2010

Friday, February 12, 2010 • 7-10 pm
VINOLIVO
Lodge at Sonoma
Enjoy all that Sonoma Valley wine country has to offer! Sip Sonoma Valley’s best wines from over 50 wineries, get to know the winemakers & grape growers, ignite your taste buds with culinary delights from over 20 of Sonoma’s finest restaurants, caterers & artisans, sample local olives & olive oils at the Olive Bar, enjoy Port Wines, and more! For more information call 707-935-0803 or to purchase tickets click here.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
General Admission: $65 in advance ~ $75 at the door
Winemaker’s Salon: $85 in advance ~ $95 at the door

Saturday, February 13, 2010 • 11-6 pm
Wine Club Pick Up Party Open House
Ty Caton Vineyards Tasting Room
Kenwood Village Plaza
8910 Sonoma Highway
Kenwood, CA
No cost! Pick up your February 2010 club order and stay for the party. Enjoy great food, fun music & excellent wines. Don’t leave without trying some of Ty’s new releases, too! The party is co-hosted with Muscardini Cellars. For more information, contact Marissa@TyCaton.com.

Thursday, February 25, 2010
Ty Caton Vineyards Winemaker Dinner
Sixteen Mile House
Millbrae, CA
Join Ty at Sixteen Mile House in Millbrae for an evening of great wines, conversation, and fantastic food prepared by chef Peter Liu. Contact Sixteen Mile House directly to reserve your space: (650) 692-4087.

Saturday, February 27, 2010 • 11–4pm
Eighth Street Wineries Event
Wine lovers will have a chance to discover Sonoma's secret enclave of wineries. Ty Caton Vineyards and 7 other wineries will open their doors, pour special wines and serve great food. All in one location! $20/person ~ includes wineglass. For more information, visit www.EighthStreetWineries.com or contact marissa@tycaton.com.

Sunday, March 14, 2010 •
1-3 pm Trade only, 3-6 pm open to the public
2nd Annual Trade & Consumer Tasting in San Diego
Family Winemakers of California
Del Mar Fairgrounds
Open to the public and the trade. Tickets are $45 in advance, $55 at the door. Click here for information about this tasting.
Order Tickets: click here for your print-at-home tickets or call 866-465-3995.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 • 2-6 pm, Trade only
11th Annual Southern California Trade Tasting
Family Winemakers of California
Pasadena Convention Center
Open to the trade only. Click here for information about this tasting and access to the trade registration form, list of participating wineries, Varietal Map,
and volunteer form.

Saturday and Sunday, March 20 and 21, 2010 • 11-4 pm
Savor Sonoma Valley
Join 22 Wineries throughout Sonoma Valley this March for a Barrel Tasting & Culinary Experience! Wineries will be showcasing 2009 vintage wines straight from the barrels, sampling new releases, and offering award-winning wines paired perfectly with culinary creations prepared by local chefs and restaurants. $55/person. For more information, visit HeartOfSonomaValley.com.

Saturday and Sunday, April 17 and 18, 2010 • 10-4 pm
April in Carneros
More than 20 wineries will open their doors and invite visitors to join in on food and wine pairings, live music, art or craft shows, special tastings (barrel, reserve, library, new release), discounts or special pricing, children’s activities and more.

Admission is $40.00 per person for both days. Simply pay your “admission” at any participating winery on either day of the event. You’ll receive an April in Carneros logo glass and access to all the fun! (Some activities at some wineries may have additional fees, but all participating wineries have generous offerings for April in Carneros participants at no cost above the price of admission.)

For more information, visit Hospitality de Los Carneros.

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Press & Trade Tasting 1:00 – 5:00pm
Consumer Tasting 7:00 – 10:00pm (trade after party til midnight)
Revenge of the Merlot
Takami/Elevate Lounge
811 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA
Merlot, it’s back… it’s better, it’s darker, it’s stronger… and ready for REVENGE!!!! In 2005, the Movie Sideways bashed Merlot back into the barrel, where it sat for an extended period of time… working out, adding weight, complexity and now it’s back, and better than ever.

Come experience this amazing gathering of approximately 40-50 great Merlot Producers, including Ty Caton Vineyards, as we celebrate a night of great wine and liquid entertainment! Legendary DJ Richard Blade of KROQ will be spinning a collection of great tunes to inspire and excite a night of sweet revenge! $60 per person – for more information, visit LearnAboutWine.com.

