K&L Tastings: Sparkling Wines of the World & Grand Champagne Tasting

If you're searching for phenomenal sparkling wines that won’t break the bank, you’ve come to the right place! As the new year approaches, join us for a lineup of our favorite wines that are perfect for any occasion, no special reason required. Some of these selections are our favorite Champagne substitutes, and some are just plain fun! Ever wondered what sparkling wine from Tasmania tastes like? Now’s your chance to find out! Come sip with us and discover your next go-to bottle of bubbles.

Join us for our final Champagne tasting of the year! This highly anticipated event features Champagne buyer Gary Westby’s hand-selected lineup of bottles perfect for ringing in the New Year. Discover that special Champagne to welcome 2025 and leap into 2026 in style. We hope to see you there!

Step into the shoes of a sommelier and discover how professionals taste, evaluate, and identify wine. In this guided blind tasting, a seasoned Sommelier will walk you through a classic tasting grid, showing you how to observe structure, aroma, and balance to logically deduce what’s in the glass. You’ll taste two white wines and two red wines, all served blind, in an approachable, interactive setting designed for curious beginners and seasoned enthusiasts alike. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your palate or simply taste more thoughtfully, this is a rare opportunity to learn how sommeliers really taste wine.

Champagne labels can feel intimidating, but they hold the key to understanding what’s actually in the bottle. In this guided tasting, a Sommelier will demystify terms like Blanc de Blancs, Blanc de Noirs, Brut Nature, Extra Brut, and Brut, showing how each choice shapes style, texture, and flavor. You’ll taste through a focused lineup of Champagnes side by side, learning how to read a label with confidence and choose the bottle that best fits your taste. Join us to turn a Monday afternoon into something sparkling, educational, and fun.

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