St Paddy’s Wine Tasting – March 17th & 18th Château de Saint Cosme Little James Basket Press Blanc 2015 In the heart of the appellation Gigondas, the Château de Saint Cosme is an exceptional estate, with its Gallo-Roman fermentation vats perfectly preserved. This fantastic historical site gives a good idea Read more
More Irish Whiskey History! Written by Clay Gailey March 10, 2017 The rise and fall of the “water of life,” also known as Irish Whiskey, can be traced back to the curious and exciting history of Ireland and Europe as a whole. When considering the most highly regarded whiskies of Read more
Irish Whiskey Tasting – March 10th & 11th Most Irish Whiskey is currently produced at only three distilleries. Cooley, Midleton in the Republic of Ireland, and Bushmills in Northern Ireland. However, in recent years some small micro-craft distilleries have opened. There are four main types of Irish Whiskey: 1) Pure Read more
Cooper’s Tasting – March 3rd & 4th La Viarte Friulano from Friuli, Italy 2015 From a young age Giuseppe Ceschin had a great passion for wine, studying enology as soon as he was old enough and traveling around Italy gaining experience working for wineries in various regions. With the support of his Read more
Coopers Tasting – Feb 24th and 25th Borgo Magredo Pinot Grigio This is the largest estate in Friuli and is located in the Grave del Friuli DOC. The soil in this area is rich of pebbles and stones carried to the vineyards by the Meduna River as it flows down from Read more
Coopers Tasting – Feb 17th and 18th Bohigas Cava Brut Reserva The Bohigas family can trace its roots at the same site in Catalonia to the 13th century. The latest chapter of the story really began in the 1930s when the great-uncle of the current owner began making cava at Read more
Whiskey and Chocolate – Feb 10th and 11th Featuring Leopold Bros Whiskies and Chocolate from Grand Avenue Sweets! American Small Batch Whiskey (Denver, Colorado) The Bros: Todd Leopold received his Diploma in Malting & Brewing from the Siebel Institute of Technology in Chicago in 1996. After graduation, he trained at the Doemens Read more
Super Bowl Snack Wines – February 3rd and 4th Barnard Griffin Fume Blanc Columbia Valley Barnard Griffin is the premier family owned winery in Washington and an important part of every wine afficiando’s tour of the state’s greatest wineries. Barnard Griffin winery not only has a rich family winemaking history, Read more
Jose Pastor Envinate Tasting – January 27th and 28th The Founders and Winemakers of Envinate Envínate (meaning ‘wine yourself’) is the brainchild of four friends who met while studying enology at the University of Miguel Hernández in Alicante. Their work is currently focused in exploring the ancient, Atlantic-infused terroirs of Read more
2017 Wine Tasting-January 20th & 21st In this tasting we will be featuring a new Sauvignon Blanc from Huia Winery in New Zealand called Hunky Dory. While Huia is certified biodynamic, the Hunky Dory wines are organic. We are also showing the new vintages of Montfaucon Cotes du Rhone 2015 Read more