Wine calendar
40th Festa Italiana: University of St. Thomas. Thursday-Sunday. See houstonitalianfestival.com for the full schedule. Bordeaux Master Class with Master Sommeliers Jack Mason and Steven McDonald: Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, 5839 Westheimer. 6 p.m. Friday. $475 plus tax and gratuity. 713-7807352. Wine Fest: Kemah Boardwalk, 215 Kipp, Kemah. 2-5 p.m. Saturday. $54.95 advance purchase, $59.95 day of the event. 281-535-8100. Taste of Tanglewood, the Synergy of Food, Wine and
Great People: Overture Tanglewood, 504 Bering. 3-7 p.m. Saturday. $30 (Sample plates $5-$10). eventbrite.com. (Use Code VINO for $10 discount on presale tickets.) APVSA wine tasting: Batanga, 908 Congress. Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday. Free. 514-8449993, ext. 22. Domain Vordy wine dinner: Bistro Provence, 13616 Memorial. 7 p.m. Tuesday. $65 plus tax and gratuity. 713-827-8008 or bistro_ provence@sbcglobal.net. Darioush wine dinner: Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, 5061 Westhimer. 7 p.m. Oct. 18. $225. 713-3552600. Women of Wine Charities Grand Tasting benefiting the Houston Area Women’s Center: The Crystal Ballroom at the Rice, 909 Texas Ave. 6-9 p.m. Oct. 22. From $125. wowcharities.org. Vincent Girardin wine dinner:
Etoile Cuisine et Bar, 1101-11 Uptown Park. 6:45 p.m. Oct. 22. $125 plus tax and gratuity. 832-668-5808. Matteo Correggia wine dinner with Giovanni Corregia: Arturo Boada, 6510 Del Monte. 7 p.m. Oct. 24. $98 plus tax and gratuity. 713782-3011. Iron Sommelier competition presented by Autosol benefiting the Periwinkle Foundation: The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa. 6 p.m. Nov. 8. From $200. 713-807-0191 or arohrman@periwinklefoundation.org. Cristal celebration, in honor of Backstreet Cafe’s 35th anniversary: Backstreet Cafe, 1103 Shepherd. $35 for a glass, $175 for a bottle, lunch or dinner, for the entire month of October. 713-521-2239. 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. 281-687-7565. Vine Wine Room, 12420 Memorial, 3 p.m. Saturdays. 713-463-8463. Send event information to dale.robertson@chron.com. Please give two weeks’ notice.