Wine Tasting Daily at Hotel & Cafe Charlotte in Groveland near Yosemite National Park. Daily wine tasting from May-October and Friday, Saturday & Sundays other times. Also by advance reservation. Guests enjoy 6 different wines for a nominal tasting fee and if you find a bottle you would like to purchase we take the tasting fee off the price. Featuring wines local to the Sierra Nevada, California, and from around the world too.

Special Event Wine Dinner Series: Quaffing the Coast

We make wine tasting throughout California easy by bringing the wines from specific regions right to Groveland! We just love wine-dinners and this series is titled: Quaffing the Coast where we pair owner-chef, Victor's, great menus with our favorite Sommelier, Nicole Darracq's, top selections from each of five Coastal Counties: Mendocino, Sonoma, Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Louis Obispo! Wines are available for post event purchase and favorites end up on our wine list and on rotation in our tasting room.

Quaffing the Coast remaining dates in 2010 are as follows (All The third Sunday of the month) • Wines from Monterey: March 21st • Wines from San Louis Obispo: April 18th

There will be lots of new wine-theory mixed with our fun at the coming dinners! The menus and wines change with each paring, here is a sample menu from a recent wine dinner:

Roasted Red Pepper bruchetta appetizer Paired with Brutocao Cellars Bliss Schoolhouse Red Heart of palm and artichoke heart salad Paired with Frey Vineyards Organic 2008 Sauvignon Blanc Pasta with shrimp and a hint of Lemon Paired Parducci Cellars 2007 Chardonnay Filet Mignon with a kalamata & blue cheese dressing Paired with McDowell Family Vineyards Shiraz Crème Brulée for dessert Paired with Lolonis Cuvee Lorrane

Priced at $64 inclusive to tax and tip, you will find these wine events rival the best of the best offered in San Francisco or any of our California wine regions. Nicole is an entertaining and very knowledgeable hostess. Add a room to any of these dinners for $89, including breakfast.

Guests who fly-in to Pine Mountain Lake airport with an event and room booking receive transportation to and from the airport compliments of the Hotel. Doors open at 6:00pm and we start with a happy hour wine and appetizer followed by a sit down dinner hosted by Nicole Darracq.

Hours Open: Dinner events begin at 6pm, end around 9pm

Seasons Open: Winter season event special dates listed above

We are headed in that direction, though we wouldn't certify ourselves yet! Please visit www.HotelCharlotte.com/green.html for a complete list of your eco-friendly practices. Here are some of the things we have identified as implemented: Green Done! Floors laid with bamboo, a sustainable resource. Purchased fuel economy car for housekeeping use trading in 8 miles to the gallon on an old van for 39 miles to the gallon on a new car.

Room notices posted to guests suggesting an option to reuse of towels on multi-night stays, reuse of linens for multi-night stays. Live plants to improve indoor air quality & promote restful environment. Neutered dog, no new Goose puppies. Waste oil and grease from the kitchen is donated to a company that recycles it into Biodiesel fuel. Installed all new windows, double pained with insulation and noise reduction between the panes. Insulated the hotel from the attic to the basement and above and below the restaurant and kitchen. Recycling bins easily accessed by guests and a fundraiser for the high school basketball team. We have a long way to go, but you don't get there if you don't start!

Regulations forbid pets in the dining room unless they are service animals. The hotel has pet friendly rooms available.