Two wine-tastings uncork tonight

Two very different wine-tastings tonight.The Fort, at 19192 Highway 8 in Morrison, features more than forty wines from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. tonight; admission is $37, and includes the Fort's appetizers. For reservations, call 303-697-4771.And down in Denver, Lala's Wine Bar + Pizzeria,...

By Patricia Calhoun

May 19, 2009

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Two very different wine-tastings tonight.

The Fort, at 19192 Highway 8 in Morrison, features more than forty wines from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. tonight; admission is $37, and includes the Fort's appetizers. For reservations, call 303-697-4771.

And down in Denver, Lala's Wine Bar + Pizzeria, at 410 East Seventh Avenue, hosts a wine and cheese event at 5:30 p.m. tonight. The cost is $16; to make a reservation, call 303-861-WINE or go to www.lalaswinebar.com.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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