Wine store opens
in Flower Mound
Check out the grand opening of Crush! A Wine Boutique,
noon to 8 p.m. Saturday. The Flower Mound wine store is
the dream project of a former flight attendant. Owner Leonora
Jenkins says she'll carry boutique wines as well as high-scoring
wines from major writers and publications. Ms. Jenkins,
who has studied wine, will walk customers through the wine-buying
experience. 340 Parker Square (off Cross Timbers Road west
of Interstate 35). 972-899-9695.
ITALIAN WINES: Thursday night's free tasting from
6 to 9 p.m. features Italian wines from Serendipity Imports.
State Street Spirits, 2907 State St. at Allen; 214-871-2200.
FRENCH IMPORTER: Sample high-end French and Italian
wines from the portfolio of Maisons Marques and Domaines
with Dominique Moran, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday; $25.
Vino100, 2909 McKinney; 214-969-9463.
BIG RED: Goodies From Goodman offers free tastings
of Wakefield Shiraz, a value wine from the big-is-beautiful
Australian school, 2 to 5 p.m., Saturday. 4222 Oak Lawn
(at Wycliff); 972-590-9855.
TIVOLI HAPPENINGS: Coming up this week at Tivoli
Wines, 62 Main St., Colleyville; 817-581-9463.
• Tour
Delaney Vineyards, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.
• Learn
about pairing football foods with Mike Ditka Wines, 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 24; $40.
MANSION TASTING: New sommelier Michael Flynn, fresh
from Washington, D.C.'s Kinkead's, leads the TACA Highside
Capital Sommelier's Court tasting, 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday;
$125. The Mansion on Turtle Creek, 2821 Turtle Creek Blvd.;
214-520-3930.
ITALIAN WINE TASTING: From prosecco to barolo,
check out the tasting selections at La Cave Warehouse,
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Free, but reservations required.
1931 Market Center Blvd., No. 129; 214-747-9463.
MAKING SCENTS OF WINE: Don Myers leads a class
on identifying aromas in wine, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday;
$30. Wine'tastic, 4140 Lemmon, No. 130 (between Douglas
and Knight); 214-252-9494.
BIG AUSTRALIANS: Off the Vine brings out wines
from Leeuwin Estate, D'Arenberg Vineyards and Winery and
John Duval Wines for its platinum tasting, 7 p.m. Monday;
$50. Off the Vine ... Into the Glass, 324 S. Main St.,
Grapevine; 817-421-1091.
WINE DINNERS AT JIMMY'S: Make reservations now
for two upcoming wine dinners in the Circolo del Vino,
Jimmy's Food Store, 4901 Bryan at Fitzhugh; 214-823-6180.
• Paolo
Librandi, owner of the Calabrian winery Librandi, with
dinner prepared by chef Alfonso Carmona from Andrea's,
6:30 p.m. Tuesday; $85.
• Fabrizio Nencioni and Paolo
Boselli, representing Tuscan winemaker San Felice, bring
out seven wines, including a Super Tuscan and a brunello,
for this dinner, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 24; $50.
HALLOVINO DINNER AT LAWRY'S: Plan ahead for this
Halloween dinner featuring the wines of Casillero del Diablo
(cellar of the devil) from Concha y Toro, 7 to 9 p.m. Oct.
26; $69 (plus tax and gratuity). Lawry's The Prime Rib,
14655 Dallas Parkway (between Belt Line and Spring Valley),
Addison; 972-503-6688.
LEGENDS OF THE RIGHT BANK DINNER: Pappas Bros.
Steakhouse, with new master sommelier Barbara Werley, tastes
exceptional Bordeaux wines, including the 1989 Chateau
La Conseillante, 1998 and 2000 Chateau Clinet and 2000
Chateau Hosanna, all from Pomerol, and the 2000 Chateau
l'Angelus from St. Emilion, 7 p.m. Oct. 26; $125. 10477
Lombardy Lane; 214-366-2000.
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