The Wine List
Tastings
AMUSE: 1720 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., West Ashley. Flights 5-7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. $5. Call 573-8778.
Avondale Wine & Cheese: 813B Savannah Highway, West Ashley. 769-5444. 5-7 p.m., $5.
Carpentier's: 976 Houston Northcutt Blvd. 884-9386. Friday 5-7 p.m.
GRAZI'S: 15 Resolute Lane, I'On Square, Mount Pleasant. Friday 5:30-7:30 p.m. $5. 216-2087 or www.grazis shoesandwine.com.
IN GOOD TASTE: 1901 Ashley River Road. Friday 5-7 p.m.; Saturday 1-3 p.m. $1. Call 763-5597.
IRVIN-HOUSE VINEYARDS: 6775 Bears Bluff Road, Wadmalaw Island. 559-6867 or www.charlestonwine.com. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Free wine tours 2 p.m. Saturdays.
O'HARA & FLYNN: Around the world wine tastings, 5-7 p.m. Friday; 3-5 p.m. Saturday at 160 East Bay St.
Social: 188 East Bay St. Nightly wine flights $10-$15. Visit www.socialwinebar.com or call 577-5665.
SOIF: 357 N. Shelmore Blvd., Mount Pleasant. 884-9708. Daily tastings on the Wine Bar Patio; artisan cheeses and charcuterie plates. Tuesday-Saturday, 5 p.m. until. Daily specials.
Ted's Butcherblock: 334 East Bay St. 5-7 p.m. Friday tastings, $5. Artisan cheese plate and hors d'oeuvres to pair with by-the-glass wines.
THE WINE SHOP: 3 Lockwood Drive, City Marina, Charleston. Friday tastings 5-7 p.m., six wines for $5.
Water's Edge Restaurant: 1407 Shrimp Boat Lane, Mount Pleasant. Thursday 6-8 p.m. 10 selections, $15. 884-4074.
Dinners/Events
Wine dinner: Thursday at Ted's Butcherblock, 334 East Bay St. Four-course dinner with Italian wine distributor Vinifera. Learn to make fresh mozzarella and taste Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. $40. Reservations required; call 577-0094 or visit www.tedsbutcherblock.com.
Wine dinner: Cypress hosts a four-course dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday featuring the wines of Oregon's Adelsheim vineyards and winemaker David Adelsheim. $95, excluding tax and gratuity. Reservations required; call 727-0111.
Tax season celebration: Tristan will host a "Toast to Better Times" on April 15 to celebrate the end of tax season. From 5:30 until close, the restaurant will offer a complimentary glass of champagne for accounting professionals (presenting a business card) or guests who can show proof they filed 2007 returns on time. Also, three flights of wine — white, red and dessert wines — will be offered at $10.40 each, and a combination of any two regular menu appetizers will be $10.99. Call 534-2155 for dinner reservations or visit www.tristandining.com.
Classes
IN GOOD TASTE: 1901 Ashley River Road. Call 763-5597. Wine 101: four-part series, $80.63. April 2, 9, 16, 23; May 6, 13, 20, 27. 6:30-9 p.m.
Class 1: Vocabulary, storage, glasses, domestic Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Zinfandel.
Class 2: How wine is made, California labels, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Cab Merlot and Syrah wines.
Class 3: How Champagne is made, Alsace, Champagne, Burgundy.
Class 4: Loire, Bordeaux, Cotes du Rhone.
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