Some food and wine event highlights this weekend:

Looking for a little spice in your life? Why not check out the largest chile pepper festival in America, the 13th Annual Chile Pepper Food Festival in Bowers, Pennsylvania.


Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Maaike Boot

Get down and juicy at the Julian Grape Stomp Festa in Julian, California.

Every September the Julian Chamber of Commerce celebrates the harvest of the grapes with a real, olde-world style grape stomp and festa at the Menghini Winery. This grape stomp out-does all others by providing two barrels for stomping-one for adults and one for children. Tons of grapes are blessed then poured into the barrels. The atmosphere is created by Italian music by Roman Holiday, dancing, Bocci Ball competitions, stomping, wine tasting, a Jumbo Jump for the kids and a variety of food and crafts for sale will keep you busy. Situated in rolling hills covered with vineyards and apple orchards, the Menghini Winery offers an ideal setting for the Festa.

The Marion Popcorn Festival in Marion, Ohio offers a weekend of entertainment for the entire family. There will be live music, a 5k fun run, a parade and a Popcorn Eating Contest. This year's theme: The Big Pop Goes South of the Border.

Clairette de Die, a sparkling wine produced in southeastern France, has its own festival this Saturday in Die, France. Enjoy delicious local food and plenty of fizzy wine.

Come celebrate National Honey month this Saturday at the Lithopolis Honeyfest in Lithopolis, Ohio.

Our mission is to celebrate National Honey Month, experience the science and art of apiculture (beekeeping), and create a robust atmosphere of art, music, food, fun and people. We invite you to join us for a full day of live entertainment, fine quality arts and crafts, Busy Beehive Fun Booth, photography contest, Honey Cook-Off, Auction, living bee beards, honey, honey tasting, honey extraction, honey and hive products, observation hives, educational displays, and delicious honey-made and homemade food.

A few more to whet your appetite:
The Art and Wine Festival in Capitola-by-the-Sea, California
The 31st Annual Greek Festival in Union, New Jersey
The Montana State Chokecherry Festival in Lewistown, Montana