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 $15. 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.
April Top Picks
Saturday, April 4 (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.
For April, join us to taste the following wines picked with early spring in mind: Cortese (white from Gavi, Piedmont), Sauvignon Blanc with 4 months in oak (New Zealand), Bardolino rosé (Veneto, Italy), Rosso di Montalcino (Sangiovese from Tuscany), and a Portuguese Tinto (Douro Valley).
Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)
April Wine Club – Pickup Tasting
Saturday, April 11 (12-3pm)
Join us to taste the wines in our April Wine Clubs. We have two: Portalis EXPLORES Wine Club (our everyday wine club) and our Portalis FLAGSHIP Wine Club (our premier club).
We’ll announce the monthly wines once we let our club members know on the first of the month. 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.)
Food & Wine Pairing = Lesson 2: Fat
Saturday, April 18 (12-3pm)
Every year we try and do a series on the basics of food & wine pairing. We do this by exploring the 4 main food elements (acid, fat, salt, sweet) with the basic wine elements (acid, tannins & residual sugar as well as the impact of oak, alcohol, color & body). Sounds complicated, but it’s not. With a few basic rules, you’ll be golden!
The theme of last month’s tasting was acid. This month it’s fat, and we’re going experience how different wine elements taste with high-fat foods (namely cheese & salami). Join to taste 5 wines: TBD.
It’s really fun and interesting to do this exercise. We promise — you’ll learn so much. Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.) Hope you can join!
Wines for Mother’s Day
Saturday, April 25 (12-3pm)
Stay tuned for the line-up!
Cost for non-club members is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)
May Top Picks
Saturday, May 2 (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 May Picks….
Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)
May Wine Club – Pickup Tasting
Saturday, May 9 (12-3pm)
Join us to taste the wines in our May Wine Clubs. We have two: Portalis EXPLORES Wine Club (our everyday wine club) and our Portalis FLAGSHIP Wine Club (our premier club).
We’ll announce the monthly wines once we let our club members know on the first of the month. 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.)
