K&L Wine Merchants

Saturday Freshies! Here's what's new in NorCal.

There Does Not Exist "Stag" West Coast Pale Ale $3.99
There Does Not Exist "Headsman" WC IPA $4.99
Fort George Brewery + Moksa "Full Pastry Send" Imperial Pastry Stout $42.99
Original Pattern Brewing Co. + Fort George Brewery Collab "Nectar Of The Dank" IPA $4.99
Barebottle Brewing Co. "Dank Dank Revolution" Hazy IPA $5.99
Break Even Beermakers. "Cowboy Pilsner" Pilsner $5.99

James and Catherine Kinglake followed their dream to make wine in the South of France... 20 years later, we are so glad they did! Their organically farmed wines from the Roussillon are some of the best everyday drinkers on our shelves and we can't get enough! Follow the link to read more in today's French Regional Wine Buying Guide. https://bit.ly/3Lt3PLd

In this week's French Regional Wine Buying Guide, we're diving into the villages, hamlets, and lesser-known locales that make up the vibrant wine scene of everyday dining in France. First stop: the Jura, and one of our best Jura direct imports, Domaine de l'Aigle à Deux Têtes: https://bit.ly/3xYdiqV

The Wines of Jura’s Domaine de l'Aigle à Deux Têtes Define Finesse — K&L Wines On the Trail Blog Henri Le Roy began his career as a scientist in the pharmaceutical industry, but he’d never felt that the corporate life suited him. Rather, his passion always lay with wine. In the early 2000s he decided to follow his dream and look for land where he could work with his favorite grape varieties, ...

This week, we're thrilled to welcome winemaker Séverine Bourrier from Roussillon's Château de L'Ou to our stores! *Tuesday* in SF & *Thursday* in Hollywood $10, 4 to 6 PM.

Spirits lovers, we're now pouring spirits tastings in Culver City! This week we'll have gin in CC on rum in SF on *Thursday* 4 to 6 PM - Also: Day Drinking on *Friday* at 2 on IG Live.

Gorgeous Chardonnay from Oregon on *Friday* and off-the-beaten-path French gems on *Saturday* - There's so much to discover and we can't wait to share a glass with you.

Follow the link bio for tickets and info: https://bit.ly/4f3cWzZ

Join us today in all 4 stores for our monthly Wine Club tasting and pick up! Here's what we're pouring:

2018 Gilbert Jacquesson Vintage Brut Champagne - $34.99 club
2022 Peyrassol "La Croix" Méditeranée Rosé - $9.99 club
2021 La Cappuccina "Basaltik" Sauvignon Blanc - $14.99 club
2021 Domaine Robert Chevillon Bourgogne "Passetoutgrains" - $39.99 club
2021 Luke Columbia Valley Merlot - $14.99 club
2018 Maldonado Family Vineyards Napa Valley Red Blend - $24.99 club

4 - 6 PM / Complimentary for Club members and their guests / $5 for non-members

https://bit.ly/4654agS

This week in our tasting bars: white Burgundy reigns supreme with Chablis on Friday and Puligny-Montrachet on Saturday. Come out and taste wines from two of the regions where Chardonnay can reach its apogee in expression. Also: Wine Club tasting, Sausalito Liquors, and Day Drinking with David at a new time. Follow the link for details and tickets: https://bit.ly/3zJdrPf

Rosé is the most laid back of summer drinkers, and we have our glass full of a pink quaffer whenever possible at this time of year. But there are some bottles that really are extra-special, improving with age in the bottle and even deserving of a place in your cellar. Come out on Saturday to our big Rosé tasting, showcasing some of the very best in the biz (list below). Other fun stuff coming up, too, including old-vine California wines on Friday! Follow the link for more details and tickets: https://www.klwines.com/Company/Events

2012 Billecart-Salmon "Cuvée Elisabeth" Brut Rosé Champagne $219.99
2020 Bodegas 220 Cántaras "Lias Finas" Rosado Rioja Price: $34.99
2018 Château Musar Rosé Bekaa Valley $49.99��2022
2022 Clos Cibonne "Cuvée Spéciale des Vignettes" Tibouren Côtes de Provence Rosé $54.99��
2023 Chateau Pradeaux Bandol Rosé $26.99��
2023 Ridge Vineyards "Lytton Estate" Rosé Price: $34.95
2023 Realm "Precious Twin" Napa Valley Rosé Price: $69.95

Blast from the past! K&L Staffer Jacques Moreira is pictured here opening our first SoCal location in Hollywood in 2007. We've loved being in LA all these years and are flying high after our spectacular grand opening event in Culver City last weekend!

