Tastings & Events
About Our Tastings:
Saturday Afternoon Free Tastings, 12 - 4pm
Every Saturday we open up some featured newsletter wines for a complimentary tasting. Come on in to taste and chat; we hope you’ll find your next favorite wine!
Read more about our current Newsletter Wines here.
Friday Evening Tastings, 5 - 7pm
The first and third Friday evening of every month, we cook up something a little special with themed flights. The themes will vary along with the price, but we’ll always aim to make it interesting.
Special Sit-Down Tastings, 6 - 8pm
When the opportunity arises to do a deep dive on a particular region, style, or producer, we will host a special guest speaker for a formal sit-down educational tasting. These are ticketed tastings and will be announced as they are planned.
Upcoming Tastings
Friday January 3rd - Inexpensive Wonders
For our first tasting of the year, the theme is value. These seven wines won’t break the bank, but they might just be your new house favorite. Expect the unexpected from this delicious range of wines from here and there.
Saturday, January 4th, 12-4PM: International grape newsletter selections
Today, we’re tasting newsletter selections made from some of the most popular grapes in the world, varieties so well known that they’ve found new homes across the world. These international varieties won’t be a mystery, but they’re still great examples of what makes them so famous! We will be tasting selections made from Chardonnay from Burgundy, Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire, Pinot Blanc from Alto Adige, and Sangiovese from Tuscany.
Saturday, January 11th, 12-4PM: Regional grape newsletter selections
Today, we’re tasting wines from iconic varieties (or blends) so synonymous with their respective regions that it’s hard to imagine them growing anywhere else. These are varieties that never left home, and feel no particular need to try. Selections include Nero d’Avola from Sicily, Lagrein from Alto adige, Zweigelt from Austria, and a Syrah-Grenache-Carignan blend from Languedoc.
Wednesday, January 15th, 5-7PM: An introduction to Thomas Bouley
Burgundy is full of famous names. Almost every village between Dijon and Macon has a famous address or two, winemakers whose wines fetch astronomical prices and take up space in prized collections. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that before all those winemakers were famous, they were up-and-coming vignerons trying to get the right internship or get a lease for the right vines to make their name. The word in Burgundy is that Thomas Bouley is “next up”, a young winemaker whose wines are already some of the best in Burgundy, and soon his wines are going to be can’t miss collector’s items. Before that happens, we want to try them! Come by on Wednesday evening, January 15th to try a selection of some top notch Pinot Noir.
Friday, January 17th, 5-7PM: Syrah from around the world
Syrah is a very useful grape. Alongside Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, it is one of those globetrotting varieties that can produce grapes in almost any climate. Syrah can be made in almost any style without losing the essential signature that makes it sing. Join us Friday evening as we taste seven Syrahs from all around the world. From French classics from the northern Rhone to new world versions from the United States and Australia.
Saturday, January 18th, 12-4PM: Bow & Arrow Wines
Scott Frank is one of the most talented winemakers in Oregon, and he was one of the very first to embrace Oregon’s potential for Loire style wine. He makes low alcohol, high acid, proudly earthy wines from a roster of cold climate grapes like Gamay, Chenin Blanc, Melon, and Cabernet Franc, among others. Join us in welcoming Scott on Saturday afternoon to taste some of his latest releases.
Saturday, January 25th, 12-4PM: Rare grape newsletter selections
Today, we’ve got a selection of some of the world’s rarest grapes. Some of these are brand new grapes that have only existed a couple decades. Some of these are varieties from out-of-the-way places that survived for centuries in obscurity. All of them are fascinating wines with something new and exciting to say. We will be tasting Elbling from the Mosel, Montonico from Abruzzo, Manseng Noir from southwest France, and Tempranillo Blanco from Rioja.
Wednesday, January 29th, 6PM: Introduction to Sherry
We absolutely love Sherry and want to share our passion with you. We have long wanted to do a series of Sherry classes, so we are kicking off the new year with a basic "Sherry 101" to help introduce you to all its glories. We will cover the basics of production and taste an example from each of the main styles. Since Sherry is also one of the most versatile food wines on the planet, each taste will be paired with a small bite to demonstrate this affinity. After all, how could 48 million Spaniards be wrong. Whether you are new to Sherry, looking to reconnect with it, or just looking for a really great evening, this is the tasting for you.
Reservations are required, $25 per seat.