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 brian.ries@creativeloafing.com.
ABC FINE WINE AND SPIRITS The ABC on Kennedy will host a Wednesday night tasting featuring wines from all over from 6-8 p.m. It costs $10, but that'll get you a souvenir glass and a $5 coupon for the store. ABC Fine Wines and Spirits, 3015 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa (813-876-5330 or abcfws.com).
AVENUE CELLARS WINE MERCHANT & LOUNGE This Saturday is Avenue's Grand Opening, with a free wine tasting from 1-10:30 p.m. and live music from 7:30 p.m. Avenue Cellars Wine Merchant & Lounge, 9662 Linebaugh Ave., Tampa (813-920-9991 or avenuecellars.com).
CHARLIE'S WINE CELLAR On July 11, Charlie's hosts its weekly Friday shindig, featuring French Food and Wine Pairing. On Sat., July 12 is a Napa/Sonoma Wine, Dine and Learn seminar that includes a lecture and full dinner. Charlie's Wine Cellar & Wine Bar, 533 S. Howard Ave., Tampa (813-250-1967 or charlieswine.com).
CORK & OLIVE Palm Harbor's Cork & Olive combines poker and vino this Friday night, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For $10, you get five poker chips which you can trade for tastes of wine and a playing card. The best poker hand at the end wins a free bottle of wine. Cork & Olive Palm Harbor, 4978 Ridgemoor Blvd, Palm Harbor (727-781-9463 or corkandolive.com).
PAN Y VINO WEEKLY TASTINGS The Dunedin wine bar owned by the Casa Tina folks hosts regular tastings in its laid-back joint. This week will be wines from Opici Distributors. 6-8:30 p.m., July 3, Pan Y Vino, 369 Main St., Dunedin (727-734-7700 or panyvino.com).
TASTINGS: A WINE EXPERIENCE This week's Tastings tasting will feature wines from Todd "Dr. Toad" Williams of Toad Hollow Vineyards, on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. $15. Tastings: A Wine Experience, 149 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg (727-894-2255 or awineexperience.com).
UNCORKED Uncorked's Friday night tasting, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m, features wines that work with takeout pizza. $10. Uncorked Fine Wines & Accessories, 2706 Fourth St. N., St. Petersburg (727-892-9463 or uncorked.com).
VINO 100 ST. PETE This Saturday's tasting features wines celebrating French and U.S. independence, along with a classic French waiter's race. 1-7 p.m., free. Vino 100 St. Pete, 5056 Fourth St. N., St. Petersburg (727-522-8466 or vino100stpete.com).
VINO 100 VALRICO This Friday's tasting features wines celebrating French and U.S. independence, along with a classic French waiter's race. 5-7 p.m., free. Vino 100 Brandon/Valrico, 1038 Bloomingdale Ave., Valrico (813-654-8466 or vino100brandon.com).
This article appears in Jul 9-15, 2008.