We’re so excited to have you join us for some wine events, tastings and wine dinners. Come and share a glass with us.
Parking update for all in-store events at Taylor's Wine Shop: Attendee Parking - Please note! If you plan on attending the tasting, please remember that we CANNOT use the Bayleaf Vet Clinic's spots in front of their building. Extra parking IS AVAILABLE at the "little white church" just past the vet clinic. THANK YOU!
UPCOMING WINE DINNERS AND TASTINGS:
FREE WINE TASTING
Saturday, December 21st, 2024
3:00pm - 6:00pm at Taylor's Wine Shop
A special Saturday Christmas tasting with Ariel from Advintage Distributing
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SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EVE- EVE TASTING
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
5:00pm - 7:00pm at Taylor's Wine Shop
Michael Rando with selections from Oxford Wine Merchants
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FREE WINE TASTING
December 28th, 2024
3:00pm - 5:00pm at Taylor’s Wine Shop
Scott & Deb - The dynamic duo from Freedom Beverage will be back for their annual holiday Bubbles tasting.
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FREE WINE TASTING
December 30th, 2024
5:00pm - 7:30pm at Taylor’s Wine Shop
Anna Goebelbecker - Meet our new Johnson Brother rep and taste some her favorite sparkling wine ideas for your New Years Eve celebrations.
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SAVE THE DATE!
SAVE THE DATE
March 20th, 2025
DETAILS COMING SOON
We have a special Wine Dinner in the works with Honig Vineyard & Winery, and owner Michael Honig.
What began as a small “garage” winery has today become a successful family enterprise, with everyone working collaboratively to run an inspiring and socially responsible business. Honig is Family Owned, Certified Sustainable, and Solar Powered! Not only do we love their concept and practices, we love their wines. We look forward to sharing this evening with you and drinking great wine together.
Stay tuned for details.
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SAVE THE DATE!
BRAND Napa Valley Wine Dinner with owners Christine O’Sullivan and Jim Bean
Thursday, May 15, 2025
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SAVE THE DATE
Friday, June 6th, 2025
DETAILS COMING SOON
Raen Wine Dinner with Sissie Strope
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Past Events:
Skipstone and Sphaerics Wine Dinner with Brian Ball
Friday October 11, 2024
6:30pm
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Walk for Hope
October 13th, 2024
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Wednesday, October 2 - Blackbird Blending Seminar
Blackbird Vineyards Wine Blending Seminar
with Bill Schlissel
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
6:00pm
$85.00 per person
Carolina Exotic Car Club Classroom
3107 Glen Royal Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27617
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Thursday, October 3 - Blackbird Wine dinner at Northside Bistro
Northside Bistro Wine Dinner with Blackbird Vineyards and Bill Schlissel
Thursday, October 3th, 2024
6:30pm
Northside Bistro
832 Spring Forest Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27609
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Switchback Ridge Wine Dinner with owner Kelly Peterson and Guest Chef Matt Fern
Friday, September 27, 2024
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Tutored Wine Experience - September 20th
Tutored Wine Experience with Scott Flory of Thomas Rivers Brown Wines
Friday, September 20, 2024
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Vineyard 36 Wine Tasting at Taylor's Wine Shop
with Carolina Hurricanes HOF member and V36 owner Cam Ward
$25 per person, payable at the door
Friday, August 23, 2024
5:30-7:00pm
Come taste the V36 new releases and get Cam to sign your purchased bottles! This tasting will end promptly at 7:00pm.
Please remember that parking is only available at the little white church parking lot.
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Pop Up Wine Tasting!
Free event!
Wednesday, May 29th, 5:30pm to 7pm at Taylor's Wine Shop
Join us for a very special tasting with Mikey Kobler, winemaker of Kobler Estate Winery in Sonoma. We recently visited Mikey Kobler at his Sonoma vineyards and estate. It was so much fun, we decided to invite him to NC to share his wines with our customers!
Parking available in the little white church lot :)
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Mark your calendars! You are officially invited to our 44th anniversary celebration at Taylor’s Wine Shop!
