BOUTIQUE DELIGHTS Smaller wineries need love too, so come taste some from Napa and Sonoma Valleys, paired with regional cuisine. $15 adv.; $20 at door. 7:30 p.m. March 24. Charlie's Wine Cellar, 533 S. Howard Ave., Tampa (813-250-1967).
PINOT ENVY Explore your inner pinot with 10 from California. $10. 7-9 p.m. March 24. Vintage Wine Cellars, 3629 Henderson Blvd., Tampa (813-879-2931).
ANY PORT IN A STORM Tampa Bay Uncorked hosts an educational look at port wine, paired with desserts and cigars. Net proceeds benefit Ybor City Museum. $25 adv., $30 at door. 7-9:30 p.m. March 24. Ybor City Museum Courtyard, 1818 E. Ninth Ave., Ybor City. For info/tickets: tampabayuncorked.org.
ITALIAN WINE, DINE AND LEARN Eat, learn and taste Italy during a three-course dinner. $35; reservations required. 7:30-9 p.m. March 25. Charlie's Wine Cellar, 533 S. Howard Ave., Tampa (813-250-1967).
UNITED STATES 101 Brad Dixon, sommelier from Bern's Steakhouse, teaches a class on the triumphs of American wine production over the years. $25; reservations requested. 6:30-8 p.m. March 27. Bern's, 1002 S. Howard Ave., Tampa (813-250-9463).
RED WINES EXPLORED Join Michael Roberts for a class on different reds and why you should love them. $30. 6:30-9 p.m. March 29. Vintage Wine Cellars, 3629 Henderson Blvd., Tampa (813-879-2931).
TASTINGS, A WINE EXPERIENCE This wine bar hosts tastings every week, and discounted flights on Saturdays. More details at www.awineexperience.com. $10. 6-8 p.m. 149 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg (727-894-2255).
GRAND CRU WINE CELLARS Grand Cru holds wine tastings every Friday. $10. 1724 N. Dale Mabry, Tampa (813-269-8463).
GO ITALIAN Specialty Wines features a tasting of artisan Italian producers every Friday. Free. 6-9 p.m. 11803 Martin Luther King Blvd., Seffner (813-413-2003).
UNCORK YOUR TASTE Cork & Olive offers free wine tastings daily at all locations. Find the nearest at www.corkandolive.com.
This article appears in Mar 22-28, 2006.
