Fresno State Winery staff and students will showcase many of their favorite wines at the "Friday Night Flights" outdoor wine tasting events this summer at the campus winery (2360 E. Barstow Ave.).

Each event will feature a rotating list of fine white, rosé and red wines made by Department of Viticulture and Enology staff and students and is open to the public for $7.

The event is free to Fresno State wine club members who also enjoy free annual membership and a 20% discount on three shipments during the year.

The Friday wine tastings will be held 4:30 to 7 p.m. on July 16, July 30 and Aug. 13.

All of the winery’s vintages use grapes harvested from the 120-acre campus vineyard and other fine grape-growing areas in the Central Valley, Sierra Nevada foothills and Central and Northern Coast areas.

Wine enthusiasts can also enjoy a special mix and match offer for $30 that includes six bottles of the 2017 vintages of Petite Sirah from Papagni Vineyards, Syrah from Saviez Vineyards and Presidents Reserve Syrah from the campus vineyard.

"This is a great chance to stop by before dinner and visit with our students and winemaking staff and learn how they make such great wines," said Kevin Smith, winery sales and marketing manager. "The outdoor location is really convenient on our shaded back pad, and it’s a casual, fun way to start your weekend."

Each event will be limited to 100 people. Free parking is available next to the winery in lot 19 (Barstow and North Jackson avenues).

The campus winery is the nation’s first and largest bonded commercial winery on a university campus. Fresno State wines have won over 300 awards since the winery was officially started in 1997.

For more information, visit Fresno State Winery on Facebook or contact winery_info@mail.fresnostate.edu or 559.278.6070.