Tastings and Events

Upcoming Events

How to Attend Our Events

Wine Tastings, Meet & Greets, and Wine Extravaganzas: Tastings do not require advance reservations and you may simply join us at any time during the tasting hours. Any charges for the tasting can be paid at the door.

Classes, Seminars, and Dinners: Seats for these events are only available by advance reservations. For more information on Advance Reservations, see our information box at the bottom of this page.

In addition to our regular Saturday tastings, please join us for these special events

Friday, July 30th 5 PM to 7 PM

Great 2007 California Cabernets

No Reservations Needed. Just $10 (includes a tasting glass you can keep)

Superstar Reserve Flight - Just $10 extra (Reserve fee refunded off the purchase of any reserve wine)

The 2007 vintage Cabernet's from California, especially Napa and Sonoma, are being hailed as the "best ever". We certainly agree, as the 2007's that have released to date have been absolutely spectacular wines. Taste 12 of our picks of the best of the wines released so far from the 2007 vintage including some of the best values we have found. You can also taste a very special group of 5 "Superstar" 2007 Cabs in our Reserve Flight.

Here are the fantastic Cabernet's you can taste:

Bon Anno Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2007
Line 39 Cabernet Sauvignon California 2007
Napa Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2007
Uppercut Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2007
Wente Cabernet Sauvignon Charles Whetmore Reserve 2007
Bennett Lane Turn 4 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2007
Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2007

Wine Advocate 90 Points Stephen Tanzer IWC 90 Points

Treasure Hunter Cabernet Sauvignon Calistoga, Napa 2007
Treasure Hunter Cabernet Sauvignon Oak Knoll, Napa 2007
The Gunner's Daughter Red Yountville, Napa 2007
Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma 2007

Wine Advocate 90 Points, Wine News 92 Points
Heavyweight Cabernet Sauvignon California 2007

Superstar Reserve Flight
Cakebread Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2007

Cliff Lede Cabernet Sauvignon Stag's Leap District 2007

Wine Advocate 93 Points

Darioush Cabernet Sauvignon Caravan 2007

Wine Advocate 90 Points
Girard Artistry Napa Valley 2007
Beau Vigne Juliet Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 2007

Wine Advocate 93 Points

Tuesday, August 3rd 5 PM to 7 PM

Meet Junius Lindsay Vineyards, Yadkin Valley North Carolina

Just Drop In. Just $5 (refunded off the purchase of any Junius Lindsay wine)

Taste the incredible Rhone varietal wines made by this surprising Yadkin Valley winery. Fresh off their wins at the San Francisco Chronicle wine competition, where they bested some of California's top wineries. Their Second Leaf Viognier-Roussanne took a Gold Medal against heavyweight competition from Treana and Laetitia vineyards among others, while their Triomphe Red won a Bronze medal in the very competitive Rhone Red category against incredible California "Rhone Ranger" wineries like Zaca Mesa, Eberle, Fess Parker, Michael David Vineyards, and others. Taste these incredible wines and others that this standout winery is producing.

Advance Class and Wine Dinner Reservation Information

Seats for all of our classes and wine dinners will only be available by the purchase of an advance reservation. Just calls us at 336-765-8175 to makie your reservation. You will be asked for a credit card to bill the reservation to, which we invoice 2 days prior to the event. Reservation Tickets may also be purchased in person at the store.

If you must cancel within 2 days of the event, we can only refund your event fee if there is a waiting list for the event and we can will your reserved seats with someone off that list. Your reservation is transferable by you to others if you cannot make the event, but due to the limited number of seats for these events, we can only accept cancellations for refunds prior to 2 days before the event.

Don't Miss Our Third Friday Wine & Food Festival

A Wine Merchants tradition for the last 10 years, our Wine & Food Festival is held on the third Friday of every month from 6 PM to 7:30 PM. Taste 12 to 16 wines and enjoy heavy hors d'oeuvres and artisan cheeses to match with the wines. The cost is just $10 and no reservations are required. Perfect for gathering with friends before heading on to dinner or a movie. Great wines, good food, and good friends. Join us at our next Wine & Food Festival.

Learn a Little More About Wine and Food

You can't decide what you like if you don't taste, and our classes and seminars allow you to taste as you learn. From three week in depth classes to one night seminars, you can always find a class that suites your tastes and your desire to learn. We cover topics like wines styles and types, wine regions, winemaking, wine and food pairings, wine culture, and a host of other wine and food related subjects. Our staff instructors and guest experts lead you through tasting and learning. Classes and seminars are held throughout the year, so check our event list to see when the next one is scheduled and join us for a fun learning experience.