Cider Tasting at Cone & Steiner; 16 Distilleries Pouring in SODO on Sunday

CAPITOL HILL -- Cone & Steiner General is switching things up for their Saturday wine tasting this week by offering cider samples. The selection will feature ciders from Alpenfire and Sea Cider, two of the northwest's highest-regarded cideries. The tasting runs from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Capitol Hill outpost. [EaterWire]

FREMONT -- Vif is hosting a wine tasting from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Winemaker Joao Roseria of Quinta do Infatado will be pouring from three of his family estate's ports, and Louis/Dressner's Kevin McKenna and Josefa Concannon are bringing "a fun range of wines." [EaterWire]

SODO -- Sixteen local distilleries will be pouring dark spirits and liqueurs at the Witchcraft: Dark Spirits & Potions event on Sunday. The general admission portion of the event runs from 2 to 5 p.m., with a VIP access to a Cocktail Contest from 1 to 5 p.m. It all goes down at The Factory Luxe at the Old Rainier Brewery. [EaterWire]