We're all busy these days. Wine is social, but as a busy professional, how often do you get the chance to hit multiple wineries? This is a casual and relaxed group for those who love wine and meeting interesting, engaging individuals -- but don't get the chance to venture out and explore. Bring a bottle of wine to share with the group (generally in the mid $20-$36 range.) We'll focus on local, California wines as well as national and international varieties. We'll do a combination of blind tasti …

To help guide our new cooperative venture.  We are seeking people in the Bay Area with online wine marketing/sales or startup experience.  A fuller scope will be posted shortly.

This group is full of laid back people who love all things culture. We do local events and trips which revolve around food, adventure, wine, & art (photography, museums, painting, etc). We even do the occasional big trip to a new and exciting culture around the world or in the USA. Come join the culture!

For photographers of all levels who wish to learn more and/or add to their portfolios by shooting in this beautiful 'wine country'. We'll have short classes and photo-safari days covering various topics. Plus one to five day workshops for those who wish intense training on specific topics. I, Tom Deininger, will teach primarily portraiture. This will include lighting, posing, Photoshop enhancement, and fine art printing.

We are passionate about wine and food. If you are too, we'd love to meet you! Our focus is to educate about wine, eat good food, band together great people, and just plain have fun. We are relaxed and laid back people who love to drink wine and eat! All persuasions welcome! Raw, gluten free, carnivore, vegetarian, vegan - no matter as long as you love good wine!

This group is for anyone interested in discovering, cooking and experiencing great food & wines. We'll meet typically once a month in a private residence. The menu will change from month to month, utilizing the freshest seasonal ingredients available to us in Sonoma County. During the meeting we will have a couple of dishes that we will all participate in the creation of and then share a complete meal at the end. Each person/couple will be requested to bring along a bottle of wine (varietal will …

We are a group of beer and wine lovers who enjoy meeting new grapes, trying wines we're unfamiliar with, comparing varietal wines produced in different growing regions, sampling interesting craft and import beers, etc. We typically meet on Thursday evenings at Wicked Wines in Healdsburg for a themed tasting (usually blind) and have now started a game night on Tuesday evenings where we can sip beers or wines of interest while playing old favorites or learning to play new games. Group choice; we h …

| Napa and Sonoma County | Do you own a Vegan, Raw or Cruelty-Free business? Are you looking for Vegan, Raw or Cruelty-Free products/services? Join and support Wine Country Vegan business owners in this community-driven environment! ++ A collaborative Vegan business network promoting support, products and services for Vegan businesses and Animal Welfare Organizations ++ We will be organizing fundraising for Animal Rights and Animal Welfare Organizations, Trunk shows to feature your local vegan p …

Yes there are young and fun people living out here! We are all neighboors and here is a great place to meet! Did you ever thought you have to go to the City to have fun and meet young people? Well no, we're all living around here! Let's go out and discover the wonders of the Wine Valleys just around the corner! Wether you're more into hiking, biking and discovering new sports, or dining out, tasting wine, going to movies and dancing, this group is just for you! I'm new to Sonoma and Napa countie …

This group is for people who love to live life to the fullest! Group members are those people who enjoy socializing, food, wine, traveling, cultural events, and more. I visualize members gathering to talk about these subjects and more. For us who are new to the area, this group will also be a great "Meet and Greet" venue. I will select a new venue each month where we will meet to enjoy the food and wine, as well as each other's company. I look forward to developing a great meetup group!

LAST MINUTE POST --- We did SantaCon YountVegas last year, now let's hit San Fran SantaCon with its naked challenge. Join us around 2:30pm in Washington Square Park (Columbus and Washington in San Fran's Little Italy area). We are the official photographers for the event. We can create ad hoc photo set-ups in the park so bring flash and smaller portable studio lighting. We'll 'invite' the best Santas and elves to pose. SantaCon is a massive pub crawl with loads of photo opportunities. It's a com …

The members of the Sonoma County Photography Group are photographers of all styles and experiences, novice to professional and everywhere in between. We are people getting together to share in our love of photography, art, nature and of course, the wine country.

Have you ever longed to be a contestant on one of those TV competitive cooking shows? Or do you think you can’t cook (or cook well), but you want to learn?  Your Friendly Passionate Chef Sean is inviting you to his beautiful home in Napa to challenge and battle your way to culinary glory. About once a month, always on a Saturday, will start these evening events with a Welcome Reception Party with hors d'oeuvres while you'll be introduced to the rest of your team and your judges and Chef, before …

The Wine Country WordPress Meetup groups brings together those who are curious about Wordpress with new users, and experts. We will explore everything from setting up a blog to advanced topics like theme design, where to find free and premium themes, how to customize your installation, plug-ins and widgets and more. We would love to hear your suggestions and ideas for WordPress meeting topics. All WordPress, all the time. If you're an expert on some aspect of WordPress, we'd love to have you spe …

