:: Friday Evening Tastings ::

Great tastings held on the first and third Fridays of each month. We serve a “flight” of five wines and usually a super-pour (extra $ and optional). Informal and fun. Served from 5:30 to 7:30. Fee.

July 2 Kick off your Fourth of July weekend with a tasting of the great 2008 Oregon Pinot Noirs.

July 16 A “grand cru” tasting of Grüner Veltliners and Rieslings from Austria.

Aug. 6 California Chardonnays, the way they used to make ’em!

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:: Saturday Afternoon Tastings ::

July 3 From France: Les Perles Piquepoul Vin de Pays de l’Herault, Ch. des Malandes Chablis, Dom. Berthet-Rayne Cairanne Blanc, Ch. Clément Termes Mémoire Gaillac, and Dom. Bressy-Masson Rasteau Côtes du Rhone.

July 10 From Italy: Conti di Buscareto Verdicchio, Filippo Gallino Roero Arneis, La Luna del Rospo Silente Barbera d’Asti, Giovanni Rocca Nebbiolo d’Alba, and Barberani Polago.

July 17 Back to France: Ch. Barbanau L’Instant Côtes de Provence Rosé, Brumont Gros Manseng-Sauvignon, Ch. St. Martin de la Garrigue Côteaux du Languedoc Blanc, Ch. St. Martin de la Garrigue Tradition Villages, and Mas d’Intras La Cuvée d’Alphonse.

July 24 A cornucopia of delicious wines: Arregi Getariako Txakolina, Vera de Estenas P.G. Bobal Madurado en Barrica, and Penfolds Bin 28 Shiraz. Plus, from Oregon: Crowley Pinot Noir.

July 31 A sampling of great Rosés. Summer fun!

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:: Events at L&E::

GERMAN RIESLING SEMINARS WITH EWALD MOSELER Tuesdays, July 6, July 13, and July 27: 6:30 sharp Please join the “The Riesling Meister” Ewald Moseler for a trio of seminars about German Rieslings. Ewald will elucidate the different styles of Kabinetts, Spätleses and Ausleses by examining six to seven wines from different wine regions of Germany. A fun and informative evening is guaranteed. Tasting fee for each seminar is $10. Reservations are not required.

 

DOMAINE JOSEPH ROTY BURGUNDY TASTING Tuesday, July 20, 6:30 p.m. Doug Culver from C&G wines and the L&E staff invite you to a tasting of superb Burgundies from Domaine Joseph Roty. “While some winemaking families can take credit for having lived in the same town for decades or even centuries, there are very few who can claim with credibility that they have been working the same vineyards for 300 years, as Roty can. With this sort of family history, it's no surprise that he owns some of the oldest vines in his particular area of Burgundy, Gevrey-Chambertin and Marsannay.” -Alder Yarrow, Vinography. Seating is limited. Prepayment secures your reservation. Fee: $85 per person.