Blimey - did you know that aside from volcanic soils, limestone based soils are considered to grow the best grapes? From the white cliffs of Dover to the Kimmeridgian soils of Burgundy, Jenna is going to guide you through a tasting of several wines that come from limestone or limestone adjacent vineyards. This is the final session in our Soil Series, and you definitely want a seat at that table.

Thursday, October 24 at 7 pm. Limited seats available. 

$50 per person. Purchase tickets here.

Join us for live music with Whisperer favorite, singer and songwriter Burke Ingraffia on Sunday, October 20. We’re delighted to welcome Burke back to celebrate our first Sunday of the season. Join us between 2 pm and 4 pm for a glass and a listen. You’re in for a real treat!

Songwriter Burke Ingraffia has a rare lyrical gift in the Southern style of Mose Allison or Bob Dorough. A native of New Orleans, Ingraffia blends the sounds of jazz with the warmth of a folky acoustic guitar and his auspicious vocals. He has been a Kerville New Folk Finalist and has received awards from the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest in both the jazz/blues and folk categories.

We imagine you 'lava' wine just as much as we do! Join Jenna in the Whisper Room as she walks you through volcanic vineyards from the world over. There's a reason that some of the best vineyards in the world are based on volcanic soils... grapes love it! Taste through six wines with Jenna to learn more about what this mineral rich soil is all about.

Thursday, October 17 at 7 pm. Limited seats available. 

$50 per person. Purchase tickets here.

Not only is Jane Lopes a Legend, she also runs Legend, an Australian Wine Importer, with her husband, Jon. We're excited to have Jane back at Whisperer for the second time to showcase some of the Aussie gems she's so passionate about. 

Cutting her teeth in some of the most prestigious restaurants in the United States, Jane became a student of wine and passed the Master Sommelier exam in 2018, becoming one of only 35 women in the world to do so.

Being able to host her at Whisperer is an absolute dream, and if you're a fan of Australian wine, you should definitely reserve a seat at the tasting table.  Jane will be guiding you through a tasting of six wines in the Whisper Room. Limited seats available.

Two sessions available (6 pm and 8 pm) on Tuesday, October 15. $50 per person. Purchase tickets here.

From schist to gravel to the fancy French galets, there's a mountain of stony soils out there ready to be explored. Join Amber in the Whisper Room as she walks you through common soil types that fall under the 'stone' category and what makes them special. We'll taste through wines from around the world as we discuss why stony soils rock! 

Saturday, October 12 at 3 pm. Limited seats available. 

$50 per person. Purchase tickets here.

Our first deep dive goes into the world of 'dirt.' From clay to loam to really special fine soils like Goldridge, the world of dirt is far more expansive that you've possibly ever imagined. Join Amber in the Whisper Room as she walks you through common soil types that fall under the 'dirt' category and what makes them special. We'll taste through wines from around the world as we discuss why soil type matters for vineyards. 

Thursday, October 10 at 7 pm. Limited seats available. 

$50 per person. Purchase tickets here.

Join Christine Mercnik of Grace Under Pressure for an incredible tasting of Special Club Champagnes. 

The Club Trésors de Champagne, founded in 1971, is a unique association gathering 24 independent winegrowers of the Champagne region. These passionate artisans share common values and defend the quality and typicity of their terroir. The club is the only organization in the Champagne region that selects its members according to rigorous criteria, including the elaboration of the vintages in the cellars of each winemaker, the exclusive vinification of the harvest of their domain and the submission to rigorous tastings by a jury of oenologists and wine professionals.

Jenna has selected seven champagnes from Christine's portfolio to showcase for the evening. If you're as much of a fan of bubbles as Jenna is, you don't want to miss this tasting. 

We are offering two tasting sessions on Tuesday, October 8: 6 pm and 8 pm. $75 per person. Limited seats available. Purchase tickets here.

October is going to kick off a new class series at Wine Whisperer that is all about dirt! Well, not dirt exactly, but about the various soil types found around the world. Before we ‘dig deep’ into the subject, we’re going to talk Terroir… that elusive French word that can encompass everything from the type of soil found in the vineyard to the specific micro-climate around a winery. We’ll be offering our “What is Terroir?” class twice: first on Tuesday, October 1 at 7 pm with Jenna; second on Saturday, October 5 at 3 pm with Amber.

Sit down with us to talk about what makes a place so special while enjoying a tasting of six wines.

$50 per person. Limited seats available. Purchase tickets here.

On Thursday, October 3 at 6:30 pm, we will welcome Erin Parker of Round Pond Estate to Whisperer for an awesome wine dinner featuring seven wines from their Napa estate.

Round Pond Estate, owned and operated today by the second generation of the MacDonnell family, is a 468 acre Rutherford farm and winery that specializes in the creation of pure, expressive wines, artisan foods and unforgettable experiences—all from the heart of Napa Valley. In addition to a state-of-the-art winemaking facility and 362 acres of Rutherford vineyards, the estate includes 5 acres of gardens, 12 acres of olive orchards, and one of only two olive mills in the region. The family also owns a special 10 acre vineyard in the famed Oakville bench.

