Want to learn more about wine? My Wine Cellar in Ahwatukee is starting another four-week series of its Wine 101 classes this weekend. The classes run 1-2:30 p.m. Saturdays.
Besides learning about wine, participants will get to taste four wines in each class. The wines will be paired with small food bites from chef Sarah Baer.
Wine 101 is designed so people can attend individual classes, which will focus on a specific varietal, or the entire series. Classes are $25 apiece, or $80 for the series.
For those who are more knowledgeable about wine, a four-week Wine 201 series begins July 1. RSVP: 480-598-9463.
It’s Taco Tuesday!
It’s Tuesday, which means taco deals…
Today’s taco specials:
- Lucky Break:Â $5 pulled pork, chicken, cod or ahi taco plates
- Devil’s Advocate: $1 tacos; $1 domestic pints from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Dos Gringos:Â $1 Tex-Mex tacos, $2 shredded beef or chicken tacos and $3 monster tacos; $1 happy shot; $2.50 Corona; $3 Gringorita
- El Palacio: $1 tacos & $2 Mexican draft beers after 3 p.m.
- Los Taquitos: $1 tacos
- Mad Dog Saloon: $1 tacos
- Gallagher’s: $1.49 shrimp tacos; $2.75 Coronas; $3 margaritas
- Lulu’s Tacos: 99-cent tacos (meat filling changes weekly)
- Sandbar: $2 tacos; $2 Dos Equis; $4 house margaritas
- Secreto: $2 tacos; $2 Dos Equis drafts
- Tavern on Mill: $2.50 tacos; $3 Mexican beers; $4 margaritas
- 24 Carrots: Buy 4 tacos, get the 5th one free
BLD adding private dining room
Chandler’s BLD began construction of a private dining room Monday. According to owner Robert Morris, it will be one of the only private dining rooms in the area able to seat groups as large as 25 people. The glass-walled room, which can be opened up to accommodate BLD’s weekend breakfast crowds, should be finished by Saturday.
SanTan among fastest-growing breweries
A New Yorker multimedia report on the craft beer industry identifies SanTan Brewing in Chandler as the No. 14 fastest-growing craft brewery in the country. SanTan’s production increased from 5,800 barrels in 2011 to 10,500 in 2012, a growth rate of 81%. See a cool interactive map here.
World of Beer anniversary plans
It sounds like World of Beer is planning quite a celebration for its first anniversary in August. On Aug. 9, it will hold a Facebook-invite-only party with what its calling the “sickest draft beer lineup ever.” And on Aug. 1o, it will have 58 different Arizona beers on tap at the same time.
Get free sushi roll from Ra
International Sushi Day is a week from today (June 18), but if you want to score a free Tootsy Maki at Ra Sushi that day you have to sign up for its monthly e-newsletter by this Friday. Click on “Email List” in the upper right corner of Ra’s website.
