Special Programs Calendar

This calendar lists much of our programming. In addition to what you see here, Everyday at COPIA we offer programs that support our monthly themes. Please note that COPIA hosts private events, which are not listed here. If you cannot find an event on this calendar, please check with the sponsoring organization.

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«Saturday April 05, 2008»
Start: 9:30 am
End: 12:30 pm

Breakfast, talk, demonstration and hands-on activity

Garden Manager Geoff Palla and Senior Vice President of Wine Peter Marks MW lead you from vineyard to wineglass. Breakfast in the Edible Gardens, then tour our demonstration vineyards, learning the ins and outs of viticulture from bud break to crop load. Next, it’s inside, to taste for the properties of select Napa Valley grapes. Use what you’ve learned to mix your own unique bottle of Private Reserve wine!

Space is limited, reservations are required 48 hours in advance: 707.259.1600.


$115 general/$95 member

Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:15 pm
Interactive cooking demo, garden talk and lunch with wine

Take an armchair tour of innovative, artistic and ever-so-appetizing Austria, home to Mozart, Strudel and Grüner Veltliner. Culinary Instructor Jill Hough, Garden Manager Geoff Palla and Senior Vice President of Wine Peter Marks MW are your food- and wine-savvy hosts.

Menu: Restaurant Danube-Inspired Roasted Beets with Spring Greens, Horseradish Fromage Blanc and Toasted Pumpkin Seed Dressing – Roasted Stuffed Quail with Wolfgang Puck’s Huckleberry Sauce and Spaetzle – Apple Strudel with Vanilla Sauce and Sour Cherry Coulis

$50 general/$40 member

Start: 2:45 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Winetasting and tour

Stroll through the Edible Gardens with our garden experts, checking out April's beauty and bounty while sipping wine or a coffee. Weather permitting.

This program is also offered on Friday, April 11.

$5 general/Free for members

Start: 3:15 pm
End: 4:30 pm

Talk, demonstration and hands-on activity

You’re the winemaker in this hands-on workshop! Our professional staff will advise as you select varietals for your own custom blend. Pop in a cork and add a personalized label, and you’ll take home wonderful memories—as well as a one-of-a-kind bottle of wine!

Reservations required 24 hours in advance. Program subject to cancellation if minimum enrollment not met. Reservations: 707.259.1600 or buy online.


$65 general/$55 member/$20 extra person

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