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Special K&L Dinners and Tastings
- July 13: Gordon MacPhail Tasting at the Blue Palms Brew House in Hollywood - Come join the K & L crew for a very special event at Hollywood's central stage for spirits tastings, The Blue Palms Brew House. For more than 110 years, Gordon & MacPhail has been carefully selecting, filling, maturing and bottling malt whiskies for your enjoyment and has remained independent and family owned throughout its long history. Now the proud owners of Benromach Distillery in Forres, the company is also distilling the precious Benromach Spirit again and is bringing this exceptional single Speyside malt - a secret for far too long - to whisky drinkers the world over. This wonderful establishment still based at its original location in Elgin, has become ubiquitous with the world's finest single malts. G & M nearly single handedly developed the single malt category by trusting the quality of the distillers when everyone else was blending their malts. Their unique method of buying new whisky, aging and bottling the malt themselves has given us some of the finest examples of Scotch the world has ever known. This wonderful event will feature 9 of the worlds finest Malts and significant discounts will be available for those who attend. Seating is very limited. Tickets available here...
- July 15: Northwest Producers - Ponzi, Shea, Hamacher - Live @ K&L | $10 - Taste and talk with the folks behind from some of the Northwest's top producers:
Hamacher - Eric Hamacher - owner/winemaker
Ponzi - Luisa Ponzi, owner/grower/winemaker
Shea - Dick Shea - owner/grower
Stay Tuned for more details!
Saturday Tastings
All tastings are from noon to 3 P.M. in San Francisco, 1 to 4 P.M. in Redwood City and 3 to 6 P.M. in Hollywood.
- July 4: Tasting bars closed. Stores open! - Our tasting bars will be closed so that we can light some sparklers in them. However, all of our stores will be open so drop on by if you need any liquid sparklers for your 4th!
- July 11: Domestic Rhone varietals and blends. - All three stores will be pouring domestic red and white Rhone varietals, as well as blends for a change of pace. Can the good old US of A compare to France?
Hollywood Thursday Night Tastings
Hollywood: - Thursdays from 5:30-7:30PM:
San Francisco Thursday Night Tastings
San Francisco Store - Thursdays from 4:30 to 6:30pm:
- July 2: An evening with Tablas Creek - Join Jason Haas as he pours several of the wines that have made this Paso Robles vineyard famous. 2007 Côtes de Tablas Blanc 2007 Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc 2008 Rosé 2006 Grenache 2006 Esprit de Beaucastel
- July 9: Italian wines with Oliver McCrum. - A tasting of some newly arrived Italian wines with one of our favorite distributors.
- July 30: Italian Wines. - A tasting on newly arrived reds and whites from Italy with "Cubby" Condes.
- August 6: Buehler Vineyards. - Hey, Ferris! Your wines are here! Buehler vineyards will be on hand to show some of their best beloved cabernets and more.
- August 13: Wines from Kermit Lynch. - The OTHER K & L will be here to feature some of their most popular and wildly loved wines. This is a rare event and a tasting NOT to be missed!
Redwood City Friday Night Tastings
Redwood City Store - Fridays from 5 to 6:30pm:
- July 3: BEER Returns - Beer fans it is that time again, time to come in and taste the newest and coolest releases that we have to offer. On Friday, July 3rd from 5-6:30pm in the Tasting Bar in our Redwood City location we will be holding our 3rd Beer tasting of the year.
The theme this time around, well what else could it be to kick off the Fourth of July Weekend? Great American beer. The cost of the tasting will be $10. The lineup will be as follows:
AleSmith Brewing Company IPA
Victory Brewing Company Wild Devil IPA
Hair of the Dog Brewing Company Blue Dot DIPA
North Coast Brewing Company Old Rasputin XII Russian Imperial Stout
Allagash Brewing Company Confluence Wild Ale
Deschutes Brewery Red Chair IPA
Maui Brewing Company Bikini Blonde Lager
Stone Brewing Company 13th Anniversary Imperial Amber
Avery Brewing Company 16th Anniversary Saison
Please come and join me in kicking off July 4th weekend with a bang.
Cheers,
Bryan
- July 10: Kalinda and K&L's Private Label Wines - Our buyers travel all over the world to buy direct from the producers or negociants for the producers. We taste the wines at the property and negotiate with the seller on the spot, often finding wines that are not available on the US market. Sometimes we come across the unique opportunity to bottle a world-class wine under our own labels - Kalinda, Kirkham Peak, and Purisima Canyon - and bring it to you at a fraction of the retail cost. In some cases, we can't reveal our sources, but we are pretty sure you'd recognize some of the names...come taste the savings for yourself!
- August 7: Roses from Around the World - For warm summertime drinking (or year-round, if you're like us at K&L), nothing beats a nice, chilled, rose wine. From the light roses of the south of France to the fuller-bodied, spicier styles of the Americas, there has never been more wonderful options to choose from when it comes to rose. Don't miss this opportunity to taste what's hot now in pink.
lineup and cost of tasting tbd>
- August 14: Etude Vineyards - The underlying philosophy at Etude Wines is that winemaking begins in the vineyard, months and even years before the grapes are harvested. The Etude winemaking team – Tony Soter, Jon Priest and Franci Ashton – believes that inspired grape growing diminishes the need for intervention by the winemaker, the end result being superior wines that are grown, not made. Come taste through what promises to be a spectacular lineup of their reds, whites, and famously gorgeous Rose of Pinot Noir. Lineup and cost of tasting tbd. Learn More About Etude
Other Events and Resources
Want to Put on Your Own Event? We work closely with a partner that can take your concept and craft it into an exceptional experience for you and your guests:
- Courtney Cochran - Courtney Cochran is the Founder & Principal of San Francisco-based wine consultancy Your Personal Sommelier as well as HIP TASTES Events, through which she offers fun and stylish wine tastings to the general public in San Francisco. Courtney holds her sommelier certification from the International Sommelier Guild and the American Court of Master Sommeliers. She has been profiled as a hip young sommelier in Vogue magazine, Daily Candy, and Business Week Online. Read more and contact Courtney at CourtneyCochran.com and HipTastes.com
- Don Davis (Uncorked Events) - Whether you are learning to pair champagne with food in an intimate sit-down gathering, attending a Pinot Noir tasting at a new art gallery or at a majestic company party in the heart of Napa Valley, Don can put together a great event for you. With years of experience at putting together some of SF's most lavish events, Don will help you customize something special. Read more and contact Don at 415.307.6235 or at UncorkedEvents.com
There's a web site out there listing local wine events in your neighborhood, whether you live in the SF Bay Area, the east coast, or somewhere in between. Now they're even listing international events! Visit localwineevents.asp for more information.
