WINE CALENDAR
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Create RestaurantSan Felipe; your $20 Weeks:own at wine lunch, Ouisie’s dinner$28 Table,at during dinner 3939 Houstonwith HRW Monday; menu 713-528-2264.for seven wine samplings through “Hardthe Chronicle’sKnocks” sports/wineJohn McClain dinnerand featuringhosted by the SauvignonLouis M. and Martini other Monte premium RossoEJ Gallo Cabernet wines: The& Spa, Manor111 N. HousePost Oak;at The7 p.m. HoustonianSept. 7; $125 Hotel, plus Club tax and gratuity; 713-685-6840. Webster Cellars Meritage & Meat wine dinner: Ritual, 602 Studewood; 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 13; $45 plus tax and gratuity; 713-397-7713. Houston Chronicle’s fourth annual Culinary Stars, featuring food from top Houston chefs, wine tastings from more than 20 estates and the unveiling of Alison Cook’s Top 100 Restaurants list: 4747 Southwest Freeway; 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14; VIP tickets $150, general admission $100; houstonculinarystars.com. Metzker Family Estates wine dinner: L’Olivier, 240 Westheimer; 7 p.m. Sept. 14; $95 plus tax and gratuity; 713-360-6313. Schiopetto & Sira Pacenti wine dinner with Christian Maddelena: Dolce Vita, 500 Westheimer; 7 p.m. Sept. 19; $120; 713-5208222. Duckhorn wine dinner with Duckhorn’s Zack Rasmuson: Kirby’s in The Woodlands, 1111 Timberloch Place. 7 p.m. Sept. 20. $150. 713362-1121. J. Lohr wine dinner: ARA Restaurant in the Royal Sonesta Hotel, 2222 Interstate 610 S.; 7 p.m. Sept. 22; $125; 713 627-7600. Best Cellars Houston dinner, benefiting the T. J. Martel Foundation: Hotel ZaZa, 5701 S. Main; 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27; $750 individual tickets, sponsorship $7,500 to $25,000; donate.tjmartell.org/Houston; ellie@franciscoandco.com. Iron Sommelier presented by AutoSol, benefiting the Periwinkle Foundation: The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa, 111 N. Post Oak; 6 p.m. Nov. 9; tickets from $200; 713-807-0191, ironsommelier.com.
Weekly free tastings: Houston Wine Merchant, 2646 S. Shepherd; 5:30 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 713-524-3397. French Country Wines, 2433 Bartlett; noon-6 p.m. Saturdays; 713-9939500. Vino and Vinyl, 3340 FM 1092, Missouri City; 2-4 p.m. Saturdays; 281-208-7453. Vine Wine Room, 12420 Memorial; 3 p.m. Saturdays; 713-463-8463.