The Wine List

Tastings

Avondale Wine & Cheese: 813B Savannah Highway, West Ashley. Wine-and-cheese tastings 5-7 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays, $5.

Boone Hall Farms: Free weekly wine tasting at Boone Hall Farms Market, 2521 U.S. Highway 17, Mount Pleasant. 856-8154. 5:30-7 p.m. Thursdays.

Bull St. Gourmet: Wine/ beer tastings first and third Thursdays of month, 6-8 p.m. $5. 336-1720.

Carpentier's: 976 Houston Northcutt Blvd. 884-9386. 5-7 p.m. Friday.

CRAVE Kitchen & Cocktails: 1968 Riviera Drive, Mount Pleasant. 844-1177. Wine and cocktail specials 4-7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday.

Crushed Fine Wine: 716 S. Shelmore Blvd., Mount Pleasant. Flight of five wines, $5. 5-7 p.m. Fridays; 1-5 p.m. Saturdays. 856-1156.

Gaslight Art and Wine Gallery: 211 Meeting St., international boutique wine flights Monday-Saturday. www.gaslightartandwine.com or 723-2870.

IN GOOD TASTE: 1901 Ashley River Road. 5-7 p.m. Friday; 2-4 p.m. Saturday. $1. 763-5597.

IRVIN-HOUSE VINEYARDS: 6775 Bears Bluff Road, Wadmalaw Island. 559-6867, www.charlestonwine.com. Wine tastings 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; Firefly Distillery vodka, rum tastings 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday. Free wine tours 2 p.m. Saturdays.

O'HARA & FLYNN: 225 Meeting St. 534-1916. Esoteric wine tastings daily until 7 p.m. Three for $5.

Red Sky: 1001 Landfall Way, Seabrook Island. Tastings 6-8 p.m. Thursdays, five wines for $5 or complimentary with dinner. 768-0183.

Samos Taverna: 819 Coleman Blvd., Mount Pleasant. 869-6619. Tastings with focus on Mediterranean, 5-7 p.m. Mondays. $5.

Social: 188 East Bay St. Nightly wine flights $10-$15. Visit www.socialwinebar.com; call 577-5665.

Ted's Butcherblock: 334 East Bay St. 577-0094. 5-7 p.m. Friday tastings, $5. Boutique wines, artisan cheeses, hors d'oeuvres.

Total Wine: Crossroads Plaza, Ashley River Road. Tastings 4-7 p.m. Fridays and noon-6 p.m. Saturdays.

Water's Edge Restaurant: 1407 Shrimp Boat Lane, Mount Pleasant. 6-8 p.m. Thursday. 10 selections, $15. 884-4074.

Wescott Wine & Spirits: 9770 Dorchester Road, Summerville. 873-1933. Free tastings 5-7 p.m. Thursdays.

WineStyles: Mount Pleasant Towne Centre, 388-8233. Thursday tastings 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Friday flights 4-8 p.m.; Saturday tastings 2-7 p.m. Free for Wine Club members, $5 nonmembers.

THE WINE SHOP: 3 Lockwood Drive, City Marina. Tastings 5-7 p.m. Friday, six wines for $5.

Dinners/events

Wine & bubbles: Red Sky, 1001 Landfall Way, Seabrook, hosts dinners in upcoming months. Series of three, seven-course Italian wine dinners featuring regions of Italy will be today, Jan. 2 and Feb. 3. A Champagne Dinner on Dec. 9 will offer food courses paired with champagnes. Reception begins at 6 p.m. Call 768-0183; visit redskydining.com.

Wine dinner: Tristan chef Nate Whiting, formerly of The Woodlands, stages four-course dinner with wine pairings, 7-9 p.m. Dec. 13. $75. 534-2155 for reservations.

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