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 $10-$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.
FEBRUARY:
Austria & Hungary
Saturday, February 22 (12-3pm)
Great lineup from Austria & Hungary. Hope you can join:
From Tokay, Hungary: Evolucio Frizzante made from Furmint & Horslevelu) and Affinitas Furmint (white wine). From Austria: Stadt Krems Grüner Veltliner (Kremstal), Evolucio Blaufränkisch (Burgenland) & Vorspannhof Mayr Zweigelt (Niederösterreich).
Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)
MARCH:
March Top Picks
Saturday, March 1 (12-3pm)
Every month Portalis owner Jens Strecker selects his favorite wines for the season, and on the first Saturday of the month, we taste a selection of those wines.
Stay tuned for his March selections….
Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)
Special Tasting!
Az. Ag. Bocole with Valentino Valentini
Friday, March 7 (4:30-6:30pm)
Join Valentino, owner/winemaker at Azienda Agricola Bocale, located 6 kms to the southeast of Montefalco in Italy’s central region of Umbria. Above is a delightful video he sent to our wine club in March of 2021, when we featured his winery.
He’ll visit with you about his natural grass regeneration techniques and organic & mineral fertilizers (no chemicals or herbicides). The wines are all natural with fermentation using exclusively natural yeasts, and the the wine is produced without microfiltration and thermal stabilization. The wines are certified vegan. And, the energy used for the entire estate comes from solar panels. The estate covers 10 hectares of land of which 6 hectares are vineyards. Annual production is 35,000 bottles = 50 pallets of wine, so pretty small! And, Valentino is a delightful person to meet and visit with about his wines, Montefalco & Umbria.
Our tasting lineup: tbd….
Tasting fee is $15. (We’ll waive the fee with the purchase of 1 bottle of any wine in the shop.)
March Wine Club – Pickup Tasting
Saturday, March 8 (12-3pm)
Check back after the March 1 for us to announce our wine club themes!
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.)
Washington Wine Month
Saturday, March 15 (12-3pm)
In celebration of WA Wine Month, let’s taste some local wines from some smaller producers doing great work at a great price: Crow Haven Riesling, Kind Stranger Pinot Gris, Crow Haven Malbec, Rasa Vineyards Occam's Razor Red Blend, and Two Vintners Syrah.
Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)
Spain & Portugal
Saturday, March 22 (12-3pm)
Join to taste some new arrivals and old favorites from the Iberian Peninsula: Castelo Rodrigo Branco (Beira, Portugal), Muga Blanco (Rioja, Spain), Cartuxa EA EA Vinho Tinto (Alentejano, Portugal), Bodegas Ego Goru Gold (Monastrell blend from Jumilla, Spain), Quinta de Saes Red blend (Dão, Portugal).
Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)
Southern Italy
Saturday, March 29 (12-3pm)
Join to taste lineup of grapes from Campania, Puglia & Sicily: Grillo, Falanghina, Nero d’Avola & Frappato from Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Nerello Mascalese, and Aglianico.
Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)
