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 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
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 Saturday of each month.
Leely’s Day Spa &Wine, 700 3rd 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.
The Art Institute’s Portfolio Restaurant, 2600 Alaskan Way, Seattle. Wine educator Dieter Schafer invites you to “Taste a Little, Learn a Lot.” Taste six wines from Washington and France while you enjoy light hors d’oeuvres. $12 per person, per session. Reservations required, 206-239-2363. Info www.ais.edu or WineDieter@cs.com.
* Nov 9, 4 to 6 p.m., Italian grapes-Washington soil.
* Nov 16, 4 to 6 p.m., The world is greeting Beaujolais Nouveau today.
* Nov 30, 4 to 6 p.m., gems from southern France.
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.
Chateau Ste. Michelle, wine/chef dinners, 14111 NE 145th St., Woodinville; 800-267-6793, www.ste-michelle.com. Space limited, reservations required for dinners.
Columbia Winery: Sweet Basil’s School of Cooking presents winemakers dinners and food and wine pairing classes, including recipes, demonstrations and opportunities to sample the winery’s best vintages, 7 to 9 p.m. first Tuesdays., $40. The Smart Palate presents wine basics courses, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 25 and Dec. 13, $20 to $25, registration required; 425-482-7348, www.columbiawinery.com.
* Taste of Red, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 11 and 12, $20.
* St. Nick’s Weekend, noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 2 and 3.
DiStefano Winery, 12280 Woodinville Drive NE, Woodinville; 425-487-1648, www.distefanowinery.com. Tastings noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Earth and Ocean, 1112 Fourth Ave., Seattle; 206-264-6060. Monthly wine pairing multicourse, prix-fixe dinners featuring wines from various vineyards and seasonal dishes.
Esquin Wine Merchants, 2700 Fourth Ave. S., Seattle; 206-682-7374, www.esquin.com. Tastings 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
FareStart’s Guest Chef Night wine dinners: Gourmet meals with featured wines, reservations required by calling 206-267-6210 or e-mail to reservations@farestart.org, indicate number in party, time preference, full name, contact phone/e-mail address. See a schedule of guest chef wine dinners at www.farestart.org.
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.
The Herbfarm, 14590 NE 145th, Woodinville; 425-485-5300. Winemakers’ dinners feature a nine-course dinner paired with six wines, $195, reservations required.
Libation Station and Triage Wines, Old Grainery Building, 100 E. Montgomery, Suite 210, Mount Vernon; 360-336-5266. Monthly wine tastings.
Morton’s: 1511 Sixth Ave., Seattle; 206-223-0550. www.mortons.com. Tastings 5 to 6:30 p.m., second Thursdays, $10.
Silver Lake and Glen Fiona Wines, 15029 Woodinville-Redmond Road, Woodinville; 425-485-2437, www.silverlakewinery.com.
Sparkman Cellars, 19501 144th Ave., Ste. D-700, Woodinville; 425-398-1045, www.sparkmancellars.com.
StateVines, 15602 Main St., Duvall; 425-788-9292, www.crushwow.com. Tastings 2 to 6 p.m. Saturdays.
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.
Woodinville Wine Cellars, 17721 132nd Ave. NE, Woodinville; 425-343-3531, www.woodinvillewinecellars.com. Tastings noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
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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