THIS GROUP WILL BE CLOSING...IF YOUR NOT A MEMBER OF MY MAIN GROUP "FRIENDLY PASSIONATE CHEF" PLEASE JOIN THAT GROUP ASAP. AS ALL MY EVENTS ARE ONLY POSTED ON THAT GROUP! THIS IS WHERE TO CLICK TO JOIN: http://www.meetup.com/napachef/ Sean 415-722-4585 Please feel free to call me anytime if you have any questions.:)

Sonoma County Outdoors is an adult group for Hiking, Walking, and Social Activities. Want to hike or walk for fitness and fun? Would regularly meeting with a committed group of like minded people help keep you accountable to exercise? Just want to get out of the house and have some fun? If you said yes to any of these questions, then take a look at Sonoma County Outdoors! There are a lot of great hiking Meetup groups out there. I'm a member of many of them and plan to continue to hike with the …

Join the areas most popular and exciting event group! Come out to beach bonfires, happy hours, dining, hiking, biking, BBQ's, motorcycle rides, hot springs, camping, volunteering, trivia, dancing at wineries or to local bands, game nights (Poker, Twister, Apples to Apples...) and much more! Mixed Nuts Meetup are a group who enjoy getting out and experiencing what life has to offer! We welcome men and woman of all ages (21+), singles or couples. We are open to everyone's suggestions and we host …

When you're not in school and don't have kids (or sometimes if you have kids!) or when you're new in town, it can be difficult to make new people. Lets meet up, hang out and,have fun in Sonoma (and sometimes Marin) county. Activities might include dinner and a movie, happy hour, brunch, coffee, wine tasting, exercise classes, running, live music, shopping, games, exploring downtown, picnics, ice/roller skating, rock climbing, watching a play... and more things fun! This group is geared for peopl …

This is a group for anyone who enjoys dancing to LIVE MUSIC, exercise, fun, socializing, etc. Our Contra and English Country dances* are held every week at various venues in Sonoma & Marin counties. All skill levels and ages are welcome. No prior dance experience is necessary, and every dance is preceded by a lesson.The dances are very social by nature, and attract people of all ages/status — married and unmarried couples, singles, alone or with friends. Children are welcome at dances if supervi …

This group is for LGBTQ residents of Napa Valley and their allies. It is open to LGBTQ visitors whether you live down the road in Vallejo or you're coming from over seas or from SF as a tourist.  This is a diverse and inclusive group of dynamic individuals many of who are committed strongly to building the LGBTQ presence here in this community.  We love Fun, Fabulosity, and the Fantastic lifestyle here in Napa Valley.  Come one, come all!!!  Join us for some fabulous good times and see for yours …

Our goal to create a community of ukulele players in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, facilitate musical get-togethers, and disseminate news and other information of interest to ukulele players through-out Northern California.

A group interested in digital documentation of nature art in and around the Napa Valley area. This group is spearheaded by Travis Elder a local artist, sustainability enthusiast, and wine expert. Images collected by the group maybe used in large online art pieces. The group is meets at noon on every Monday at the Calistoga Roastary.

This is a group for open-minded, non-judgmental, spiritual people. Some of us are actively involved in a church, and some of us stopped going to church long ago. What we have in common is a yearning for the sacred and a commitment to tolerance, acceptance, justice, compassion, and faith without certainty. We'll get together regularly for good food and wine and lively conversation. We may decide to do a book study or a Bible study. We may want to discuss movies or social issues. Or we may just ge …

I am new in town and wanting to meet other fabulous and fun 50+ girlfriends to hang out with in Petaluma ! I am hoping to make new women friends. My moto "Girls just wanna have fun". I hope to create a circle of genuine mature women, who would like to gather once a month for an inexpensive evening of laughs, good conversation over dinner/drinks ! I am a married 57 year old women who's heart is filled with passion and love! I am a lady with a great sense of humor, who enjoys a good glass of wine/ …

Trans*Actions Sonoma County is for trans* folks and our families who are interested in getting together to socialize, eat, walk, talk, hang out, mobilize, exercise or get organized in Sonoma County. Trans* (trans with an asterisk) includes binary and nonbinary trans gender identities. Our meetup group will be as active (or quiet) as its members, so please schedule as many (or as few) meet ups as you like. Maybe you love hiking and want company, or you enjoy picnics in the park with other familie …

It's time to deliver a better web experience - for people. And that means focusing on content; findable, actionable, measurable and shareable content (FAMS®). Call it Content Strategy, Content Marketing, or common sense, it's what the people we want to reach care about. This group is for business owners and web professionals who are interesting in learning the value of web content, how to integrate content strategy into their processes, and how to create, deliver and manage clear, concise, and c …

Happiness is a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. Happiness comes from deep within, and not from people, situations, or circumstances. According to Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego: “When an individual becomes happy, the network effect can be measured up to three degrees. One person’s happiness triggers a chain reaction that benefits not only his friends, but his friends’ friends, and his frien …

Walk. Taste. Sip. Join the next Napa Culinary Crawl for a taste of what downtown Napa has to offer!