Vines: Nothing makes us happier than a robust wine list with plenty of by-the-glass offerings. Vines, a popular tapas bar in Parker, offers about 100 pours by the glass, and dozens of pre-fab flights – three-glass combos from sparklers to port – for mini-tastings of your own. Call for information on wine tastings and private parties, too.|19501 E. Mainstreet, Parker; 303-736-8463; vineswinebar.com | Tucker Shaw
Wine dinner: Chef Cy Yontz of The Rio Grill in Carmel, Calif., joins his brother Sean Yontz of Sketch Food & Wine and chefs from Solera, Tula and Elway’s for a six-course dinner paired with Merryvale wines, $65.|Sketch Food & Wine, 250 Steele St., 303-333-1763
Steuben’s: The lobster roll is back at this Uptown hangout. For six long weeks, fans of the seafood sandwich had to do without during
the great lobster shortage of 2007. And if shellfish isn’t your thing, the fries alone are worth the trip. | Steuben’s Food Service, 523 E. 17th Ave., 303-830-1001 | Kristen Browning-Blas
This article has been corrected in this online archive. Originally, due to a reporting error it gave an incorrect price for the six-course dinner at Sketch. The dinner was $65.
