Reservations are required for all tastings to ensure the right quantity of food to accompany the wines.
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December 2018
Informal Tasting– Sparkling Wines
We have so many beautiful, new sparkling wines just in time to ring in the new year. Please note that the date for this tasting was changed. Some of the wines were delayed in arriving. We have pushed the tasting to the Friday before New Year’s Eve. We hope that you can come by to sample these and discover that sparkling wine is not just fun, but delicious!
Find out more »January 2019
New Italian Wines from Artisanal Cellars
Led by Rafael Flores and Winthrop Pennock Artisanal Cellar’s third partner, Iacopo di Teodoro, keeps finding terrific new wines from small producers with which we’ve fallen in love. Many of them are organic or biodynamic. While Iacopo cannot join us this time, Winthrop and Rafael can share the stories of these producers. Falanghina, Freisa, Groppello and Marzemino have been in the shop but make their tasting debut for this event.
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Informal Tasting – Balgera Valtellina Wines from Lombardia
With Matteo Balgera
Find out more »March 2019
Spanish wines
Led by Jessica Gualano, David Bowler Wines Several years back (12-15 years ago), Spanish wines were wildly popular, especially the Garnaxtas and Tempranillos made by coops. Spain became associated with cheap and cheerful value wines. Meanwhile, intrepid young Spaniards were exploring forgotten wine regions, discovering old vineyards and resurrecting local varieties. We are the fortunate beneficiaries of their efforts and for the curiosity and energy of some adventuresome importers who pushed beyond Rioja and Ribera del Duero to bring these…
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