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Dynamic Tastings at Your Local K&L Store

The rosters are set for this week's in-store tastings, so please mark your calendars for an afternoon (or two) of fascinating and fun exploration with fellow wine and spirit lovers and our K&L staff. Please read below for more details on our upcoming events.

In-Store Tastings

Thursday, January 8th
All Stores: January Wine Club Member Tasting & Pickup (Wine Tasting)

Friday, January 9th
All Stores: Galets & Grapes – The Story of Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Wine Tasting)

Saturday, January 10th
Culver City: Bruichladdich – A Victorian Distillery Re-Imagined for the Future (Spirits Tasting)
All Stores: K&L New Year's Resolution – Drink More Dry Riesling! (Wine Tasting)


Special Events & Dinners
San Francisco:
Thursday 1/22: Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB) - Bordeaux Grand Tasting

Upcoming Events


January Wine Club Member Tasting & Pickup

Thursday, January 8th
Admission Included with Wine Club Membership
$5 for Non-Members
4:00PM–6:00PM — K&L Culver City
4:00PM–6:00PM — K&L Hollywood
4:00PM–6:00PM — K&L San Francisco
4:00PM–6:00PM — K&L Redwood City


K&L Wine Club Members—join us on the first Thursday of each month to taste a selection from all six of our wine clubs and pick up your current club shipment. This event is no cost for wine club members, plus one additional guest! $5 for non-member walk-ins.


January Wine Club Member Tasting & Pickup

Product Name Retail Link
2014 Ariston Aspasie Brut Champagne $49.99 View
2024 MAN Vintners "Padstal" Chardonnay Cape Coast $12.99 View
2023 Château de la Charrière Beaune 1er Cru "Clos des Vignes Franches" $39.99 View
2023 Maison Joseph Burrier Macon-Villages "Memoire du Terroir" $19.99 View
2024 Lornano "Helena" Toscana IGT $22.99 View
2022 Enkidu "Humbaba" Lake - Sonoma County Rhone Blend $29.95 View

Lineup is subject to change. Walk-ins permitted as capacity allows.
K&L Culver City
K&L Hollywood
K&L San Francisco
K&L Redwood City

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Galets & Grapes – The Story of Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Friday, January 9th
$25 per Ticket
4:00PM–6:00PM — K&L Culver City
4:00PM–6:00PM — K&L Hollywood
4:00PM–6:00PM — K&L San Francisco
4:00PM–6:00PM — K&L Redwood City


Explore Châteauneuf-du-Pape through white and red wines shaped by papal-era history, heat-storing galets, mistral winds, and time-tested blending traditions from long-established estates like Beaucastel.


Galets & Grapes

Product Name Retail Link
2023 Domaine des Sénéchaux Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc $49.99 View
2023 Château Gigognan "Clos du Roi" Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc $44.99 View
2019 Château Gigognan "Terre Ferme" Châteauneuf-du-Pape $59.99 View
2020 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape $59.99 View
2022 Domaine de l'Abbé Dîne "La Reserve des Cieux" Châteauneuf-du-Pape $64.99 View
2023 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape $99.99 View

Lineup is subject to change. Walk-ins permitted as capacity allows.
K&L Culver City
K&L Hollywood
K&L San Francisco
K&L Redwood City

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K&L New Year's Resolution – Drink More Dry Riesling!

Saturday, January 10th
$15 per Ticket
3:00PM–6:00PM — K&L Culver City
3:00PM–6:00PM — K&L Hollywood
1:00PM–4:00PM — K&L San Francisco
1:00PM–4:00PM — K&L Redwood City


Dry January? How about dry Riesling!
Discover why Riesling has been cherished for centuries in a tasting that highlights how this expressive, versatile grape vividly reflects its terroir—soil, climate, and tradition—through distinctive yet unmistakably Riesling wines.


Drink More Dry Riesling!

