WINE CALENDAR
Webster Cellars Meritage & Meat wine dinner: Ritual, 602 Studewood. 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday. $45 plus tax and gratuity. 713-397-7713.
A gold mine of Planet Bordeaux wines: Le Bistro at the Culinary Institute Le Nôtre, 7070 Allensby. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Free. 646-4305679.
Metzker Family Estates wine dinner: L’Olivier, 240 Westheimer; 7 p.m. Thursday; $95 plus tax and gratuity; 713360-6313.
Schiopetto & Sira Pacenti wine dinner with Christian
Maddelena: Dolce Vita, 500 Westheimer. 7 p.m. Tuesday. $120. 713-520-8222.
Duckhorn wine dinner with Duckhorn’s Zack Rasmuson: Kirby’s in The Woodlands, 1111 Timberloch Place. 7 p.m. Sept. 20. $150. 713-362-1121.
J. Lohr wine dinner: ARA Restaurant in the Royal Sonesta Hotel, 2222 Interstate 610 S.; 7 p.m. Sept. 22; $125; 713-6277600.
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; 713-8070191, ironsommelier.com.
Ongoing wine education: The Texas Wine School, 2301 Portsmouth. thetexaswineschool.com. 713-828-7767.
Weekly free tastings: Houston Wine Merchant, 2646 S. Shepherd. 5:30 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. Saturdays. 713-5243397. French Country Wines, 2433 Bartlett. Noon-6 p.m. Saturdays. 713-993-9500. Vino and Vinyl, 3340 FM 1092, Suite 150, Missouri City. 2-4 p.m. Saturdays. 281-208-7453. Vine Wine Room, 12420 Memorial, 3 p.m. Saturdays. 713-463-8463.
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