EVENTS
March Buzzed Bee
Friday March 31st • 8pm Let's have a little fun! Join us Friday March 31st, for The Buzzed Bee! The most fun you've ever had in a spelling bee! Nick Khan (beertender extraordinaire at Orchestrated Minds Brewing and trivia master at 3sons Brewery) is our Master of...
FOOD & DRINK
What to Drink this Holiday Season: Fancy Wine Edition
Special occaisions call for special wines. We are happy to present this grouping of wines meant to be shared with people you love. These are some of the most special bottles we have and are worth savoring and enjoying!Living Wine from a Living LegendIf you joined us...
People
The Italian Dispatch #4
Inspiration and Contraband Whenever I am fortunate enough to return to Italy for a month or a week, I always return inspired and ready to hop behind the stove. Usually, this means a few tricks up my sleeve and some contraband rice or tuna in my suitcase. One of my...
The Italian Dispatch #4
Inspiration and Contraband Whenever I am fortunate enough to return to Italy for a month or a week, I always return inspired and ready to hop behind the stove. Usually, this means a few tricks up my sleeve and some contraband rice or tuna in my suitcase. One of my...
March Buzzed Bee
Friday March 31st • 8pm Let's have a little fun! Join us Friday March 31st, for The Buzzed Bee! The most fun you've ever had in a spelling bee! Nick Khan (beertender extraordinaire at Orchestrated Minds Brewing and trivia master at 3sons Brewery) is our Master of...
April Wine Club Selections Tasting: Going Back to Cali
THURSDAY April 6th • 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Get a taste of the Small Wine Shop Wine Club! This tasting features all the wine club selections for the month of April. If you’ve ever been curious about what wine club is all about this is your chance to find out! We are...
DJ NIGHT with KR SOTO
Saturday April 8th • 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm If you were at our Anniversary party you'll remember just how fire KR Soto's set are! He's joining us again on Saturday, April 8th. So come by the shop for music, wine and tasty treats!
Meet the Winemaker: Sébastien Besson Tasting
THURSDAY April 13th • 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm We are thrilled to welcome winemaker Sébastien Besson to Small Wine Shop! We LOVE these wines. They invariably find their way to our Thanksgiving (and Christmas, and Easter or Passover and… ) tables. Sébastien Besson is the...
DJ NIGHT with Mr Bigz
Saturday April 15th • 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm We are excited to welcome our friend Mr Bigz to play some of his signature mixes for you guys! So come ready to enjoy wine and music and just have some fun! We will pour some of our natty faves we can’t wait! About Mr. Bigz DJ...
What to Drink this Holiday Season: Fancy Wine Edition
Special occaisions call for special wines. We are happy to present this grouping of wines meant to be shared with people you love. These are some of the most special bottles we have and are worth savoring and enjoying!Living Wine from a Living LegendIf you joined us...
What to Drink this Holiday Season
Hanukkah has begun, Christmas is six days away and the festivities are in full swing! The big meals are coming and we thought we'd offer a few suggestions for great wines to pair with any meal. These six wines are going to look amazing on your holiday table! Pinot...
Wine Knowledge. A Gift Guide
We love a wine book. We love to tell the stories of the people who make the wines we love, the thinkers who are revolutionizing how we make wine today to reflect the past and the land. There are so many stories and details about wine, and we find it endlessly...
A Very Merry Holiday (Wine) Gift Guide
The Holiday season is upon us! That means that no matter which of the holidays you celebrate at this time, you've got parties, gatherings, and reasons to drink a little wine with your friends and family. So we present you with our second annual Holiday Gift Guide for...
What to Drink on Thanksgiving Day
2022 has been a fast year for most of us and the holidays are suddenly on the calendar. With everything you have to do (shopping, cooking, traveling, dealing with in-laws, etc.), we are here to make your wine selections super easy! Pick Wine That Complements Your...
Friday Night Flights at Small Wine Shop
EVERY Friday from5:00 pm to 9:00 pm (ish) You asked we answered! Friday nights are now Flight Night! Join us for a rotating series of special wine flights every Friday night. The Flights: New and Noteworthy: Wines we can't wait to introduce you to! Store Favorites:...
Your Greek Wine Guide
4000 Years of Winemaking History The mountainous, Mediterranean country in the sun-drenched southeast of Europe is often considered the birthplace of Western civilization. Archaeological evidence suggests that winemaking exisited in parts of Greece for more than 4000...
Native Red Grapes of Sicily
2500+ Years of Wine History For more than 2500 years Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) has been a significant center of Mediterranean viniculture. Blessed with consistently bright sunshine and reliably moderate rainfall, Sicily's classic Mediterranean climate is ideally...
