Stand by for a series of tutored South African wine tastings in February and March. The venues for these evening events are Dublin on February 7th, Cork on February 21st, Galway on March 6th, Limerick on March 23rd and Waterford on March 27th. Tickets £8 from the embassy of South Africa in Earlsfort Terrace, O'Donovans Cork, The Vineyard Galway, Fine Wines Limerick, The Wine Vault Waterford or direct from organiser Jean Smullen, who can also give you further details (tel. 086 816 8468).