Tasting

Upcoming Wine Tastings

Please RSVP for the upcoming wine tastings by calling 414-289-WINE (9463), or just stop by the store.  Please do not wear perfume or cologne of any kind to these tastings.  

 

In Celebration of Valentine’s Day!

This Friday, February 10, 3-7 pm, FREE!

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and no special night is complete without wine!  Come in this Friday and we will be pouring as many as six different wines (and a new Waterford cocktail!) that are perfect for a romantic evening.  See you this Friday!

 

Fortified Wines: Port, Sherry and Maderia

Wednesday, February 8, 7:00, $20 per guest

Port, Sherry and Maderia.  All are fortified wines, meaning additional alcohol is added at some point in their maturity, yet all are profoundly different.  This tasting explores the many differences in the world of fortified wines as well as their similarities.

 

Wines to be tasted:

Otima 10 Year Tawny $29.99

2005 Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port $69.99

Niepoort 20 Year Tawny $85.99

Broadbent Terrantez Old Reserve Madeira $99.99

Savannah Verdelo Special Reserve Maderia $49.99

Lustau Moscatel Emilin Sherry $29.99

Lustau Almacenista Amontillado Jose Luis Gonzalez Bregon $34.99

& more!

 

 

Richly Dry Whites:  Elegance and Opulence in the Winter

Wednesday, February 15, 7 pm, $20 per guest

There is a folk-wisdom within the wine drinking public that white wines are for the summer – that white wines are too crisp, vibrant and light for the chill of the winter.  This tasting aims to explode that myth via a world-wide tasting of richly-dry white wines.  And yes, we will be tasting the Chapoutier l’Oree.

 

Wines to be tasted:

2006 M Chapoutier de l’Oree Ermitage Blanc $399.99

2009 Eric Textier Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc $89.99

2007 As Sortes Valderros Godello $43.99

2008 Pieropalo Pecorari RIbolla $17.99

2008 DuMOL Chole Vineyard Chardonnay $69.99

2008 Coneria de Scala Dei “Les Burgeries” Priorat Blanc $26.99

& more!

 

 

From Pizza Wine to Totally Sublime: the Wines of Chianti

Wednesday, February 22, 7:00 pm, $20 per guest

Chianti can be a justly simple pleasure, after all, nothing goes better with a slice of pizza; or it can be one of the most profound and complex wines made in Italy.  This tasting explores the history, wine-making styles, and current variances of Chianti and its many derivations from Classico to Super-Tuscan.

 

Wines to be tasted:

2009 Caparzo Sangiovese Toscana $9.99

2009 R.S. Stucchi Coltibuono Chianti Classico $17.99

2009 Selvapiana Chianti Rufina $23.99

2009 Atoine Arena Patrimonio $49.99

2008 Casanova Di Neri Rosso di Casanova 24.99

2006 Casnova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino $49.99

& more!

 

 

From Duckling to Swan: the House of Bruichladdich

Wednesday, February 29, 7 pm, $30 per guest

Situated on the farthest reaches of Islay, for nearly a century the Bruichladdich distillery was passed between corporate owners like a hot-potato.  But since its 2001 acquisition by two master distillers Bruichladdich has become one of the most exciting and inventive scotch producers of all time.  This tasting explores all (or at least a healthy amount) of the fascinating drams Bruichladdich has to offer.

 

Scotch to be tasted:

The “Laddie” Ten $49.99

1992 Sherry Finish $169.99

Organic 2010 $69.99

Islay Barley $69.99

The Black Art 2 $189.99

Port Charlotte PC 7 $109.99

Octomore 3 152 PPM $129.99

And if we get it in time an Islay Gin!

& more!

 

Note: these prices are approximate.  We will work to update this listing with the correct prices as the scotches arrive from Islay.

 

 

 

From Duckling to Swan: the House of Bruichladdich

Thursday, March 1, 7:30 pm, $30 per guest

Same tasting as the prior day.  Please sign up for one tasting but not both! And note the slightly later start time.

 

 

 

Australia Day!  An Exploration of the Unexpected

Saturday, March 3, Noon – 4 pm, Open House Format

$20 per guest – credited against purchase of six bottles or more

 

Australia’s wines are now tragically associated with critter labels such as the jumping kangaroo.  Yet to sum up this continent, as large as the lower 48 United States, under one wine making style is unjust.  And this tasting aims to change that.

 

Since 2008 a handful of family-owned, hand crafted Australian wineries have banded together to present Australia wine beyond the simple clutches of cheap Shiraz.  We at Waterford are proud to help these families showcase how distinguished Australian wines can be.

 

Presented in an open house format we welcome any and all tasters but especially those who hold the belief that Australian wine cannot be more interesting than your typical grocery store critter-labeled Shiraz.  Please come and join us in celebrating Australia’s Day!

 

Wines to be tasted:

TBA… stay tuned.

 

 

Waterford Wine Company

1327   E. Brady St.

Milwaukee,WI53202

414-289-WINE (9463)

 

Convenient street parking with additional parking located in the lot across the street.