Wine & Cigar Stop (14921 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa) is doing a fun tasting on Friday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. It's a slurpathon in honor of this year's Wine Spectator's top 100 wines list. Really a sneak preview, before the Spectator has released the list to the general public, the shop is uncorking a bunch of the winners that evening. And it's gratis, baby. A good way to pick your Turkey Day quaffs, with a 10 percent discount on mixed cases.

And tonight the Tampa Wine Institute (2009 N. 22nd St., Tampa, (813) 241-8587) hosts a tasting and class at 6 p.m.: “Piedmont vs Tuscany.” Explore the two top wine producing regions in Italy side by side. Barolo & Barbaresco vs Brunello & Chianti. This is a sit-down, round-table format limited to 12 students. Six to eight wines will be served along with fine cheeses from Beaune’s Wine Bar. Cost for the class is $30.