Food calendar

Clark County wine

Bader Winery: Free tastings from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. 711 Grand Blvd., Vancouver; 360-750-1551 or www.BaderWinery.com.

Bethany Winery: Free tastings every Saturday through October. Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 4115 N.E. 259th St., Ridgefield; 360-887-3525 or bethanyvineyards.com.

English Estate Winery: Tasting room open noon to 6 p.m. through December. Wine club memberships available. 17806 S.E. First St., Vancouver. 360-772-5141, englishestatewinery.com.

Farrar’s Bistro: Wine tasting, 5-7 p.m. every second Tuesday. $10 fee includes five tastings and hors d’oeuvres. Call for hours of breakfast, lunch and dinner. 12514 N.W. 36th Ave., Vancouver. 360-571-7005, farrarsbistro@comcast.net, www.farrarsbistro.com.

LaBottega Cafe, Deli & Wine Shop: Wine tasting, 5-7 p.m. every Wednesday; $15 fee includes four to five wines and appetizers. Full-service lunch and dinner plus deli items. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 1905 Main St., Vancouver; 360-571-5010.

Rusty Grape Vineyard: Free wine tasting and tour every Saturday. 16712 N.E. 219th St., Battle Ground. 360-513-9338 or www.rustygrape.com.

Salut! Wine Co.: Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday. 16020 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Suite 105, Vancouver. 360-891-5505.

Three Brothers Vineyard & Winery: Free tastings 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. every Saturday, 2411 N.E. 244th St., Ridgefield. 360-887-2085 or www.threebrotherswinery.com.

Vancouver Gift & Wine Cellar: Tastings are from 6-8 p.m. each Friday and average $10. 418 W. Eighth St., Vancouver; 360-993-5006 or www.vancouvercellar.com.

Classes and events

“Catch the Crush:” Wine Grapes for Fun and Profit, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 6-20. Learn from viticulturists with more than 20 years of experience about the ancient origin and history of the wine grape and how to propagate and grow them in Western Washington. Clark College, T-Building Room 237, 360-992-2163, $85.

The Cafe Femenino Foundation of Vancouver is hosting a coffee festival 5-8:30 p.m. Oct. 16 to benefit women who grow, harvest and produce coffee in Peru, Mexico and other coffee producing countries. “Strong Coffee,” premieres locally. The documentary recounts the 2006 harvest of Café Femenino, a brand of coffee grown, harvested and processed by women and sold across the world by Vancouver-based Organic Products Trading Company. There will be samples of Café Femenino coffee, cupping and roasting demonstrations, coffee martinis and a silent auction. The Pivot Dance Company of Portland will perform “Peru in Portland.” $20 at coffeecan.org, 360-573-4433, or at the door, McMenamin’s Bagdad Theater & Pub, 3702 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., Portland.

“Wine Tasting Tour of Yamhill County,” 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 19. Stops include Elk Cove Winery and Cuneo Cellars, where tasters will enjoy a catered lunch. Also Domaine Serene and Tori Mor Winery, inlcuding a Japanese garden. Cost includes lunch and tasting fees. Transportation leaves from Clark College Purple No. 1 parking lot and Waterford at Fairway Village, 360-992-2163, $89.

Class Cooking & Catering: Classes presented by Kim Mahan, reservations required. “Turkish Cuisine,” 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 22, or 5-8 p.m. Oct. 23. $50. Register, 360-906-0439 or kim@class-cooking.com. Menus: class-cooking.com.

Demonstration Dinners: Offered Tuesdays for individuals or groups of eight to 10 people at Applewood, 212 N.E. 164th Ave., Suite 11, Vancouver. $65 or $75 fees include the dinner, syllabus and wine. Reservations required. To register, call 360-882-3725 or Applewood.net.

Food Safety Hot Line: If you have questions about how to preserve fruits and vegetables correctly, call the WSU Extension Food Safety hot line at 360-397-6060, ext. 5366. Calls taken 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Leave a message with your name, telephone number and questions. Volunteers will return the call within 24 hours.

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