Come join us on San Francisco's beautiful waterfront on April 5, 2008, and enjoy more than 75 different wines from some of our finest producers around the world!

This special wine tasting event is an excellent way to discover recent vintages as well as explore all our latest and newest producers.

From Bordeaux to Burgundy, the Rhone Valley to Chile's Casablanca Valley, and all up and down the Italian peninsula, we're popping corks on our wide range of imports for you to enjoy. You'll have the opportunity to enjoymore than 75 different wines along with a fully catered selection of gourmet treats selected to complement the wines.

This wine tasting event will be held at theFort Mason Center's Golden Gate Room inSan Francisco on Saturday, April 5, 2008, starting at 6 p.m.

Tickets are $95 per person; reservations are a must, as space is limited.

Parking is available and is included in the ticket price. For a map to the event, please click here.

Again, space is limited--reserve your spot today! Call us: 1-800-266-6585

**North Berkeley Wine Tasting Event**
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Fort Mason Center, Golden Gate Room, San Francisco
6 p.m.
$95 per person
Reservations required--call 1-800-266-6585

Click on the link above for more or call us today at1-800-266-6585 to save your spot!

EBVA Passport Event “Urban Wine Trails” April 5th 

Join us for the “Urban Wine Trails” Passport event sponsored by the East Bay Vintners Alliance 12:00 - 5:00. Discover member urban wineries in Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, and Emeryville. The price of admission gives you a “passport” to visit each participating winery, taste current releasesin a souvenir glass you get to keep, and sample foods prepared by wineries and partner restaurants.

Price: $35 at the Gate or $30 online. Ticket are on sale now. Please click the link below.

Urban Wine Trails - Passport Event 2008 Tickets

If you’d like more information about this upcoming event, please click the link below to download the official brochure:

Urban Wine Trails - Passport Event 2008 Brochure

(for details and directions)
www.lostcanyonwinery.com

510-534-9314

April 3 - K& L Wine Merchants - San Francisco

Greetings:

Join us Wednesday, April 2nd, from 4:30-7:30pm, when we welcome Mike Hirby, owner and winemaker of Relic Wines to our Wine Bar. After a brief career as a sommelier, Mike became the assistant winemaker at Behrens & Hitchcock before leaving to create Relic Wines and consult for such luminary wineries as Realm, Rockledge, and Sherwin Family Vineyards. His career has continued to blossom ever since, garnering high critical praise for many of his various efforts.

Relic Wines is the shared dream of Mike Hirby and Schatzi Throckmorton, whose focus has always been to make delicious wines that are natural expressions of their vineyards. To that end they focus on making Syrah, Pinot Noir, and a Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend called Artefact. They source the fruit for their Syrah and Pinot Noir from two key high elevation vineyards, one in Napa and the other in Mendocino. The spectacular Richard Perry Vineyard above Coombsville is the source for their Napa Syrah. The Alder Springs Vineyard is their source for amazing Pinot Noir and Syrah in Mendocino. Artefact is a Napa Valley blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Petit Verdot, and just 10% Syrah for added depth of color and intense aromatics. As a special treat, Mike and Schatzi have provided a small amount of their yet to be released 2006 Alder Springs Syrah as a preview of things to come. We will be able to taste two vintages side by side from the same vineyard.

We are sure you will love meeting this charming young man who should be on everyone's list of winemakers to keep an eye on. Help us welcome Mike Hirby and his lovely partner Schatzi Throckmorton to the Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant as they guide us through a tour of their wines from Napa and Mendocino. You will certainly enjoy tasting these distinctive, exuberant wines that show the passion and dedication of one of the new young guns of Napa Valley.

The featured wines are served as two ounce glasses. If you find a favorite, they are also offered as full glasses. The wines will be available for retail sales as well while supplies last....

The cost of the flight will be $32 and will include the following wines:

2006 Relic Alder Springs Vineyard Pinot Noir, Mendocino
(retail: $42, 5oz. glass $13)

2005 Relic Artefact, Napa Valley
(retail: $67, 5oz. glass $19.25)

2006 Relic Richard Perry Vineyard Syrah, Napa Valley
(retail: $51, 5oz. glass $15.25)

2005 Relic Alder Springs Vineyard Syrah, Mendocino
(retail: $57, 5oz. glass $16.75)

2006 Relic Alder Springs Vineyard Syrah, Mendocino
(retail: $57, 5oz. glass $16.75)


Hope to see you all there!
Debbie, Peter, Bo and the entire FPWM team.

