It’s that time of the year, our annual Black Friday & Shop Small Saturday tasting is here. You’ll have a two hour window to taste and shoppe. Each two hour time slot is limited to 15 people. We’ll have 20+ wines open to taste and significantly discounted. There is also a 10% case discount on top of the already discounted prices. See you soon.
Join us Tuesday as we welcome Las Jaras winemaker, Joel Burt to the shoppe. This label which comedian and foodie, Eric Wareheim is a partner, producers new wave Cali goodness. These are fresh, easy drinking, glou glou wines that will make you forget California even produces Cabernet.
Join us as we welcome Neil and Jess from Triglav Wines back to the shoppe. These guys are Slovenian wine masters. Every time we chat I find myself learning something new. That, along with the fact that the wines coming out of Slovenia are some of the best values on the planet should make for a delicious and educational tasting. We’ll be exploring everything from skin contact whites to earthy reds.
Let’s get weird :) Co-ferments are the future and they’re exactly what they sound like, whether it’s peaches or apples, co-ferments are fruits that are co-fermented with wine grapes to make something slightly less serious but deliciously refreshing. Piquettes are produced when you referment the leftovers from grape pressings (aka pomace) to make a lower alcohol wine adjacent product. Both co-ferments and piquettes are all about sustainability.
Shoppe bestie and fellow ween doggo owner, Randall Bush is in the shoppe on Wednesday. Randall just recently started his own importing company. He imports, as he calls it, “neoclassical wine”. With vineyards at the forefront. No glitz, no glam, just the people and contexts that make real wine worth your time.
It’s that time of the year, our annual Black Friday & Shop Small Saturday tasting is here. You’ll have a two hour window to taste and shoppe. Each two hour time slot is limited to 15 people. We’ll have 20+ wines open to taste and significantly discounted. There is also a 10% case discount on top of the already discounted prices. See you soon.
It’s that time of the year, our annual Black Friday & Shop Small Saturday tasting is here. You’ll have a two hour window to taste and shoppe. Each two hour time slot is limited to 15 people. We’ll have 20+ wines open to taste and significantly discounted. There is also a 10% case discount on top of the already discounted prices. See you soon.
Auntsfield Estate is the beginning of the vinous history of Marlborough. The original vineyard was established in 1873. The dramatic hillside vineyard with its unique variety of soils is again producing premium wines under the guidance of the Cowley family.
The Cowleys planted blocks of the property with Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, taking real care to select the best plots for each. They now have around 100 acres planted on north-facing slopes on Greywacke rock overlaid with fine clay soil which is wind-blown over many thousands of years from the valley floor. This fantastic terroir gives the wine a fine minerality with wonderful texture and definition. In the early 2000s both sons became interested in the project. Ben gave up his career as a film camera man, retraining in viticulture and moving his young family from Auckland to the property and then Luc completed his training in oenology. The family decided to release some wine under the original label, Auntsfield Estate. In addition, the Cowleys sell fruit to a handful of high quality producers such as Pyramid Valley.
Today the Cowleys farm everything organically (certified) and utilize native yeast fermentation for most of their ferments. The wines are regarded in the highest echelon of Marlborough producers and continue to grow from strength to strength.
Join us on Friday as we welcome the folks from Más Que Vinos to the shoppe. The winery is located in Toledo, 45 minutes south of Madrid and focuses on organically farmed, old vine, indigenous grape varieties. Started by three friends (Margarita, Alexandra & Gonzalo) in 1998, all with extensive winemaking backgrounds that saw the potential for great wine in and around Gonzalo’s hometown of Dosbarrios. Swing on by to taste some beautifully made, delicious, REASONABLY PRICED wines.
We’re pouring bonkers great French wine imported by Becky Wasserman & Co. Becky Wasserman was a BOSS, a pioneering woman in the wine industry. Though she left us a few years back her company and it’s values live on through her two sons. Any wine that carries the BW&Co. import label is thoughtful and old school….and delicious. Swing on by.
On Friday we welcome recovering sommelier, Steve Morgan back to the shoppe. Steve is the Midwest Sales Rep for the Sorting Table and all around good dude. He was the brains behind our Champagne event (party, really) a few weeks back. He’ll be pouring a handful of imports from their portfolio. It’s all Old World (European) wine on Friday night and you should definitely be here.
