{"id":9015,"date":"2012-12-27T12:46:18","date_gmt":"2012-12-27T19:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/?p=9015"},"modified":"2012-12-27T12:46:18","modified_gmt":"2012-12-27T19:46:18","slug":"valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series","title":{"rendered":"Valley Sushi Spot Launches Winemaker Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Roka<\/a>
\nOne of our favorite spots in Scottsdale for mmm-inducing sushi has unveiled its Winter Series of Culinary Wine Dinners. Apart from its fine fare and amazing sake, Scottsdale\u2019s Roka Akor has something even better to offer its wine dinner guests? Safety. You see, Roka Akor offers round-trip transportation to its wine dinner attendees\u2013eliminating the risk of drinking and driving.
\nHere is the just-released 2013 schedule:
\nTuesday, Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m.<\/em>
\nSpend an evening with president and head winemaker, Eric Hickey, of Laetitia Vineyards & Winery, showcasing gorgeous wines from the Arroyo Grande Valley.<\/em>
\nTuesday, Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m.<\/em>
\nRoka Akor Scottsdale is excited to offer this rare opportunity to enjoy a wine and food filled evening with proprietor and winemaker, Merry Edwards.<\/em>
\nTuesday, March 12 at\u00a06:30 p.m.<\/em>
\nSpend an evening with head winemaker, Chris Phelps, of Swanson Winery of the Oakville District, Napa Valley.<\/em>
\nTickets for the Wine Dinners\u00a0are $100 per person and include a sake reception, a five-course wine-paired dinner, after-dinner drinks and round-trip town car transportation (within an\u00a0eight-mile radius). Contact Roka Akor if you live more than eight miles away. www.rokaakor.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of our favorite spots in Scottsdale for mmm-inducing sushi has unveiled its Winter Series of Culinary Wine…\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4971,11717,11722,11729,13729,13751,16146],"class_list":["post-9015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news","tag-featured","tag-roka-akor-free-transportation","tag-roka-akor-scottsdale","tag-roka-akor-winemaker-dinners","tag-sushi-phoenix","tag-sushi-scottsdale","tag-winemaker-dinners-scottsdale","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"\nValley Sushi Spot Launches Winemaker Series<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Roka Akor in Scottsdale for mmm-inducing sushi has unveiled its Winter Series of Culinary Wine Dinners, with free transportation.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Valley Sushi Spot Launches Winemaker Series\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Roka Akor in Scottsdale for mmm-inducing sushi has unveiled its Winter Series of Culinary Wine Dinners, with free transportation.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Taste\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-12-27T19:46:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20062205\/roka-akor-sushi.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"426\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Melissa\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\\\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\\\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Melissa\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0c2280b0592b5d5806ddcd95ec5cfa9d\"},\"headline\":\"Valley Sushi Spot Launches Winemaker Series\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-12-27T19:46:18+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\\\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series\"},\"wordCount\":192,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\\\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/12\\\/20062205\\\/roka-akor-sushi.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"featured\",\"roka akor free transportation\",\"roka akor scottsdale\",\"roka akor winemaker dinners\",\"sushi phoenix\",\"sushi scottsdale\",\"winemaker dinners scottsdale\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Food & Restaurant News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\\\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\\\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\\\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series\",\"name\":\"Valley Sushi Spot Launches Winemaker Series\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\\\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\\\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/12\\\/20062205\\\/roka-akor-sushi.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-12-27T19:46:18+00:00\",\"description\":\"Roka Akor in Scottsdale for mmm-inducing sushi has unveiled its Winter Series of Culinary Wine Dinners, with free transportation.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\\\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\\\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/12\\\/20062205\\\/roka-akor-sushi.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/12\\\/20062205\\\/roka-akor-sushi.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":426},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/\",\"name\":\"Taste\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"AZFoothills.com LLC\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/20144002\\\/apple-touch-icon.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/20144002\\\/apple-touch-icon.jpg\",\"width\":180,\"height\":180,\"caption\":\"AZFoothills.com LLC\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0c2280b0592b5d5806ddcd95ec5cfa9d\",\"name\":\"Melissa\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/dff7c3364e1107fe5398c7c43a48ba88d17e3c684223ba719d9904a4565675be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/dff7c3364e1107fe5398c7c43a48ba88d17e3c684223ba719d9904a4565675be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/dff7c3364e1107fe5398c7c43a48ba88d17e3c684223ba719d9904a4565675be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Melissa\"},\"description\":\"the Food Editor for Arizona Foothills Magazine.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\\\/taste\\\/author\\\/editor1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Valley Sushi Spot Launches Winemaker Series","description":"Roka Akor in Scottsdale for mmm-inducing sushi has unveiled its Winter Series of Culinary Wine Dinners, with free transportation.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Valley Sushi Spot Launches Winemaker Series","og_description":"Roka Akor in Scottsdale for mmm-inducing sushi has unveiled its Winter Series of Culinary Wine Dinners, with free transportation.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series","og_site_name":"Taste","article_published_time":"2012-12-27T19:46:18+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":426,"url":"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20062205\/roka-akor-sushi.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Melissa","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series"},"author":{"name":"Melissa","@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/#\/schema\/person\/0c2280b0592b5d5806ddcd95ec5cfa9d"},"headline":"Valley Sushi Spot Launches Winemaker Series","datePublished":"2012-12-27T19:46:18+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series"},"wordCount":192,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20062205\/roka-akor-sushi.jpg","keywords":["featured","roka akor free transportation","roka akor scottsdale","roka akor winemaker dinners","sushi phoenix","sushi scottsdale","winemaker dinners scottsdale"],"articleSection":["Food & Restaurant News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series","url":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series","name":"Valley Sushi Spot Launches Winemaker Series","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20062205\/roka-akor-sushi.jpg","datePublished":"2012-12-27T19:46:18+00:00","description":"Roka Akor in Scottsdale for mmm-inducing sushi has unveiled its Winter Series of Culinary Wine Dinners, with free transportation.","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/phoenix-food-and-restaurant-news\/valley-sushi-spot-launches-winemaker-series#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20062205\/roka-akor-sushi.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/20062205\/roka-akor-sushi.jpg","width":640,"height":426},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/","name":"Taste","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/#organization","name":"AZFoothills.com LLC","url":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20144002\/apple-touch-icon.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20144002\/apple-touch-icon.jpg","width":180,"height":180,"caption":"AZFoothills.com LLC"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/#\/schema\/person\/0c2280b0592b5d5806ddcd95ec5cfa9d","name":"Melissa","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dff7c3364e1107fe5398c7c43a48ba88d17e3c684223ba719d9904a4565675be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dff7c3364e1107fe5398c7c43a48ba88d17e3c684223ba719d9904a4565675be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dff7c3364e1107fe5398c7c43a48ba88d17e3c684223ba719d9904a4565675be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Melissa"},"description":"the Food Editor for Arizona Foothills Magazine.","url":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/author\/editor1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}