Tasting Seminars

w/ Kayoko Akabori + Yoko Kumano from Umami Mart

If you’ve ever wanted to learn the differences between a nama, junmai, and ginjo, now is your chance!

Sake is Japan’s brewed beverage. Made from rice, water yeast and koji (mold), sake typically has an ABV of 15% (slightly above wine). Should sake be enjoyed cold or warm? Can it be paired this with sashimi or grilled wagyu? Understanding different sake types and temperature is the key to enjoying sake.

Join us for this fun and educational night that demystifies this exciting beverage.

18 Reasons and Beaune Imports are delighted to offer this very special dinner featuring wines from Mas de Daumas Gassac. The first vineyard in the Gassac Valley, near Montpelier in Southern France, was planted by advisors to Charlemange in the year 780. The Guibert family rediscovered the land in 1970 and began planting a vineyard on the advice of a geologist friend who recognized the high quality of the soil in the area. They were lucky to have such a friend! 

w/ Eric Danch of Blue Danube Wine Company
 

The wines of Croatia and Slovenia are genuine cultural products that
happen to be delicious. These are wines made as a way of life and the
winemakers can't imagine doing anything else. The most exciting thing
is that we're just getting started discovering these people and
places. Please come and taste a few and armchair travel to where
Žlahtina, Plavac Mali, Teran, Pinela, Babić, Debit and many other
ancient grapes grow.

A tasting and discussion, led by Oliver McCrum of Oliver McCrum Wines. 

Please join Oliver McCrum Wines in conjunction with Elisa Bronca of Sorelle Bronca, Matilde Poggi of Le Fraghe, Angela Fronti of Istine, and Cecilia Piccin of Grifalco for a tasting and discussion of their wines made from organically grown grapes. 

Join Master Cicerone Rich Higgins to learn about the flavor and biology of malt from the perspectives of farmer, maltster, brewer, and chef. Learn how malt builds flavor, body, and balance in beer, and taste how to identify malts and their character.

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18th Hour
Every Thursday, 6:00-10:00pm

Each week, we open our doors to bring you delicious food and drink. 18th Hour Café offers a changing weekly menu of craft beer, amazing wine, cheese, charcuterie and Tartine bread; prices range from $3-$20. The café features a curated schedule of art exhibits, a growing cookbook library, our instructor-curated retail shop and music.