Shoppe and real life bestie, Tom is pouring on Friday night. The best work wife and travel bud a girl could ask for is pouring wines from our trips together over the years. Friday is sure to be a real VH1 Behind the Music of Tom & Andrea.
Join us on Thursday before you hit up Concerts on the Square to taste a few German and Austrian wines with Jesse Becker. Jesse is a Master Sommelier and currently working with Veritable Wine & Estates. Swing on by to taste and chat. We’ll have everything from Austrian Sauvignon Blanc to German Pinot Noir open, oh and Riesling, there will be RIESLING!!!
Join us for a special Thursday tasting as we welcome winemaker, Mick Craven of Craven Wines to the shoppe. He’ll be pouring six different wines that showcase the future of South African wine. These are fresh, elegant wines that you won’t wanna miss. See you then.
Our Piedmont week continues as we welcome Elena Revello of Fratelli Revello to the shoppe. Her family started growing grapes in La Morra in the 1950s. From first selling fruit, to estate bottling and eventually bottling single crus, this family built their business the right way. Swing by to see what make these wines so special and delicious.
This Friday we’re doing what we do best. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we’re pouring all GREEN wines. These are wines that respect our planet and are farmed at a minimum sustainably, but most will be organic and/or biodynamic. We’ll be pouring everything from white, rosé and red wine for the tasting. Hope to see you.
We’ve got a twin bill this Friday, as we welcome both, Zach from Barlow Vineyards in Napa Valley and Amy of The Piedmont Guy. It’s Cal-Ital but a little different.
If you’re a wine lover, you LOVE RIESLING!!! If you don’t LOVE RIESLING, you just haven’t had the right bottle. We’re pulling corks on all Riesling this Friday, from bubbly and dry, to rich and sweet, you’ll taste the entire spectrum of all this great varietal has to offer.
Ever wanted to learn more about South African wine?! Well, you’re in luck. Friday we welcome Colyn Truter of Arendsig and HPF (Hermanuspietersfontein). Swing by to taste and learn the subtle nuances that makes these wines so distinctly themselves.
RSVP REQUIRED as the tasting is limited to 20 people.
Tasting Lineup:
2021 Arendsig, Chardonnay, Robertson
2019 Arendsig, Pinotage #8, Robertson
2019 Arendsig, Cabernet Sauvignon, Robertson
2022 HPF, Sauvignon Blanc, Walker Bay
2018 HPF, Cabernet Franc, Walker Bay
2016 HPF, “Kleinboet”, Walker Bay
Please join us Friday as we welcome Elisa from La Spinetta and Contratto to the shoppe. La Spinetta, based in Piedmont has expanded to produce gorgeous wines in Tuscany, as well. Started in the 1960s by Giuseppe Rivetti, the estate is now run by son, Giorgio (and family). Giorgio, famous for his modern approach to Barolo and Barbaresco, also loves sparkling wine. That’s where Contratto fits in, the oldest sparkling producer in Italy, that Giorgio and crew purchased most recently.
Tasting Lineup
Contratto, “Pas Dose”, Piedmont
La Spinetta, Vermentino, Tuscany
La Spinetta, Rosado, Tuscany
La Spinetta, “Ca’ di Pian”, Barbera d’Asti
La Spinetta, Langhe Nebbiolo
Andrea here, I was just in Sicily a few weeks ago and I’m stoked to share with you the wines that I tried and the producers that I love. From Marsala to Vittoria, this should be a great tasting.
It’s that time of the year, our annual Black Friday & Shop Small Saturday tasting is here. Due to COVID we are limiting the tasting. You’ll have an hour to taste and shoppe. Each hour time slot is limited to six people. We’ll have 20+ wines open to taste and significantly discounted. There is also a 10% case discount on top of the already discounted prices. See you soon.
Spring is right around the corner and light, fresh reds are the new rosé. Swing by on Saturday to taste a few.
Tasting Lineup:
- 2019 Les Lunes, "Astral Blend", California
- 2018 Gros Ventre, High Country Red, El Dorado
- 2018 LIOCO, "Indica", Mendocino County
- 2018 Envinate, "Albahra", Almansa
- 2017 Fiorini, "Vigna del Padre", Lambrusco
