NikkiDP, the times on the website (1:30 to 4:00 for the Wine vs Beer) is the time of the event. It is a sit down event in a part of Via Napoli. Everyone gathers in the courtyard outside the restaurant, checks in, gets a drink of Limoncello. At about 1:30 they open the doors and people go in and find a seat, they will escort you to a table. The host (in the past it has been a Via Napoli manager) gives a welcome, then the sommelier gives a talk about the wines and the beer guy does the same. Some of the servers will then bring out the first course as other servers start to pour the wine and beer. There is one wine and one beer for each course. At the end of the course, there is a (for fun) vote of everyone's preference, wine or beer, with that course. Clear the plates and repeat for 4 more courses. By the end, people are voting for both the wine and the beer and using both hands. That is the short version anyway. It is lots of fun. At about 4:00, you are finished. You are not hungry nor thirsty by the end.