On Sunday, Dec. 2, do your "research" at Ybor City Wine Bar's Winter WINEderland Wine Extravaganza in Tampa. What? You gotta prep for all of that holiday entertaining (oh, and the gift-giving).

The annual Centro Ybor sip-and-shop event offers more than 100 wines to sample, alongside gourmet cheeses, desserts and other food pairings from 4 to 7 p.m. There's also a 25 percent discount on all retail bottles and baskets.

Find tickets, which cost $75, online.

This article appears in Nov 29 – Dec 6, 2018.