Taste of Vail: Kicking off the Colorado food festival season is the annual Taste of Vail April 11-14. Food stars like Food TV’s Michael Chiarello and Frasca’s Lachlan McKinnon-Patterson offer demos, dozens of local restaurants offer samples, and international wineries offer tastings. Plus, high-roller wine auctions. Proceeds benefit a variety of local charities, so buy tickets now.|Visit tasteofvail.com for more info.|Tucker Shaw
Wine tasting at Solera: Patrick Melley, winemaker for Russian Hill Estate, will pour chardonnay, three pinot noirs, and his single block syrah tonight. Melley’s uncle, Ed Gomez, and his wife, Ellen Mack, started Russian Hill 10 years ago in Windsor, Calif. Solera hosts wine tastings for $13, 5-7:30 p.m. every Wednesday.|5410 E. Colfax Ave., 303-388-8429
Food on Film: This week, film critic Michael Booth and food editor Kristen Browning-Blas discuss “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me,” the 1992 David Lynch film that revisits our favorite characters from the spooky TV series. Kris raves about her favorite cherries from Red Hills Fruit Co. – now available at Whole Foods year-round – and gives a pie recipe for them. | denverpost.com/food
