PROSSER, Wash. - Paint Nite at Desert Wind Winery is an amazing way to enjoy a nice Sunday afternoon painting amazing pieces of art with your friends and family while drinking Desert Wind wine and eating delicious food. Desert Wind small bites will be available for purchase. Menu: Chicken Caprese Flatbread Spinach Artichoke Dip Cheese and charcuterie plate Chips and salsa Desert Wind wines will be available for purchase by the glass and by the bottle.

Tickets are on sale for the 40th annual Tri-Cities Wine Festival, which will be held Saturday, Nov. 10 at Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Wash. The festival runs from 7-10 p.m., but doors open at 6:30 p.m. for members of the Tri-Cities Wine Society. More than 60 Northwest wineries will participate in this year’s event, which includes a professionally judged wine competition. Judges for this year’s festival are Jerry Bookwalter, founder, Bookwalter Winery, Richland; Shelly Fitzgerald, wine education specialist,…

The monthly education program of Columbia Willamette Enological Society (CWES) on Nov. 10 will be a discussion of Northwest Zinfandel and Primitivo presented by VinCru of Seattle. You will taste seven wines paired with four gourmet food bites prepared by NW Culinary Institute. The program fee is $40, but just $30 for society members. Reserve at cweswine@gmail.com.

SEATTLE — The Holiday Wine Fest celebrates the world of wine, beer, cider, spirits and shopping Nov. 17 at Bellevue Community College. Holiday Wine Fest invites food, wine, spirits and cider enthusiasts, collectors and novices alike to sip, sample and purchase the best in Pacific Northwest wine and cider.

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The monthly education program of Columbia Willamette Enological Society (CWES) on Dec. 12 will be a presentation by award-winning Zerba Cellars of Milton-Freewater, Ore. You will hear the winemaker discuss their terroir and philosophy while tasting seven wines paired with four gourmet food bites prepared by NW Culinary Institute. Zerba Cellars was selected by Wine Press Northwest magazine as its Pacific Northwest Winery of the Year in 2011. The program fee is $40, but $30 for society…

PROSSER, Wash. - New Year's Eve at Desert Wind Winery will mean a glittering and glamorous evening in Washington's Yakima Valley. Desert Wind Winery will create an elegant five-course dinner accompanied by dancing the music of The Usual Suspects. There will be casino games in the barrel room casino games and a midnight sparkling fondue buffet. Doors open at 7 p.m. Cost is $185 per person. For wine club members, the cost is $150. RSVP today, and limited luxury accommodations…