AllAbout...EVENTS

http://www.thewineloft.net/ 

Steel Urban Lounge

http://www.steelurbanlounge.com/

Matthew's Bar and Grill

http://www.matthewsbarandgrill.com/

Cafe duPont

http://www.birminghammenus.com/cafedupont/

Two Urban Licks

http://www.twourbanlicks.com/

Cafe 26

http://www.birminghammenus.com/26/

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American Wine Society Tasting and lecture the first Sunday of every month, call for location, 2:30 p.m. 664-5583.

Bruno's (The Summit) Thursday, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free. 968-0811.

Bruno's (Highway 150) Friday, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free. 982-9118.

The Grape (The Summit) Tastings, Wednesday, 5-7 p.m.; Saturday, noon-3 p.m. $5. 970-7777 or http://www.yourgrape.com/.

Morgan Creek Vineyards (Harpersville) Tastings and winery tour, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. 672-2053.

Ozan Vineyards (Calera) Tastings and winery tour, Friday-Saturday, 12 p.m.-6 p.m. Free. 205-668-6926 or http://www.pigglywigglybirmingham.com/.

Piggly Wiggly Bluff Park, Friday, 5-7 p.m.; Clairmont, Thursday, 4-6 p.m.; Crestline, Thursday, 4-6 p.m.; Homewood, Friday, 4-6 p.m.; River Run, Friday, 5-7 p.m. http://www.pigglywigglybirmingham.com/.

Pleasure Is All Wine Pelham, Saturday, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. 985-4760 or http://www.pleasureisallwine.com/.

Rucker Place First Thursday of each month, 5-9 p.m. $5. 558-2485 or http://www.ruckerplace.com/

Tria Market Friday, 5-7 p.m. Free. 776-8923.

V. Richards Market Friday, 5-7 p.m. $5. 591-7000.

The Vintage Wine Shoppe Friday, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. 980-9995.

Vizzini Farms Winery (Calera) Tastings and winery tour, Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. 685-0655.

Western Supermarket Mountain Brook, Thursday, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $5; Rocky Ridge Road, Friday, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. 879-8784 or 822-5920

Whole Foods Market Monday, 5-7 p.m. $7. Friday, 5-7 p.m., free. Saturday, Noon-2 p.m., Free. Details: 912-8400 or http://www.wholefoods.com/

Winestyles Thursday and Friday, 5-7 p.m., with hors d'oeuvres and live music. $5-$8. 995-3623.

The Wine Cellar Thursday, 5-7 p.m. $5. 979-2151 or http://www.thewinecellar.info/.

The Wine Loft Wednesday, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. 323-8228.

Wine'd Down Wednesday and Friday, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. 988-9463.

Jazz on the Porch at the Rucker Place

1st Thursday

The jazz band Standard Time will perform, and the Rucker Place staff will offer a cash bar, an optional $5 wine tasting and a separately priced tapas menu.

Hours are 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., and admission is $5. Cash only is accepted.

The Jazz on the Porch menu includes a grilled hamburger with a feta spread ($6); peel-and-eat Alabama shrimp (six for $6 or 12 for $10); black-eyed pea salsa with corn tortillas ($6) and grilled chicken bites with sweet grape tomatoes and white basil barbecue sauce ($7).

Rucker Place is at 1804 12th Ave. South. The phone is 558-2485, and the Web address is http://www.ruckerplace.com/