SATURDAY, JUNE 29
A Summer Walk Around Wine Tasting with hors d’oeuvres will be held at the Pluckemin Inn, 359 Route 206 South, Bedminster. 2:30 to 4 PM; $30. Reservations: 908-658-9292.
A tasting of twenty wines will be held at Stage Left, 5 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, with light hors d’oeuvres. 3 to 6 PM; $49, with the cost deducted from the first case of wine purchased. Reserve by e-mail: [email protected] or call 732-828-4444 ext 200.
A Summer Beer Festival will be held at is being held at Meadowlands Racetrack, 50 State Route 120, East Rutherford with sample beer tastings. The $40 admission includes the live racing program, commemorative tasting glass, and unlimited beer samplings; gate opens at 5 PM; tasting begins at 6 PM; racing at 7:15 PM. For tickets, visit: http://meadowlandsracetrack.ticketleap.com/summer-beerfest2013/.
A five-course Chophouse dinner will be held at Salt Studio, 5 Lenape Road, Andover. 7 PM; $75 includes tax and gratuity. Tickets at https://tickets.saltgastropub.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=66
SATURDAY, JUNE 29 & SUNDAY, JUNE 30
The Jersey Shore Wine Festival will be held on the Atlantic City boardwalk in front of the Tropicana, 2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, with more than 200 of NJ wines to taste from fifteen of Jersey’s wineries. A percentage of proceeds will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City. Noon to 5 PM; Advance tickets are $15 per day through Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.com or via phone at 1-800-745-3000, or at the Tropicana Box Office. Tickets will also be sold at the event for $20 each.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10
A Red, White and Blue Sangria class will be held at Stone House at Stirling Ridge, 50 Stirling Ave, Warren. 7 PM; $40. Reservations: 908-754-1222.
THURSDAY, JULY 11
A “Catch of the Day” dinner with local wines will be held at the Ebbitt Room, Virginia Hotel, 25 Jackson St, Cape May with produce from the restaurant’s Beach Plum Farm; $75. Reservations: 609-884-5700.