We have a few more ways to join the fun this weekend!
****Today at 6:30 PM tune into to Instagram Live , where our co-owner Clyde Beffa will be hanging out with longtime friends, the winemakers of K&L Rhône favorites Château de Montfaucon and Moulin de la Gardette (after their in-store tasting in Hollywood).****
****Tomorrow in Culver City: a pop-up spirits tasting with Chichibu Japanese Whisky! 3 to 5 PM, No tasting fee. Please note that our parking lot will be closed for our Grand Opening Tent Event, so we ask that you consider ride share options or parking on the commercial streets.****

Join us for a very exciting week in our stores! In Hollywood on Friday, we're thrilled to host Rodolphe de Pin of Château de Montfaucon and Jean-Baptiste Meunier of Moulin de la Gardette, with our co-owner, Clyde Beffa. Fans of the Rhône will not want to miss this!

Friday in SF, Redwood City, and Culver City: the wines of Bordeaux's Right Bank $20
Saturday in SF, Redwood City, and Hollywood: the wines of Bordeaux's Left Bank $25
Saturday in Culver City: Our Grand Opening Gala (sold out)!

Follow the link for tickets and details: https://bit.ly/3L1dk4a

Team Culver City is really making their mark!

Our Chilean Wine Buyer Kirk Walker has fallen head over heels with Laberinto winery in Chile's Maule Valley. The wines are excellent, the critic scores are high, and the prices are right—all hovering around the $20 mark. Follow the link to read more about this winery founded by Rafael Tirado in the gorgeous Andean foothills. https://bit.ly/3VL6ZzX

This week in our stores, we're reaching high onto the top shelf. On Friday, we're pouring a Grand Rhône tasting with the best of the best—Guigal, Beaucastel, Chave. This is a chance to taste some iconic, allocated Rhône. Not to be outdone, we're pouring 96+ pointers from South America on Saturday! And Wednesday in SF and Thursday in Redwood City, Summerfall Sparkling Sake. Join us! https://bit.ly/4bqEIDD

Thanks to everyone who turned out for our Bruichladdich dinner last week at Redbird in DTLA!

Get your Friday Freshies! Pick up some refreshment for Dad!

Bell's Brewery "Oberon" Ale, Michigan (12oz can) $2.49
Break Even Beermakers. "The Head of Joaquin Murieta" Hazy IPA, California (16oz can) $6.99
Barebottle Brewing Co. "Kinetic Kush" Hazy IPA, California (16oz cans) $5.99
Barebottle Brewing Co. "Kyoto Crush" Lager, California (16oz cans) $3.99
Barebottle Brewing Co. "Torcido" Mexican Lager, California (16oz cans) $3.99
KleinBrouwerij De Glazen Toren "Saison D'erpe Mere" Saison, Belgium (750ml) $14.99

This week in our tasting bars: fancy Cabs for Dad on Friday and the masters of the Loire Valley on Saturday. For Angelenos, we've got a very special sake event in Hollywood on Thursday, where we will be hosting brewers straight from Japan as well as several sake samurais from the states (John Gauntner and Monica Samuels!). We know there are a lot of sake lovers near our Hollywood store—do not miss this epic event (tix are only $1!)

Link for tickets and info: https://bit.ly/3JOqzpq

Sake fans, we are thrilled to host some of the stars of the sake world in our Hollywood store next Thursday! We will welcome several sake brewers visiting the United States from Japan, as well as American Sake experts Monica Samuels and John Gauntner. https://bit.ly/3Kym9lH

We will welcome:

Takahiro “Taka” Nagayama, 4th generation president & master brewer of Taka Brewery
Miho Fujita, president, and master brewer of Mioya Brewer, producers of Yuho sake
Keisuke Izumi, president and master brewer of Manatsuru Brewery, producer of Mana 1751

We will be tasting:

Taka - Noble Arrow, $32.99
Yuho - Eternal Embers, $24.99
Yuho - Rhythm of the Centuries, $23.99
Mana 1751 - true vision, $39.99
SummerFall Sparkling Sake, $24.99

Sakes are subject to change, depending on availability.

Thursday, Jun 13, 2024
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
$10 per ticket

K&L Wine Merchants - Hollywood
1400 Vine Street
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Some of the best collectible values from Bordeaux's 2023 vintage were released yesterday. Key Accounts maestra Tracey Rose has a rundown of a few of her favorite wines with a super high upside for your cellar: https://bit.ly/3RfxyL0

New and exciting wines are coming out of Greece, and we'll be drinking some of the very best on Saturday! It's a busy week--Day Drinking with Todd Leopold on Wednesday (IG Live); Wine Club tasting fun on Thursday; Failla on Friday (including Ehren Jordan in store in SF!); and capping it all off with a delicious vinous visit to the place we all want to be right about now... Greece!

https://bit.ly/4bKAeIO

This year's En Primeur campaign in Bordeaux was fast and furious, with properties releasing their prices nearly a month earlier than normal. The good news? Those prices are, over all, much better than last year, and there are scores of excellent wines in this vintage. Follow the link to read the comprehensive vintage report from our team who was on the ground at En Primeur. They came, they saw, they tasted hundreds of wines, they wrote about it for all our Bordeaux fans out there!

https://bit.ly/3V280Ca