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.
OCTOBER 2026:
October Top Picks
Saturday, October 3 (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.
Here’s the lineup for October: Chablis (Burgundy), Weißburgunder = Pinot Bianco (Südtirol-Alto Adige), Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley), Côtes-du-Rhône Villages (red blend from the Southern Rhône), and a Columbia Valley Merlot blend. Fun fall tasting. Hope you can join.
Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)
October Wine Club – Pickup Tasting
Saturday, October 10 (12-3pm)
Join us to taste the wines in our October Wine Clubs. We have two:
Portalis EXPLORES Wine Club (our everyday wine club) with the October theme: Obscure Varietals featuring Frappato (Sicily) and Mencía (Bierzo, in northwest Spain).
And our Portalis FLAGSHIP Wine Club (our premier club) features a winery this October: Viñas del Cénit from Zamora (Spain), showing off 3 amazing field blends.
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.)
— SPECIAL TASTING —
Taste with Special Guests from Montepulciano
Thursday, October 15 (4:30-7pm)
Montepulciano is a medieval village on a hilltop in southern Tuscany (pictured above) that's famous for producing the high-end Sangiovese clone Prugnolo Gentile found in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.
Andrea Rossi is President of Vecchia Cantina di Montepulciano and also President of the Consorzio del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, giving him a very important role in representing and promoting the denomination. Vecchia Cantina, founded in 1937, is the historic cooperative of Montepulciano, bringing together hundreds of local growers and producing wines under several different labels, including Cantina del Redi and Riello delle Balze (a long-time All-Time Fav at Portalis), as well as the Piedmont co-op Serre Dei Roveri (which has also earned a long-time spot on our shelves as a well-priced, approachable line of Barolo, Barbaresco & Langhe Nebbiolo).
Antonio Gaudioso works on the commercial and export side and has extensive international experience in the wine business.
Join us to taste through the following lineup with our guests:
Cantina Del Redi
2024 Riceio Bianco • Reg $21.99 | Mixed Case $17.59
2018 Rosso Toscana Orbaio • Reg $23.99 | Mixed Case $19.19
2020 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano • Reg $37.99 | Mixed Case $30.39
Serre Dei Roveri
2024 Roero Arneis • Reg $22.99 | Mixed Case $18.39
2020 Barbaresco • Reg $39.99 | Mixed Case $31.99
2019 Barolo Riserva • Reg $54.99 | Mixed Case $43.99
You are welcome to drop in anytime between 4:30 and 7pm. Fee of $15 will be waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop. Hope you can join us!
Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)
Wine Tour of France … Round 2
Saturday, October 17 (12-3pm)
Join us for our second Wine Tour of France, celebrating the many wine regions and wines of France on the table as you walk in the shop (see above). We’ll start with a Sauvignon Blanc-Sémillon-Muscadelle blend from Entre-Deux-Mers (Bordeaux), then head to Alsace for a Riesling, then to Cahors in South West France for a traditional Malbec-Merlot blend, then Côtes-du-Roussillon Villages in the foothills of the Pyrenees for a Grenache-Syrah-Mourvèdre blend, and we’ll end the tour in the village of Sablet in the Southern Rhône for a Grenache-Syrah blend, very different in style than the Roussillon blend.
Hope you can join us to taste and learn about the wines of France
Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)
Wines for Mushroom Dinner
Saturday, October 24 (12-3pm)
Tons of wines taste great this time of year, but there are a few classics that go particularly well with fall foods, especially mushrooms — mushroom pizza, mushrooms over pasta or polenta, mushroom crostini, and mushrooms served in a sauce over meat.
Join to taste: Costières di Nîmes (Southern Rhône) blend of Grenache Blanc, Rolle & Roussanne, a beautiful fall rosé from Tavel, Barbera from Piedmont — a fall classic, Cabernet Franc from Mendoza (Argentina) & a Carignan blend from Minervois in Languedoc-Roussillon. Great tasting. Hope you can join. All of these selections would be great with Thanksgiving dinner!
Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)
Same Grape, Different Country
Saturday, October 31 (12-3pm)
Join us to taste Pinot Gris from Alsace & Oregon and Sangiovese from Tuscany (a Chianti Classico), Washington State & Australia! So fun. Photo: Castello di Bibbione estate Sangiovese (Tuscany), one of your tasting wines!
Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)
NOVEMBER 2026:
November Top Picks
Saturday, November 7 (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.
Here’s the lineup for November: TBD… stay tuned.
Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)
November Wine Club – Pickup Tasting
Saturday, November 14 (12-3pm)
Join us to taste the wines in our October 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.)