Monday, May 3rd 2010
1:30 – 5:30 pm Trade Only
3:30 - 5:30 pm open to the Public
California Cabernet Society 20th Annual
Spring Barrel Tasting for the Trade & Public
Bently Reserve
301 Battery St.
San Francisco, CA
Here’s a chance to taste wines of the California Cabernet Society. A first glimpse of the 2009 Cabernet Vintage as well as 100 wines are represented at this event in San Francisco. Gourmet appetizers will be provided so please join us for the 20th Annual Spring Barrel Tasting Event. Free to licensed members of the wine trade (starting at 1:30 pm) - $45 per person to consumers (starting at 3:30 pm.) Register or purchase tickets at www.californiacabernetsociety.com.

Tuesday, May, 11th 2010
Media & Trade Tasting 3:30 – 6:00pm
Con sumer Tasting 6:30 – 8:30pm
Pink Out! SF 2010
Butterfly Restaurant
Pier 33 @ Bay Street
The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA
Rosé Avengers & Producers and Butterfly restaurant host the 6th Annual PINK OUT! The SF Rosé celebration features an extensive walk-around tasting of 40 plus classic still and sparkling rosés from throughout the world with many of the winemakers in attendance.

Chef Robert Lam's rosé-inspired Pan-Asian appetizers created from sustainably and organically sourced ingredients, chill DJ grooves, and Butterfly's contemporary décor and fabulous views of SF Bay will make for yet another unforgettable tasting! Guests are encouraged to wear their most fun and entertaining pink attire. Online tickets for this perennial sell-out event are available now.

Saturday & Sunday, May 15th & 16th 2010 • 10:30 am – 4:00 pm
PASSPORT TO SONOMA VALLEY
Ty Caton Vineyards Tasting Room
8910 Sonoma Hwy
Kenwood, CA

Ty Caton Vineyards Winery
21684 8th Street East, Ste. 460
Sonoma, CA
Celebrate Spring Fever in Sonoma Valley Wine Country! Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers invite you to the only Valley Wide tasting event - Passport to Sonoma Valley! Wineries up and down the Sonoma Valley showcase the very best of their current releases, library wines and special bottlings, along with wines paired with sumptuous treats and fun entertainment! Ty Caton Vineyards will be participating at two different locations – at our Tasting Room in Kenwood and at our Winery in Sonoma. Click here to purchase tickets.

Tickets:
$90 Weekend Passport
$70 Sunday-Only Passport
$25 Designated Driver - Allows the ticket holder access to wineries and food, but does not provide a wine glass or wine tastings.

Saturday, June 5th, 2010 • 5-8 pm
3rd Annual Wine Club Appreciation Party at our Tasting Room
in Kenwood 8910 Sonoma Highway
(in the Kenwood Village Plaza) Kenwood, CA
Ty Caton Vineyards’ Wine Club members are invited to a special evening of good times, good food, and good company at our Tasting Room in Kenwood. It’s a perfect opportunity to taste from the barrel, sample our newest releases and mix it up with Ty himself. Complimentary for Wine Club members ~ two guests per membership. $10.00 per additional guest. For additional information contact Marissa@TyCaton.com.

Friday, June 25th, 2010 • 6:00 – 9:00 pm
The Sonoma-Marin Fair Wine Garden
175 Fairgrounds Drive
Petaluma, CA
Join Ty Caton Vineyards and several other wineries as we pour our 2010 North of the Gate Wine Competition award-winning wines! Tasting is conducted in the beautiful Wine Garden located inside the fairgrounds. Tasters receive a wine glass and three tastes for $7 and additional tastes for $1.50. Tickets will be available for purchase in the Wine Garden. For additional information, click here.

Thursday, July 1st, 2010 • VIP 6-11 p.m.; Main Event 7-11 p.m.
San Francisco's Best of the Bay Area party
The Metreon CityView
Fourth Floor
101 Fourth Street at Mission
San Francisco, CA
Join us as we toast the best people, places, and things making the Bay Area the very best place to live, work, and play. 40 restaurants, open bars, wine lounge, entertainment, and dancing. Ty Caton Vineyards will be pouring. Click here for additional information.

2009

Friday & Saturday, November 27 & 28, 2009 • 11am-4pm
26th Annual Holiday Open House
Toast the Holiday Season in the Wine Country! Heart of Sonoma Valley Association invites you to the 26th Annual Holiday Open House! Join Ty Caton Vineyards and over twenty wineries throughout the heart of Sonoma Valley for this annual celebration and enjoy wine tastings, meet winemakers, mingle in our caves & cellars, stock up on your favorite wines for the holidays, pick up holiday gifts for your friends & family and relish in wine country holiday cheer!

