Culinary calendar

Victorian High Teas - Includes soup, salad, English tea sandwiches, scones and sweets. Arrive between 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Thursday through Sunday, Fotheringham Bed & Breakfast, 2128 W. Second Ave., $21, includes tax. 838-1891.

New Year’s Eve Prime Rib Dinner and Dance - Or just come to dance and have champagne at midnight; Friday, Sons of Norway, 6710 N. Country Homes Blvd., $19.50/dinner, $12/without. 326-9211.

Wild Game Feast - Sixth annual event presented by the North Idaho College Alumni Association. The menu features wild game delicacies such as smoked salmon pitas with cream cheese, firecracker alligator Caesar salad and braised venison; Jan. 15, 6 p.m., Coeur d’Alene Inn, 414 W. Appleway, Coeur d’Alene, $50. (208) 769-7806.

Intro to Wine Tasting - Taste and learn about seven basic wine styles, discussing what “professional tasters” are looking for and why they “swish and swirl”; Jan. 26, 6:30 p.m., Vino, 222 S. Washington St. $35/prepaid. 838-1229.

Big-Time Red Wine Styles - Taste the dominant red grape varietals cabernet, merlot, pinot noir and others; Feb. 9, 6:30 p.m., Vino, 222 S. Washington St., $40/prepaid. 838-1229.

The World of Syrah - Stain your teeth with one of the darkest red varieties and determine if you agree with the latest wine trendsetters who say this may be Washington’s best grape; Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m., Vino, 222 S. Washington St., $40/prepaid. 838-1229.

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