Wine calendar
Screening of “Grand Cru,” a documentary about winemaker Pascal Marchand, and wine tasting presented by Avondale Food & Wine: River Oaks Theater, 2009 W. Gray. 6 p.m. Wednesday. $20-$45. Eventbrite.com. Cakebread Cellars wine dinner: Ouisie’s Table, 3939 San Felipe. 6 p.m. Thursday. $125 plus tax and gratuity. 713-528-2264 or ouisiestable.com. Duckhorn wine dinner: Fleming’s Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 2405 W. Alabama. 6:30 p.m. Friday. $99. 713-520-5959. Wines of Chile Tasting: The Houstonian, 111 N. Post Oak. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 18. Free. Reserve by Thursday at ChileHOU.
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Chole wine dinner: Bistro Provence, 13616 Memorial. 7 p.m. Sept. 19. $78 plus tax and gratuity. 713-827-8008 or bistro_provence@sbcglobal.net. Chef’s dinner and wine tasting honoring Spec’s Bear Dalton and benefiting ECHOS Harvey Relief: 6:15 p.m. Sept. 20. Crystal Ballroom at The Rice, 909 Texas. From $150. echos-houston.org.
Lange Twins wine dinner: Piatto Ristorante, 4925 W. Alabama. 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27. $59. 713-871-9722.
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars dinner: The Palm, 6100 Westheimer. 6:30 p.m. Sept.
27. $160 plus tax and gratuity. 713-9778180.
“Pinot for the People” tasting featuring pinot noirs from around the world: Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, 1200 McKinney. 5:30 p.m. Sept. 28. $75 plus tax and gratuity. 713-658-1995. Best Cellars Dinner with fine-wine pairings benefiting the T. J. Martell Foundation: Hotel ZaZa, 5701 Main. 6:30 p.m. Sept. 26. From $750. tjmartell.org. Iron Sommelier competition benefiting
the Periwinkle Foundation: The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa. 6 p.m. Nov. 8. From $200. 713-807-0191 or arohrman@periwinklefoundation.org.
Ongoing wine education: The Texas Wine School, 2301 Portsmouth. thetexaswineschool.com. 713-828-7767.
Weekly free tastings: Houston Wine Merchant, 2646 S. Shepherd. 5:30 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. Saturdays. 713-5243397. French Country Wines, 2433 Bartlett. Noon-6 p.m. Saturdays. 713-993-9500. TuttiLili Wines and Specialty Foods, 2421 Bartlett. Noon-6 p.m. Saturdays. 281-6877565. Vine Wine Room, 12420 Memorial, 3 p.m. Saturdays. 713-463-8463.