Tasting Events Calendar

The hottest wine shop and wine bar in town also has the coolest tasting events. Register below for any of our tasting events, or if you prefer, give us a ring at 408-260-1115.

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For your birthday parties, bridal showers, Company Team Building and Annual Thank You Celebrations, let Vintage Wine Merchants help you design a custom wine tasting in the Heart of Santana Row. Let our professional wine staff design the perfect event for your celebration. Contact us at 408-260-1115 or events@vintagewinemerchants.com to reserve.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 from 6:00PM – 8:00 PM
$20.00/person + tax, $10.00 for Club Members
Cherry, the winemaker and owner will on hand to pour his wines and answer your questions!
Villa Creek is a namesake in Paso Robles. Known for a consistent style, attention to detail, and passionate winemaking, Villa Creek wines personify what Paso Robles wine Country is all about, except they have the uncanny ability to focus all that ripe fruit into well balanced and food friendly wines. Pass through our Paso Robles favorites!
2008 Garnacha - 100% Denner Vineyard Grenache
2007 Damas Noir - 100% Mourvèdre only 180 cases made!
2007 Avenger - 75% Syrah, 15% Mourvèdre, 10% Grenache
2007 Mas de Maha - 60% Tempranillo, 30% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre
Plus a few special wines Cris plans to open!!! Make sure you plan to stop by, this is going to be a great tasting!!!
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Friday, September 3, 2010 from 6:00PM – 8:00 PM
$20.00/person + tax, $10.00 for Club Members

Syrah has changed…for the better: SSSSSSSexy. Syrah went wayward and they used to be overly extracted fruit bombs with no backbone, over-cropped and underwhelming. No Mas!! We have put together 7 different Syrahs from various regions from California to France to show you that Syrah is that sexy seductress that can charm your tastebuds and get your attention again. Bright acidity, clean fruit and ample structure are what these wines are all about and plenty of aging ability too! We have lined up 7 ways to prove Syrah can be your regular go to for everyday drinking, or long term cellaring.

2007 Pride Mountain Vineyards Syrah
2008 Beckmen Vineyards Syrah Estate
2007 Jean Luc Colombo Cornas Terres Brulees
2009 Mollydooker Shiraz “The Boxer”
2007 Baker Lane Syrah Sonoma Coast
2007 Peay Vineyards Syrah La Bruma, Sonoma Coast
2007 Wrath Syrah 877/Noir
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Monday, September 6, 2010 from 2:00PM – 4:00 PM
$20.00/person + tax, $10.00 for Club Members

Battle for Santana Row II - Rombauer Vs. Chateau Montelena
Oh boy this is going to be good! We’ve got another fight in Wine Stadium on our hands! Big Boy Rombauer hitting hard with its newly released Chardonnay against the underdog Chateau Montelena in a battle against the odds. Who do you think is going to go the distance on this one? Chard for Chard, Zin for Zin and Cab for Cab it’s going to be an all out battle to see who reigns supreme in the Wine Stadium!!! Stop by for a world class battle of the big boys of wine!!!

Montelena Chardonnay Vs. Rombauer Chardonnay
Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Vs. Rombauer Cabernet
Montelena Zinfandel Vs. Rombauer Zinfandel
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Thursday, September 9, 2010 from 6:00PM – 8:00 PM
$20.00/person + tax, $10.00 for Club Members
Before there was Cabernet, there was Nebbiolo. Long heralded as the Godfather of Grapes this prestigous varietal is the driving force behind Langhe, Barolo, Barbaresco and Gattinara. Capable of taking on many faces, from big and bold in its youth to refined elegance and grace once aged, Nebbiolo is a true Italian wine drinkers delight. We’re pulling out a few older bottles and matching them up with a couple of younger bottles to show you the range of beauty these wines possess, so come get a slice of what the Italian wine region known as Piemonte has to offer.

2007 Vietti Nebbiolo Perbacco
2005 Produttori Barbaresco Moccagatta
2005 Fontanafredda Barolo Serralunga d’Alba
2005 Azelia Barolo Normale
2005 Manzone Barolo Le Gramolere
2004 Antoniolo Gattinara Le Castella
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Friday, September 17, 2010 from 6:00PM – 8:00 PM
$20.00/person + tax, $10.00 for Club Members

A little Cabernet, a little Zinfandel, a pinch of Malbec and a dash of Tempranillo??? Yes sir, winemakers are starting to get creative with their blends, and lucky for you! With a wide variety of grapes available these days, the wines are getting creative, better tasting and more affordable. Our buying team has put together a fine list of fantastic blends sure to make you want to go get a chemistry set and start making your own wine!

2006 Matchbook Tinto Rey
2007 Bartolo
2008 Zero Manipulation
2007 Audelssa Summit
2008 Marilyn Remark - VMR
2005 Cima Collina Hilltop Red
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Supporting the Pajama Program
Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 3:00PM – 6:00 PM
$55/person + tax,
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CLUB MEMBERS:  $30/person + tax (limit 2 per membership at this price)
Vintage Wine Merchants proudly presenting Santana Row’s BIGGEST BLOCK PARTY and Pajama Drive of the year.   Join us for an afternoon under the sun and help us support a great charity – the Pajama Program – to help provide new pajamas and reading books for children in need, many waiting and hoping to be adopted. 
 