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024 from 11am until 1pm
We will have free hot dogs! Thank you for all of your support over the last 44 years! 🎉
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MAY 17TH, 2024
Sold out.
Hill Family Estate Wine Dinner with Ryan Hill
at the Carolina Exotic Car Club
Drumroll, please.....
Ryan Hill is coming back to Raleigh! We at Taylor's have been long time fans of the Hill Family Wines, and we're thrilled to share this opportunity with you. Join us for a delicious buffet style dinner prepared by CECC Executive Chef Robert, feast your eyes on the gorgeous exotic cars, motorbikes, and airplanes, and taste Ryan Hill's newly released vintages of Hill Family wines.
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FREE WINE TASTING with winemaker Jamey Whetstone.
FRIDAY, MAY 10TH, 2024
5:30 PM - 7 PM at Taylor's Wine Shop
Jamey Whetstone, winemaker for Noah River, Spoken West, Solroom and Time Place Wine Co will be in town for this awesome in-store wine tasting event! Come meet the winemaker! If you've never met Jamey, he's also a Carolina native, growing up in SC before moving to Wilmington to finish High School; attended App State, but then transferred and graduated from College of Charleston. He then moved to Napa and was Ehren Jordan's cellar rat at Turley, before going to Burgundy and working at Dujac. He's funny, smart and we know you will just have a fantastic time at this event!
Please remember that we have parking available only at the little white church lot. We cannot park in front of the vet next door.
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APRIL 25TH, 2024
This event is SOLD OUT. Please email kelli@taylorswineshop.com to be added to the waitlist.
Champagne Henriot Wine Dinner with Chris Lozano
Thursday, April 25, 2024
At Second Empire Restaurant and Tavern
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G.D. Vajra Barolo Wine Dinner with Kevin Natoli
This event is SOLD OUT. Please email kelli@taylorswineshop.com to be added to the waitlist.
at the Carolina Exotic Car Club
3107 Glen Royal Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27617
6:30pm
Non-Refundable 7 days in advance
We have a wonderful relationship with the Carolina Exotic Car Club. This will be a seated dinner limited to 22 guests.
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Sold out! Please email kelli@taylorswineshop.com to be added to our waitlist.
Trujillo Wine Dinner with Michael Trujillo
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
6:30pm
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This event is SOLD OUT. Please email kelli@taylorswineshop.com to be added to the waitlist.
Marques de Murrieta Rioja Wine Dinner
with Kerry Knight from Maisons Marques and Domaines and
Guest Chef John Scarangella (from Northside Bistro)
at a private residence near Taylor's Wine Shop in North Raleigh
THURSDAY, MARCH 7
6:30pm
$225.00 per person, includes gratuity
This event is SOLD OUT. Please email kelli@taylorswineshop.com to be added to the waitlist.
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Free Wine Tasting this Friday!
South American Wines with Michael Maller of Mark Orsini Wines
Friday, Feb 23rd
5:30-7pm
FREE
Join us this Friday for a free wine tasting of South American wines. If you didn't already know, our resident "wine guy/buyer" Cory, just returned from a trip to Argentina's principal wine region, Mendoza. Friday's tasting will feature wines from the fantastic, family owned properties that he was fortunate to visit. We're sure you'll be as impressed as he was with the wine's we'll be tasting, even if you don't get to visit in person!
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This event is SOLD OUT. Please email kelli@taylorswineshop.com to be added to the waitlist.
Bordeaux Wine Dinner featuring Three Esteemed Chateaux:
Château Fourcas Hosten, Listrac Medoc
Château La Dauphine, Fransac
Château Jean Faure Grand Cru Classé, Saint-Émilion
With Estate Directors Lisa Sauniere (La Dauphine) and Marie Laure Latorre (Jean Faure)
Monday, February 26, 2024 at Bodega Tapas-Wine-Rum
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Luc Belaire Valentine's Tasting
February 13th, 5:30 PM to 7 PM at Taylor's Wine Shop
This is a special Luc Beliare Tasting of 5 of their bubblies; the Rare Rose, Gold, Luxe, Luxe Rose and Bleu. We love Luc Belaire and can't wait to share them with you.
