Gnarly Vines

Over the pass from Cape Town to the Stellenbosch, South Africa’s premier wine region

In the spirit of Dr. King’s hopes and to celebrate his achievements, we’re pouring wines from One World, a fair trade certified winery in South Africa. One World comes to us from Heritage Link Brands, a relatively new but rapidly growing company that has become the largest importer of black-produced wines from Africa. Read more about Heritage here. Their story is one that Martin Luther King would be proud of – and one that probably wouldn’t have been possible without him.

Click on the picture of MLK to read his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech and listen to an audio clip. It’s as poignant now as it was then.

Join us Wednesday from 6-9pm to taste a delicious lineup of Champagne, including a 1998 vintage!

We love sparkling wine all year-round, but it’s especially fun to drink on New Year’s Eve. Click HERE to shop our selection of bubblies – from festive Prosecco and refreshing Cava to elegant Champagne. Or let us put together a selection for you. Check out our Sparkling Six-Pack – a tour de force of our favorites from around the world!

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ICONIC CHAMPAGNE & MORE – A SPECIAL TASTING THURS, DEC 22nd 6-9pm

The Billecart Salmon rosé has achieved iconic status among Champagne lovers. A classic blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir, this might very well be the platonic ideal of rosé bubbly – it’s fine and focused with lovely berry fruit flavors highlighted by exotic hints of orange peel and spice. Simply put, Billecart-Salmon is the house for rosé. At wine industry trade tastings, the pros flock to get a sip of the Billecart before it disappears. Try it with us at a special tasting this Thursday night from 6-9pm. But come early! We’ll also be tasting 3 other French wines that are perfect for holiday dinners.

DO’s like Cava and Priorat have raised the popularity of Spanish wines over the last two decades, but the country is covered with lesser-known regions that produce delicious, interesting wines. Join us Wednesday night to taste a vintage rosé Cava and a bold, densely layered Priorat. We’ll also pour two other Spanish beauties from the south of the country where just about everything exudes vibrant personality.

As always, 15% off wines featured at the tastings!

We’re not big fans of an early freeze, but the closer we get to winter the more we enjoy coming in from from the cold and opening a bottle of warm, toasty red. Whether you’re cooking a hearty stew, simmering a pot of Sunday gravy or roasting a duck (maybe a Cassoulet?), it’s nice to have a robust, flavorful red to open while you’re in the kitchen and around the table. Thursday night we’re tasting four wines that will ease the onset of winter.

Clockwise from left to right: Freedom Hill in Oregon, Sealing Wax at Breuckelen Distillery, Lake Garda, Italy, and Friuli, Italy

Ask someone who works in wine to explain the French concept of terroir, and you’re likely to get a tortuous explanation that mentions everything under the sun (literally), including what species of alfalfa the winemaker’s mother fed the family cows. Terroir is a sort of all-encompassing term (here we go!), but basically it means place – where does the wine come from? The most important factors, of course, are soil and climate, but for other reasons too numerous and intertwined for anyone to explain without sounding like an idiot, some sites just possess a little more magic than others. Friday night we’ll introduce you to three very distinctive wines that each embody the unique characteristics of their origins. We’ll also pour Breuckelen Gin and Whiskey, made a skip and a hop from the Gowanus Canal – distinctive indeed!

British Barmaster + U’luvka Vodka = The Perfect Holiday Punch