RON SWARNER: SATURDAY'S WINE TASTINGS >>>

Dropped by Tacoma Wine Merchants to grab a bottle for a party tonight. Owner Bill Bonnie is pouring Alandra Portuguese red and white as part of his wine tasting today. Theses two simple table wines are good and they're attractively priced at around $8. The white has a clean, fresh floral aroma, with a crisp, fruity palate.

Wine tasting, noon to 5 p.m., Tacoma Wine Merchants, 21 N. Tacoma Ave., Tacoma, 253.779.8258.

Wine tasting, 1-4 p.m., $5-$7, Swing Wine Bar, 825 Columbia St. S.E., Olympia, 360.357.9464.

Wine tasting, 2-5 p.m., Wine Bank, 7017 27th St. W., University Place, 253.564.1101.

Wine tasting, 1-6 p.m., Wildside Wine, 608A S. Oxford St., Tacoma, 253.565. 0811.

Wine tastings, noon to 4 p.m., free, Madsen family Cellars, 2825 Marvin Road N.E., Olympia, 360.438.1286.

Wine tastings, 1-5 p.m., $5, Medicine Creek Winery, 947 Old Pacific Highway S.E., Olympia, 360.701.6284.

Wine Tastings, noon to 4 p.m., complimentary, Corkscrew Cellars, 116 E. Stewart Ave., Puyallup, 253.770.9463.