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Sip, Shop & Sign
February 2nd, 4 pm to 6 pm at Taylor’s Wine Shop
Sip, Shop, and Sign tasting benefiting Frankie Lemmon through the Triangle Wine and Food Experience is on Friday, February 2 from 4 PM to 6 PM at Taylor’s Wine Shop.
Winemakers will be Steve and Cameron Reynolds from Reynolds Family Wines, Sam Lando from Lando Wines, and Chris Cottrell from Bedrock.
Come sip, shop & sign with us! Meet the winemakers, taste their wines, and take home some signed bottles!
There will be tickets sold at the door for $25. The ticket includes a Riedel wine glass to take home with you and a donation to Frankie Lemmon.
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Get ready for the 2024 Triangle Wine and Food Experience 🤗 We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a wine dinner at Carolina Exotic Car Club Featuring Reynolds Family Winery on Thursday, February 1, 2024 6:30pm
⬇️ LEARN MORE & GET TICKETS ⬇️
https://trianglewinefood.org/events/twfe-taylorswineshop/
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Free Wine Tasting
January 19th, 5:30pm to 7pm at Taylor’s Wine Shop
Usually in January we feature "After Dinner Wines" but this year we've decided to focus on Portugal, the country that produces one of the world's most famous style of after dinner/fortified wine: Port! We couldn't do a Port tasting without including the wines of our new favorite Port House, Borao de Vilar, which means Antoni Uroz will be back behind the counter for what promises to be a fantastic tasting of both Port and dry, table style wines from Portugal.
This is a free event and we have additional parking available at the little white church parking lot.
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FREE WINE TASTING
Dec 29th, 5:30-7:00pm at Taylor's Wine Shop
Bubblies with Scott & Deb
Parking reminder - please park at the little white church down the street. We cannot park at the veterinarian spaces next door.
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FREE WINE TASTING
Saturday, Dec 23rd, 3-5pm at Taylor's Wine Shop
Special Saturday Tasting With Ariel
Parking reminder - please park at the little white church down the street. We cannot park at the veterinarian spaces next door.
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Free Country Ham Biscuits
Saturday, December 23rd from 8am - 11am or Til there Gone!
at Taylors Wine Shop
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FREE WINE TASTING
Dec 22nd, 5:30-7:00pm at Taylor's Wine Shop
Andoni's Holiday favorites from Spain and Portugal
Parking reminder - please park at the little white church down the street. We cannot park at the veterinarian spaces next door.
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FREE WINE TASTING
Dec 15th, 5:30-7:00pm at Taylor's Wine Shop
Details coming soon!
Parking reminder - please park at the little white church down the street. We cannot park at the veterinarian spaces next door.
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Reynolds Family Winery Dinner with Cameron Reynolds at Carolina Exotic Car Club
SOLD OUT! Please email kelli@taylorswineshop.com to be added to the waitlist
Friday, December 8, 2023
at the Carolina Exotic Car Club, 6:30pm
$165 per person, all-inclusive
We are so thrilled to continue the tradition of annual wine dinners with one of our favorite wineries. This installment of the Cameron Reynolds and Taylor's Wine Shop Show will be at the Carolina Exotic Car Club, which is an event on its own! And of course, there will be a Penta Tequila toast :) A buffet style dinner will be served and the event is cocktail style. Read on for more enticing details!
Non-Refundable 7 Days in Advance.
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Reynolds Family Wine Dinner Benefitting Theatre Raleigh
Thursday, December 7, 2023
at Theatre Raleigh, 6:30pm
$165* per person, all-inclusive
*All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Theatre Raleigh
Taylor's Wine Shop's relationship with Steve Reynolds goes a long way back. We are so thrilled to continue the tradition of annual wine dinners with one of our favorite wineries. Steve's son, Cameron Reynolds, will be joining us at this event and we are so excited to have him back. And of course, there will be a Penta Tequila toast :) Come indulge with us, help support the Arts, eat some incredible food by Mitchell-Casteel A Fine Catered Affair, and enjoy hobnobbing with Cameron Reynolds.
