smokey bear’s sunday lunch club
Join Juanita from Color de Vino and Mary from the Tomato at a family-style Sunday lunch at Smokey Bear (8223 104 Street, smokeybearyeg.com) Sunday, February 23, 12:30pm. Tix: $75/p, call 587-0209 to book.
back to basics at hicks
Understanding Your Own Palate is the theme of the next guided tasting at Hicks (150 Bellerose Drive, St Albert, 780-569-5000, hicksfinewines.com), Thursday, February 20, 6:30pm. Explore acidity, tannin, body and other basic terms bandied about in the study of wine. Tix: $25/p, call 780-569-5000 to book.
taste spain and portugal at aligra
Taste the flavours of Spain and Portugal through wine and tapas at a walk-about tasting, Thursday, February 20, 5pm at Aligra (8882 170 Street, 780-483-1083, aligrawineandspirits.com). Tix: $10/p, proceeds to The Winnifred Stewart Association.
monkey business: rhone
The next Monkey Business dinner at the Glass Monkey (5842 111 Street, 780-760-2228, theglassmonkey.ca) features special guest Adrien Laurent, the director of operations for Rhone producer Paul Jaboulet Aine, Monday, February 24, 6pm. Enjoy five courses paired with five beautiful Rhone Valley wines. Tix: $79++, email janine@theglassmonkey.ca or call 780-760-2228.