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February 13-14, 2010
Sokol Blosser Tasting Room

Valentine's Weekend Pork & Pinot Event

As much as we love red wine and chocolate (and believe us, it's a favorite around here), this year we feel like we need to put a little meat behind Valentine's Day - and we want you to join us!

Valentine's Weekend Pork & Pinot Event
Saturday & Sunday, February 13 & 14
11-3pm each day

Bring a friend or significant other and enjoy a truly unique Valentine's Day in Wine Country! We'll be pairing a special tasting flight of Pinot Noirs with delicious savory local pork mole sliders.

Whether you love Valentine's Day or aren't a fan, celebrate (or commiserate) deliciously this Valentine's Day Weekend in our Tasting Room. Cost is $15 per person and includes our custom Pinot Noir wine flight and a savory plate of pork mole. We'll look forward to seeing you here!

Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Portland, OR

Wine Dinner at Fratelli

Ristorante Fratelli (1230 NW Hoyt in Portland, OR), established in 1998, shares a love of food, wine and the warmth of a dinner table with all of their guests. Join Sokol Blosser at Fratelli for an unforgettable and fun wine dinner on February 17th, 2010 beginning at 6:30pm.

MENU:
- Crisp Risotto with Crab paired with 2008 Dundee Hills Cuvee Pinot Gris
- Steamed Mussles with Romesco and Grilled Bread paired with Evolution, Lucky Edition
- Chicken Saltimboca with Spinach Carbonara paired with 2007 Dundee Hills Pinot Noir
- Sicilian Chili Braised Smoked Beef paired with Meditrina, 6th Edition
- Panforte Tuscan “Strong Bread” with Ubriaco Chesse paired with 2007 White Riesling Dessert Wine

Please call Fratelli at 503-241-8800 to make your reservations. Cost is $45 per person. Cheers!

February 20 & 21, 2010
Portland, OR

Tasting Room at Bluehour

For two weekends only, Sokol Blosser Tasting Room is coming to Portland! Visit us at Portland's famed restaurant Bluehour from 12-4pm each day to sample all of our current releases, make wine purchases, enjoy a specially prepared food flight to pair with the wines and chat with the Sokol Blosser staff - all without leaving the city. We'll look forward to seeing you there!

Saturday, February 20, 2010
Portland, OR

American Heart Association Heart Ball

Join Sokol Blosser as we celebrate heart health with the 14th Annual American Heart Association's Heart Ball on Saturday, February 20, 2010. You'll enjoy wine tasting with several local wineries including Sokol Blosser, silent and oral auctions, dancing and a fabulous dinner!

Join us in celebrating! Tickets are $175 and include admission to the wine tasting, dinner, dancing and the silent and oral auctions. To purchase tickets or a table, please call Rebecca Ralston at 503-595-2563 or email Rebecca.Ralston@heart.org.

March 6 & 7, 2010
Portland, OR

Tasting Room at Bluehour

For two weekends only, Sokol Blosser Tasting Room is coming to Portland! Visit us at Portland's famed restaurant Bluehour from 12-4pm each day to sample all of our current releases, make wine purchases, enjoy a specially prepared food flight to pair with the wines and chat with the Sokol Blosser staff - all without leaving the city. We'll look forward to seeing you there!

Thursday, March 11, 2010
Seattle, WA

On the Road to Seattle

The Willamette Valley Wineries Association is heading your way! We are heading to Seattle for our first consumer/trade tasting, bringing you wines from the Willamette Valley - the birthplace of New World Pinot Noir. More than 50 winemakers will pour their Pinots - and a suprising diversity of other wines - in a casual and personal setting. Come meet your neighbors to the South!

The event will be held on Thursday, March 11 at Sodo Park by Herban Feast, 1 mile South of Safeco Field. Trade tasting only will be held from 2-5pm (registration required); consumer tasting will be held 5:30-8:30pm.

To learn more, register or to purchase your tickets online, visit www.willamettewines.com. Tickets are $45 per person before March 1, $55 after March 1.

We'll look forward to bringing the Willamette Valley to you at this special and unique event!

March 19-20, 2010
Healdsburg, CA

Charlie Palmer's Pigs and Pinot Event

Mark your calendars early! Charlie Palmer's famous Pigs & Pinot event will take place on March 19-20, 2010. Alison Sokol Blosser will be there, sharing Sokol Blosser Pinot Noirs paired with fabulous pork dishes with attendees, and you won't want to miss it!

For more information please contact Hotel Healdsburg’s Concierge at pigsandpinot@hotelhealdsburg.com
All proceeds from Pigs & Pinot benefited Share Our Strength (www.strength.org) and The Healdsburg School (www.thehealdsburgschool.org).

Thursday, March 25, 2010
Portland, OR

Wine Dinner at Hotel 50

Join Sokol Blosser at Hotel 50 in downtown Portland for a fun small plates wine dinner, paired with Sokol Blosser wines!

The evening will feature five Sokol Blosser favorites, expertly paired with four courses from the H50 Bistro & Bar. The event will begin at 6pm.

We are expecting this to be a popular event, so be sure to call Hotel Fifty at 503.484.1415 to reserve your places now. Menu will be posted soon. Cheers!

March 25-27, 2010
Atlanta, GA

Atlanta High Museum Wine Auction

The High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction kicks off its 18th year, celebrating “The Allure of Wine: Uncork a Journey.” Beginning Thursday, March 25, and continuing through Saturday, March 27, 2010, the auction will again raise its trademark big-top tents in Atlantic Station. The Wine Auction is ranked as the number-four charity wine auction in the country!

Join Alison Sokol Blosser at this fabulous weekend-long charity event. To see a list of the weekend's events and to purchase your tickets, please visit www.atlanta-wineauction.org. More information coming soon!

Saturday, March 27, 2010
Omaha, NE

VinNebraska

Join us once again for this exclusive affair, which has become one of Omaha’s most successful fundraisers. Voted as Omaha’s best food and wine event by Metro Magazine for two years in a row, this celebration of wine will not disappoint. Consisting of premier wines from internationally known vineyards and wineries, sumptuous food and a lavish selection of extravagant auction packages, this is one event that should not be missed!

Grand Auction & Wine Tasting
Tickets available, $75 until March 1, $85 after
Saturday, March 27, 2010
5-7 p.m. Wine Tasting, Hors D’ Oeuvres & Silent Auction
7-9 p.m. Live Auction
Holiday Inn Central - 3321 S 72nd St, Omaha, NE 68124

We'll see you there!

May 19-23, 2010
Nantucket, MA

Nantucket Wine Festival

Nantucket Island is renowned for its natural beauty, stunning architecture, cosmopolitan fare, and, of course, its 19th century role as a whaling community. From May 19-23, 2010, the world's historic whaling capital will become the nation's wine capital during the 14th annual Nantucket Wine Festival.

Join Alex Sokol Blosser at this fabulous first-class vintner and chef spectacular. More details on the full weekend's events coming soon. Cheers!