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Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley and Santa Monica area

Barnsdall Saturday Night Movie Series — School Night and Wine Tasting: Beer and wine tasting, 5:30, followed by “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” (1982) sundown Saturday. Minimum age 21. Bring your own seating. Tickets $26; $10.70 (nondrinker; movie only). Upcoming: “Carrie” (1976), Oct. 18. 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles. www.barnsdall.org

BevMo: Beer and wine tasting, 4-7 p.m. Friday and 2-5 p.m. Saturday. Cost $2. 7100 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, 310-882-6971; 3212 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, 310-453-5600; 10984 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, 310-473-9600; 330 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, 310-855-0169. www.BevMo.com

Colorado Wine Company: Wine tasting, 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Four wines. Cost $12. 2305 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles. 323-478-1985. www.cowineco.com

Rosso Wine Shop: Wine tasting, 5-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Three wines. Cost $10. 3459 1/2 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale, 818-330-9130. www.rossowineshop.com

San Antonio Winery: Wine tasting, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Free tasting of three wines from select list. Artisan wine flight of four wines from Riboli Family Estate and around the world. Cost $12. Free tour daily of Los Angeles’ only producing winery. 737 Lamar St., Los Angeles, 323-223-1401. www.sanantoniowinery.com

Silverlake Wine: Wine tasting, 3-5 p.m. Sunday. Four wines plus one aperitif. Cost $20. Reservations required. Wine tasting and food truck, 5-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Three wines, no reservation required. Food truck out front. Cost $12. 2395 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, 323-662-9024. www.silverlakewine.com

Simi Valley Dream Cuisine at St. Rose of Lima Parish: Food from local restaurants, beer and wine, desserts, music by Ronny and the Classics and the comedy show “Late Nite Catechism,” noon-5 p.m. today. Tickets $60. Reservations required. 1305 Royal Ave. 805-490-8529. www.svdream.com

Total Wine & More: Wine tasting, 1-7 p.m. Friday, noon-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Cost 10 cents. 19336 Nordhoff St., Northridge, 818-700-0130; 394 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks, 805-494-0108. www.totalwine.com

The Wine House: Wine tasting, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. 32 wines. Cost $1-$5. 2311 Cotner Ave., Los Angeles, 424-253-8068. www.winehouse.com

Tom and Sandy Present Best of the 805 Festival: Wine paired dinner, 5-10 p.m. Oct. 24. Festival with tastes from breweries, distillers, restaurants an wineries, 1-5 p.m. Oct. 25. Dinner, $100 (reservations required); $85 festival; $125 festival VIP (entry at 11 a.m.) Camarillo Ranch, 201 Camarillo Ranch Road. www.thebestofthe805.com

Pasadena area

Bristol Farms: “Hot off the Gazette” highlights staff’s top choices. 6-8 p.m. Thursday. Reservations and price, 626-441-5450. 606 Fair Oaks Ave., South Pasadena. www.bristolfarms.com/events

Mission Wines: Wine tasting, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Three wines. Sunday-Friday, five wines Saturday. Cost $15. 1114 Mission St., South Pasadena, 866-367-9463. www.missionwines.com

Long Beach and South Bay area

The Wine Country: Wine tasting, 4:30-6:45 p.m. Thursday. Theme: The Sweeter Side of German Wine. Cost $10. Wine tasting seminar, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday. Theme: Exploring the Bold Red Wines of Northern Sonoma County. Cost $45. Reservations only. Wine tasting, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Theme: Stylish & Elegant Wines of Oregon. Cost $20. 2301 Redondo Ave., Signal Hill, 562-597-8303. www.thewinecountry.com

The Wine Crush: Wine tasting, 4-8 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Theme: Bordeaux-Style Blends. Cost $20. 3131 E. Broadway, Long Beach, 562-438-9463. www.thewinecrush.com

Bacchus Wine Made Simple: Wine tasting, 1-7 p.m. Thursday, 1-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1-6 p.m. Sunday. Five wines. Cost $10. 1000 Manhattan Ave., Manhattan Beach, 310-372-2021. www.bacchuswinesla.com

Total Wine & More: Wine tasting, 1-7 p.m. Friday, noon-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Cost 10 cents. 1505 Hawthorne Blvd., Redondo Beach, 310-542-1460. www.totalwine.com

WineShoppe: Wine tasting, 5-8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Six wines. Cost $15. 2733 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite D, Torrance, 310-539-1055. www.wineshoppe.net

Inland Valley area

Foot Path Winery: Wine tasting, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Choose and taste six of 17 red wines. Cost $10. 36650 Glenoaks Road, Temecula, 951-265-9951. www.footpathwinery.com

Galleano Winery: Wine tasting, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Five tastes. Cost $5. 4231 Wineville Road, Mira Loma, 951-360-9180. www.galleanowinery.com

Joseph Filippi Vineyards & Winery: Wine tasting, noon-6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday, noon-7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Five wines. Cost $5-$15. 12367 Base Line Road, Rancho Cucamonga, 909-899-9196. www.josephfilippiwinery.com

Pacific Wine Merchants: Wine tasting, 6-8 p.m. Friday. Five wines. Cost $16. 210 A St., Upland, 909-946-6782. www.pacificwinemerchants.com

Send information about wine and beer tasting events to Mike Petersen at LAWineTasting@gmail.com.