Make plans now to participate in Way Out Wineries' wildflower road trip. You pick one of the eight wineries as a starting point, then follow a tasting map to as many as you like. May 2, noon to 6 p.m.; May 3, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and May 4, noon to 5 p.m. $50, couple or single. Each winery will serve pasta with its wine. Wineries closest to Dallas are Barking Rocks Winery in Granbury and Bluff Dale Vineyards in Bluff Dale. 325-356-9100 or Wayoutwineries.org.

2005 BORDEAUX RELEASE: Cork gives over its entire store to tasting 14 2005 Bordeaux. 6 to 10 tonight; $35. 3636 McKinney Ave.; 214-780-0373. (That's the building address. Cork is around the corner on City Place Boulevard across from Hank Haney Golf.)

AUSTRALIAN WINE AND DEMO: Chef-owner Richard Chamberlain presents a cooking demonstration, including mini shrimp on the barbie and Aussie surf-and-turf, with a dinner featuring Australian wines. 7 p.m. Thursday; $69 plus tax and 21 percent gratuity. Chamberlain's Fish Market Grill, 4525 Belt Line Road; 972-503-3474.

ITALIAN WINES: WineStyles explores Italy from Sicily to the Piedmont. 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday; free. Rowlett: 8301 Lakeview Parkway (State Highway 66); 972-412-0004.

2004 CALIFORNIA CAB DINNER: Lawry’s The Prime Rib hosts a dinner with selected 2004 vintages, a great year, 7 to 9 p.m. Friday; $99 plus tax and gratuity. 14655 Dallas Parkway; 972-503-6688.

FREE TASTING: Every Friday and Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m., Stone Savage cracks open wines at Stoney's Fine Wines & Market; free. 2804 Greenville Ave.; 214-953-3067.

STAFF FAVES: Come taste the staff’s favorites at Farpointe Cellar: Friday 4 to 11 p.m. and Saturday 1 to 11 p.m. Choose from two five-wine flights; $15 per flight. Southlake: 721 E. Southlake Blvd.; 817-416-7500. Frisco: Legacy at State Highway 121; 214-618-9886.

ARGENTINE WINE: Taste the 89-point Wine Enthusiast “best buy” Durigutti Bonarda — Bonarda’s the grape, the wine's a big red — at Goodies From Goodman, 2 to 5 p.m., Saturday; free. 4222 Oak Lawn (at Wycliff); 972-590-9855.

FRIDAY NIGHT FLIGHTS: The last Friday of every month, sample four wines with accompanying bites at a tasting with Nana wine director Vincent McGrath at the Bar at Nana, 6 to 8 p.m.; $15. 27th floor, Hilton Anatole, 2201 Stemmons Freeway; 214-761-7470.

SUMMER WHITES AND ROSÉS: Tivoli offers samples of blended whites and rosés. Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday; free. Tivoli Wines, 62 Main St., Colleyville; 817-581-9463.

COME-AS-YOU-ARE DINNER: The Grape offers a three-course wine dinner with wines from the Piedmont starting at 5:30 p.m. Sunday; $45. 2808 Greenville Ave.; 214-828-1981.

STAFF FAVORITES: Off the Vine…Into the Glass features staff picks of better wines for its monthly “platinum” event, 7 p.m. Monday; $50. 324 S. Main St., Grapevine; 817-421-1091.

GROWER CHAMPAGNES: Learn about the quiet revolution in family-grown, handcrafted Champagnes with wine and beverage director Michael Flynn. 5:30 p.m. Tuesday; $75. The Mansion Restaurant, 2821 Turtle Creek Blvd.; 214-443-4747.

SCHRAMSBERG DINNER: Scene pairs sparkling wines, all vintage Schramsberg except the Mirabelle nonvintage, with Blaine Staniford's spring menu. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. April 30; $125. 300 N. Akard St. (at Pacific Avenue); 214-468-8600.

FRENCH WINES: Grand Tastings demystifies the wines of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday; $25 members, $30 nonmembers. 4430 McKinney Ave.; 214-559-3491.