12/18 - Reds from Rioja
Our virtual #TastingWithTheExperts series this week takes us to #España with a flight of Spanish Reds from #Rioja! 💃🏻😍🍷🤤
From producer @jorgeordonezselections we are offering his #RioMadreGraciano. #Graciano wine is moderately tannic, deeply colored and intensely perfumed, with aromas of mulberry, violets and chocolate. In Rioja, where most red wines are aged in oak, these notes are complemented by vanilla and sweet spices.
Next taste is a #Reserva from @ramirezdelapiscina and is my favorite varietal from Spain, #Tempranillo 🤤 Fragrant dark fruit and smoky oak aromas are complemented by vanilla and licorice, finishing smooth and quite long, with soft tannins building slowly.
And finally @bodegasmuga 🙌🏻 If you know Rioja wines, you know Muga and their reputation. This 2016 Reservation is a Tempranillo blend, inclusive of #Garnacha #Mazuelo and #Graciano. Classic flavors of leather and vanilla are beautifully balanced with black fruits like plum and blackberry.
As you can see, this tasting will be the perfect way to start your weekend off right! And at $40 for a #TastingForTwo it’s a no-brainer that you can afford to add on a perfectly paired charcuterie board too!
If you’d like to reserve your tasting, just comment here and come in Thursday before 6:30pm or Friday from 4-7:30pm to pick up. We will also have these for sale online before noon if you’d prefer to pick up curbside. Gift sets will also be available at an amazing price so if there’s more than two of you it’s definitely the way to go!
Thank you friends! See you on the zoom call Friday at 8pm with Spanish Wine Expert Daniel from @giulianaimports
12/11 - Attimo Wine
Local peeps...this week you get to support not only one, not two, but THREE local small businesses!
If you don’t know the story behind Attimo Wine you are missing out. Founder Jon Schlegel was one of the foundling partners of Denver’s beloved Snooze A.M. Eatery and when he sold his partnership, he bought a vineyard in Piedmont, Italy [jealous!] So while you are supporting a Denver native, you’re still drinking a wine that is harvested, crushed and aged in Italy and finished in tank in LoDo🍷
This Friday 12/11, as part of our Tasting With The Experts series, we are bringing you three Italian reds from Attimo: Barbera D'Alba, Dolcetto and pearl-clutching Barolo 🤤
In addition to Attimo, you would also be supporting Grand Vin Colorado who employ some of the most AMAZING human beings, including our dear friend Jessica who you’ve had the pleasure of meeting if you’ve ever partaken in one of our blind tastings. Her knowledge is humbling but still approachable and she will be joining us, as well as Attimo winemaker Kyle Nickerson, this Friday at 8pm.
12/4 – Sandhi Winery
Date night is back! This Friday, 12/4 at 8pm, we are proud to bring back our Tasting With the Expert series 😍 Tracy with Natural Wine Company is going to showcase Sandhi Wines and their award-winning line. This Tasting for Two includes their stone fruit Chardonnay * dry but fruit-forward rosé of PinotNoir * and my personal favorite their 2018 Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir. 🍷 🤤 Already have plans on Friday? No problem because we will record this zoom call for you to enjoy later! And just in case you want a bit more than just a single tasting, we’ve bundled all three of these wines for 15% off normal single bottle pricing. Call us at 720.502.2131 to reserve your flight or gift set, daily from 4-8pm.
11/10 – Traveling south in the Pacific Northwest from WA to OR, we celebrate the beautiful wine region of Willamette Valley this week. Throw out what you know about Riesling and Chardonnay because these two beauties from Ovum Wines (@ovumwines) and Evening Land Wines (@elvwines) will rock your world [and change your mind about what you THOUGHT you didn’t like 🤛🏻] But the Pinot Noir from @holloranvineyardwines is everything you want from an Oregon Pinot and more!
And to celebrate the stone fruit in both of the whites, our seasonal macaron this week from Happy Bakeshop (@happybakeshopdenver) is your favorite palisade peach preserve from Red Camper @redcamper infused with Laws Whisky (@lawswhiskey) and vanilla buttercream. 🤤
11/4 – Come drink wine with us from Washington this week. We have a GORGEOUS flight that includes an insane 2016 Chardonnay from Charles Smith Wines (@charlessmithwines) – a merlot that doesn’t make you curse it out [Sideways movie] from Airfield Wines (@airfieldwines) – and finally 🙌🏻 K Vintners [@kvintners] Syrah that is as warm and comforting as fresh cookie dough. 🤤 This week is weird and we can’t deny it but there’s one thing you can count on and that’s Charlie to get in the way when you’re doing laundry, and Vin Rouge to make you forget about all of the fu€kery taking place. We will also have more of our super popular, sold-out-in-a-couple-of-days Vin Rouge Macarons from Happy Bakeshop (@happybakeshopdenver) to enjoy perfectly with this week’s flight and always with our new Duck Rillettes dish. Love you neighbors!!!
10/26 through 11/1 - Trick or Treat Yo’self! This week we bringing you a #Hallowine pairing with classic candies like Twizzlers with our delicious Groulleau Rosé from Les Deux Moulins, Reese's Peanut Butter Cup with Mauro Molino Winery (@mauromolinowinery) #barberadasti and Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Caramel with an #Appassimento from @casamarrone. The sooner you come in the better because we sold out of our maiden flavor in just a couple of days this week and you do NOT want to miss out on these beauties. Happy Hallowine!!!
