Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009

Local tasting events

Cellar on Greene

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

Tuesday: Reserve California whites with Judah Cannon.

Oct. 28: Taste Argentina's Dona Paula wines, five wines. $5

Oct. 31: 12-2 p.m. Giant wine sale and free tasting.

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. This week: South American wines. $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

Oct. 28: King Estates dinner featuring pinot noir and pinot gris wines from certified organically grown grapes. Call for reservations. $36 ($31 for Wine Club members).

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

Monday: 6:30 p.m. Banfi two-course dinner with Neill Trimble. $29

Nov. 8: 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

Tonight: Oregon Wine dinner with Judah Cannon from Advintage Distributors. Reservations required. $55 per person

Total Wine & More

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

Every Friday and Saturday: 12-6 p.m. This week: Washington state wines. 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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