Tastings
AMUSE: 1720 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., West Ashley. Wine flights 5-7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. $5. 573-8778.
ARLAANA RESTAURANT: 259 Seven Farms Drive, Daniel Island. 471-2400. "Wines on the Patio" 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays. $20.
AVONDALE WINE & CHEESE: 813B Savannah Highway, West Ashley. 769-5444. Tastings, 5-7 p.m., are $5. Monday, Lolonis Vineyards; Tuesday, affordable wines; May 16, beers and French wines; May 17, old and new world wines of the same varietal.
CARPENTIER'S: 976 Houston Northcutt Blvd. 884-9386. Friday tastings, 5-7 p.m.
GRAZI'S: 15 Resolute Lane, I'On Square, Mount Pleasant. 216-2087. Fridays 5:30-7:30 p.m. $5.
IN GOOD TASTE: 1901 Ashley River Road. Friday tastings 5-7 p.m.; Saturday tastings 1-3 p.m. $1. 763-5597.
IRVIN-HOUSE VINEYARDS: 6775 Bears Bluff Road, Wadmalaw Island. 559-6867 or www.charlestonwine.com. Tastings of vineyard's five labels 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Free wine tours at 2 p.m. Saturdays.
J. BISTRO: 819 Coleman Blvd., Mount Pleasant. Tastings of four varietals and finger foods 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesdays. $10. 971-7778.
O'HARA & FLYNN: 160 East Bay St., 5-7 p.m. Fridays and 3-5 p.m. Saturdays. 534-1916. Mount Pleasant Towne Centre 5-7 p.m. Fridays. $5 for five wines or $1 per wine. 534-1916.
SOCIAL: 188 East Bay St. Thursday, 5-7 p.m., Italian wines hosted by Montecastelli Imports. $15. Reservations requested. Also, daily wine flights, $10 to $15. Visit www.socialwinebar.com or call 577-5665.
TED'S BUTCHERBLOCK: 334 East Bay St. 5-7 p.m. Friday tastings $1. 577-0094. Wines from the Italian regions of Tuscany, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo, Lazio and Sardinia featured through May. Cheese plates ($20) for 2-4 people complement the wines.
WATER'S EDGE RESTAURANT: 1407 Shrimp Boat Lane, Mount Pleasant. Tastings 6-8 p.m. Thursdays. 10 selections, $15. 884-4074.
THE WINE SHOP: 3 Lockwood Drive, City Marina, Charleston. Friday tastings, six wines for $5. This week, new whites; May 18, new reds; May 25, Tuscan wines.
Dinners/events
TRISTAN: The wines of Villa Monte Vibiano Vecchio will be showcased in a four-course dinner May 24. Reception at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. $75, plus tax and gratuity. Call 534-2155.
SHUCK'S CELEBRITY WINE & DINE: Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. at A.W. Shuck's Seafood Restaurant. Dinner, with local celebrities as "waiters," benefits Ronald McDonald House, Hospice of Charleston, Charles Webb Center. $50 advance only. Call 529-3100; 723-7957, ext. 340; or 805-5800.
ROBERT'S ANNIVERSARY: 182 East Bay St. Robert's of Charleston celebrates its 31st anniversary with a three-course wine dinner accompanied by Robert Dickson's serenades. May 22, 7:30 p.m. $85 inclusive. RSVP to WINEDINEWINE@comcast.net with payment confirmation to 810-0088.
SUMMER WINE STROLLS: Middleton Place 5:30-7 p.m. $5. Today, May 23 and other dates through September.
