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This Saturday Rodney Strong Vineyards’ 23rd Annual Wine & Chocolate Fantasy event. Tickets are still on sale, and definitely one that chocolate lovers (and wine lovers) will not want to miss!

This year I am bringing my sister, Kasey Alton, a mother of three, a chocolatier, and brand new to Twitter: @RainingChocolat (yup, without the e). Growing up we didn’t realize they made other desserts other than chocolate…. And each trip to the ice cream store resulted in chocolate ice cream covering our faces.

I cannot wait for Saturday!

Driving around the backroads of Sonoma County, it is clear how gorgeous the countryside of this county is. Anyone who knows me, either online or in real life, knows how addicted I am to taking pictures…. It doesn’t hurt that I have an endless amount of beauty to capture here in wine country.

Well, my new addiction to posting my photos is the social networking site specifically for iPhone users: Instagram.

I use this site as a way to show off what I am up to, but it is also great for brands to instantly turn their iPhone pictures into works of art to show off to their customers. For more information, please check out: 5 Key Takeaways From Brands Rocking Instagram. Sonoma County brands can use it to show off behind-the-scenes action of their businesses.

The Napa Valley Film Festival and Foodspotting have teamed up to bring some fun into eating out in Napa. Okay, eating out in Napa has always been fun but a contest that encourages you to drink/eat, take pictures of and share food and cocktails named after movies is even more fun.

The annual Film Festival will be taking over Napa Valley from November 9-13, 2011. Thousands of film lovers and hundreds of film makers will have access to sneak preview screenings of new independent films. More importantly, the event supports the development of student filmmaking programs in local schools.

Check out the Napa Valley Film Festival/Foodspotting “Movies to Dine for” contest for some great ideas of where to eat and drink all around Napa. All they are asking you to do is to take a picture of cocktails and/or food from Napa Valley’s top restaurants and share them on Foodspotting.

Here are some more details for those who want to participate: During the Festival Napa Valley chefs will prepare special movie-inspired food and cocktails to be served at restaurants across Napa Valley. Between independent films, be sure to spot dishes like Fried Green Tomatoes from Carpe Diem Wine Bar and Dances With Wolves from Hurley’s Restaurant and Bar.

Three awards will be given this year as part of the “Movies To Dine For” Contest.

1. The title of “Master Foodspotter” – the first person who spots all 37 items on the list.
2. Crowd Favorite (voted by Foodspoting noms)
3. Best Menu-Item (awarded to the restaurant that contributes a food or cocktail that best demonstrates creativity and presentation).

The Best Menu Award winner will be awarded a prize of special large-format bottle of Napa Valley wine, to be determined by the esteemed “Movies to Dine For” jury:

• Christopher Kostow, 3 Michelin-starred Executive Chef, Meadow
• Josh Skenes, Executive Chef, Saison, San Francisco
• Alexa Andrzejewski, Co-Founder & CEO, Foodspotting
• Deirdre Bourdet, @hedonismink, Napa Food Blogger
• Amy Winklemann, Blogger from Amy’s Kitchen Table, Sponsored by Bosch

2011 Prize Details and Official Rules: http://napavalleyfilmfest.org/dining. See you all out next week in Napa Valley! But first, make sure to get your tickets to the Napa Valley Film Festival.

This nifty chart can help those who suffer from not knowing which social networking site to post to. In a social media experiment, I posted this image to ALL of my social networking site and received the most interactions on the Facebook (by far) and the second most from Google+. I am gonna make a judgement call that this chat is not entirely accurat, though it is freaking funny! Thanks Melissa Crain (of New Skin Media) for showing me the way!