Beginning Friday, July 11, theBristol Bar and Grille will celebrate Bastille Day with French food and wine features. AllBristol locations will offer a special list of French wines selected by Master Sommelier Scott Harper that will be available by the glass, bottle or flight through Aug. 24. TheJeffersonville location at 700 W. Riverside Drive in Jeffersonville, Ind. will also serve a menu of French dishes created by chef Richard Doering through Sunday, July 20. Each meal will be paired with a specific French wine to highlight its flavors. These specials are available along with the regular menu from 5 p.m.to close.

Another highlight of this year’s French food and wine celebration is the French wine tasting event at the Jeffersonville location Thursday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m. Harper will lead the event allowing attendees to explore the diversity of five tasting pours of specially selected wines. Cost is $20 per person. Attendees are encouraged to stay after the tasting to enjoy the authentic French dinner specials. Call (812) 218-1995 for reservations.

Bastille Day is a French national holiday celebrated on July 14 with parades, parties, picnics and fireworks. It commemorates the start of the French Revolution with the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789.