WINE CALENDAR

Revana wine portfolio tasting and dinner: Beckrew Wine House, 2409 W. Alabama. 6-9 p.m. Thursday. $35 for tasting, $120 for dinner, both plus tax and gratuity. 713-526-2242.

Vast Varietal Tasting: Vine Wine Room, 12420 Memorial. 3 p.m. Saturday. $69 plus tax and gratuity. ($59 for Wine Club members). 713-4638463.

Basque cider and wine dinner: Uchi, 904 Westheimer. 6:30 p.m. Monday. $145 plus tax and gratuity. 713-492-4564.

Ken Wright Cellars wine dinner with Ken Wright: Backstreet Cafe, 1103 Shepherd. 7 p.m. Tuesday. $115 plus tax and gratuity. 713521-2239.

Sparkling wine tasting: Third Coast Restaurant, 6550 Bertner. 6-7:30 p.m. Jan. 24. $45. 713-749-0400.

Raise your glass to CIS, a wine and golf event benefiting Communities

in Schools, Bay Area: Bay Oaks Country Club, 14545 Bay Oaks Blvd., 3-4:30 p.m. April 16. 281-486-6698 or RaiseYourGlasstoCIS.org for more information.

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. 713-524-3397. French Country Wines, 2433 Bartlett. Noon-6 p.m. Saturdays. 713-9939500. Vine Wine Room, 12420 Memorial, 3 p.m. Saturdays. 713-463-8463.