About this Event
The holiday season is upon us. Parties. Family gatherings. Dinner invitations. The annual “we should really have people over” gathering that now requires you to actually have people over.
And the granddaddy of them all: Thanksgiving. A meal with so many competing flavors that choosing the wine can feel like negotiating a peace treaty.
Relax. We’ve done the homework.
Join us for our Holiday Wine Tasting, featuring 10 hand-selected wines chosen to take the guesswork out of holiday drinking, entertaining, and gift-giving. Surefire bottles for the dinner table, the party circuit, and the host who insists you shouldn’t bring anything. Bring wine anyway. You were raised right.
We’ll explore festive bubbles, versatile whites, a Bandol rosé, and reds ranging from bright and juicy to a little more dressed up. Wines you’ll be happy to pour, proud to give, and relieved to have on hand when somebody says, “Mind if we stop by?”
The lineup:
- 2025 Michel Girault “Les Beaux Regards” Sancerre (France)
- 2024 Sébastien Brunet “Arpent” Vouvray Sec (France)
- NV Cellers de L’Arboç “Pupitre” Cava Brut Rosat Tradicional (Spain)
- 2025 Domaine Ray-Jane Bandol Rosé (France)
- 2025 Rolfshark Lambrusco Grasparossa (Italy)
- 2023 Marie Bérenice Bererd Beaujolais Villages (France)
- 2022 Bow & Arrow Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley (USA)
- 2025 Renzo Castella Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba “Sori della Rivolia” (Italy)
- 2021 El Vino Pródigo “La Viña de la Merce” Rioja Crianza (Spain)
- 2021 Quercecchio Brunello di Montalcino DOCG (Italy)
Taste your way through the lineup, find your favorites, and stock up. A little advance planning now means one less thing to stress about later. We can’t do much about the seating chart.
Event venue & nearby stays
Ancora Vino - San Jose, 320 West St John St., San Jose, United States
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