TODAY

Thursday Wine Tastings, Meritage, Boston, 5:30-7:40 p.m., $25 (617.439.3995)

Buffet-Lovers Parrothead Party, Dick's Last Resort, Boston, 7 p.m. (617.267.8080)

TOMORROW

Cooking demo, Raymond Norman Cooks!, Bristol Lodge, North Attleboro, sponsored by North Attleboro & Plainville Chamber of Commerce (508.695.6011) Spring Wine Diner Series: Joseph Carr Winery, Lure, Edgartown, 6:30 p.m., $95 (508.627.3663)

Four-course Champagne Pommery wine dinner, Castle Hill Inn & Resort, Newport, 6:30 p.m., $125 (401.848.0918.x150)

SATURDAY

Coastal Wine Trail Kick-Off, Westport Rivers Vineyard, Westport, 1-3 p.m., $35, note: call ahead, it may be sold out (508.636.3423.x2)

SUNDAY

NEXT WEEK

MONDAY

Wine Mondays: Groovy Grapes, L'Espalier, Boston, 7 p.m., $60 (617.262.3023)

Wine & Dine Mondays: Sauvignon Blanc, Beacon Hill Bistro, Boston, 7 p.m., $55 (617.723.7575)

TUESDAY Neal Family Vineyards wine dinner, Scutra Restaurant, Arlington, 6-9 p.m., $100 (781.316.1816)

WEDNESDAY

Wild Flower wine dinner, Shelter Harbor Inn, Westerly, 6:45 p.m., $60 (shelterharbnorinn.com and 401.322.8883)

Sam Adams beer dinner, Legal Sea Foods, Warwick, 6:30 p.m., $45 (401.732.3663)

Spring Food Stroll, New London (Conn.) Historic Waterfront District, 5:30-8:30 p.m. (newlondonmainstreet.org and 860.444.2489)

Big Night dinner, Grotto, Boston, $75, $55 without wine (617.227.3434)

Nantucket Wine Festival, Nantucket, through Sunday (nantucketwinefestival.com and 508.228.1128)

THURSDAY

Nantucket Wine Festival, Nantucket, through Friday (nantucketwinefestival.com and 508.228.1128)

FRIDAY

Wine and food tasting, Cena to Go, Plainville, 5-8 p.m., free (508.695.0440)

Providence String Quartet with wine tasting, Greenvale Vineyard, Middleboro, 7:30-9:30 p.m., $45 (greenvale.com and 401.847.3777)

Springfest at the Beach, Ocean Beack Park, New London, 6-9 p.m., $25, $30 at the gate (860.912.0408)

Nantucket Wine Festival, Nantucket, through Sunday (nantucketwinefestival.com and 508.228.1128)

SATURDAY

Early Summer Wine & Cheese Dinner, Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $75 (508.636.3423.x2)

Fireside Chat: Mixing Martinis, The Fireplace, Boston, 3-4:15 p.m., $25 (617.975.1900)

Restoration Celebration with wine tasting, Greenvale Vineyard, Middleboro, 1-4 p.m. (greenvale.com and 401.847.3777)

Nantucket Wine Festival, Nantucket, through Sunday (nantucketwinefestival.com and 508.228.1128)

SUNDAY

Nantucket Wine Festival, Nantucket (nantucketwinefestival.com and 508.228.1128)

MORE IN MAY

Monday, May 19

Wine Mondays: White Nights, L'Espalier, Boston, 7 p.m., $60 (617.262.3023)

Wine tasting to benefit the American Cancer Society, Westin Hotel, Providence, 6:30 p.m., $75 (401.421.4600)

Tour de France Dinner Series: Lyonnais, Sel de la Terre, Boston, 7 p.m., $45 (508.650.1800)

Thursday, May 22

Five-course Italian wine dinner, Col. Blackinton Inn, Attleboro, 6:30 p.m., $70 (508.222.6022)

Friday, May 23

Spring Wine Diner Series: Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery,, Lure, Edgartown, 6:30 p.m., $95 (508.627.3663)

Saturday, May 24

Summer Jazz Series with wine tasting, Greenvale Vineyard, Middleboro, 1-4 p.m., $15 (greenvale.com and 401.847.3777)

Monday, May 26

Cape Cod Life Food & Wine Festival, through Thursday (festival.capecodlife.com)

Taste of Cape Cod, The Resort & Conference Center, Hyannis, 1-6 p.m., $35 (888.888.2783)

Tuesday, May 27

Cape Cod Life Food & Wine Festival, through Thursday (festival.capecodlife.com)

Wednesday, May 28

Seminars in Food & Wine: Spring in New England, with wine dinner, Boston University, 6-9 p.m., $125 (617.353.9852)

Cape Cod Life Food & Wine Festival, through Thursday (festival.capecodlife.com)

Thursday, May 29

Evening With the Stars: Partner With the Arts win and martini tasting, The State Ballet of Rhode Island, Lincoln, 6-8:30 p.m., $45 (stateballet.com and 401.334.2560)

Cape Cod Life Food & Wine Festival (festival.capecodlife.com)

Friday, May 30

Spring Wine Diner Series: Summer Trip to Europe, Lure, Edgartown, 6:30 p.m., $95 (508.627.3663)

JUNE

Sunday, June 1

New Hope Celebrates Red Sox Nation, Fusion 5 Sports Bar, Foxboro, 12:30 p.m., $15 (new-hope.org and 508.226.4015.x109)

Grand tasting of the Cape Cod Life Food & Wine Festival, Rectrix Aerodrome, Hyannis, 3-6 p.m., $50 (festival.capecodlife.com and 508.375.4044)

Monday, June 2

Tour de France Dinner Series: Franche, Sel de la Terre, Boston, 7 p.m., $45 (508.650.1800)

Tuesday, June 3

To Market, To Market: Four Courses of Ice Cream with Ray Ford of Christina's, Vela, Wellesley, 6-8 p.m., $50 (velawellesley.com and 781.235.4449)

Saturday, June 7

International Schweppes Great Chowder Cook-Off, Newport Yachting Center, Newport, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., $15 (401.846.1600.x206)

Night of 100 Wines, South Cape Village, Mashpee, 5:30-8 p.m., $50 (508.539.8842)

Tuesday, June 10

Women-only Wine Diva class, Eleven Forty Nine Restaurant, Warwick, 6-7 p.m., $25 (401.884.1149)

Saturday, June 14

At the Greek Table, Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery, Westport, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $80 (508.636.3423.x2)

Monday, June 16

Tour de France Dinner Series: Bourgogne, Sel de la Terre, Boston, 7 p.m., $45 (508.650.1800)

Friday, June 20

American Craft Beer Fest, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, 1-9:30 p.m., $40, through Saturday (617.385.5500)

Saturday, June 21

American Craft Beer Fest, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, 1-9:30 p.m., $40 (617.385.5500)

Monday, June 30

Tour de France Dinner Series: Champagne, Sel de la Terre, Boston, 7 p.m., $45 (508.650.1800)