WINE CALENDAR

A Pinot — California, Noir Comparison Oregon, Burgundy: Steakhouse, Pappas 5839 Westheimer. Bros. 5:30-7 p.m. Friday. $95 plus tax and gratuity. 713-780-7352.

Relic wine dinner: Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, 5839 Westheimer. 7 p.m. March 21. $195 plus tax and gratuity. 713-780-7352.

Caymus Vineyards wine dinner: The Palm Houston, 6100 Westheimer. 6:30 p.m. March 22. $185. 713-9778180.

Second Chances wine

tasting: The Texas Wine School at AOC, 2301 Portsmouth. 3-6 p.m. March 31. $60 or $100 for two tickets.

713-248-6381 or cp@avvwine.com.

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. 713-993-9500. TuttiLili Wines and Specialty Foods, 2421 Bartlett. Noon-6 p.m. Saturdays. 281-6877565. Vine Wine Room, 12420 Memorial, 3 p.m. Saturdays. 713-463-8463.

Wines of the West festival: The Wynden, 1025 S. Post Oak Lane. Terroirs of the West Sonoma Coast seminar noon-1 p.m. ($25), VIP Library Tasting 6-7 p.m. ($75), consumer tasting 7-9 p.m. ($50) Westsonomacoast.com/events