Locals looking to combine a love of fine wine and Italian food should check out Viaggio Ristorante, which is hosting a new Winter Series Wine Tasting. Held on Thursdays from Jan. 22 through March 11, each event will feature a different winery. In addition, appetizers will be served and executive chef A.J. Szenda will host cooking demonstrations.

Featured wineries include the Pietra Santa Winery of Hollister on Jan. 22, Alexander Valley Vineyards of Sonoma County on Jan. 29, and the Chalk Hill Winery of Napa Valley on Feb. 5. Tasting begins at 6:30 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are $25 per person.

Viaggio Ristorante is located at 14550 Big Basin Way in Saratoga. For more information call 408.741.5300.

Dynamic violinist
visits Montalvo

Montalvo is hosting 21-year-old violinist Hilary Hahn at the Carriage House Theatre on Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. The program will include works by Mozart, Bach, and Bloch. Tickets are available for $45 or $55. Tickets can be obtained through www.villamontalvo.org or www.ticketmaster.com. The Carriage House Theatre is located at 15400 Montalvo Road in Saratoga.

New production
takes the stage

The Saratoga Drama Group is gearing up for its winter season with a production of Gypsy, opening Jan. 31 at the Saratoga Civic Theater. Set in the 1920s, it is a music-filled journey through show business as seen through the eyes of an overbearing stage mother and her two daughters. The first show on Jan. 31 will be a champagne gala at 8 p.m. Tickets are $22. Performances continue—sans champagne—at 8 p.m. on Feb. 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20 and 21, and 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 1, 8 and 15. Tickets for those shows are $16 to $20.

To order tickets, call 408.882.5099. For more information visit www.saratogadramagroup.com. The theater is located at 13777 Fruitvale Ave. in Saratoga.