ARTHUR'S RESTAURANTS AND WINE SHOPS 4400 Sharon Rd. Mar. 19-New Zealand Wines; Mar. 25-France vs. California. Classes are held from 6:30-8pm. Light snacks and bread will be served. Credit card required at registration. Cancellations accepted until one week before class. $20 per person. 704-366-8610.
BARONE'S WINE ROOM Birkdale Village, Huntersville, offers wine tastings every Wednesday night from 6-8pm. The cost is $10. Call 704-987-0011.
CAROLINA WINE CLUB Winter classes will be held at the Mint Museum of Craft + Design from 6:30-8pm. Four Series: Series III: Session II, Mar. 18-The Northern Rhone; Session III, Mar. 25-The Southern Rhone; Session IV, Apr. 1-Building a Starter Wine Cellar on a Budget. Individual sessions $30; each series of classes $100 (mix and match any four sessions from any series). Call 704-344-8027 for reservations.
DEAN & DELUCA WINE ROOM 6822-G Phillips Place Ct. March tasting- T-Vine Vineyards. March 30, 1-3pm. $25 per person. Reservations required. 704-552-5283.
KEE-KEE-RIKEE located at 219 Main St. in Pineville, will be hosting a wine tasting on March 15 from 1-5pm. Select Italian wines will be presented by Vino Vino Distributors. Free. Call 704-889-5333 or go to www.keekeerikee.com.
LA DOLCE VITA! Pasta & Provisions along with Sir Edmond Halley's has planned a wine dinner on March 27 at 7:30pm to be held at Sir Edmond Halley's, 4151 Park Rd. $85 per person ($10 credited toward wine purchases). RSVP to Josh at 704-364-2622.
NECTAR 1730 E. Woodlawn Rd. Wine tastings are offered the last Tuesday of every month from 5:30-7:30pm. There will be six wines tasted, which will follow a monthly theme. $15 per person includes light hors d'oeuvres. 704-519-4174.
REID'S 7TH ST. WINE SHOP Wednesday Night Flights-5:30-7:30pm, very informal. Three wines will be tasted each week, $10. Four For Friday-Festivities begin at 4pm. Four premium wines are featured in four ways: 2 oz. sample, 5 oz. glass, by the bottle or in a flight, $20. Call 704-513-7014.
SOMETHING CLASSIC AT THE VILLA 715 Providence Road. Wine & food tastings are held from 5:30-8pm on the third Wednesday of the month. Call 704-347-3666.
SOUTHERN SPIRITS Winter Wine Classes: March 19, The Wines of Oregon and Washington. $20. March 26 & April 2, Wines of the World. $40. Light snacks will be served with each class. All classes are held from 7-8:30pm. Located on Hwy 521, 3 miles south of Ballantyne. Call 803-548-8888 to register.
THE WINE SHOP 2442 Park Rd. In-store tasting: A Tour of Italy. Italian/French importer and distributor Siema will pour a selection of Italian wines, March 13, 7pm. $12 per person. Call 704-377-5373 or email info@thewineshops.net for reservations.
Wine tastings, classes, or other wine-related events will be listed at the discretion of the editors. Send information to Creative Loafing one of three ways: Fax to 704-944-3605; email to lindsey.herman@cln.com; or by regular mail at 6112 Old Pineville Rd. Charlotte, NC 28217. All information must be received at least two weeks in advance of the event.
