Wine calendar

May 4-10

Classes/seminars

Beginners Guide to Washington Wines

TUE Learn about the wines of Washington in a three-class, nine-hour course taught by certified educator and sommelier Dieter Schafer, with tastings from many of Washington's nine viticultural areas. Course covers the fundamentals of winemaking, buying, serving and enjoying. 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays through May 23, South Seattle Community College, 6000 16th Ave. S.W., Seattle; $83 (206-764-5339).

Dinners

Old World Wines

MON Oliver Beck guides tastings through the wine regions of France. 7 p.m. Monday, Market Street Grill, 1744 N.W. Market St., Seattle; $125 (206-789-6766).

Working Girl Wines

MON Featuring Working Girl Wines by Olympic Cellars Winery paired with seafood dinner. 6:30 p.m. Monday, McCormick's Fish House & Bar, 722 Fourth Ave., Seattle; $60 (206-682-3900).

Wines of Argiolas

Tastings

E.B. Foote Winery

Spring Barrel Tasting

THU-SUN Try new chardonnay and Sweet Sherrill and sample future releases. 5-9 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, E.B. Foote Winery, 127-B S.W. 153rd St., Burien; free (206-242-3852).

Beyond Sideways:

Santa Barbara and the Central Coast

THU-FRI Taste a lineup of new wines from the "other" region of California. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Fremont PCC Natural Market, 600 N. 34th St., Seattle; 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Issaquah PCC Natural Market, 1810 12th Ave. N.W., Issaquah; $5 (206-547-1222 ext.191).

Seattle Wine Society

WED Award-winning Washington wines including Preston, Chandler Reach and Viento Wines. 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, St. Demetrious Cultural Center, 2100 Boyer Ave. E., Seattle; $18-$28 (206-621-9463).

Plan ahead

Reininger Cellars

MAY 11 Meet Chuck Reininger, owner and winemaker of Reininger Cellars, as a part of Morton's Steakhouse's monthly "Meet the Winemakers" series. 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11, Morton's, 1511 Sixth Ave., Seattle; $10 (206-223-0550).

Submit wine calendar information two weeks in advance to: Wine Calendar, P.O. Box 70, Seattle, WA 98111 or e-mail winecalendar@seattletimes.com