Holiday in Carneros

Saturday, November 21, 2009
New York International Wine Auction
This elegant and festive event features wines from all of the major wine-producing regions of the world, and includes special selections from California and New York. The NYIWA attracts wine lovers from all over the United States to the beautiful Otesaga Resort Hotel in picturesque and historic Cooperstown, New York.

For additional information, click here.

Tasting Room Two Year Anniversary Party

Saturday & Sunday, October 3rd & 4th, 2009
2009 Sonoma County Harvest Fair
A celebration of harvest featuring three full days of wine tasting with 150+ wineries, wine sales, chef demonstrations, microbrew tasting (Saturday only), farm and harvest agricultural activities for children and adults, the World Championship Grape Stomp, continuous live jazz, an art show, crafters pavilion, farm animals to meet, and much more. Ty Caton Vineyards will be pouring Saturday & Sunday from 12:30 – 5:00 pm. For additional information, click here.

Saturday & Sunday, September 19 & 20, 2009 • 11am – 4pm
Sonoma Valley Crush!
Join 15+ Sonoma Valley Wineries as we explore and celebrate the journey from grape to glass!
For tickets & info: www.heartofsonomavalley.com

August 8th, 2009 • 11am – 5pm
Eighth Street Wineries Event
Wine lovers will have a chance to discover Sonoma's secret enclave of wineries. Ty Caton Vineyards and 7 other wineries will open their doors, pour special wines and serve great food. All in one location! $20/person ~ includes wineglass. For more information, visit www.EighthStreetWineries.com or contact marissa@tycaton.com.

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 • 6:00 – 8:00pm
Wine Education Class with Food & Wine Pairings
Ty Caton Vineyards Tasting Room
8910 Sonoma Highway
Kenwood, CA
Come enjoy an evening at the Ty Caton Vineyards Tasting Room with Ty Caton pouring his award-winning wines paired perfectly with delectable appetizers. Sandrew Montgomery, "The Original Personal Sommelier," is the wine educator for this exclusive evening. Cost for entire evening is $29. Reservations are limited to 40 people.
Please RSVP to info@tycaton.com or call Marissa at 707.938.3224.

Thursday, June 25th, 2009 • VIP 6-11 p.m.; Main Event 7-11 p.m.
San Francisco's Best of the Bay Area party
The Metreon CityView
101 Fourth Street at Mission
San Francisco, CA
Join us as we toast the best people, places, and things making the Bay Area the very best place to live, work, and play. 40 restaurants, open bars, wine lounge, entertainment, and dancing. Ty Caton Vineyards will be pouring. Click here for tickets.

May 16th & 17th 2009 from 11am to 4pm daily we will be participating in SVVGA’s Passport to Sonoma Valley event.

The only Valley Wide tasting event — wineries up and down the Sonoma Valley showcase the very best of their current releases, library wines and special bottlings, along with wines paired with sumptuous treats and fun entertainment! Tickets are available online for purchase. For more information, visit SonomaValleyWine.com

April 18 and 19, 2009 • 10-4
April in Carneros
More than 20 wineries will open their doors and invite visitors to join in on food and wine pairings, live music, art or craft shows, special tastings (barrel, reserve, library, new release), discounts or special pricing, children’s activities and more.

For more information, visit Hospitality de Los Carneros.

March 21 and 22, 2009 • 11-4
Savor Sonoma
Join 18 Wineries throughout Sonoma Valley this March for a Barrel Tasting & Culinary Experience! Wineries will be showcasing 2008 vintage wines straight from the barrels, sampling new releases, and offering award-winning wines paired perfectly with culinary creations prepared by local chefs and restaurants. $55/person. For more information, visit HeartOfSonomaValley.com.

February 28, 2009
Eighth Street Wineries
Wine lovers will have a chance to discover Sonoma’s secret enclave of wineries. Ty Caton and 7 other wineries will open their doors, pour special wines and serve great food. All in one location! $20/person. For more information, contact Julie@TyCaton.com.

Friday, February 13, 2009 • 7-10 pm
VINOLIVO
Lodge at Sonoma
Wine • Music • Olives • Chocolate • Port • Online Auction

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
$65 in advance ~ $75 at the door

Click here for more information

Click here to buy tickets

February 7, 2009 • 1-4 pm
Ty Caton Wine Club Pickup Party! No cost! Pick up your shipment and stay for the party. Enjoy a barrel tasting with Ty, and an array of wines paired with terrific appetizers. The party is co-hosted by Muscardini Cellars. For more information, contact Marissa@TyCaton.com.

