There are two amazing events happening on Oct. 14 and I pit anyone who has to choose between the two.

Raleigh's The Wine Feed is partnering with Dock to Door Seafood to host a wine and seafood celebration starting at 4 p.m. Oct. 14.

The Hook + Vine event will feature five tastes of North Carolina seafood made by these restaurants and caterers: Battistella's, PoshNosh Catering, Sarah Cecilia Good Food Co. and Mandolin. The chefs will be serving up tastes of shrimp and flounder, as well as more sustainable ocean species, like sheepshead and grunts. Each seafood dish will be paired with a wine from The Wine Feed's offerings.

The event will be held at The Wine Feed's location at 18 Glenwood Ave. Tickets cost $30 or $25 when two or more tickets are ordered. To purchase tickets or for more information, go to thewinefeed.com/hook-vine/.

The second event is  the 5th Annual Pittsboro Pepper Festival from 3-7 p.m. Oct. 14 at Briar Chapel Community Park

If you are a pepper fan, this is a not-to-be-missed event. Eight local farms will be providing mild and hot peppers for more than 30 chefs, caterers and other food artisans who will be serving samples. The list of restaurants includes Raleigh's 18 Seaboard, Herons at the Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary and La Residence in Chapel Hill. There also will be live music and children's activities.

The event is from 3-7 p.m. Tickets cost $30 until Saturday and $35 on the day of the event. To purchase tickets and for more information, go HERE.

The event benefits the Abundance Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to educate the public about sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and the local economy.
 

The Wine Feed, a new Raleigh-based Internet wine retailer, is offering free delivery of bottles of wine within a 2-mile radius of their Glenwood South office.

The bike delivery service is offered from 2-4 p.m. and 6-7:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and 3-5 p.m. Saturday. If you need a delivery outside the two-mile radius, they also offer in-town car delivery with the purchase of six bottles or more. Orders must be placed at least 30 minutes prior to the delivery timeframe.

Purchases also can be picked up at The Wine Feed's office in the Carter Building, 18-B Glenwood Ave. Raleigh.

The Wine Feed's owners are Phillip Zucchino, 27, and Phillip Rubin, 26, who went to Enloe High School and later attended Appalachian State University. Zucchino says they have been open for six weeks and plan to offer education classes, wine tastings and bike delivery to bridge the gap between an online store and a brick-and-mortar store.

"We want to put a face on an online experience," Zucchino says.

Zucchino describes their selection of wines as a revolving inventory of no more than 30 wines, all under $30, which are quality examples of each style of wine. He notes that these wines aren't for aging but for enjoying right now.