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  HAPPY HOUR $5 Wine by the Glass featuring our J. Strecker imports (weekdays 4-6pm) & Chef Tracey's Small Plates Bar Menu now joins Happy Hour TUESDAYS $5 Wine by the Glass ...all night WEDNESDAYS No Corkage Fee ($15). Drink a bottle in the bar for the shop price THURSDAYS Small Plates Menu ...all night (in addition to regular bar menu) SATURDAYS 3-Course Prix Fixe Dinner Menu ($25-$45) SUNDAYS $5 Wine by the Glass featuring our J. Strecker imports ...6-8pm
  New Tasting Series: GRAPE VARIETALS A-Z Meet a different grape every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday from 4-8pm! We'll be featuring 60 varietals from around the world over the next 4+months. This week: Tuesday: Merlot (from Bordeaux) Wednesday: Montepulciano (from Abruzzo) Thursday: Moscato (from Piedmont) For the entire A-Z schedule>  Wednesday, March 11 NO CORKAGE! Enjoy a bottle in the bar at the retail price. In honor of WA Wine Month, we recommend: Lobo Hills 2011 Black Label Syrah/Cabernet Sauvignon, a delicious high-end blend from one of our favorite local (Wedgwood) winemakers, Tony Dollar. Fun thing is about this is that all WA wines are currently on sale in the shop, so with no corkage it's <$9 a glass. Crazy, we know. Cheers!  Saturday, Mar 15ZUAZO GASTON We currently import 3 lines of wine from Spain's Rioja region through J. Strecker Selections>. The other 2 are value lines. They are good for less expensive lines, but Zuazo Gaston is our quality line. The wines are more complex. They are a little more expensive, but the wines are beautiful and still well-priced for what you're getting. Join to taste 2: Zuazo Gaston Rioja & Zuazo Gaston Rioja Crianza. Tasting runs 2-6pm.  Backroom Tasting ~ Saturday Mar 15 MEET WINEMAKER TREY BUSCH OF WALLA WALLA'S SLEIGHT OF HAND Google these guys and you'll find a bunch of articles calling them WA's next cult winery. Clearly they're having a lot of fun, but more importantly their wine is really good. Join charismatic winemaker Trey Busch as he tastes you through this stellar lineup: Sleight of Hand The Magician Riesling Reg $18.99 | INSIDER $16.99 | Mxd Case $13.59 Sleight of Hand Rosé Reg $19.99 | INSIDER $17.99 | Mixed Case $14.39 Sleight of Hand The Archimage (Merlot/Cab Franc) Reg $61.99 | INSIDER $55.99 | Mixed Case $44.79 Sleight of Hand The Conjurer (Cab/Cab Franc/Merlot) Reg $31.99 | INSIDER $29.99 | Mixed Case $23.99 Sleight of Hand Levitation Syrah Reg $49.99 | INSIDER $44.99 | Mixed Case $35.99 Tasting session runs 6:30-7:30. RSVP required> As always, we'll waive the entrance fee of $10 for our INSIDERS> Everyone's welcome!  Saturday, Mar 15DINNER AT PORTALIS Join us for our 3-course prix-fixe dinner every Saturday from 5-9pm. The menu changes weekly & runs $25-$45. Regular bar menu available in addition. This week's menu: --1-- MANILA CLAMS with coconut milk, green curry, shallot & baguette | Pelassa 2012 Mario's Vino Bianco $8 --2-- TARTE FLAMBÉE crimini mushrooms, bunapi mushrooms, brie & roasted garlic | Domaine De La Croix Bouquie 2010 Rosé $8.50 --3-- CHOCOLATE MOLTEN CAKE with raspberries & vanilla whipped cream | Niepoort 2007 Late Bottle Vintage Porto $10. Cheers!  Sunday Tasting, Mar 16 TENUTA MONTECCHIESI The Dal Cero bothers have properties in Veneto & Tuscany. Tenuta Montecchiesi is the Tuscan property, producing very well-made and well-priced IGT wines: Sangiovese Rosé, Sangiovese "Selverello" & the Preziosaterra SuperTuscan which is a Sangiovese/Syrah blend. Hope you can stop by and check them out! Tasting runs 11am to 2pm during the Ballard Farmers Market.
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