring more than 125 automobiles, local nonprofit and business information booths, food booths sponsored by local restaurants, free watermelon, and more.
Info: (831) 636-8406
8.15-20
Monterey County Fair
Music, dancing and food at the Monterey County Fair. Admission is between $3-$18, children 5 and younger are free.
Info: (831) 372-5863
8.18, 19, 25, 26; 9.8-9
‘Li’l Abner at Gilroy High
Odyssey Theatre Company presents “Li’l Abner” at 8pm, plus 4pm Aug. 20 and 27.
Info:
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