Event Schedule
Friday December 2nd Yvonne of Wente & Guenoc, as well as Rick Sax of Maverick at the store 6-9
Yvonne will be showing some new vintages from Wentes Nth line up. Rick...well, we'll see if we can find something lying around? (And yes Rick, your reservation for the couch sleepover is confirmed!)
Saturday December 3rd Tim from Upper Left Corner at the store 1-5pm
A last minute substitution! As the distributors name suggests, wines from Washington State & Oregon. If you haven't met Tim (Where have you been?), he is an easy going guy with easy drinking wines! Great start to the month!
Saturday December 10th The 6th Annual Holiday Event at the store 1-5pm
This tasting combines everything from Sparkling wines to that special gift or dinner wine! (Or just to spoil yourself!) Of course we'll have the normal selection of relative wines. (You know, those wines that you can serve to your relative that wants to add ginger ale, but you won't mind because you didn't pay a fortune for it!) You can bet there will be a few beers as well!
Wednesday December 14th A Blending Seminar with Matt McCormick of Dry Creek Winery at the store 7pm-9pm $20 per person
This seminar will give you a taste (Pun intended!) of what it's like to be a winemaker. Dry Creek will be offering samples of the 5 Bordeaux grape varietals that they use to make wines such as the Mariner. You'll taste them on their own & then make up your own version by blending them to your own taste. You'll be split up into teams of 2. The final results will be judged by...? (Sorry, it will be the judges final decision. Can we be bribed? Of course NOT!???) The winner will receive a bottle of Mariner. Afterwards, you will be able to taste the Mariner & Cabernet, so you can compare the blends that you made & the ones the winery did. (Maybe yours will be better??? Hmmm? A career opportunity?) $10 of the $20 can be used towards any purchase that evening. This will be limited to 20 Winos, so 1st come 1st serve! Call or email to make your reservation!
Thursday December 15th Jerry from Connoisseur Wines at the store 5-?
An Oregon Pinot Noir, A California white blend, as well as a red blend & for good measure, a Saint Emilion from Bordeaux. (Guess what I'll be sipping?)
Friday December 16th Beverly of Imports Inc with her Italian portfolio (Well maybe a few of the Americans too!?) & Matt Joy of Winebow at the store 6-9pm
We still have time to make our final decisions, but...? Beverly offers an array of wines from Chianti to Piculit Neri! Things you may be familiar with to the obscure. You know what they say? "Variety is the spice of life!" Matt & I will have sit down & put our glasses together to make our final decision. (The sacrifices we must go through!!!???)
Saturday December 17th Joe Miretti of Stefano-Miretti Imports & George of Distinctive Imports at the store 1-5pm
Friday December 23rd ??? at the store 6-9
This will be one of those evenings that you never know who may show up? (I think Kurt lives near by?
Saturday December 24th The Christmas Eve Event at the store Noon to 6pm
We will be closing early that evening, so stop on in for that last minute gift or dinner wine & maybe we'll have a cookie & glass of milk to start the festivities off!? (Cookies, maybe! Milk?)
