Winter Wine Fest, Live Music, A Concert of Dance – Weekend Happenings

Tropicana Atlantic City holds its first annual Winter Wine Festival in the Grand Exhibition Center on Saturday from 2p to 8p and Sunday from noon to 5p.

Your admission includes a sampling glass and live entertainment, wine seminars, and a cheese and fruit plate.

Tropicana’s Winter Wine Festival will showcase over 150 of New Jersey’s best known wines and 12 winemakers, including Bellview Winery, DiMatteo Vineyard, Monroeville Vineyard, Plagido’s Winery, Renault Winery, Salem Oak Vineyards, Sharrott Winery, Tomasello Winery, Valenzano Winery, Wagonhouse Winery and Villari Vineyards.

Festival-goers will have the option of attending educational seminars with wine experts including Phillip Silverstone, TV and radio wine commentator, author and columnist and John Mahoney, wine educator and author.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the Tropicana Box Office.

Here are more South Jersey Weekend Happenings...

- Atlantic City: the 43rd annual Classics in Atlantic City Auto Show and Auction, Fri-Sun. 2/26-28 Atlantic City Convention Center

- Stockton PAC : The Stockton Dance Company presents "A Concert of Dance", Fri-Sat 2/26-27@ 7:30p, Sunday 2/28 @ 2p, with well-known pieces performed by student dancers

- Tuckerton: Blues guitarist Selwyn Birchwood, Fri. 2/26, The Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main St.

- Golden Nugget: Journey tribute band, "Almost Journey", Fri. 2/26

- Boardwalk Hall: Jason Aldean, Sat. 2/27

- Caesars: Adam Lambert, Sat. 2/27

- Tropicana: 38 Special, Sat. 2/27

- Resorts: Air Supply, Sat. 2/27

- Taj Mahal: Asylum Fight League, mixed martial arts, Sat. 2/27

- Somers Point: The Somers Point Foundation for Education's 22nd annual Dinner Dance Gala, Sat. 2/27 from 6-11p, Greate Bay Country Club, 609-927-2053 #3102

- Levoy Theatre: One-Man Star Wars trilogy starring Charlie Ross, Sun. 2/28@ 3p

- CAL Basketball Finals: The girls championship game for the Cape-Atlantic League will be played at noon Sat. 2/27 at Stockton University, followed by the boys game @ 2p.