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Be one of the lucky few to judge nine of the Bay Area’s best sommeliers as they compete at the 2012 Farmhouse Wine Dinner Series: Clash of the Sommeliers—an ultimate, four-night wine-pairing competition at the Farmhouse Inn and Restaurant in Sonoma County, Calif. Each evening, 60 guests have the chance ...

California wine connoisseurs, mark your calendars: March 2 is the start of the third annual Berkeley Wine Festival at the Claremont Hotel Club & Spa in Berkeley, Calif. The festival will honor eight vineyards from the Sonoma, Napa, and Central California Coast regions with a two-month series of exclusive wine ...

Toronto-based Fairmont Hotels and Resorts last week introduced a new series of menus chain-wide with different dishes specifically created for guests with special dietary needs.