Product Name Retail Link
2024 Donnhoff "Estate" Riesling Trocken (dry) Nahe $19.99 View
2023 Bründlmayer "Kamptaler Terrassen" Riesling Kamptal $24.99 View
2023 Tatomer "Vandenberg" Santa Barbara County Riesling $24.95 View
2023 Seppeltsfield "Watervale" Riesling Clare Valley South Australia $21.99 View
2023 Dr. Loosen Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Grosses Gewächs Alte Reben Mosel $49.99 View
2017 Trimbach "Cuvée Frédéric Émile" Riesling Alsace $99.99 View

Lineup is subject to change. Walk-ins permitted as capacity allows.
K&L Culver City
K&L Hollywood
K&L San Francisco
K&L Redwood City

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Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB)
Annual Bordeaux Grand Tasting
Thursday, January 22nd 5:30PM–7:30PM
City View at the Metreon, San Francisco
$90 per ticket


Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB)

K&L Wine Merchants is once again honored to present the 2023 vintage of Bordeaux Grands Crus in partnership with the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB). Come and taste alongside 65+ château owners and distinguished estate representatives, offering an insider’s glimpse into the newest chapter of Bordeaux’s storied legacy. Be among the first to taste these wines straight from the heart of the region and hear the winemakers tell the stories of their estates. This is truly the pinnacle of Bordeaux tasting experiences.

This year’s event will take place at the City View at the Metreon in San Francisco, a beautiful backdrop for an evening devoted to discovery. Come taste, learn, and celebrate the 2023 Bordeaux vintage. This event sells out every year—secure your tickets early to ensure you don’t miss this extraordinary night!

LINEUP (subject to change)
Batailley ~ Beaumont ~ Beau-Séjour Bécot ~ Beauregard ~ Beychevelle ~ Branaire-Ducru ~ Brane-Cantenac ~ Cantenac Brown ~ Cantemerle ~ Carbonnieux ~ Citran ~ Clerc Milon ~ Clinet ~ Clos Fourtet ~ Cos Labory ~ Coufran ~ Coutet ~ Dauzac ~ de Fieuzal ~ de Pez ~ d’Armailhac ~ Doisy Daëne ~ Domaine de Chevalier ~ Duhart-Milon ~ Fourcas Hosten ~ Gazin ~ Giscours ~ Gloria ~ Grand Mayne ~ Grand-Puy Ducasse ~ Grand-Puy-Lacoste ~ Haut-Batailley ~ Kirwan ~ La Cabanne ~ La Tour Blanche ~ Lagrange ~ Langoa Barton ~ Larcis Ducasse ~ Larmande ~ Lascombes ~ Larrivet Haut-Brion ~ Le Gay ~ Léoville Barton ~ Léoville Poyferré ~ Lynch-Bages ~ Lynch-Moussas ~ Malartic-Lagravière ~ Ormes de Pez ~ Pavie Macquin ~ Petit-Village ~ Phélan Ségur ~ Pichon Baron ~ Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande ~ Prieuré-Lichine ~ Rauzan-Ségla ~ Rouget ~ Saint-Pierre ~ Siran ~ Smith Haut Lafitte ~ Soutard ~ Suduiraut ~ Talbot ~ Valandraud ~ Villemaurine

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Mark Your Calendars for These Upcoming Events

Thursday, January 15th – Blind Tasting (All Stores)
Friday, January 16th – South America Tasting (All Stores)
Saturday, January 17th – Burgundy Tasting (All Stores)
Saturday, January 17th – Perro Verde Mezcal Spirits Tasting (Culver City)
Saturday, January 17th – Sylva: Non-Alcoholic Aged Spirits (Hollywood)
Sunday, January 18th – Superlative Spirits Presents: Mainland Rum (Culver City)
Thursday, January 22nd – Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB) – Bordeaux Grand Tasting (SF)

Book future events through each location's Tock Page as they become available:
K&L Culver City
K&L Hollywood
K&L San Francisco
K&L Redwood City

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