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.
MARCH 2026:
March Top Picks
Saturday, March 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.
For March, join us to taste: J. Hofstätter 2022 Pinot Grigio (Südtirol-Alto Adige), Château La Gabarre 2024 Bordeaux Blanc, Cantina Settecani Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro Amabile (dark red bubbly from Emilia-Romagna), Domaine de Couron 2024 Little Canyon Rouge (Grenache-Syrah & our Wine of the Month = 25% Off), and Bodega Calle 2021 Alberti Malbec Reserva (Mendoza, Argentina). Great spread.
Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.) Hope you can join!
March Wine Club – Pickup Tasting
Saturday, March 14 (12-3pm)
Join us to taste the wines in our March Wine Clubs:
For the Portalis EXPLORES Wine Club (our everyday wine club), we’ll feature as Pinot Grigio & a Shiraz-Viogner blend from South Australia, and for the Portalis FLAGSHIP Wine Club (our premier club), our theme is Veneto, featuring a three reds from around Lago di Garda.
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.)
Side by Side
Saturday, March 21 (12-3pm)
Let’s try some wines — same varietal, different region — side by side, starting with: TBD.
Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)
Food & Wine Pairing = Lesson 2: Fat
Saturday, March 28 (12-3pm)
Every year we try and do a series on the basics of food & wine pairing. We do this by exploring the 4 main food elements (acid, fat, salt, sweet) with the basic wine elements (acid, tannins & residual sugar as well as the impact of oak, alcohol, color & body). Sounds complicated, but it’s not. With a few basic rules, you’ll be golden!
The theme of last month’s tasting was acid. This month it’s fat, and we’re going experience how different wine elements taste with high-fat foods (namely cheese & salami). Join to taste 5 wines: TBD.
It’s really fun and interesting to do this exercise. We promise — you’ll learn so much. Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.) Hope you can join!
APRIL 2026:
April Top Picks
Saturday, April 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 his April Picks….
Cost is $15. (Fee waived with the purchase of any wine in the shop.)
April Wine Club – Pickup Tasting
Saturday, April 11 (12-3pm)
Join us to taste the wines in our April 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.)
