food & wine CALENDAR

. Wednesday, March 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m., ABC Fine Wine and Spirits: Wine tasting and cigar smoker; $10, 21720 S. Tamiami Trail, Estero; 495-9239.

. Wednesday, March 11, 6-8 p.m., Tastings Wine Bar and Bistro: Sideby side Burgundy and New Zealand wine tasting; $15, Gulf Coast Town Center, Estero; 466-8800.

. Thursday, March 12, 6-8 p.m., Vino 100: Wine tasting to benefit the Team in Training for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; $25 per person, $45 per couple, 14261 S. Tamiami Trail, Fort Myers; call Phyllis at 671-8686, Joan at 265-5155 or Jim at 590-6446.

. Thursday, March 12, 7-9 p.m., Andy's Island Seafood: Cooking class, with owner Andy Meltz and Fort Myers novelist Ad Hudler preparing crab cakes and Mr. Hudler signing his new novel, "Man of the House;" $15, 4330 Pine Island Road, Matlacha; 283- 2525.

. Friday, March 13, 7-9 p.m., Robb & Stucky KitchenAid Culinary Center: Frank Pulice of Austin's presented wines from the Finger Lakes and Long Island, N.Y. as well as Canada's Niagara Peninsula and British Columbia paired with a tasting menu by Chef Kristina San Filippo; $95, 26501 S. Tamiami Trail, Bonita Springs; 390-2222.

. Monday, March 16, 6-8 p.m., Robb & Stucky KitchenAid Culinary Center: In the midst of the Florida growing season, learn how to can, preserve and freeze fresh foods to provide delicious meals over the coming months; $45, 26501 S. Tamiami Trail, Bonita Springs; 390-2222.

. Tuesday, March 17, 6-8 p.m., Robb & Stucky KitchenAid Culinary Center: Wine expert Julie Glenn introduces wines from ecologically focused vineyards and winemakers, explaining the practices and regulations involved, while Chef Kristina San Filippo prepares tapas to match each one; $55, 26501 S. Tamiami Trail, Bonita Springs; 390-2222.

. Tuesday, March 17, 7-9 p.m., Austin's Wine Cellar: Wine seminar, Forgive Me for I Have Zinned, led by owner Frank Pulice; $45, 12377 S. Cleveland Ave.; 275-7200.

. Wednesday, March 18, 6-8 p.m., Tastings Wine Bar and Bistro: Port

tasting; $15, Gulf Coast Town Center, Estero; 466-8800.

. Friday, March 20, 6-8 p.m., Austin's Wine Cellar: Wine tasting; $15, 12377 S. Cleveland Ave.; 275-7200.

. Friday, March 20, 7-9 p.m., Robb & Stucky KitchenAid Culinary Center: Erin White of Terry Seitz Importers presents a tasting of South African wines paired with a five-course tasting dinner prepared by Chef Kristina San Filippo; $95, 26501 S. Tamiami Trail, Bonita Springs; 390-2222.

. Saturday, March 21, 6-8 p.m., Tastings Wine Bar and Bistro: Zinfandel wine tasting; $15, Gulf Coast Town Center, Estero; 466-8800.

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