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Read Btwn the Vines Tasting Series!

wine flight

Kick-off 2018 and join CoolVines every Thursday from 6 – 8pm for complimentary tastings! Happy New Year!  Welcome to our very first tasting in the 2018 Read Btwn the Vines tasting series. Hope your New Year’s Resolution had something to do with reducing your carbon footprint— we’re going to taste wines from 4 different producers, […]

The Educated Grape: A Tale of Two Climates

mana wine tasting

Mana Wine invites The Educated Grape to lead an exploration into the differences between cool and warm climate wines. The climate in which grapes are grown plays a significant role in shaping the wines we enjoy, imparting a distinct style and personality through its effect on  weight, concentration, acidity, alcohol level, and ripeness. In this […]

Make Your Own Wine with Kendall Alvarez Eskew, owner of the Thirsty Quaker

winemaking

In this hands-on class we will discuss the history and science of wine-making, as well as tips and techniques for making quality wine at home. We will also sample and compare great commercial and homemade wine. Good quality wine is surprisingly easy to make at home, with any style ready to drink in only two […]

In the Heat of the Wine: Wine & Pig Roast at the Keating Foundry

educated grape event

Wednesday, March 29, 2017 7:00 PM 9:30 PM Google Calendar . ICS   Mana Contemporary invites you to join us at the Keating Foundry for a night of art, wine, music, and a pig roast. Keating Foundry owner Ben Keating is a master sculptor who works primarily in bronze. He has also casted bronze sculptures […]

Make Your Own Wine with Kendall Alvarez Eskew, owner of the Thirsty Quaker

Wednesday, March 1, 2017 6:30 PM 8:30 PM Google Calendar . ICS   In this hands-on class we will discuss the history and science of wine-making, as well as tips and techniques for making quality wine at home. We will also sample and compare great commercial and homemade wine. Good quality wine is surprisingly easy […]

In the Heat of the Wine: Wine & Pig Roast at the Keating Foundry

Mana Contemporary invites you to join us at the Keating Foundry for a night of art, wine, music, and a pig roast. Keating Foundry owner Ben Keating is a master sculptor who works primarily in bronze. He has also casted bronze sculptures for artists like Julian Schnabel, Michele Oka Doner, Kiki Smith, Tom Otterness, and […]

The Traveling Grape: Syrah with Lourdes Arena

grape vines

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 7:00 PM 8:30 PM Google Calendar . ICS   Wine educator Lourdes Arena will lead this interactive and inspiring tasting-based series, created to explore the well-known major grape varieties and each of the cherished characteristics that make them unique. Each class is designed to taste six wines from one grape variety, […]

Tour of France in 7 Stages — Class 7: Alsace, Jura, Savoie

french wine tasting

Tuesday, February 14, 2017 7:00 PM 8:30 PM Google Calendar . ICS   Tour of France in 7 Stages — Tour de France en 7 Étapes Spread out over 7 classes, we will take a virtual tour through France, visiting each of the major wine regions (Burgundy, Rhone Valley, Southwest France, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, and […]

Make Your Own Wine with Kendall Alvarez Eskew, owner of the Thirsty Quaker

wine making

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 6:30 PM 8:30 PM Google Calendar . ICS   In this hands-on class we will discuss the history and science of wine-making, as well as tips and techniques for making quality wine at home. We will also sample and compare great commercial and homemade wine. Good quality wine is surprisingly easy […]

The Traveling Grape: Malbec with Lourdes Arena

malbec

Tuesday, January 24, 2017 7:00 PM 8:30 PM Google Calendar . ICS   Mana Wine invites wine educator Lourdes Arena to lead this interactive and inspiring tasting-based series that will explore well-known major grape varieties and each of the cherished characteristics that make them unique. Each class is designed to taste six wines from one […]