Each Saturday at 2:00 pm, we open four different wines and talk about them- where they come from, who makes them, and what makes them special. A couple of light hors d’oeuvres accompany the tasting and those who attend are eligible for discounts on the wines. Reservations are required, and web and email reservations will not guarantee you a seat, to please make your reservation by calling (520) 326-9363
Dear Feastlings, This week, Kevin opens up four wines suitable for the harvest season, and more importantly, discusses how these wines are made as much by viticulture as by the winemaking process. These wines are truly made in the vineyard, and you’ll discover how and why, and how it makes a difference in the glass. […]
Dear Feastlings, Every appellation has characteristics that it imparts to wines, and those of us who taste a lot of wine eventually get the hang of identifying those characteristics, but a number of us are more likely to have a glass of wine with dinner, or if we’re with friends, maybe get a taste of […]
Dear Feastlings, While there may be a bitter rivalry between the North and the South in Italy (as with many other places,) we at Feast believe that everyone has something special to offer. So while we’ve done Sicilian and Southern tastings in the past, we also like to acknowledge what the North brings to the […]
Dear Feastlings, Cabernet Sauvignon may always get top billing, but around here, we’re quite fond of Cabernet Franc, food-friendly as it is. This Saturday, Kevin will pull the corks on four different Cabernet Francs from four different places, varying in style from Old World to New World to somewhere in between. By now you probably […]
Hello, Feastlings. This week’s wine tasting brings you grapes that are unlikely bottlemates. While the Rhône and Bordeaux make for pretty straightforward blends of the traditional grapes of their respective regions, this week Kevin’s got bottles open that will leave you scratching your head as to who thought to combine these varietals, and in turn, […]
Dearest Feastlings, The word “Sauvignon” shares the root for the word “sauvage,” French for “savage” or “wild,” most likely because the grapes were first discovered growing wild. We may want to pause for a moment to express our thankfulness that the grapes (Sauvignon Blanc as well as Cabernet Sauvignon) were eventually cultivated and vinted, so […]
Hello, Feastlings, I hate to be the person to say this, but the wine tasting, as I write this, is nearly full already. Zinfandel started singing its siren’s song this past week as guests attended our Saturday and Sunday tastings, and there have been a few bottles lined up in the shop to indicate what’s […]
Dear Feastlings, While we offer an extremely broad spectrum of wines here at Feast, there’s one place we keep going back to over and over again. The wines of the Rhône Valley (and their cousins, the same varietals grown all over the globe) consistently offer food-friendliness and appeal to both those who aren’t aficionados but […]
Dear Feastlings, This Saturday, Kevin will be pulling out some fancier wines than he normally does. And that usually means we charge a bit more for the tasting than our normal $10. Usually. This Saturday, however, is Kevin’s thank-you note to you, the numerous wine tasters who’ve kept our tastings full all summer long. So […]
Hello, Feastlings. While most of us enjoy a high-end bottle of wine, the reality is that we often find ourselves constrained to drink wine that still allows us to pay, say, the electric bill, or the dentist. And there’s a boatload of low-priced wine out there, but there are $13 bottles that taste like $25 […]