2008

Saturday, November 28 – Sunday, November 29, 2008
25th Annual Holiday Open House
Toast the Holiday Season in the Wine Country! Heart of Sonoma Valley Association invites you to our 25th Annual Holiday Open House! Join nineteen wineries throughout the heart of Sonoma Valley for this annual celebration and enjoy wine tastings, meet winemakers, mingle in our caves & cellars, stock up on your favorite wines for the holidays, pick up holiday gifts for your friends & family and relish in wine country holiday cheer!

Click here for more information

Saturday, November 22 – Sunday, November 23, 2008
Holiday in Carneros
An excellent opportunity to explore the Carneros wine region,
this “passport” event includes special offerings at fifteen to twenty
Carneros wineries, offering music, barrel tasting and great food.

Click here for more information

Saturday, November 15, 2008
New York International Wine Auction
The New York International Wine Auction has quickly gained recognition as a premier wine event. NYIWA attracts wine lovers from all over the United States to the beautiful Otesaga Resort Hotel in picturesque and historic Cooperstown, NY.

Click here for more information

Friday, August 29 – Sunday, August 31, 2008
Sonoma Wine Country Weekend
An epicurean event unlike any other, Sonoma Wine Country Weekend combines the elegance, sophistication, and style of the Sonoma County Showcase of Wine and Food with the festivity, frivolity and fundraising of the Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction for three unforgettable days of celebration. 

Click here for more information

April 19th and 20th, 2008
April in Carneros

21684 Eighth Street East, Suite 460
Sonoma, California

We would love for you to stop by and visit us. You’ll get to meet winemaker, Ty Caton and taste our solid gold wines. Our wines recently won “Best of Class”, Double Gold” and “Gold.” Come find out why. You will also be treated to the awesome food creations of one of our local chefs. We look forward to sharing the gold with you!

March 15 — 16, 2008, 11 am- 4 pm
18th Annual Savor Sonoma Valley
A Barrel Tasting & Culinary Experience

Join two award-winning winemakers as they pour their wines paired with treats by chef (Janine Falvo). While you are tasting their wines, enjoy looking at the collection of one of a kind hand blown glass and art for sale.

Take a look at our event video!
http://www.discoverwinecountry.tv/features/muscardini-and-ty-caton-savor-sonoma/

Click here for more information:
http://www.heartofsonomavalley.com/events/add.wine?idx=28

Monday, February 25^th, 2008 6:30 pm
Winter Winemakers’ Dinner at Doce Lunas
Hosted By
Ty Caton, Michael Muscardini, and Alex Purroy

Please join Alex Purroy, chef and owner of Doce Lunas, and Winemakers Ty Caton and Michael Muscardini, as they bring out delicious home style foods and sumptuous award winning wines to warm you this winter.
Ty and Michael will be pairing several of their amazing wines with the hearty winter menu presented.

For more information, click here

Saturday, February 16, 2008, 7:00 - 10:00 pm
VINOLIVO
The Lodge at Sonoma

click here to buy tickets:
http://www.sonomavalleywine.com/displayEvent.asp?eventID=534

November 3rd and 4th, 2007
Tasting Room Grand Opening Launch Party
8910 Sonoma Highway (in the Kenwood Village Plaza)
Kenwood, CA
707.833.0526
Both days will include complimentary tastings, appetizers, live entertainment, discounts and more. There is no charge to attend and the public is welcome.

Friday, September 28, 2007 6 - 10 pm
Patron’s Night Gala ~ Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival

Featuring Richard Olsen and his 10 piece Big band Orchestra
Come on by and join us in saluting the 110^th year of the Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival
http://www.SonomaVinFest.org

Saturday, September 01, 2007 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Taste of Sonoma Valley
Depot Park: 270 1st Street West, Sonoma

Sonoma Valley’s biggest wine and food festival ain’t just putting on airs. This is the real deal: Ty Caton and an outfit of over 35 wineries pouring over 100 wines and grub from over 30 of the Valley’s bang-up restaurants.   Y’all come on down and say “howdy” to Ty and the gang. 
http://www.SonomaValleyWine.com/harvest_main.asp

August 31 – September 2, 2007
Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction Weekend

April 21 & 22, 2007
Hospitality de los Carneros
April In Carneros
10AM to 4PM
21684 8th Street East, Suite 460
Sonoma, California

Come join us for a unique tasting experience, blending wine, food and music. We will be pouring our award-winning wines paired with lite appetizers.
Receive a 10% discount on all purchases or a 20% discount on a case or more (mix/match).
Event Fee is $25.00
http://www.CarnerosWineries.org/events/index.htm

VINOLIVO 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The Lodge at Sonoma OPEN TO THE PUBLIC $65 in advance ~ $75 at the door Wine • Music • Olives • Chocolate • Port Silent Auction

Petite Sirah Petit Syrah Sonoma Valley