Weekly Tastings

DISCOVER INTERESTING WINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

Our knowledgeable wine team is always here to share as much (or as little) as you’d like to know about the wines, winemakers and regions we’re featuring. Hope you can join us!

Our weekly tasting runs 12-3pm on Saturdays. Cost is $9-$15 depending on the wines. The tasting fee is waived with a purchase of any wine in the shop (not just tasting wines).

Please Note: Tasting wines listed below are subject to change.

NOVEMBER 2024:

Taste Jens' November Picks
Saturday, November 2 (12-3pm)

Every month Portalis owner Jens Strecker picks 10 or so wines that he thinks are great for the month, and on the first Saturday of the month we taste a selection of those wines.

This month, join to taste: a Southern Rhône white blend, a Malbec rosé (from Greece!), 2015 Toscana Rosso (our Wine of the Month), a Gamay from Moulin à Vent (Cru Beaujolais) & old vine Zinfandel (Paso Robles).

Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.) Hope you can join us!

November Wine Club — Pickup Tasting
Saturday, November 9 (12-3pm)

Our November wine club themes will be announced on Nov1. Stay tuned…

This pickup tasting is for our club members to taste and learn about their wines prior to enjoying them at home. Everyone is welcome to join. Cost for non-club members is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)

Classic Italian Single Varietals
Saturday, November 16 (12-3pm)

Fall takes us to Italy every year. Italy wines work in so many ways with autumn dishes, but this tasting will focus on the classic single varietals of north & central Italy. Join us to taste: J. Hofstätter 2021 Pinot Grigio (from Alto Adige, northernmost Italy on the border to Austria), Lunaria 2023 Pinot Grigio Ramoro (an orange wine from Abruzzo), Viberti 2021 Barbera D'Alba La Gamella (from Piedmont in northwest Italy, foothills of the Alps), Paitin 2021 Starda Langhe Nebbiolo (also from Piedmont), and Uggiano 2019 Chianti Riserva (Sangiovese from Tuscany — harvest pictured). Wonderful wines for pasta with mushrooms, ragu, fall vegetables, pizza, stewed meats & more.

Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)