Full Details >>>
Non-Refundable 7 Days in Advance.
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WINE TASTING FRIDAY - FREE!
FRIDAY, Dec 1st, 5:30-7 pm at Taylor's Wine Shop
Join us for fun and free wine tasting Friday with Don Cervellini of Johnson Brothers Dist with Holiday Favorites!
Parking reminder - please park at the little white church down the street. We cannot park at the veterinarian spaces next door.
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PRE-THANKSGIVING TASTING - FREE!
TUESDAY, Nov 21st, 5:30-7pm at Taylor's Wine Shop
Join us for a Special Tuesday, Pre-Thanksgiving Tasting with Ariel of Advintage Distributing
Parking reminder - please park at the little white church down the street. We cannot park at the veterinarian spaces next door.
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WINE TASTING FRIDAY - FREE!
FRIDAY, Nov 17th, 5:30-7pm at Taylor's Wine Shop
Join us for a fun and free Wine Tasting Friday with Michele D'Aprix, Owner & winemaker of Pentimento Bordeaux!
Parking reminder - please park at the little white church down the street. We cannot park at the veterinarian spaces next door.
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Burgundy Wine Dinner with Importer Steve Pignatiello and Chef Serge
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 , 6:30pm
AND
Tuesday, November 14th 6:30pm
At a private home near Taylor's Wine Shop in North Raleigh
$175 per person, all-inclusive
Burgundy, France is a region steeped in ages of wine history and excitingly distinctive terroir. Wines hailing from this region are mainly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, with some sparkling thrown in, and they are as diverse as they are delectable. Come learn about this incredible wine region from "The Burgundy Wine Man" Steve Pignatiello, who has an extreme passion for Burgundy and owns P. Comms Intl Burgundy Importer. Scroll down to learn more about Steve.
We're thrilled to welcome back Serge Falcoz-Vigne as our guest Chef for this gorgeously paired and coursed meal. He is as talented as he is entertaining, and his excitement for this dinner is palpable.
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WINE TASTING FRIDAY - FREE!
FRIDAY, Nov 10th, 5:30-7pm at Taylor's Wine Shop
Join us for a fun and free Wine Tasting Friday with Collin Moody of Ararat Imports!
Parking reminder - please park at the little white church down the street. We cannot park at the veterinarian spaces next door.
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WINE TASTING FRIDAY - FREE!
FRIDAY, Nov 3rd, 5:30-7pm at Taylor's Wine Shop
Join us for a fun and free Wine Tasting Friday with Andoni Uroz, owner of Uroz Beverage featuring Spanish and Portugues Wines!
Parking reminder - please park at the little white church down the street. We cannot park at the veterinarian spaces next door.
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THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! PLEASE EMAIL KELLI@TAYLORSWINESHOP.COM TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST.
Blackbird Vineyards Wine Blending Seminar with Bill Schlissel
Thursday, October 26, 2023
6:00pm
$75.00 per person, all-inclusive
Carolina Exotic Car Club Classroom
3107 Glen Royal Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27617
TICKETS NON REFUNDABLE 7 DAYS IN ADVANCE.
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! PLEASE EMAIL KELLI@TAYLORSWINESHOP.COM TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST.
Here's your chance to be a winemaker for a day! Bill Schlissel from Blackbird Vineyards in Napa Valley will guide you through a wine blending seminar. He will discuss the art of blending, and you will use single varietal Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon to create your own red blend. This is educational, interactive, and fun! Following the blending seminar, Bill will walk us through a tasting of the four Blackbird Vineyards Red Blends:
Blackbird Arise 2019
Blackbird Illustration 2018
Blackbird Paramour 2016
Blackbird Contrarian 2016
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WINE TASTING FRIDAY - FREE!
