The largest outdoor, tented wine tasting on the East Coast, with more than 500 domestic and international wines, continuous entertainment and gourmet meals from Hilton Head Island's best restaurants. Tickets are $30 each and include a souvenir wine tasting glass. Purchase tickets in advance over the phone at 1-800-424-3387 or at the event. Shelter Cove Community Park, Hilton Head Island, S.C. www.hiltonhead island.com/ hospitalityassociation
2nd Annual Yadkin Valley Wine Festival,
May 16-17, 2003.
Eight wineries from the new Yadkin Valley Viticultural Area will be pouring their wines. Festival also features music, arts/crafts, and food with no admission fee. Tickets required for wine tasting, only $10 per person in advance. Elkin Municipal Park in Elkin, N.C. More info: www.yvwf.com
North Carolina Wine Festival,
June 7, 2003.
This festival introduces local wine from across the state. Over a dozen wineries, food, entertainment and arts and craft vendors. Tanglewood Park, Clemmons, N.C. More info: www.ncwine.org
--Taylor Eason
The Wine List
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. $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 I, Mar. 11-Decoding the Wine Label; Session II, Mar. 18-The Northern Rhone; Session III, Mar. 25-The Southern Rhone; Individual sessions $30; each series of classes $100. Call 704-344-8027 for reservations.
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.RSVP to Josh at 704-364-2622.
MANGIONE'S 1524 East Blvd. A dinner on Mar. 6, 7pm, featuring wines by Marco Laico of Vino Vino! Each course is paired with a different wine. $65 per person. Call for reservations: 704-334-4417.
MIMOSA GRILL 327 S. Tryon St. Charlotte Taste and Opera Carolina have teamed up with Chef Tom Condron from Mimosa Grill to put together an evening of Asian food and wine, beer and sake pairings, Mar. 6, 6:30pm. Featuring a sneak preview of The Mikado as the intermezzo. $75. Call 704-343-0700.
NECTAR 1730 E. Woodlawn Rd. Wine tastings are offered the last Tuesday of every month from 5:30-7:30pm. $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: Mar. 6 & 13, The French Connection. $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.
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.
