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Wine, Beer, Cocktail, Tea Classes

This is a sampling of the fall wine and beer classes and tastings in the area. Check Web sites for further details and additional classes.

This is a sampling of the fall wine and beer classes and tastings in the area. Check Web sites for further details and additional classes.

Brandywine Valley Wine Trail, 1-866-390-4367 (www.bvwinetrail.com), includes eight wineries. Harvest Festival celebration, featuring vineyard tours, tastings and more, Sept. 26-27, Oct. 3-4; wine-trail passports cost $25.

Carlow Cookery, Doylestown Center, 432 N. Main St., Doylestown, 215-489-2677 (www.carlowcookery.com). Fine Wines of Spain, served with tapas and paella, Oct. 23, 7 p.m., $70.

Chaddsford Winery, 632 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, 610-388-6221 (www.chaddsford.com).

Crossing Vineyards, 1853 Wrightstown Rd., Washington Crossing, 215-493-6500, (www.crossingvineyards.com). A Dummies Guide to Wine Tasting, Oct. 18, Nov. 15 or Dec. 13, all at 2 p.m., $30.

Home Sweet Homebrew, 2008 Sansom St., 215-569-9469 (www.homesweethomebrew.com). Beer-making demonstrations and tastings, Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m. Free.

Inn Keeper's Kitchen at Dilworthtown Inn, 1390 Old Wilmington Pike, West Chester, 610-399-1390 (www.dilworthtown.com). Essence of Chardonnay, Oct. 27, 7-9 p.m., $65.

Lacroix, 210 W. Rittenhouse Square, 215-790-2533 (www.lacroixrestaurant

.com). Petits Vins tasting, understanding organic & biodynamic wines, Oct. 27, 6:30 p.m., $30. Followed by optional three-course dinner for an additional $35.

Libation Laboratories, 610-324-4001 www.libationlaboratories

.com, artisan cocktail workshop with tasting, Sept. 28, 5:30-8 p.m., $50, Beautiful Blooms boutique, 1021 N 3d St.

Phillywine.com, Box 1478, Havertown. 610-649-9936 (www.phillywine.com). Neal Ewing, director. Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) diploma programs and exams. Courses at several locations.

Savona, 100 Old Gulph Rd., Gulph Mills, 610-520-1200 (www.savonarestaurant

.com). Americanfest beers vs. classic German Oktoberfest beers, Oct. 16, 5:30 p.m., $25. Oktoberfest classes every Friday in October.

Tria Cafe, 18th and Sansom Sts. and 12th and Spruce Sts., 215-972-8742 (www.triacafe.com). Tria's Fermentation School at 1601 Walnut St., Suite 620.

The Wine School of Philadelphia, 2006 Fairmount Ave., 800-817-7351 (www.vinology.com). Certificate of Global Wine Studies series, Wednesdays, Oct. 7-Nov. 25, 7:30-10 p.m., $635.