FRIDAY, October 27th, 5:30-7pm
Join us for one of monthly fun and free Friday night wine tastings featuring Scott Langston of Freedom Beverage featuring Washington & Oregon Wines
Parking reminder - please park at the little white church down the street. We cannot park at the veterinarian spaces next door.
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SOLD OUT!
Please email kelli@taylorswineshop.com to be added to the waitlist.
Hendry Wine Dinner with Therese Brown and Chef Michael Pupillo
Thursday, October 12, 2023
6:30pm
$135.00 per person, all-inclusive
SOLD OUT!
Tickets Non - Refundable 7 Days in Advance
Please email kelli@taylorswineshop.com to be added to the waitlist.
At a private home near Taylor's Wine Shop in North Raleigh
Come see what eight decades of farming in Napa Valley tastes like!
Hendry has been in the Top 25 Wineries list in the San Francisco Chronicle in 2021, 2022, and 2023. In 2021 they were listed in Wine & Spirits Magazine's Top 100 Wineries. Therese Brown, Hendry's National Sales Manager, will be here from the winery to teach us all about this unassuming family-run estate.
We are stoked to be partnering with Chef Michael Pupillo for this dinner. Michael is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and formally started his career at Panama Hatties, which was rated one of Long Islands best restaurants consecutively for 4 years. He then traveled extensively through France, Spain, Italy, and Sicily as a stagiaire to further his knowledge and craft. Michael then settled at the Ritz Carlton, Palm Beach for 8 years. After moving to North Carolina, Michael worked at the Washington Duke Inn and Rose Hill Conference Center before settling in Asheville where he is currently the Chef de Cuisine at the Omni Grove Park Inn Sunset Terrance, Great Hall Bar, and Edison Restaurant.
SOLD OUT!
Please email kelli@taylorswineshop.com to be added to the waitlist.
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FREE WINE TASTING
Friday, October 13th, 5:30-7pm at Taylor's Wine Shop
Join us for one of our fun and free, Friday night wine tastings featuring Jeremy Overman of 3 Keys Distributing featuring Washington State Wines
Parking reminder - please park at the little white church down the street. We cannot park at the veterinarian spaces next door.
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Two Champagne Henriot Afternoons with Chris Lozano (SOLD OUT)
SOLD OUT! PLEASE EMAIL KELLI@TAYLORSWINESHOP.COM TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST.
At a private home in North Raleigh
4:00pm
$125 per person, all inclusive
This is much better than High Tea, Y'all! WE LOVE CHAMPAGNE!!! Join us for an afternoon of Henriot Champagnes and unique and tasty bites created by Guest Chef Matt Fern. As if that's not enough, we have our FUN and FUNNY Henriot expert back again! Chris Lozano, better known as C-Lo, will be here, fresh off his trip to the Henriot Champagne House, to share the stories and history of these gorgeous wines.
SOLD OUT! PLEASE EMAIL KELLI@TAYLORSWINESHOP.COM TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST.
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2023 Walk for Hope
Join us for the 35th Annual Thad & Alice Eure Walk for Hope, Walk & Festival
The Angus Barn • Raleigh, NC
Sunday, October 8, 2023
Walk for Hope: 10 a.m.
>>> CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO WALK <<<
Make sure to select our fundraising team (Taylor's Wine Shop - Captain Geoffrey Gershaw) when signing up.
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Free Wine Tasting
Friday, Sept 29th, 5:30-7pm
Free in store tasting at Taylor’s Wine Shop
Featuring Eddie Pellino of The Haw River Wine Man
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Tate Wine Dinner with owner Suzanne Tate
SOLD OUT! PLEASE EMAIL KELLI@TAYLORSWINESHOP.COM TO BE PUT ON THE WAITING LIST
Friday, September 22, 2023
6:30pm
$130.00 per person, all-inclusive
At a private home near Taylor's Wine Shop in North Raleigh
Oh YEAH! We've been looking forward to this! Tate Wines owner Suzanne Tate will be hanging out with us in Raleigh and sharing her brand new Fall releases on Friday, September 22, 2023. Suzanne has done many events with us at Taylor's over the years, and we are super fortunate that she is coming back to visit! It's been a while since they've had any wine to offer, so we are pumped to have this killer lineup for you this fall. Suzanne and her family live in St. Helena and they started Tate in 2011. All of you fans our there, this dinner should sell quickly.
