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.

SEPTEMBER 2025:

September Top Picks
Saturday, September 6 (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 his September lineup: Chateau Saint-Martin Les 37 Languedoc Blanc, Römerhof Riesling Kabinett (Mosel), our Wine of the Month, Domaine de La Chapelle Saint Victor Coteaux d'Aix en Provence Rosé, Cavalchina Bardolino Rosso (Veneto), and Mas des Bressades Costières de Nimes Rouge (Southern Rhône). Fun tasting. Hope you can join.

Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)

September Wine Club – Pickup Tasting
Saturday, September 13 (12-3pm)

On the 2nd Saturday of every month, we taste our wine club wines for the month.

Our September Portalis EXPLORES Wine Club theme features a Pinot Gris-Viognier & and a Cab-Syrah-Cab Franc blend from WA State & our Portalis FLAGSHIP Wine Club encourages you to Meet Three Italian Wines (we think you’ve never heard of): Fiano, Conero & Susumaniello.

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.)

Tasting Cancelled
Saturday, September 20

Julie & Jens will be out of town, so we won’t have our regularly scheduled tasting. See you next week for:

19 Under $19
Saturday, September 27 (12-3pm)

Join to taste 5 selections from our Staff Picks table featuring 19 wines under $19:

Tohu Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough, New Zealand) • Mas des Bressades Costières de Nîmes Blanc (Southern Rhône, France) • Vignobles Ferrandière Grenache Gris (Vin de Pays d'Oc, France) • Pavette Pinot Noir (California) • Valle Las Nencias Malbec Reserve (Mendoza, Argentina). Fun tasting. Hope you can join.

Cost for non-club members is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)

OCTOBER 2025:

October Top Picks
Saturday, October 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.

Stay tuned for the tasting lineup…

Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)