OUR NEW VENUE, OXBOW WINE MERCHANT AND OXBOW CHEESE MERCHANT, IS NOW OPEN AT THE NEW OXBOW PUBLIC MARKET IN DOWNTOWN NAPA NEXT DOOR TO COPIA. PLEASE COME EXPLORE OUR NEW LOCATION IN WINE COUNTRY!!!

Also, don't miss the complete schedule of our highly popular Wine Classes , at 6:30 pm in the Ferry Building's Port Commission Hearing Room.

Click Wine Bar for the complete Wine Bar Event Schedule. Many of our wines are available online at FPWM.COM

Join our Wine Club!

For questions, comments:
email shop@fpwm.com or call (415) 391-9400.

Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant
One Ferry Bldg, Shop 23
San Francisco, CA 94111

Santa Clara Wine Club

California vs French Whites!!


We're going head to head pitting the strength and grace of California

Chardonnay versus the stylishness and flair of White Burgundy. Come out

for this cataclysmic clash of tremendous white wine muscle.


When: Friday 4/4 4-6PM

Cost: $25


2005 Beringer Sbragia Limited Release Chard 93Pts RP
2006 Far Niente Napa Valley Chard
2005 Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Chard 91RP

2006 Hartford Court Stone Cote Sonoma Chard 96Pts RP

2005 Fisher Vineyards Mountain Estate Sonoma Chard 

91-94Pts RP


2005 Christian Moreau Valmur Chablis Grand Cru 91-93Pts BH

2005 Jean Marc Boillot Meursault

2005 Prieur Beaune Champs-Pimont 1er Cru  90Pts BH

2004 Michel Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet Les Champgains 1er Cru   92Pts

BH

2005 Olivier Leflaive Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 

88-92Pts BH

Santa Clara Wine Club

Cabernet Face Off

Sonoma Vs Napa

If you enjoy the king of grapes don't miss this great opportunity to compare and contrast two of the best cab regions of the new world. 

Saturday April 5^th 2008 From: 2-5pm Cost: $30

Sonoma County

2002 Arrowood Reserve Speciale  93 RP    

 2002 Stonestreet Legacy Alexander Valley  92 RP 

2003 Chalk Hill Estate Bottled  94 WE 

2004 Jordan Alexander Valley

2004 Ch St Jean Cinq Cepages  90 WA 

Napa Valley

2003 Flora Springs Rutherford Hillside Reserve  93 RP 

2005 Chateau Montelena  90RP 

2005 Parallel

2005 Cakebread Cellars

2005 Forman  93RP

Beltramo's Saturday Tasting

April 5, 2008

2:30-5:30 PM

California Cabernets

2005 Caravan

$34.99 by the bottle, $3.00 by the taste

2004 Bravante

$44.99 by the bottle, $4.00 by the taste

2004 Bressler

$89.99 by the bottle, $9.00 by the taste

2005 Barbour

$115.00 by the bottle, $11.00 by the taste

2004 Marston

$84.99 by the bottle, $8.00 by the taste

2004 Roy

$94.99 by the bottle, $9.00 by the taste

2005 Keever

$67.99 by the bottle, $7.00 by the taste

2005 Ramey “Jericho Canyon”

$99.99 by the bottle, $10.00 by the taste

2005 Winter

$124.99 by the bottle, $12.00 by the taste

Taste all nine wines for $66.00

April 12^th Serious Syrahs

April 19^th Oregon Pinot Noirs

April 26^th California Pinot Noirs

Greetings:

Join us Wednesday, April 16th, from 4:30-7:30pm, when we welcome Gray Hartley and Frank Ostini, owners of Hitching Post Winery to our Wine Bar. If you are a fan of Santa Barbara Pinot Noir or saw the hit movie, 'Sideways,' you will know the name Hitching Post. It was their legendary Highliner Pinot Noir that was one of the major wine stars of that quirky movie. Now you have the opportunity to find out what all the fuss was about and meet the two gentlemen responsible for this wildly popular winery.

