Friday night is big tasting night in Birmingham. Check out these tastings... Whole Foods Market (3100 Cahaba Village Plaza, 205-912-8400) will host a tasting from 4:30- 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10. No charge. The wines to be tasted are: 2008 Shug Sonoma Chardonnay 2008 Shug Sonoma Pinot Noir 2007 Santadi Grotta Rossa Carignano 2009 Santadi Vailla Solais Vermentino... Full story »

Mamanoes Grocery Shop (2301-B 2nd Avenue North, 205-307-6001) will host a tasting of Insatiable Wines on Thursday, Sept. 9, from 6:30- 8 p.m. No charge. Insatiable Wines are produced by Craig Handly, whose family has been involved in the wine business in the Napa Valley for over 50 years and come from a number of regions in the state.... Full story »

The Wine Cellar in Vestavia Hills (790 Montgomery Hwy., 205-979-2151) will host a tasting with Meg Gilpin of MBC-United on Thursday, Sept. 9, from 5- 7 p.m. Charge of $5 for the tasting. Wines to be tasted are: 2009 Casa Lapostolle Sauvignon Blanc, Rapel Valley, Chile ($10.99, reg. $14.99) 2007 Livio Felluga 'Esperto' Pinot Grigio, Venezie, Italy ($10.99, reg.... Full story »

The Piggly Wiggly at River Run (3800 River Run Drive, 205-776-8755) will host a tasting of wines from Victor Hugo Winery on Thursday, Sept. 9, from 4- 6 p.m., with Chad Fulcher from Rush Wines. No charge for the tasting. The Paso Robles AVA winery planted vines in the Templeton Gap property in 1985 and produces small, hand-crafted lots of... Full story »

Just got word of a tasting introducing Evening Land Vineyards wines at City Vineyard (5479 Hwy. 280 at Arbor Place, 205-437-3360) on Wednesday, Sept. 8, from 7- 9 p.m. No charge for the tasting. Matt Brown from Evening Land Vineyards will present the following wines: 2008 Evening Land "Celebration" Gamay Noir 2008 Evening Land Pinot Noir 2007 ONCE "The... Full story »

The Vintage Wine Shoppe (432 Cahaba Park Circle, 205-980-9995) will host a special tasting on Tuesday, Sept. 7, with Dan Buckner presenting the wines of Ridge Vineyards. No charge. Wines to be tasted are: 2008 Ridge Santa Cruz Mountain Estates Chardonnay ($38.99, reg. $41.99) 2006 Ridge Santa Cruz Mountain Estates Cab/Merlot ($38.99, reg. $41.99) 2008 Ridge East Bench Zinfandel ($24.99,... Full story »

The Vintage Wine Shoppe (432 Cahaba Park Circle, 205-980-9995) will host a special Saturday tasting of wines from Chile and Argentina on Sept. 4, from 3- 4:30 p.m. Mark Schmer from Global Wines of Alabama will be pouring. No charge. The shop is also having a Labor Day Weekend Wine and Gift Sale through Monday, Sept. 6, with a... Full story »

The Cajun Cleaver (2341 John Hawkins Parkway, 205-444-0496) will host their first Football Kickoff & Tasting on Friday Sept. 3, at 4:30 p.m. There will be sampling of the homemade sausages and all natural steaks. Also sample wines and beer from Birmingham Beverage and World Wide Wines. Sounds like a plan, doesn't it, for getting the weekend off to... Full story »

The choices to start your Labor Day weekend with a tasting are varied. If you'd like to try wines with barbeque to jump off your Labor Day weekend, Vintage Wine Shoppe (432 Cahaba Park Circle, 205-980-9995) will host a tasting of wines with Jim & Nick's 'que on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010 from 5- 6:30 p.m. They usually bring... Full story »

The Wine Cellar in Vestavia Hills (790 Montgomery Hwy. in shopping center with Publix, 205-979-2151) will host a tasting on Thursday, Sept. 2, from 5- 7 p.m. with Kristen Taylor of International Wines and Chad Fulcher of Rush Wines. The charge is $5. They will be pouring wines from Owen Roe Winery and Van Ruiten Family Vineyards, both wineries that practice sustainable... Full story »