$125 per person (includes tax and gratuity). Limited seats available. Reserve your seat here.

October is going to kick off a new class series at Wine Whisperer that is all about dirt! Well, not dirt exactly, but about the various soil types found around the world. Before we ‘dig deep’ into the subject, we’re going to talk Terroir… that elusive French word that can encompass everything from the type of soil found in the vineyard to the specific micro-climate around a winery. We’ll be offering our “What is Terroir?” class twice: first on Tuesday, October 1 at 7 pm with Jenna; second on Saturday, October 5 at 3 pm with Amber.

Sit down with us to talk about what makes a place so special while enjoying a tasting of six wines.

$50 per person. Limited seats available. Purchase tickets here.

Jake Parrot of Haus Alpenz and Amber have known each other for years and, consequently, talked about doing a dinner like this for just as long. If you’ve ever wondered what it might be like to drink from a time capsule, this is your chance.

This six course tasting menu will be paired alongside some incredible wines from Henriques & Henriques located on the island of Madeira. We’ll explore the single varietal styles of Madeira at varying points in the age game, including a Sercial Madeira from 1964!

$150 per person (plus tax and gratuity). Limited seats available. Purchase tickets here.

Time Capsule Menu

Chesapeake Bay Oysters Two Ways
1964 Sercial

Grilled Mahi
15 Year Sercial

Peking Duck
20 Year Terrantez

Cheese Course
10 Year Boal and 2007 Quinta Grande Verdelho

Apple Tart
10 Year Malvasia

Conversation
50 year Tinta Negra

On Tuesday, September 24 at 6:30 pm, we'll welcome Hugo del Pozzo from Bodegas Pinea in Ribera del Duero, Spain to The Wine Whisperer for a five course tasting menu featuring his incredible wines. Widely regarded in the industry as a winery to be watched, Bodegas Pinea was founded by two childhood best friends with a mutual love of wine and a desire to make a name for themselves in Ribera del Duero. We'll be putting five wines alongside pairings from our bistro kitchen that will complement and highlight the power and structure of Pinea. Menu will be announced in the coming days.

$195 per person. Tickets are limited. Price includes all taxes and gratuities. Reserve your seats here. 

People love to throw around terms like organic, sustainable, and biodynamic in the wine industry. These buzzwords, long associated with agricultural products, don’t all mean the same thing, and it can be hard to decipher exactly what’s happening in that vineyard or that bottle. Join Amber in The Whisper Room this month for a breakdown of what it means when a wine is biodynamic.

We’ll breakdown the history of Biodynamics and demystify the techniques used by vineyard managers and winemakers the world over. This class is tailor-made for anyone who has an interest in how farmers choose to work as one with the earth. 

$50 per person. Limited seats available. Purchase tickets here.

People love to throw around terms like organic, sustainable, and biodynamic in the wine industry. These buzzwords, long associated with agricultural products, don’t all mean the same thing, and it can be hard to decipher exactly what’s happening in that vineyard or that bottle. Join Amber in The Whisper Room this month for a breakdown of what it means when a wine is biodynamic.

We’ll breakdown the history of Biodynamics and demystify the techniques used by vineyard managers and winemakers the world over. This class is tailor-made for anyone who has an interest in how farmers choose to work as one with the earth. 

$50 per person. Limited seats available. Purchase tickets here.

Tim will be taking over the Bistro for the night to pour his namesake wines from Barossa, Australia. Hang out with one of the best blokes around while you sip Shiraz and sample nibbles from the Bistro. As an added bonus, we’ll have Free Run Wine Merchants in house with some extra Aussie pours from Little Peacock Imports.

Your $65 ticket includes two wine tastings (12 wines!), a bevvy of nibbles, and a glass of your favorite Tim Smith wine. Purchase tickets here. 

Join Margherita for an in depth tasting of five incredible wines from Brunello and Tuscany paired alongside some small bites from the Bistro kitchen. We’ll have two tasting sessions: one at 6 pm and one at 8 pm.

Argiano's wines have been known since the late-16th century, when the noble Pecci family built a lovely villa and adjoining cellar (which still serves as their headquarters today). Since 2013 the estate is owned by Brazilian entrepreneur André Esteves, who relaunched the range, entrusting production to Bernardino Sani and Francesco Monari. Now Argiano is one of the most eco-sustainable wineries in Montalcino. Plastic-free since 2019, it practises organic agriculture by banning even natural pesticides in the vineyard, and reuses all the waste produced in the cellar. What is most striking when tasting Argiano wines is a style that we could define as exquisitely contemporary. This for aromatic cleanliness, finesse, fragrance, with an increasingly faithful and defined territorial transparency, yielding wines that offer at the same time a marked pleasure to drink, with medium body and increasingly light and precise tannic extractions. The leap in terms of quality over the last 5 years is truly impressive.

This tasting is for the Italian wine lover!

$50 per person. Limited seats available. Purchase tickets here.

