Free Friday and Saturday Tasting Schedule

Join Anne Kaufmann for this tasting of wines geared for the nascent grilling season. A deliciously ripe but lively Pinot Grigio from the alpine vineyards of Italy (perfect with grilled mountain trout) will get things started, followed by a superb, dry rosé blend from Provence, France that begs for grilled NC shrimp. A Corvina red,…

Join Mike Tiano for this tasting of Italian Best Buys. A deliciously ripe but lively Grillo/Pinot Grigio blend from Sicily will get things started, followed quickly by the best rendition yet of the Vecchia Torre Rosato from Leverano. A Chianti so delicious you will not believe its price, and a rich, ripe Primitivo ready for…

Join Parris Benight as she presents a super quartet of Best Buy wines from Spain, perfectly suited for weddings, celebrations, graduations, and any other events where quality needs to go hand in hand with value! A super Cava value from Freixenet is perfect as a toasting wine and may we add that it makes a…

Join Anne Kaufmann  for a vinous exploration of  four delicious new arrivals from below the equator. Cono Sur has done it again with a textbook example of Sauvignon Blanc, nice and ripe with a great mouthfeel and begging for seafood, veggie dishes or just great as an aperitif.  A fruit-filled, dry Chenin Blanc from South…

Join Rick Bowman  for a vinous exploration of  four delicious new arrivals from Austria. A crisp, fruit-filled, mineral inflected Grüner Veltliner, perfect for fresh local asparagus, will get things started. Gust’l Strauss has done it again with a textbook example of Steiermark Pinot Blanc, nice and ripe with a great mouthfeel and begging for Asian…