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 6-8 p.m. first and third Thursdays. $5. 336-1720.
Carpentier's: 884-9386. 976 Houston Northcutt. 5-7 p.m. Fridays.
Caviar & Bananas: 51 George St. Wine tasting 5:15 p.m. April 14 benefits Historic Charleston Foundation. $35. Reservations required: 722-3405; www.historiccharleston.org.
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.
Firefly Distillery: 6775 Bears Bluff Road, Wadmalaw Island. 559-6867. Firefly Vodka and Sea Island Rum tastings Wednesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Gaslight Art and Wine Gallery: 211 Meeting St., international boutique wine flights Monday-Saturday. www.gaslightartandwine.com or 723-2870.
Glass Onion: 1219 Savannah Highway. The restaurant will celebrate the featured wine for April, Scarlett Runner Shiraz, with a sampling 5-9 p.m. Monday.
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. 559-6867, www.charlestonwine.com. Tastings 10 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; complimentary with dinner. 768-0183.
Samos Taverna: 819 Coleman Blvd., Mount Pleasant. 869-6619. 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; noon-6 p.m. Saturdays.
Wescott Wine & Spirits: 9770 Dorchester Road, Summerville. 873-1933. Tastings 5-7 p.m. Fridays, $1-$5 per person.
Wine Awhile: 1039 S.C. Highway 41 in the Station 41 Shopping Center, Mount Pleasant. 881-3155 or www.wineawhile.com. Live wine down 6-8 p.m. Friday with the country sounds of Irene Rose and a 24-bottle tasting machine; live piano music by David Higgins, 4-6 p.m. Saturday; wine tasting for Easter dinner, 3-6 p.m. Saturday and all-day specials.
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
Spring WineFest: Savor the taste and the view of the Azalea Hillside at Middleton Place's Spring WineFest, 5:30-7:30 p.m. today and April 7. Advance tickets are $20 and are available on-line at www.middletonplace.org. Tickets sold night of the event are $25. Foundation members and Middleton Inn guests are $15. Reservations requested. Additional information available online or call 556-6020.
Charity Wine Tasting: The University Exchange Club will hold its 11th annual Wine Tasting for Charity 5:30-8 p.m. May 6 at the MUSC Wellness Center. The tasting is sponsored by In Good Taste. Heavy hors d'oeuvres provided and music by A Touch of Class Extravaganza. Local artists also will be exhibiting their work. Tickets are $35 a person or $50 a couple. Call 822-7000 or e-mail universityexchangeclub@gmail.com.
Classes
In Good Taste: 1901 Ashley River Road. Four-night Spanish class offers wines and foods of Spain, presented by Tim Kelly and Jacki Boyd. Learn about the wine regions of Spain and explore wines from Rioja, La Mancha, Ribera del Duero, Jumilla, Penedes and more. Thursdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $80.63.
Also, Wine 101 classes in April and May. Four-part series. $80.63 including tax. Classes run 6:30-9 p.m. April 5, 12, 19, 26 and May 3, 10,17, 24. RSVP at 763-5597 or ingoodtaste@prodigy.net.
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