Frank Ostini is the chef/owner of the Hitching Post II restaurant and is one of the funniest, lovingly whacky people we have met in the wine world. He looks like a Marx Brother with his wooly mustache and ever-present pith helmet and has an attitude to match. His good buddy and former fisherman, Gray Hartley, perfectly matches Frank's irreverent attitude and goofy sense of humor. Together, they form the team that makes remarkable Pinot Noir and Syrah at Hitching Post Winery and whose names adorn the banner at the top of their wine label.

They began making wine at home in 1979 and finally moved the operation to a winery in 1984 when they produced their first Hitching Post wine. Their reputation for superb wine also grew as time went on, until fame and fortune truly blossomed as one of the featured wines and the pivotal restaurant in the movie, 'Sideways.' Luckily, this good fortune did not spoil this humble duo as they continue to craft magnificent wines, yet refuse to charge ridiculous prices for a product they love to make. Their down to earth, practical attitude is refreshing in a business where it seen all too rarely. Thank heaven for Hartley Ostini.

We are sure you will love meeting these two terrific friends as they join us at Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant. Help us welcome Frank Ostini and Gray Hartley as they guide us through wines from Santa Maria Valley, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Rita Hills and Los Alamos, the best sites of Santa Barbara County. They are sure to bring a smile to your lips with their humor and their distinctive, expressive wines.

The featured wines are served as two ounce glasses. If you find a favorite, they are also offered as full glasses. The wines will be available for retail sales as well while supplies last....

The cost of the flight will be $30 and will include the following wines:

2006 Hitching Post Cork Dancer Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County
(retail: $30, 5oz. glass $10.75)

2006 Hitching Post St. Rita's Earth Pinot Noir, Santa Rita Hills
(retail: $35, 5oz. glass $12)

2005 Hitching Post Cargassachi Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Rita Hills
(retail: $43, 5oz. glass $14)

2006 Hitching Post Rio Vista Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Rita Hills
(retail: $43, 5oz. glass $14)

2006 Hitching Post Highliner Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County
(retail: $43, 5oz. glass $14)


Hope to see you all there!
Debbie, Peter, Bo and the entire FPWM team.

OUR NEW VENUE, OXBOW WINE MERCHANT AND OXBOW CHEESE MERCHANT, IS NOW OPEN AT THE NEW OXBOW PUBLIC MARKET IN DOWNTOWN NAPA NEXT DOOR TO COPIA. PLEASE COME EXPLORE OUR NEW LOCATION IN WINE COUNTRY!!!

Also, don't miss the complete schedule of our highly popular Wine Classes , at 6:30 pm in the Ferry Building's Port Commission Hearing Room.

Click Wine Bar for the complete Wine Bar Event Schedule. Many of our wines are available online at FPWM.COM


Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant
One Ferry Bldg, Shop 23
San Francisco, CA 94111

April Events

April 20 (3-5PM):  Las Brisas Pinot Noir Release Party

Join us this Sunday, April 20 from 3-5pm for our 2006 Las Brisas Pinot Noir Release Party at Lost Canyon Winery.  We will feature a vertical tasting of 2004, 2005, and 2006 Las Brisas Pinot Noir.  Also, enjoy a 20% discount on these wines.  $10 for public and $5 for wine club members.  

April 26 (3-5PM):  Barrel Seminar by Jerome Aubin

Back by popular demand, Jerome Aubin of Artisan Barrels and owner of Aubin Cellars will join us to discuss barrels.  Jerome is a leading expert in wine barrels and a wonderful speaker.  You will learn more about the uniqueness of barrels than you can possible imagine, and have a great time doing it.  $20 for public, $10 for wine club members.

The Wine Club Santa Clara presents 

 Fantastic Italian Vino 

Friday April 18^th 4-6 P.M.  $15.00

    Carpene Malvolti Rose Brut NV

 REGION: Veneto

 BLEND: 85% Pinot Nero & 15% Raboso

 FRUIT FLAVOR/MOUTH FEEL: Intense notes of wild berries and morello cherries.

