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NEED WEDDING WINES?We'll ensure the wines you choose for this special event are delicious & within budget. Contact Portalis owner, Jens Strecker,
for a free consultation. FLIP SIDE: Need the perfect wedding gift? . . . . . . . . . . . 20% CASE & 10% HALF CASE DISCOUNTS ... includes mixed cases! 5205 Ballard Ave NW Seattle, WA 98107 206.783.2007 info@portaliswines.com Shop Hours:Tuesday - Saturday: 11am - 11pmSunday: 11am - 10pm Bar Hours:Tuesday - Thursday: 4pm - 11pmFriday: 4pm - midnight Saturday: noon - midnight Sunday: noon - 10pm Closed Monday • BAR SPECIALS •
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  PORTALIS WINE SHOP + WINE BAR features a wine shop with 450 notable, adventurous, lovingly selected world wines including an excellent selection from the Northwest as well as a cozy wine bar featuring a delicious seasonal menu to pair with your choice of 45 wines by the glass (or a bottle from the shop), 30 artisan beers & a stellar lineup of after dinner drinks. Portalis is for people ... who are into great wine and delicious food and want a knowledgeable local wine merchant to use as a resource when making their wine selections.   The wine mind behind this operation is Jens Strecker, native German and former anesthesiologist & emergency doc, turned wine merchant. Jens has a huge following of people who know he can help them find the wines they are looking for in the no-nonsense, unpretentious style that’s so appealing to his clientele. He’s known by both his fellow wine professionals and his customers as having an impressive depth of knowledge as well as being an early adopter. He doesn’t need anyone to tell him what to buy or what’s good value for the money. When you taste hundreds of wines every week, you have to know exactly what you’re buying, and he does. He then has a great knack for pairing up his customers with what they’re looking for. If you are into wine and are looking for something special or you need wines organized for business colleagues or special events, feel free to contact him directly: jens@portaliswines.com
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At Portalis since opening day 2003 is Gina, our Store Manager. She’s a sommelier, and her extensive wine knowledge combined with her delightful company have earned her a following of her own. In addition to her full-time position at Portalis, she is Scott Carsberg’s wine buyer at Seattle’s prestigious Bisato Restaurant (formerly Lampreia) and last year she started her own business, 
Sky has been with us since 2005 and he may be the only tattooed, surfer-dude from Southern California who’s ever sold you a $100 bottle of Burgundy, but he does it regularly, so look out. In all seriousness, Sky has many other personas (tax accountant, Barça tender, ultimate Frisbee maniac) but at Portalis, he’s a knowledgeable wine buff and excellent server who can get you to the wine you’re looking for as well as anybody.
Karli is fresh back from Scotland where she studied art history at the University of St. Andrews and where (just for the heck of it) she became a member of the St. Andrews Wine & Cheese Society wine tasting team, competing in blind tasting competitions (against the University of Edinburgh, Oxford & Cambridge), with scoring based on her ability to identify grape varietals, country of origin (including sub-districts) & the year the wine was produced. So drop by with your wine questions and help her stay fit!
Ross really is a surfer dude, so when he’s not at Portalis he’s with his sub-culture friends in Westport riding the waves (which he does every week … 2 hours down and 2 hours back). In his former life he was the wine buyer/manager at World Cup and he knows a ton about wine as well. You can hit him up with wine questions across the board and with his friendly, easy-going persona, he’ll get you what you need.
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