food & wine CALENDAR ..

. Wednesday, July 1, 6-8 p.m., Tastings: Prepare for the holiday weekend by sampling red, white and bubbly domestic wines well-suited for the occasion; $15; Gulf Coast Town Center; 466-8800. Reservations recommended.

. Friday, July 3, 7-9 p.m., Robb & Stucky KitchenAid Culinary Center: Robb & Stucky and Austin's Wine Cellar team up for a four-course tasting menu paired with wines; $75, 26501 S. Tamiami Trail, Bonita Springs; 390- 2222.

. Saturday, July 4, 8-noon, Alliance of the Arts: The weekly Green- Market features fresh local foods and products from a variety of vendors; Colonial and McGregor boulevards; 939-2787.

. Saturday, July 4, 4:30 and 7 p.m., Bennett's Fresh Roast: Choose from two seatings for an all-American Independence Day feast of smothered Pennsylvania Dutch fried chicken, corn pudding, homemade biscuits, whipped potatoes, apple pie or sorbet and more; $20, 2011 Bayside Parkway, Fort Myers; 332-0077. Reservations required.

. Saturday, July 4, 6-8 p.m., Tastings: Experience great wines from California that don't come from Napa or Sonoma; $15, Gulf Coast Town Center; 466-8800. Reservations recommended.

. Friday, July 10, 8 p.m., The Reserve: Remy cognac and Ghurka cigar event features flights of cognac and tastings of a new cognac cigar; $40, 10950 S. Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers; 210-0300. Reservations recommended.

. Saturday, July 11, 8-noon, Alliance of the Arts: The weekly Green- Market features fresh local foods and products from a variety of vendors; Colonial and McGregor boulevards; 939-2787.

. Saturday, July 11, Robb & Stucky KitchenAid Culinary Center: Experience a four-course tasting menu paired with wines from Austin's Wine Cellar; $75, 26501 S. Tamiami Trail, Bonita Springs; 390-2222.

. Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12, German-American Club: It's all things mango at Pine Island's annual Mangomania, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; $6 at the gate, $5 in advance, children younger than 10 free; 2101 Pine Island Road, Cape Coral; 283-0888.

. Sunday, July 12, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Coconut Point: Sample foods from 20 restaurants at Taste of Coconut Point; $3 for those older than 12; U.S. 41, Estero.

. Tuesday, July 14, 7-9 p.m., Austin's Wine Cellar: Explore lesserknown grape varieties from Italy at this wine seminar; $45, 12377 S. Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers; 27507200. Reservations recommended.

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