K&L Wines, Redwood City and San Francisco
Saturday 11th
Red and White Burgundy.
Cost TBA

Beltramos, Redwood City
Saturday 11th
TBA

Wine Club Santa Clara
Friday 10th & Sunday 12th
Veuve Clicquot & Krug
Cost: $30 (includes glass)

Saturday 11th
Australian Reds and Whites
Cost: $25

Wine Club San Francisco
Saturday 11th
Veuve Clicquot & Krug (with Clicquot’s Western Regional Manager)
Cost: $20

Notes for the uninitiated:
Beltramos will charge for individual pours or for the whole flight.
Wine Club charges for the whole flight. Sometimes there are additional "mystery" wines which have been brought by other patrons.
They also have a tasting bar that's open daily where various wines (often including the dregs of the recent tasting) are available for 10% of bottle price per pour.
Weimax in Burlingame also has a tasting room that's open daily.
There may be other retailers who do tastings that I don't know about - apologies to them.

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Down in the same area as some of your other listings, Vin, Vino, Wine has tastings Tuesdays through Fridays at their shop on California Avenue in Palo Alto. Wines are available by the taste, or by the series. SeeVVW Tastingbar link

-Al

Here's the line-up for TWC in San Jose on Friday and Sunday.
I'd be interested to know what SF plans to pour for $20.

Veuve Clicquot
NV Brut
98 Rose Reserve
95 Grand Dame Rose 91pts Wine Spectator
96 Grand Dame 91pts Wine Spectator, 95pts Tanzer
Demi-Sec

Krug
NV Grand Cuvee 95pts Wine Spectator, 93pts Tanzer, 92pts Parker
NV Rose 96pts Wine Spectator, 94pts Parker, 98pts Tanzer
1990 Brut 98pts Wine Spectator, 97pts Tanzer
1990 Clos de Mesnil 97pts Wine Spectator, 97pts Tanzer

Cost: $30 Includes Champagne Glass
From the email: "There may even be some free trinqets and older vintages poured"

So you get a glass and maybe even a trinqet. I don't think I have any trinqets.

Dave, I'll post them as I get them. Usually start showing up today for the weekend.

First one. Woodside Vineyards barrel tasting:

Woodside Vineyards

Vineyardgate Wine Tasting
Dec. 10 & 11 2004
Friday 3pm-6pm
Saturday 2pm-6pm
Vineyard Gate Wine Sellers
238 Broadway
Millbrae, CA

7 Great Values in Madeira and Port

I've been underwhelmed by the quality poured at the VVW tastings. Seems kind of pricey for the opportunity to rub elbows with Palo Alto residents.

Beresford 02 Shiraz McLaren-Vale $14.99
Wolf Blass 2002 Gold Label Shiraz $20.99
Colonial l’explorateur Shiraz 2003 $23.99
Possums 2003 Shiraz $24.99
Cranesford 2002 Shiraz 92 RP $25.99
Rosemount 1999 Mt. Blue Shiraz $33.99
Kaesler Old Vine 2001 Shiraz $35.99
Peter Lehmann Mentor 1998 $43.99
Two Hands 2003 Shiraz Sofies Garden $45.99
Two Hands Bella’s Garden 2003 $48.99
Two Hands 2003 Lily’s Garden $50.99
Peter Lehmann Eight Songs 1999 Shiraz $51.99
Peter Lehmann 1997 Shiraz Stonewell $62.99

Cost: $25

Looks like a nice line-up. Too bad I'll be in Napa and can't go.

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I think it's true that the tasting charges are on the high side, although I also think they pour larger tastes. Some people use them more as a wine bar, for me the tastes are far too large. I also think the quality of the wine is pretty high, although their stock may not agree with everyone's preferences (more traditional European, less New World emphasis). They also have three or four different tasting line-ups a week. The tastings listed on the link I provided are pretty representative.

I got quite an education tasting there during the mid 1980's. At the time, I was a Palo Alto resident making about $8-10K/year. I found that it was an interesting side benefit to rub shoulders with the clientele that included the usual wine nuts, HP techies, Hoover Tower academics, the odd bankruptcy lawyer, and poor students like me. Interest in wine provides a great common ground and the diversity made for interesting conversations (more or less like this board).

-Al

This is not really a Bay Area Retailers Tasting, but here goes:

France Wine & International Vineyards
With
Paolo’s Restaurant Present
An unique selection of great wines from around the world
(France/California/Oregon/Argentina/Australia)
Wine Tasting & Sale
Thursday December 9th from 4 PM to 8 PM
At Paolo’s – 333 W. San Carlos Street – San Jose CA 95110
PH: 408-294-2558
Free Parking
$10 admission fee

I wish I could go to that. I'm going to be at the Pacific Coast Holiday beer tasting.

Nothing about this on Paolo's website. Wonder what will be poured?

Here's a restaurant that usually has Thursday night tastings.

Lavanda Restaurant in Palo Alto. You can sign up for email notification on the web-site. The biggest problem is they usually do them at the last minute and don't get the info out until the day before.

Tonight Ed Kurtzman (winemaker for August West) will be pouring for one of his other winerys; Freman Pinot Noir.

If you call or e-mail ask for Bruce. He is the proprietor and a great guy. Be sure to tell him David Niederauer sent you! I need my cut .

I just got Vintage Wine Merchants email (Santana Row) and it looks like they've got nothing special this weekend.