LOCAL TASTINGS CRAVE WINE DINNER: Featuring Hess Vineyards wine. 6-9 p.m. today. $60. Call for reservations. Crave, 3520 W. 70th St., Edina. 952-697-6000. www.cravemn.com. RIEDEL WINE DINNER: A five-course dinner of global cuisine paired with six wines served in Riedel stemware. $79.95 includes four glasses, $59.95 for dinner only. 7 p.m. Fri. Afton House Inn, 3291 S. St. Croix Trail, Afton. 651-436-8883. www.aftonhouseinn.com. SOLO VINO WINE TASTING: Wines of Southern France, including Rhone whites and Costieres de Nimes reds. 5-7 p.m. Fri. Free. Solo Vino, 517 Selby Av., St. Paul. 651-602-9515. www.solovinowines.com. CUE'S FOOD AND WINTER WINE EXPERIENCE: A weekly five-course meal paired with five wines. Reservations required. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Sat., and March 28. $25. Cue at the Guthrie, 806 S. 2nd St., Mpls. 612-225-6499. www.cueatguthrie.com. FRANCE44 WINE CLASSES: France 101, a class on French wines, 6:30 p.m. Wed., $40; Wine Fundamentals, a class for beginners. Topics include how to read labels, how to taste a wine, what are the components, what is terroir and more. 6:30-8:30 p.m. March 31. $35. Reservations required for both. France 44 Wine and Spirits, 4351 France Av. S., Mpls. 612-925-3252. www.france44.com. SPRING WINE TASTING: Dale Cochran, a sales manager for Gallo wines, will speak. 7-9 p.m. April 1. Reservations due by March 27. Free for members, $15 for nonmembers. Earle Brown Heritage Center, 6155 Earle Brown Dr., Brooklyn Center. 763-561-2420.
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