Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009

Local tasting events

Cellar on Greene

2001-D Greene St., (803) 343-3303; cellarongreene.com

Saturday: 12-2 p.m. Holiday reserve wine sale and tasting. Taste before you buy wine for your holiday occasion. $10 per person.

City Art

1224 Lincoln St.

Tuesday: 7-9 p.m. Wines from Around the World to benefit Trustus Theatre. Sample eight wines with heavy hors d'oeuvres. $45 in advance, $50 at door. Reservations, (803) 254-9732

Corked

Village at Sandhill, 661-3 Promenade Place, (803) 708-4755, corkedwineshop.com

Every Friday: 6-8 p.m. Sample wine with light snacks from Corked's gourmet food selections. $5 per person

Every Saturday: 4-6 p.m. Sample "leftovers" from Friday. $3

Tuesday: 6-8 p.m. Two or three wines. Free

Enoree River Vineyards and Wines

1650 Dusty Road, Newberry, (803) 276-2855, enoreeriverwinery.com

Every Tuesday through Saturday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Taste a variety of wines. $3.50 per person

Gervais & Vine

620-A Gervais St., (803) 799-8463, gervine.com

Monday: 5-7 p.m. Fall Wine Goddess Party benefitting Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands. Wine, food and prizes. $35. Call for reservations.

Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. Beer vs. Wine Dinner. Stone Brewing beers pitted against Argentinean wines.

Nov. 19: 5 p.m. Beaujolais Nouveau Release Night. French food and 2009 Georges DuBoeuf Beaujolais Nouveau wine, as well as live jazz and door prizes.

Rosso Trattoria Italia

Trenholm Plaza, 4840 Forest Drive, (803) 787-3949, rossocolumbia.com

Every Wednesday: 5 p.m. Sample four new Italian wines during the weekly drop-in. $5

Sunday: 6:30 p.m. Italian wine dinner to benefit Camp Burnt Gin. Reception and four-course meal paired with wine, as well as a silent auction that will include an in-home Italian dinner party for eight prepared by Chef Kristian Niemi. $100 per person, with all proceeds going to Camp Burnt Gin

Simply Savory

2901-C Devine St., (803) 256-1141; savorysc.com

Every Friday: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free wine tasting

Solstice Kitchen & Wine Bar

841-4 Sparkleberry Lane, (803) 788-6966, solsticekitchen.com

Nov. 19: 6:30 p.m. Five-course Italian dinner. $55 per person

Nov. 23: 6:30 p.m. 2006 Blind Bordeaux tasting dinner with J.P. Chambas. $75 per person

Total Wine & More

275-D Harbison Blvd., (803) 407-3722

Every Friday and Saturday: 12-6 p.m. Free

WineStyles Wines & Gifts

Shoppes at Woodhill, Garners Ferry Road, (803) 695-1120

Every Thursday: 5-8 p.m. Wine tasting. $5 (refunded with purchase from sampled wines)

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