This Saturday, October 16th, 5-8pm

Ft. Greene denizen Agata Podedwerny travels to her native Poland to distill Alchemia. Its authenticity is above reproach – as is Agata’s. We wanted to mix cocktails featuring her ginger, cherry & chocolate infused vodkas, but she insisted that you taste her concoctions unabridged. So Saturday night, stop by for Vodka straight from the sorceress herself.

Alchemia in Ft. Greene Park - Don't tell the 88th...

10% off during the tasting:

Wodka Vodka – Bialystok, Poland (1 Ltr) – $15
From the land of Brian’s paternal ancestors comes this fabulous, value grain vodka that would make his parsimonious uncle Herb proud!

Alchemia Infused Vodkas – Poland (750ml)  -$32
We’ll have the Wmbirowa (ginger), Wisniowa (cherry) and Czekoladowa (chocolate) vodkas to taste

Na zdrowie!

Stop in tonight from 6-9pm and welcome our new artist, Matthew Kanbergs. We’ll toast him with 4 wines, including an outstanding Pinot Noir from its natural home – Burgundy.

Swans, from Matthew Kanbergs exhibit, We Were There

Matthew aims to capture the ordinary in a provocative light. In that spirit – and to continue our efforts to give you a taste of the many different faces of Pinot Noir – we thought we’d celebrate Matthew’s collection by opening two bottles from Burgundy, a place that appears humble and unassuming but is, in fact, the origin of much that is extraordinary.

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Whether it’s growing in France, California or Tasmania, Pinot Noir is essentially the same vine variety.

But once the grapes have been picked and vinified, Pinot produces an extraordinary range of styles – from fresh and fruity to earthy, soulful and seductive. Over the next several weeks, we’ll do our best to showcase Pinot Noir’s variety and give you a sense of why so many wine lovers look wistfully towards the horizon and babble bad poetry in an effort to describe what begins as a black grape on a leafy vine. Last Friday, we tasted 3 New World Pinots,

This Wednesday, from 6- 9pm, taste a Pinot from the soul of the wine world – Burgundy.

We’ll also sample 3 other wines, including a Cremant de Bourgogne – a sparkling wine made from Chardonnay, the other half of Burgundy lore.

New York was home to some of the countries first vineyards. Settlers began planting vines in the early 19th century, and, by the end of the Civil War, the state’s Finger Lakes district was producing boatloads of wine. At the same time, a grape-belt of sorts was cropping up along Lake Erie. Long Island, now the star of the New York wine scene, is the baby of the family. Wineries there are relatively new, but they’ve helped put New York back on the international map.

From now until October 6th, we’ll be showcasing what our state has to offer the wine world. Below is a calender of our upcoming in-store New York wine tastings.

Check out what we’ve got at the following tastings:

(We’ll get started with a few non-NY apéritif tastings – Sparkling wine, Chartreuse cocktails & more!)

Wednesday, September 29th, 6-9 pm

Piper Sonoma Sparklers + Desserts from local pastry wizards Michael Allen and Lily & Fig – both masters of cakes, cookies and other delectable treats, brought to you by Brooklyn Exposed- your guide to everything Brooklyn!

Thursday, September 30th, 5:30 – 8:30 pm

Chartreuse & Vertical Vodka cocktails to start, wines to finish…

Friday, October 1st, 5:30-9 pm

Wines from an assortment of New York Vintners: Shinn Estates, Schneider, Wolffer & more…

Saturday, October 2nd, 5-9 pm

Vines at Channing Daughters on Long Island

A bevy of beauties from Channing Daughters on Long Island – Sylvanus, Tocai Fruilano, Blaufrankisch, a Rosso Fresco and their Sculpture Garden – a mostly Merlot blend that might make you all misty eyed to be a New Yorker.

Tuesday, October 5th, 6-9pm

Red, white and dessert wines from Bouké. Last year, New York Magazine suggested that our friend Lisa Donneson’s Long Island red blend would make a great Valentine’s Day gift. We think it’s a good buy anytime. Taste and you’ll see…

Wednesday, October 6th, 6-9pm

We couldn’t skip the Finger Lakes – birthplace of New York winemaking. So we brought in 3 new wines: A Fox Run Lemberger, a dry Riesling from Dr. Frank and a Weimer Gewurztraminer (say that 5 times fast).