FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
A Fall Harvest Wine dinner will be held at the Atlantic City Country Club, One Leo Fraser Drive, Northfield. 6 PM; $65. Reservations: 609-236-4465.
A five-course wild-game tasting will be held at Black Trumpet, 1505 Ocean Avenue, Spring Lake. 6:30 PM; $49.99, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations 732-449-4700; BYO.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28
Wine classes, wine tastings, and wines with dinner will be the focus at Stage Left, 5 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick. A walk-around tasting will be held from 4 to 8 PM. Two classes will be offered: Champagne and Friends, 3 to 4 PM; Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc and Malbec, 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Walk-around tasting, $50 ($49 credited to purchase of first case of wine); one class, $100; both classes $159, includes wine tasting. To reserve a spot call 732-828-4444 ext 200 or [email protected]
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29
An eight-course classic dinner with a contemporary take on traditional French country food will be held at Brian’s, 9 Klines Court, Lambertville. 6:30 PM; $70; BYO. Reservations: 609-460-4148.
The Festival of Flavors Wine & Food Tasting with over 35 restaurants in attendance, will be held at the Park Ridge Marriott, 300 Brae Boulevard, Park Ridge to benefit the Youth Consultation Service, which provides residential care or in-community and in-home services for children and their families. 6 to 9 PM; $75. For more information and tickets, call Kathy at 201-678-1312 x128.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30
A three-course dinner at Rat’s, 16 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton followed by a moonlight tour of the Grounds For Sculpture will be held at 7 PM; $65 members; $75 non-members. Price includes tax and gratuity–beverages not included. Reservations: 609-586-0616.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1
A Spooky Spirits cocktail class with complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be held at Liberty House, Liberty State Park, 78 Audrey Zapp Drive, Jersey City. 7 PM; $40. RSVP at 866-683-3586 and save $5.
The Essex County Wine Society will host a 2009 Beaujolais wine tasting at the Montclair Women’s Club, 200 Cooper Avenue, Upper Montclair. For information, visit: www.ecwsnj.com/. Interested wine-lovers should request to be added to their guest e-mail distribution list.
James Beard Award-nominated chef Drew Araneo, of Drew’s Bayshore Bistro located at 28 E. Front St, Keyport and Wine Academy Superstores will host a five-course dinner with a menu created for wine collectors and those interested in expanding their horizons. The Wine Academy will provide diners with complimentary samplings of boutique wines from its extensive selection. $60, plus tax and gratuity. Information and reservations: 732-739-9219.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2
A wine and cheese tasting will be held at Sickles Market, 1 Harrison Ave, Little Silver to benefit Holiday Express a nonprofit organization that delivers music, food, gifts, financial support and friendship to adults and children who are physically and mentally disabled, living with AIDS or homeless, as well as the isolated elderly and others in need of the gift of human kindness during the holiday season and throughout the year. 7 to 10 PM; $125. For tickets, call Tori Sickles at 732-741-9563.
The Seventh Annual Harvest Wine Festival will be held at the Hilton Short Hills, 41 John F. Kennedy Parkway, Short Hills with a portion of the proceeds going to Family Promise of Bergen County, an organization dedicated to alleviating homelessness in Bergen County. This event will include more than 150 wines, hors d’oeuvres, antipasto, pasta, cheese, and breads, as well as wine classes (an additional $25) and live music. 7 to 10 PM; $79 (thru 10/27); Final week: $89. For information or tickets, call 866-811-4111.
A Wine & Food Classic will be held at Tavistock Country Club, 100 Tavistock Lane, Haddonfield to benefit the YMCA of Burlington and Camden Counties. 5 to 9:30 PM; $100; YMCA member $75. For information or tickets, visit www.ymca-bc.org.