The annual French Quarter Wine Festival will be held at Le Meritage in the Maison Dupuy Hotel. The French Quarter Wine Festival is a series of wine dinners and seminars. The festival begins with an opening reception on March 2. Attendees will be able to sample more than 50 wines from the many wineries featured in this year's festival, while savoring selections from a bountiful buffet of exquisite cuisine created by Chef Michael Farrell.

Dinners continue each Tuesday through Apirl 25, and there will be a closing reception on May 27. French Quarter Wine Festival 2012 tickets range from $95 to $200 per event.