Tonight, the Harbour Club downtown is hosting a big wine tasting, featuring 30 wines and light hors d’ouevres for $12.95.
Over in West Ashley, get a jump on your favorite non-holiday at Avondale Wine & Cheese’s Uno de Mayo happy hour. Live music and bottomless sangrias ought to make it worth the $15 entry fee.
Tomorrow, in the morning, hit the Farmers Market, and then you can head out to Freshfields Village for the Make-A-Wish Wine Festival from 6-9 p.m. For $35, you can taste over 85 wines from around the world and nosh on Lowcountry cuisine by Charleston Eats while helping grant kids’ wishes.
Up in Summerville, Farringdon Bistropub hosts a First Founders Brewery Dinner. For $40, you’ll get five tapas-style courses and six specialty beers.
On Tuesday, La Fourchette brings in special guest Jean-Philippe Bourgeois of Bourgeois Family Selections for four-course dinner paired with five wines from the southern regions of France.
Coast will be celebrating Cinco de Mayo on the actual date with live music, South of the border brews, margaritas-a-plenty, and chef’s Latin-inspired feature plates befitting the evening’s theme.
And a heads up for hardcore oenophiles: Master Sommelier Robert Bath will be in town for a “Weekend of Wine” at Woodlands May 15-16. There’s only enough room for 30 people, so if you’re serious about wine, make your reservations now.