Florida Estates Wine Festival - 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat., Florida Estates Winery, 25241 State Road 52, 4 miles west of Interstate 75, near Land O'Lakes. 813 996-2113; www.floridaestateswines.com
Bayfront on Vine - 7-11 p.m. Jan. 15, Bayfront Medical Plaza, 603 Seventh St. S, St. Petersburg. Fundraiser with food, wines, martini bar, silent auction and more. $100. $150 VIP with 6 p.m. vintner partner reception. Benefits Bayfront Medical Center. 727 893-6148; www.bayfrontonvine.org
"Pat 'N Betty" and Alton Brown appearances - Pat Schweitzer and Betty Morton of Reynolds' "Pat and Betty" fame, with timesaving tips and recipes, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, $30; celebrity chef Alton Brown of Food Network's Good Eats signs his book I'm Just Here for More Food, 3-4 p.m. Jan. 17, free; presentation on cooking by Brown and reception, 6 p.m. Jan. 17, $75. All at Apron's Cooking School, Publix Supermarket at Shoppes of Citrus Park, 7835 Gunn Highway, Tampa. (813) 926-4465.
Einstein on Wine - 6-9 p.m. Jan. 22, with 400 wines from more than 80 vintners and food samples from 20 restaurants. Benefit Museum of Science and Industry children's programs. $60. MOSI, 4801 E Fowler Ave., Tampa. (813) 987-6100.