We’ll have the entire block from the Tequila Garden to the Vintage Wine Bar and invite over 30 wineries and suppliers to pour OVER 100 WINES.   There will be music, raffle, small appetizers and a whole boat load of FUN IN THE SUN.  The tasting list will be massive and impressive – spanning the globe from Santa Cruz to San Gimignano and from the Napa Valley to the Northern Rhone.   While we will firm up the tasting list over the next two weeks, here are some names that you will have the opportunity to taste:
 
Gosset Brut Excellance Champagne
Gruet Brut Sparkling Wine Blanc de Blancs
Gruet Brut Sparkling Wine Blanc de Noirs
Gruet Brut Sparkling Wine Rose
Pol Roger Brut Champagne
Pol Roger Brut Champagne Blanc de Blancs
Roederer Brut Champagne
Roederer Brut Rose Champagne

Almvs Cabernet Sauvignon Caldwell Vineyard
Alexander Valley Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
Alexander Valley Vineyards Zinfandel
Becker Estate Pinot Noir Dry
Belle Glos Pinot Noir Clark and Telephone Vineyard
Belle Glos Pinot Noir Meomi
Benziger Cabernet
Benziger Chardonnday
Cakebread Chardonnay
Cambiata Albarino
Cambiata Tannat
Carpe Diem Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus Conundrum
Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Corison Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
Corte Riva Cabernet Sauvignon
Corte Riva Merlot
Corte Riva Cabernet Franc
Freestone Chardonnay
Freestone Pinot Noir
Frescobaldi Tenua di Castiglione
Gaja Ca Marcanda
Gaja Promis
Heitz Cabernet Sauvignon
Heitz Cabernet Sauvignon Trailside
Hopper Creek Merlot
Hopper Creek Chardonnay
J Winery Chardonnay
J Winery Pinot Noir
J Winery Pinot Gris
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon
Jordan Chardonnay
Joseph Carr Cabernet Sauvignon
Joseph Phelps Insignia
Joseph Phelps Napa Valley Cabernet
Juslyn Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Juslyn Sauvignon Blanc
Justin Chardonnay
Justin Cabernet Sauvignon
Justin Justification
Justin Savant
Justin Isoceles
Justin Obtuse
Lancaster Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Layer Cake Chardonnay
Layer Cake Shiraz
Ludwig Riesling Sweetwater Vineyard
Luna Merlot
Luna Sangiovese
Mer Soleil Chardonnay
Miura Chardonnay “ACVS” Talley Vineyards
Miura Pinot Noir Williams Ranch
Miura Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard
Monchhof Estate Riesling
Morgan Chardonnay Double L
Morgan Pinot Noir Double L
Napanook Proprietary Red Wine
Ornellaia Le Serre Nuove
Pahlmeyer Jayson Red Wine
Pelerin Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands
Pelerin Syrah Monterey
Pelerin Roussanne Blend “Les Tournesols”, Santa Lucia Highlands
Schäfer-Fröhlich Riesling Medium-Dry, Bockenauer
Sonnet Pinot Noir Muns Vineyard
Sonnet Pinot Noir Tondres
Turnbull Cabernet Sauvignon
Lots and lots more….
 
Make a weekend of it and stay at the Hotel Valencia for the weekend.   We have a special event day rate of $169/night (plus tax) for event day.  You may make your reservation at www.hotelvalencia.com (Group/Block” code is 1009vintag_001) or call the central reservation toll-free number at 866-842-0100 to make reservations under “Vintage Wine Grand Tasting Event”.   This rate is valid on 9-25-10 only.  
 
If you don’t stay at the Hotel Valencia, please consider a taxi and/or arranging a ride.   Please taste and enjoy wine responsibly.   
 
Plan ahead and make your dinner reservations at one of our fine dining establishments at Santana Row. 
 
Net event proceeds donated to Pajama Program.
 

Thursday, September 30, 2010 from 6:00PM – 8:00 PM
$20.00/person + tax, $10.00 for Club Members

A region rich in history, known for some of the most famous artists and craftsmen in history - Dante, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, Amerigo Vespucci and Puccini, And then there’s Florence, a grand city in the heart of Tuscany known for all things devoted to the fine art of Italian cusine. With all this fine art and food comes plenty of fine wine too! Super Tuscans, Montalcino and more! Mao our resident Italian wine buyer has lined up some seriously good wines for the night. Make sure to stop in and say Cincin!!

2007 San Polo Rubio Toscana
2006 Tenuta Arceno Primavoce
2008 Piancornello Rosso di Montalcino
2007 Campo al Mare
2006 Querceto Podalirio
2004 Silvio ardi Brunello di Montalcino
2007 Gaja Ca’Marcanda Promis
2007 Oreno Sette Ponti
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