A number of Phoenix-area establishments and institutions are bringing some much-needed food-and-drink leisure to our house screens this month. Here is 5.
Rosé Tasting
All August Lengthy
GenuWine Arizona Wine Bar
888 North First Avenue, #101
Swing by GenuWine Arizona to choose up your rosé tasting equipment, which incorporates 4-ounce samples of 4 rosés, a palate cleanser, a wine tasting worksheet, and entry to the web course, all for $50. Or you’ll be able to spring for the bottle package deal for $115, which features a bottle of every rosé (so, 4 of them), plus two palate cleansers and a number of worksheets. The web course is on the market any time, so members are free to sip and study at their very own tempo. It is occurring all this month. For extra info, see the Facebook event.
Webinar: Prickly Pear Harvesting
Tuesday, August 4
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
37615 East Arboretum Means, Superior
You are an Arizonan, however have you ever really picked prickly pear? Are you aware the best way to take away these pesky cactus needles? Boyce Thompson Arboretum can act as your information with an internet course showcasing the best way to safely decide, de-spine, juice, and put together this cactus fruit. Horticulturist and specialist Preston Cox will lead the digital viewers by some demonstrations. Register on the website for the two-hour, $10 course.
Cooking and Wine Pairing Sequence
Thursdays, August 6, 13, 20
LDV Vineyard Tasting Room
7134 East Stetson Drive, #B110, Scottsdale
Winemakers Curt Dunham and Peggy Fiandaca have introduced again the favored “From the LDV Winery Winery Kitchen” sequence for August. See the best way to make a particular dish with three on-line lessons that help you shelter in place — or SIP — whereas studying. Contributors may additionally buy the featured wines, and those that order your complete sequence get a 10 p.c low cost. August’s recipes are filet with cognac mushroom sauce, Chinese language eggrolls, and risotto with roasted shallots, portobellos, and radishes. Complimentary lessons begin at Four p.m. and will be accessed on the vineyard’s Facebook page.

Examples of some recent produce you would possibly get from the Soil & Seed Backyard on the Farm at South Mountain.
The Farm at South Mountain
Digital Farmers Market
Saturday, August 8
The Farm at South Mountain
6106 South 32nd Road
You needn’t even go away your front room to attain domestically grown greens, fruit, different grocery objects, and wine this month. As an alternative, hit The Farm at South Mountain’s online shop, the place you’ll be able to browse produce photographs and choose how a lot you need. Merely add your decisions to your cart, and it will likely be ready so that you can snag in individual on the farm in south Phoenix. The subsequent pickup date is August Eight after 11 a.m.

Make and beautify your individual royal icing sugar cookies by yourself counters.
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Digital Cooking Adorning
Saturdays, August 8, 22, 29
The Artwork Home Gilbert
36 North Gilbert Highway, Gilbert
Learn to make and beautify these royal icing sugar cookies with step-by-step directions from Honey & Coronary heart Cookie Co. To take part, decide up provides from the Art House Gilbert between three and 5 p.m. the Friday earlier than class. You will get six vanilla sugar cookies, six piping baggage of royal icing, a piping apply worksheet, a scribe device, and cookie and icing recipes. The course hyperlink and password shall be emailed per week earlier than class.