 Tangy, rounded fruit on the palate.Finish: very fine and persistent, giving an

 impression of liveliness and    elegance

 St. Michael Eppan Pinot Bianco 2006

 REGION: Alto Adige

 BLEND: 100% Pinot Bianco

 FRUIT FLAVOR/MOUTH FEEL: The labor of 341 grape growers and the philosophy

of the St. Michael Eppan winery create a complete wine with apple, apricot and pear

 fruit flavors coupled with a velvety softness on the palate.

 Rating: 88 Points Wine Spectator

 Villa Chiopris (Livon) Pinot Grigio 2005

 REGION: Friuli-Venezia-Giulia

 BLEND: 100% Pinot Grigio

 FRUIT FLAVOR/MOUTH FEEL:Which compliments the golden delicious apple and tropical

 fruit notes, while the medium body and exceptionally long finish add to the elegance of this wine.

 Adesso Nero D¢avola 2006

 REGION: Sicily

 BLEND: 100% Nero D¢avola

 FRUIT FLAVOR/MOUTH FEEL:Soft, warm, intense and fragrant flavor leaving a pleasant

 sensation of ripe fruit.

 Giovanni Sordo Barolo 2001

 REGION: Piemonte

 BLEND: 100% Nebbiolo

 FRUIT FLAVOR/MOUTH FEEL:red color grenade with more obvious orange-colored

 shadings with passing of the years; delicate, intense, wide and persistent scents;

 taste, warmth, full load, complex, dry ground and harmonic.

 RATING: 89 PointsWine Spectator

 Baracchi Il Falconiere Ardito (Super Tuscan) 2004

 REGION: Tuscany (Cortona)

 BLEND: 50% Cabernet 50% Syrah

 FRUIT FLAVOR/MOUTH FEEL:Rich and complex, fruit flavors of blackberries with notes

 of coffee, liquorice, anise, spice and  black pepper

 Rating: 92 Points Wine Spectator

 Marchesato degli Aleramici Brunello di Montalcino 2001

 REGION: Montalcino

 BLEND: 100% Sangiovese Grosso

 FRUIT FLAVOR/MOUTH FEEL:Full bodied with dried cherry and licorice notes.

 36 months of oak give this wine a lingering  finish.

 RATING: 92 Points Wine Spectator

 Cesari Amarone Il Bosco (Single Vineyard) 2001

 REGION: Veneto

 BLEND: 80% Corvina 20% Rondinella

 FRUIT FLAVOR/MOUTH FEEL:Characteristic fragrance of cherry merges with hints of spices,

 cocoa and vanilla. With a full and velvety flavour, it displays all its power in a warm, elegant body.

 Excellent with game, grilled meats and stews, however we recommend it also by itself, as the ideal

 meditation wine

Louis Barruol & The Wines of Chateau St Cosme

Join us for an evening with Louis Barruol, the highly acclaimed winemaker at Chateau St. Cosme in the Rhone Valley. We will taste through a selection of wines from Gigondas, St. Joseph, Chateauneuf du Pape and Cote Rotie. If you are a fan of his wines or think you should be, take advantage of the opportunity to meet the man who makes them. “Grace, purity and singing fruit are three of the Barruol hallmarks …” – Andrew Jefford, The New France.

Wed. April 30^th     6:30pm                                                   $25

High Profile Pinots 2008

Join us for another tasting of premier California Pinot Noirs. The popularity of Pinot continues to grow and sampling these producers will make it clear why this will be a long-term trend.  Take advantage of the opportunity to taste new vintages of  Goldeneye, Migration, Ancien, Etude, Walter Hansel, Kistler, Williams Selyem and others. Hors d’oeuvres included.

Wed. May 14^th   6:30pm                                                      $80

To help all of our customers enjoy the bouquet of the wines, please do not wear perfume, cologne, or aftershave.  Wines are subject to change.

We require pre-paid reservations for all evening tastings.  Please make them in person, over the phone, or via e-mail.  No credits or refunds permitted.

