A la carte: Tasty Sonoma County food and wine events

SANTA ROSA: Shone Farm opens stand near SRJC

The Santa Rosa Junior College Farm Stand has opened at the corner of Mendocino and Carr avenues, providing products grown at Shone Farm, including vegetables, fruit, olive oil and grass-fed beef, along with plants from the SRJC horticulture department.

The farm stand is open from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, whether the college is in session or not.

It also will serve as the farm's newest location to distribute weekly Community Supported Agriculture boxes for Shone Farm, a 365-acre ranch west of Santa Rosa with vineyards, pasture land and a sustainable agriculture garden.

For more information, go to shonefarm.com.

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SANTA ROSA: Appetizer class at Ginger Grille

Steve Rose, the former owner of the Vineyards Inn Spanish Bar and Grill in Kenwood, will teach a class from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 25 on Tempting Summer Appetizers at G&G Market's Ginger Grille. The chef will demonstrate dishes and offer tastes.

To reserve a space, call Jeff Weislow at 546-6877. gandgmarket.com. 1211 W. College Ave.

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SANTA ROSA: Wine & Lavender at Matanzas Creek

Enjoy the smell of lavender before the harvest at the 20th annual Days of Wine & Lavender from noon to 4 p.m. June 25 at Matanzas Creek Winery.

The afternoon of sensory pleasure includes food and wine pairings, vineyard and Lavender Barn tours, wine seminars, games, live music and more. Admission: $110, $125 the day of the event. matanzascreek.com. 6097 Bennett Valley Road.

Staff Writer Diane Peterson can be reached at 521-5287 or diane.peterson@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @dianepete56.