10/20 through 10/25 - Oooooh how we love fall! For us fall equals scarves, pumpkins and PINOT! Since the day we heard about Antiquum Farmer (@antiquumfarmer on Instagram) we’ve been obsessed. They are everything we want in a wine...organic, biodynamic, self-sustainable, family-owned and run...and grit. We highly encourage you to check their website out and see why we have SO much respect for them and what they do. This week your favorite expert, Jessica, with @grandvincolorado will share with you her expertise and passion for this winery...because that’s who got us hooked! She will only be here on Tuesday from 5 to ? but the tasting will be featured all week [or until our limited stash lasts] so make your rezzie on Open Table and write “Tasting” in the special requests so we know to save you a seat. We’ve been DYING to share this flight of Juel Pinot Noir and Daisy Pinot Gris with you for MONTHS and the temp is finally right. [Club members...you should also save a special space for Vin Rouge on Thursday and check your private account 😜 🍷 💃🏻 😎]
10/13 through 10/18 - Showcasing the island of Sicily where Mount Etna [an active 🌋😳] produces high-acid grapes with savory minerality. Our first two wines are from Curatolo Arini (@curatoloarini1875)...a bright, fresh Catarrato and a Sicilian classic, Nerod Avola. The last taste is a stunning Nerello Mascalese. 🙌🏻 This award-winning Passorosso was produced by Vini Franchetti from 80-110 year old vines on the northern side of the volcano.
10/6 through 10/11 - From Berkeley, CA to Berkeley, CO @broccellars is our featured flight of the week and we couldn’t be more excited! Jason with @harvestwineco will be showcasing THREE of Chris Brockway’s beauties from 5-7pm on Tuesday. REAL natural tasting, unique varietals, no added sulfates, family owned vineyards...what more do you need to know?? If you can’t join us Tuesday, don’t worry because as always, we will offer all week [or until we sell out] Happī Chenin, Mission Rosé [already sold out EVERYWHERE], and Love Red Blend [carignan/valdiguié/syrah] 🙌🏻♥️🍷💃🏻
9/29 through 10/4 – This week’s Tuesday Tasting With The Expert is brought to you by Tracy with @naturalwineco and we have been doing a happy dance 💃🏻 for a month in anticipation! Central Coast California is where I hail from, is my favorite domestic wine region and these little beauties are EXACTLY the reason why! We will be showcasing two Chardonnays and two Pinot Noir from @breawines and @sandhiwines 🙌🏻 If you think Chardonnay is your least favorite white and Pinot Noir isn’t big enough for your palate, these examples change the stereotype 🤯 If you want to learn more about these coveted wines and winemakers, make a reservation on Open Table and write “TASTING" in the requests section. We are offering this tasting all week [or until we sell out] but our expert will only be with us on Tuesday so get your res while they’re still available!
9/22 – The last tasting of the month will take you on a trip to the Loire Valley where we will enjoy a rich Muscadet from Estelle Sauvion aged in large oak foudres, a flinty/limestone Chenin Blanc from Domaine des Hauts Baigneux, a biodynamic/organic Cabernet Franc from one of the best producers in Saumur, Chateau Yvonne, and finish with another relatively unheard of varietal called Pineau d’Aunis [pronounced pee-no doh-nee] that is subtle and light but has a pop of pepper on the nose. This rare and elusive varietal is grown by only a handful of producers and in tiny quantities so we are lucky to have the opportunity to try it!
9/15 – Blind Tasting! Jessica Roat from Grand Vin had SO much fun with you guys the last time that she asked to come back and do it again! We will sample 3 whites and 3 reds this time, continuing to explore your palates and get to the bottom of the characteristics you love in a wine [and also what you don’t!]
9/8 – This is Major!
Grown in CA’s Central Coast. Made in Paso Robles. Hustled from Los Angeles. This wine is bad a$$. Our vertical this week comes from Hollywood screenwriter turned winemaker, Andrew Major. Sourced from Morro View Vineyard in Edna Valley, their Albariño has all of the beautiful characteristics of a wine grown close the Pacific Ocean; effervescence, hi-res acid, and citrus flavors that pack a punch…and only 170 cases were produced. Their Pinot Noir is sourced from the Santa Rita Hills and Santa Maria AVAs of Santa Barbara County and aged in 15% new/85% neutral French oak…so silky smooth and complex! And whaaat the heck is Valdiguié?!?! Once mistakenly called the “Napa Gamay”, Valdiguié hails originally from the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France, and while it is deep in color it is typically light/medium bodied like a Pinot.
9/1 - Bubbles!
Before the cold weather sets in and fall quickly turns to winter, we want to bid adios to summer with a vertical flight from España. Located just an hour south of Barcelona in Penedès, Catalonia, Avinyó Cava is a premier, hand-made, artisanal sparkling wine house which stands in stark contrast to the status quo of the industrial Cava machine. The Esteve Family wanted to change the stereotype surrounding Cava that typically makes it way to the US, working hard to get their vineyard and winery certified organic. Their Reserva Cavas are aged for a minimum of 24 months, while their Gran Reserva, made from the original vines planted from their grandfather in 1940, ages for at least 36 months on the lees. These wines are spectacular and highly coveted worldwide. We will have the pleasure of tasting through their Petillant, Reserva Brut, and Reserva Brut Rosé. Our tastings are selling out quickly so don’t forget to make your reservations on @opentable to guarantee your spot! ¡Salud! 🥂🍾