Got an upcoming or ongoing wine event? Send information to: The Wine List, 810 N. Howard Ave., Tampa, FL 33606, fax 813-739-4801 or e-mail winestuff@weeklyplanet.com.
AUSSIE ON THE BARBIE Taste Down Under dishes paired with Aussie favorites like shiraz and cabernet blends. $15 in advance; $20 at the door. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 3. Charlie's Wine Cellar, 533 S. Howard Ave., Tampa (813-250-1967 or charlieswine.com).
TASTINGS, A WINE EXPERIENCE Winner of the Planet's 2005 Best New Wine Bar hosts wine tastings every week. Feb. 8 brings a Valentine's celebration with sparkling wine and chocolate. $10. 6-8 p.m. Tastings, 149 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg (727-894-2255 or www.awineexperience.com).
WINE ACADEMY Learn wine appreciation from the ground up. This session teaches the difference in terroir in the new world and the old. No wine experience necessary. $50; reservations required. 7-9 p.m. Mon., Feb. 6. Uncorked, 2706 Fourth St. N., St. Petersburg (727-892-WINE or www.uncorkedwines.com).
GRAND CRU WINE CELLARS Grand Cru holds wine tastings every Friday. $10. 6-9 p.m. Second Friday of every month features live music, beer tastings and food. Grand Cru, 1724 N. Dale Mabry, Tampa (813-269-8463).
GO ITALIAN Specialties Wines features a tasting of artisan Italian producers every Friday. Free. 6-9 p.m. Specialty Wines, 11803 Martin Luther King Blvd., Seffner (813-413-2003).
UNCORK YOUR TASTE Cork & Olive, a chain of wine shops in the Bay area, offers free wine tastings daily at all locations. Find the nearest at www.corkandolive.com.
This article appears in Feb 1-7, 2006.