Your Piemonte Wine Guide
More than Barolo and Barbaresco When wine geeks think of Piemonte, they immediately think of Barolo and Barbaresco, which are famous for their Nebbiolo-based wines. Surprisingly, Barolo and Barbaresco only account for 3% of Piedmont’s production, so there’s quite a...
Future Noble Grapes
What Are Noble Grapes? Noble wine grapes. Have you ever heard that term before? For decades, generations of wine authorities referred to a group of six grapes considered to stand above the rest: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and...
Holiday Gift Guide
Its that time again. We are partying and schmoozing after all this time and that means it is time to jump into the gifting game. Don't dispair though, we have tons of gift ideas for you for every wine and food lover in your life.The Essentials I mean who doesn't love...
Where Did You Go, Trousseau
I love oddball grapes. Grapes that are not on the shelves in your supermarket. Grapes that you may have you wondering how to pronounce. Ones that come from places you don’t expect. These are the ones that still bring excitement to my wine journey. And one of those...
Why I Love Chenin Blanc
I love chenin blanc. I should get a tattoo that proclaims this. You have your cult wine snobs. People who only drink cabernet sauvignon or malbec. Those that swear by buttery chardonnays or grassy sauvignon blancs. Not me. Give me chenin blanc anytime and I will be a...
Common Wine Faults and Flaws
Is a Natural Wine Always a Flawed Wine? I love natural wines. Heck, I sell natural wines! It is my job to promote natural wines. Most customers I sell to are very open to trying something new, whether it is a new grape, region, or wine style for them. I answer...
For the Love of Obscure Grapes
Why Drink the Same Ole Same Ole? Why I love obscure grapes I have a hard time having or doing the same thing over and over. I’m not one for leftovers. When traveling, I like to go somewhere new rather than somewhere I have been. I watch most movies and tv shows just...
The Italian Dispatch #4
Inspiration and Contraband Whenever I am fortunate enough to return to Italy for a month or a week, I always return inspired and ready to hop behind the stove. Usually, this means a few tricks up my sleeve and some contraband rice or tuna in my suitcase. One of my...
The Italian Dispatch #3
Cellar Stank and Citric Acid I left you on a harvest break, relaxing in the grass with an overstuffed mortadella panino and a sawed-off plastic water bottle of crisp, orange wine. Not a terrible way to unwind before moving from the field to the cellar, where things...
The Italian Dispatch #2
Goats, Biodynamic Apples, and Drought Upon arriving in Northern Italy, I found a frighteningly arid landscape dotted with obvious signs of drought. Half the country had received no more than two solid rainfalls throughout the entire calendar year. Climate change is...
The Italian Dispatch #1
Introductions and Footwear Preferences My name is Evan, and you may know me from the shop where I hold down the fort on weekends, espousing my love for all things natty, usually in a reissued vintage pair of Nike Air Max. I recently spent the harvest season in...
Arianna Occhipinti
Sometimes we get the pleasure of sharing the wines of some genuinely iconic winemakers with you all, and this is one of those times. Arianna Occhipinti has graced the world with more of her genuinely fantastic wine. As you can see, we grabbed “a few” bottles for you...
Farid Yahimi: Sons of Wine
Sons of Wine: About the Founder Sons of Wine was created by Farid Yahimi, a winemaker born and raised in Nancy, France. Farid started a career in digital communications and open-source software before switching to the natural wine movement. Carole Yahimi, Farid’s...
Jean-Marie Rimbert of Domaine Rimbert
The Defender of Carignan Jean-Marie Rimbert, the self-proclaimed defender of the Languedoc’s native Carignan grape, is a benchmark grower for the region and also a maverick. As defender and champion of Carignan, his cuvées show just how pleasurable and vibrant this...
Frank Cornelissen Winery
Cult Darling Frank Cornelissen Getting our Frank Cornelissen allocation is always a special time here at Small Wine Shop. These are cult wines. Small production wines of great quality. Little is imported to the United States and all of his wines are sought out by...
Domaine Christian Binner
A Natural Wine Icon In our little corner of the wine world, there are winemakers, growers, sellers, and lovers of natural wines. Those who love wines made without adjuncts and harsh winemaking techniques. Those who want their wines to “taste alive.” Then some stand...
Chris Miller of Bold Wine Company
Bold Wine Company Earlier in December, Tracy and I had the pleasure to visit with Chris Miller of Seabold Cellars. Located in the small town of Marina, California, Seabold Cellars was established in 2014. The origin goes back further, to a shared bond between Chris...
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