Wine calendar
Tuscan wine-tasting
dinner: The Boldthouse, 2234 E. NASA Parkway; 6:30 p.m. Wednesday; $55. 281-942-9776.
Duckhorn Vineyards
wine dinner: The Palm, 6100 Westheimer; 6:30 p.m. Thursday; $135; 713-9778180.
Houston Area Women’s Center Gala honoring
Bear Dalton: The Astorian, 2500 Summer; 7 p.m. Friday; from $600; 713-5286798, ext. 2233, ahuckaby @hawc.org.
Chateau Montelena
wine dinner: Truluck’s, 5350 Westheimer (713-7837270) and 1900 Hughes Landing, Suite 600, The Woodlands; 7 p.m. Friday; $150; 713-78307270.
Tastings under the Texas Live Oak Tree on the Meadow: The Houstonian, 111 N. Post Oak. 6-8 p.m. May 7. $25. 713-812-6932.
Sokol Blosser “under the oak” wine dinner: The Houstonian, 111 N. Post Oak. 6:30 p.m. May 24. $125 plus tax and gratuity. 713-8126932.
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; French Country Wines, 2433 Bartlett; noon-6 p.m. Saturdays; 713-993-9500. 713-524-3397. TuttiLili Wines and Specialty Foods, 2421 Bartlett; noon-6 p.m. Saturdays; 281-687-7565. Vine Wine Room, 12420 Memorial; 3 p.m. Saturdays; 713463-8463.