People love to throw around terms like organic, sustainable, and biodynamic in the wine industry. These buzzwords, long associated with agricultural products, don’t all mean the same thing, and it can be hard to decipher exactly what’s happening in that vineyard or that bottle. Join Jenna in The Whisper Room this month for a breakdown of what it means when a wine is made organically or sustainably.

She’ll explain how these principles are applied from the vineyard to the cellar to the environment around the winery through a guided tasting of six wines.

$50 per person. Limited seats available. Purchase tickets here.

Join us for a fun series of summer classes focused on taste! We'll be offering four classes, each focused on a common part of the 'flavor wheel', through July and August to help you train your nose and your taste buds.

This fun "scentsory" experience will break down major categories of the flavor wheel that wine professionals use to talk about wine. We'll explore how these smells and tastes manifest in wine and what they tell you about the wine in your glass. 

Our four sessions will be focused on the following categories: 

Fruits & Berries

Floral, Mineral, & Herbal

Nuts, Dairy, & Pantry

Sweet & Savory

Join us for a final fifth session that will put your knowledge together in a blind tasting. Participants who complete all five sessions will "graduate" from the Whisperer School of Sensory Tasting!

If you're looking to up your tasting game, you need to drop in on these sessions and take a deep dive with us as we explore flavor. 

Limited seats available. $50 per person.

Join us for live music with Whisperer favorite, singer and songwriter Burke Ingraffia on Sunday, August 25. We’re delighted to welcome Burke back to celebrate our first Sunday of the season. Join us between 2 pm and 4 pm for a glass and a listen. You’re in for a real treat!

Songwriter Burke Ingraffia has a rare lyrical gift in the Southern style of Mose Allison or Bob Dorough. A native of New Orleans, Ingraffia blends the sounds of jazz with the warmth of a folky acoustic guitar and his auspicious vocals. He has been a Kerville New Folk Finalist and has received awards from the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest in both the jazz/blues and folk categories.

This month’s Collector’s Tasting will feature some great Sonoma cellarables from hallmark producers and cult-status producers. If you are looking for a new bottle with flooring finesse or impressive individuality, this tasting is a can’t-miss event. We will be showing off some great Cabernets, Pinot Noirs, Chardonnays, and maybe some quirky, unexpected finds.  As always, these seatings have limited availability. Sure to sell out quickly! $75 per person. 

Join us for a fun series of summer classes focused on taste! We'll be offering four classes, each focused on a common part of the 'flavor wheel', through July and August to help you train your nose and your taste buds.

This fun "scentsory" experience will break down major categories of the flavor wheel that wine professionals use to talk about wine. We'll explore how these smells and tastes manifest in wine and what they tell you about the wine in your glass. 

Our four sessions will be focused on the following categories: 

Fruits & Berries

Floral, Mineral, & Herbal

Nuts, Dairy, & Pantry

Sweet & Savory

Join us for a final fifth session that will put your knowledge together in a blind tasting. Participants who complete all five sessions will "graduate" from the Whisperer School of Sensory Tasting!

If you're looking to up your tasting game, you need to drop in on these sessions and take a deep dive with us as we explore flavor. 

Limited seats available. $50 per person.

Join us for a fun series of summer classes focused on taste! We'll be offering four classes, each focused on a common part of the 'flavor wheel', through July and August to help you train your nose and your taste buds.

This fun "scentsory" experience will break down major categories of the flavor wheel that wine professionals use to talk about wine. We'll explore how these smells and tastes manifest in wine and what they tell you about the wine in your glass. 

Our four sessions will be focused on the following categories: 

Fruits & Berries

Floral, Mineral, & Herbal

Nuts, Dairy, & Pantry

Sweet & Savory

Join us for a final fifth session that will put your knowledge together in a blind tasting. Participants who complete all five sessions will "graduate" from the Whisperer School of Sensory Tasting!

If you're looking to up your tasting game, you need to drop in on these sessions and take a deep dive with us as we explore flavor. 

Limited seats available. $50 per person.

Join Jenna in The Whisper Room in one of two sessions to learn The Secrets of Sonoma Wine Country.

We spend a lot of time talking about Napa’s excellence, but we often gloss over Napa’s sneaky sibling, Sonoma. From cool and collected Russian River Valley to sophisticated Carneros, through elegant Alexander Valley and to spicy Dry Creek Valley, you will get to experience the best this vast and versatile region has to offer.

This class will be offered in two sessions: Saturday, August 10 at 3 pm and Thursday, August 15 at 7 pm. Classes are $50 per person. Seats are limited. 

Join Jenna in The Whisper Room in one of two sessions to learn The Secrets of Sonoma Wine Country.

We spend a lot of time talking about Napa’s excellence, but we often gloss over Napa’s sneaky sibling, Sonoma. From cool and collected Russian River Valley to sophisticated Carneros, through elegant Alexander Valley and to spicy Dry Creek Valley, you will get to experience the best this vast and versatile region has to offer.

This class will be offered in two sessions: Saturday, August 10 at 3 pm and Thursday, August 15 at 7 pm. Classes are $50 per person. Seats are limited.