Taste the wine in Malibu

The fifth annual Malibu Wine Classic will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Sat., April 5 at the Malibu Civic Center, 23525 Civic Center Way, Malibu.

The Wine Classic showcases wineries from Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles and Ventura counties as well as Malibu and Los Angeles restaurants.

Featured wineries include Brander, Ken Brown, L'Aventure, Linne Calodo and Saxum. Restaurants include Water Grill, JerNe, Allegria, Geoffrey's, Casa Escobar, Michael's and Il Grano.

A portion of the ticket sales will benefit Childhelp, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the treatment and prevention of child abuse.

Public advance purchase tickets are $79 and include a live auction. A portion of the purchase price- $50- is a taxdeductible charitable donation to Childhelp.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www .malibuwineclassic.com.