Arista Wine Cellars, 320 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds; 425-771-7009. Tastings 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays.
Country Cottage Wine Merchants, 23806 Bothell-Everett Highway, in Bothell’s Country Village; 425-481-5444, www.countrycottagewines.com. Complimentary tastings, 4 to 8 p.m. Fridays and 2 to 5 p.m. Saturdays.
DeVine Wines, 15224 Main St. Suite 107, Mill Creek; 425-357-6200. Tastings 4 to 7:30 p.m. Fridays and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Evergreen Cellars, 1101 First Street, Snohomish; 360-568-2840, evergreencellars@verizon.net, premium wines of the Pacific Northwest; Tastings $5; Friday 3 to 8 p.m.; Saturday 3 to 7 p.m.; Sunday 3 to 5 p.m.
Great Blue Heron Wine Cellars, inside Brindle’s Market, 848 N. Sunrise Blvd., Camano Island; 360-722-7482. Tastings 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays, 2 to 5 p.m. Saturdays.
Griffins Crossing Winery Tasting Room, 2008 123rd Ave. NE, Lake Stevens (First floor of the Larsen Financial Services Building); 425-334-0839, www.griffinscrossing.com, e-mail griffinswine@aol.com; open for tastings noon to 5 p.m., first and third Saturdays.
Leely’s Day Spa &Wine, 700 Third St., Mukilteo; 425-268-6004, leelya@hanmail.net. Wine tasting included with spa services anytime; regular wine tasting 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, $5.
Pacific Wine &Kitchen, 6915 Evergreen Way, Everett; 425-353-6468. Tastings 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays.
Tulalip Bay Restaurant, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip; 360-651-5967. Holds occasional winemaker dinners, reservations required.
Vino Amore Wine Shop, 1614 E. Main St., Freeland; 360-331-7661, www.vinoamore.com. Tastings noon to 6 p.m. Saturdays.
Wicked Cellars, 2616 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-258-3117. Tastings noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, 4 to 6 p.m. Fridays, noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays, $5 Fridays and Saturdays. Ladies’ night wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m. second Wednesdays, $10.
Austin Robaire Vintners, 19501 144th Ave. NE, Suite D800, Woodinville; 206-406-0360, www.austinrobaire.com. Tastings 1 to 4 p.m. first and third Saturdays.
Campagne wine classes: Second Sundays from 4:30 – 6 p.m. Campagne restaurant, 86 Pine Street, 206-728-2800, www.campagnerestaurant.com. Maximum class size will be 22. Price will vary from class to class. Each class will include 5-7 tastes of wine and a map of the featured region. Small dishes will be paired with the wines. Reservations are required. Call 206-728-2800.
* July 8, Provence: It’s home to scores of rich white wines, fruity roses, and exotic, spicy red wines. We thoroughly explore the wine scene in this beautiful area. $40 per person.
* Aug. 12, the western two-thirds of the Loire Valley, with its wide variety of grapes and climates. We highlight grapes such as melon de Bourgogne, chenin blanc, romarantin, cabernet franc and pinneau d’Aunis. $45 per person.
DiStefano Winery, 12280 Woodinville Drive NE, Woodinville; 425-487-1648, www.distefanowinery.com. Tastings noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tasting fee of $10 per person can be put towards purchase of wine.
Hellams Vineyard Wine Shop, 109 N. First St., Suite 101, La Conner; 360-466-1758. Wine tastings, noon to 6 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and noon to 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
Kirkland Uncorked Festival: 5 to 10 p.m. July 13, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. July 14, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 15 at Marina Park on the shore of Lake Washington in Kirkland.
* Tasting Garden: $20 advance purchase or $25 admission at the gate includes a souvenir tasting glass and five tasting tokens. Tasting tokens can be redeemed for wine or food samples. Entry restricted to 21 years of age or older with a valid ID.
* $8 allows entrants to purchase wine and beer by the glass within the garden.
* Activities in the Tasting Garden include: wine tasting, restaurant sampling, celebrity chef grilling demonstrations and competition, lifestyle vignettes and shopping, wine and food education.
Summer Wine Series with Sommelier Dieter Schafer: South Seattle Community College, 6000 – 16th Avenue SW, Seattle. $49 per class, $123 all 3 classes. Preregistration required 206-764-5339 or www.LearnatSouth.org Info WineDieter@cs.com or southced@sccd.ctc.edu.
* July 10, 6 to 9 p.m. , Gems from Southern France. Taste wines from Rhone, Provence, Languedoc et Roussillon, and Pyrenees regions, as you learn how to read and pronounce French labels, and which grapes are used to make these wines.
* July 24, 6 to 9 p.m., Serious – Yet Affordable – Sparkling Wines. Learn by tasting French vin mousseux, Washington sparkling, German sekt, Spanish cava, Italian spumante, and value sparklers from other countries.
* July 31, 2007, 6 to 9 p.m., Southern Hemisphere Wines – Easy on Your Wallet. Discover the best regions for bargains as you taste New Zealand sauvignon blanc, Chilean carmenere, Argentinean malbec, Australian cabernet sauvignon and South African pinotage.
The Tasting Room, 1924 Post Alley, Pike Place Market, Seattle; 206-770-9463, www.winesofwashington.com. Cooperative wine tasting cellar in the historic Market Building in Pike Place Market. Sample vintages from an array of regional wineries. Open from noon to 8 p.m. daily.
Willows Lodge, 14580 NE 145th St., Woodinville; 425-424-3900, www.willowslodge.com. Tastings 5 to 7 p.m. in the Fireside on Tuesday through Saturdays and in the Barking Frog Sundays and Mondays.
Send information about your wine events by e-mail to features@heraldnet.com, by mail to Wine Event, in care of Features, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206, or call 425-339-3479.
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