FRIDAY NIGHT FLIGHTS

About Friday tastings:

Our Friday tastings run from 4pm to 7pm and we pour until the bottles are empty. It's always a good idea to show up by 6:30pm because we do run out on busier nights.

Friday Night Flight: INDIGENOUS ITALY
Jan. 27th • 4pm to 7pm • $12 tasting fee*
Drop in, No Reservations Needed

Get to know some of the 1200+ indigenous varietals growing in Italy at this week's flight of 5 reds. We're planning on introducing you to Marzemino, Pelaverga, Nero di Troi,a Schioppetino and Piedirosso. If you enjoy adventure, this will send your palate on a journey across centuries. Please join us.

*Cork club members receive two complimentary Main Flights each week, so come take advantage of this tasting opportunity and if your spouse or partner isn't available, feel free to introduce a friend to the shop.

UPCOMING CLASSES

WINE 101
Wednesday, January 25th • 6:30pm
$30/person • Reservations Required

Meet your New Year's Resolution to learn more about wine by jumping head first into our Wine 101 class. It's our educational introduction to the sensory side of wine tasting and understanding wine basics. The class begins with a tea tasting to illustrate the difference between tannin, sugar and acid. Then we'll have a sensory exercise to expand your palate and help your tastebuds identify certain aromas and flavors. We'll finish off with a flight of wines that illustrate different styles of winemaking common throughout the world to help you identify these basic wine types. Always illuminating, even for advanced wine drinkers, so grab your friends and come join the fun. Call us to reserve at 503.281.2675 - space limited to 16 people.

VOODOO VINTNERS – BIODYNAMICS DEMYSTIFIED with Katherine Cole
Thursday, February 9th • 6:30pm
$40/person (plus $20 for a signed copy of the book)

Mocali Rosso Biodynamics is both the oldest form of farming in the world and the hottest new trend in winegrowing. What does this super-natural form of viticulture entail and does it result in wines of superior purity and terroir? In her critically acclaimed book, Voodoo Vintners, The Oregonian and MIX magazine wine writer Katherine Cole answers these questions while telling the story of biodynamic wine from the perspective of its passionate practitioners in Oregon. Join Katherine to learn a bit about BD during an enjoyable evening of slides, stories and stellar biodynamic releases from six prominent Oregon producers.

$60 participation fee fee includes a tasting of at least 5 wines and a signed copy of Katherine's book. Limited to 16 people. Reservation required. Please call 503.281.2675 to reserve your space today!