Join us this Thursday to taste Spanish wines from importer Jose Pastor. To begin you will taste two sparkling wines a brut and a rosato (both the Champagne of Spain known as Cava). To follow, three exceptional reds that tantalize the palate while remaining reasonably priced. Perfect wines for summer food. Hooray for Sun!

Thursday, August 26th, from 5:30-7:30pm. $8 tasting fee includes treats from our pantry.

cheers,

anson + jenny

ps. we will be taking a short summer holiday beginning sunday august 29th. picnic will reopen wednesday september 15th. our wine tastings will resume the thursday the 16th when we reopen. thanks to everyone who has supported us over the last two years! -a+j

This Thursday night we travel down the left coast and visit 5 wines from California, Oregon and Washington. Taste a crispy sparkling Brut, feathery Pinot Gris, a shimmering salmon colored Rosé, a blend from a Bishop, and a juicy Syrah from Paso.

picnic has wine tastings every Thursday night from 5:30-7:30pm. Each week features a new theme whether it be grape varietal, vintner, region or country of origin. $8 tasting fee includes treats from our pantry. Join us this Thursday and expand your palate.

Join us this Thursday night in welcoming the friendly folks and delicious wines from Acorn winery. Meet Betsy and Bill Nachbaur, the husband+wife team behind these lovely reds. We discovered the Acorn Sangiovese last fall over a delightful meal at Scopa in Healdsburg, CA. Their entire lineup is now our go-to wine whenever we need a killer wine that everyone at the party will love. 

Located in northern Sonoma County, Acorn winery produces well crafted wines made from the best estate grown fruit. Taste: Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc, Syrah and Zinfandel. You are in for a treat - this is one that shouldn't be missed! 

This Thursday night, August 12th, from 5:30 to 7:30pm. $8 tasting fee includes tasty bites from our pantry.

ShelterBoxUsa fundraiser update: We are excited to announce that our most recent wine tasting fundraiser raised over $1700 for ShelterBoxUsa! Add that to the over $10,000 that our friends at BUILDllc just raised and you have nearly 12 boxes bought for ShelterBox! Thanks to everyone who contributed to this very important cause. 

Join us this Thursday night in welcoming Vito and Wines from Southern France. Ventoux, Gigondas, Côtes du Rhône and more!

picnic has wine tastings every Thursday night from 5:30-7:30pm. Each week features a new theme whether it be grape varietal, vintner, region or country of origin. $8 tasting fee includes treats from our pantry. Join us this Thursday and expand your palate.

We are excited to announce that we are hosting another ShelterBox benefit wine tasting this Thursday, July 29th from 5:30 to 8:30. We'll be debuting five new Spanish wines brand new to market paired with some delicious treats to nibble on. All tasting fees will be donated to ShelterBoxUSA.org. 

We last held an event for ShelterBox this past February after the massive earthquake in Haiti. Our event was a great success and, thanks to you, we raised enough money to send one whole box to Haiti ($1000, shipped). That's shelter and the means to live for 10 people.

All too quickly we forget that ShelterBox is needed all over the world everyday. Their current deployments can be tracked on their website and include disasters you won't hear much about on the evening news - flooding in Brazil and a landslide and flooding in Pakistan.

Thursday's event is in collaboration with our good friends at BUILDllc. Next weekend they, along with other cycling enthusiasts, will be riding from Seattle to Vancouver, BC to raise money for this great cause. They started with the goal of raising $10,000 for ShelterBoxUSA.org - at $1000 per box that's 10 boxes, or shelter for 100 people! (more info on their ride at the BUILDlls blog here).  Please join us and help us blow them way past that $10,000 goal and help those who have just lost everything and truly need your help.

This Thursday, July 29th from 5:30 to 8:30pm to taste some great wine and support this great cause. Suggested donation is $20 per person.

Join us this Thursday in celebrating the arrival of summer in Seattle with a wine tasting! We'll be tasting 5 wines that pair perfectly with sunshine, good times, friends, and dishes off the grill. 

This heat requires lighter refreshing wines to quench your thirst. But "light" doesn't mean flavorless, the wines you will taste are complex and interesting with an appropriate "weight". 

Our wine tastings are held each Thursday night, from 5:30 to 7:30pm.  We usually taste 5 or more wines and always include something interesting to nibble on. The cost is always only $8 (plus tax).

We are also excited to announce that we will be hosting another ShelterBox benefit wine tasting next Thursday, July 29th. All tasting fees will be donated to ShelterBox.org. We'll be debuting five new Spanish wines paired with some delicious treats to nibble on. Please join us and help those who truly need help.  Suggested donation is $20 per person. ShelterBox.org

Best,
anson + jenny

This week's wine tasting features the wines of famed Italian producer Marcato from Vicenza. We'll taste 5 wines that pair beautifully with grilled foods. Perfect for that rare burst of Seattle summer heat. Come join us and taste some delicious wine. Our wine tastings are always $8 and always include some interesting things to nibble on.

Thursday, July 15th
5:30 to 7:30pm
$8+tax

Cheers!

Join us this Thursday, July 8th, from 5:30 to 7:30pm, to taste the wines from Small Lot Co-Op. Hyper-local and obsessed with sustainability, Small Lot Co-Op is helping the little guy get a start and then blossom. 

We'll be featuring these Small Lot wines:
Upland Estates: Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscat Ice Wine
Smasne Cellars: Konner Ray White
Wawawai Canyon: Carménère Rosé
Plumb Cellars: Sangiovese, and "Damn Straight" Red Blend
www.small-lot.com

Join us this Thursday to taste the deliciousness that is: Rosé. The perfect summer wine. Rosé has the light, refreshing qualities of white wine, but with the fuller flavor and fruit of a red. We'll be tasting two domestics (including Syncline's latest), one Spanish sparkling Cava from German Gilabert, a Claret and a rosé of nebbiolo. All of these are perfect food wines and a perfect pair for anything off the grill this 4th of July weekend.

The long Seattle winter seems to be hanging on well past its welcome. It's time to move on. Sunny days must be coming. When they arrive be ready to soak up every drop of that sunshine while sipping on something cool and oh so refreshing. Taste Rosé+Chablis together this Thursday at Picnic. Plus, we'll be tasting THE BBQ wine of the summer: a chewy but clean Malbec that pairs especially well with grilled things. If the weather cooperates we might even be tasting outdoors...

Thursday Wine Tasting every week 5:30-7:30. Always $8+tax. Includes some interesting treats to nibble on.