1540 El Camino Real

Menlo Park, CA 94025

(650) 325-2806

888-710-9463

matts@beltramos.com

Beltramo's Saturday Tasting

April 26, 2008

2:30-5:30 PM

California Pinot Noirs

2006 Flowers

$44.99 by the bottle, $4.00 by the taste

2006 Drew “Fog Eater”

$37.99 by the bottle, $4.00 by the taste

2006 Bjornstad “Hellenthal”

$49.99 by the bottle, $5.00 by the taste

2006 W.H. Smith “Umino Vineyard”

$44.99 by the bottle, $4.00 by the taste

2006 Twin Oaks “Amber Ridge Vineyard”

$38.99 by the bottle, $4.00 by the taste

2006 MacPhail “Sonoma Coast”

$39.99 by the bottle, $4.00 by the taste

 2006 Whetstone “Pleasant Hill Vineyard”

$44.99 by the bottle, $4.00 by the taste

2006 Walker Station

$63.99 by the bottle, $6.00 by the taste

 2006 Paul Hobbs “Russian River Valley”

$45.99 by the bottle, $5.00 by the taste

Taste all nine wines for $36.00

May 3^rd California Chardonnays

May 10^th Petite Sirahs

Greetings:

Join us Wednesday, April 30th, from 4:30-7:30pm, when we welcome Peter Wasserman of Becky Wasserman Selections to our Wine Bar. All right all you Burgundy freaks, we know you're out there and this is the tasting you have been waiting for. We have invited Peter Wasserman, representing his family's fine Burgundy exporter, Becky Wasserman Selections, to come to our Wine Bar and pour some of the finest wines in his portfolio. Debbie Zachareas worked closely with Peter to fine tune these selections from a broad range of producers, appellations, and vintages going back several decades. It was hard work narrowing their immense variety of stellar wines down to just five precious choices. They chose recent vintages to manage the cost and to be able to make more wine available for retail sale.

Come taste "nothing but the best" of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the region where they first emerged. There will be three Premier Cru and two Grand Cru from two terrific vintages featured in this monumental evening. When you combine loftily-rated vineyards, great producers, and excellent vintages, the results are predictably memorable and rare. When you have someone as knowledgeable and close to the source as Peter Wasserman on hand to comment on such fine offerings the evening becomes even more special.

We are sure you will love meeting this Burgundy expert when he joins us at Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant. Help us welcome Peter Wasserman as he guides us through wines from some of the best sites of this legendary region. It is a night destined to be one of the highlights of the year.

The featured wines are served as two ounce glasses. If you find a favorite, they are also offered as full glasses. The wines will be available for retail sales as well while supplies last....

The cost of the flight will be $68 and will include the following wines:

2005 Hubert Lamy Saint Aubin "En Remilly" 1er Cru, Cote de Beaune
(retail: $60, 5oz. glass $18.25)

2004 Francois Mikulski Meursault "Les Charmes" 1er Cru, Cote de Beaune
(retail: $93, 5oz. glass $26.50)

2004 Rene Engel Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits
(retail: $150, 5oz. glass $40.75)

2004 Sylvain Cathiard Vosne-Romanee "Les Malconsorts" 1er Cru, Cote de Nuits
(retail: $160, 5oz. glass $43.25)

2005 Camille Giroud Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits
(retail: $43, 5oz. glass $14)


Hope to see you all there!
Debbie, Peter, Bo and the entire FPWM team.

OUR NEW VENUE, OXBOW WINE MERCHANT AND OXBOW CHEESE MERCHANT, IS NOW OPEN AT THE NEW OXBOW PUBLIC MARKET IN DOWNTOWN NAPA NEXT DOOR TO COPIA. PLEASE COME EXPLORE OUR NEW LOCATION IN WINE COUNTRY!!!

Also, don't miss the complete schedule of our highly popular Wine Classes , at 6:30 pm in the Ferry Building's Port Commission Hearing Room.

Click Wine Bar for the complete Wine Bar Event Schedule. Many of our wines are available online at FPWM.COM

Join our Wine Club!

For questions, comments:
email shop@fpwm.com or call (415) 391-9400.

Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant
One Ferry Bldg, Shop 23
San Francisco, CA 94111