Our guest Chef for this evening will be Kyle Teears, executive Chef at The Willard Rooftop in the AC Hotel Downtown Raleigh. After working at Saint Jacques and Whiskey Kitchen, Kyle is amped to bring Farm to table food downtown Raleigh, where he relishes in the opportunity to build his own locally sourced chef's kitchen. This will be a four course menu paired with Suzanne's gorgeous wines.
Dinner Menu:
Reception
Tate Miss Gay Rosé 2022
First
Crispy guanciale, candied marcona almonds, roquefort, brioche crostini
Tate Spring Street Chardonnay, Yountville 2022
Second
Duck prosciutto, arugula, roasted pistachios, orange vinaigrette
Tate Spring Street Merlot, Calistoga 2019
Third
Tri-pepper seared skirt steak, strawberry demi glace, Robuchon potatoes
Tate Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Fourth
Raspberry and strawberry meringue, vanilla ice cream, mint chutney
Tate Jack's Vyd Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Tickets Non-Refundable 72 hours in advance.
SOLD OUT! PLEASE EMAIL KELLI@TAYLORSWINESHOP.COM TO BE PUT ON THE WAITING LIST
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Special Wednesday Night Tasting
Wednesday, Sept 20th, 5:30-7pm
Free in store tasting at Taylor’s Wine Shop
The Small Vineyards Portfolio is one of our favorite suppliers of Italian Wines and the new batch has just arrived. Perfect timing for Italian Wine Month at Taylor's! Jodi Allan is the stateside representative for August Wine Group's "Small Vineyards Portfolio" of wines. To be a member of the Small Vineyards program, a winery must be "Small" (produce less than 10% of the regional average in cases), be family owned, farm their vineyards organically & sustainably, and be hand harvested and sorted (no machines!).
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Free Wine Tasting
Friday, Sept 15th, 5:30-7pm
Free in store tasting at Taylor’s Wine Shop
Featuring Elia Gentili of Sunrise Wine Imports
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Vineyard 36 Wine Dinner with Owners Jason Earnest and Cam Ward
SOLD OUT! PLEASE EMAIL KELLI@TAYLORSWINESHOP.COM TO BE PUT ON THE WAITING LIST
Friday, September 15, 2023 6:30pm
$180.00 per person, all-inclusive, including Valet
Carolina Exotic Car Club
3107 Glen Royal Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27617
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Burly Wine Dinner with owner Hank McCrorie
Friday, September 8th, 2023
6:30pm
Lakeside Kitchen at Park Alumni Center
2450 Alumni Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27616
$150.00 per person, all-inclusive
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Free Burly Wine Tasting Event
Just Announced!
Free Wine Tasting this Thursday, September 7th 2023
5:30pm - 7pm at Taylor's Wine Shop
with Hank McCrorie !
Come and taste a few of Hank's soon-to-be-released 2021 vintages (and a fantastic chardonnay)!
We will be pouring:
Burly Chardonnay 2019
Burly Sciandri Vineyard Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Burly Simpkins Vineyard Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Burly Special Selection from Simpkins Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Hank McCrorie
Burly Wine
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Walk for Hope 2023 Fundraiser
Donuts & Coffee
Duck Donuts
Saturday, August 26 from 10:00am -12:00pm or when we run out!
At Taylor’s Wine Shop
100% of proceeds directly fund mental illness research and treatment.
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Free Wine Tasting
August 25th, 2023
5:30pm - 7pm at Taylor’s Wine Shop
Join us for another fantastic WTF - Wine Tasting Friday with Matt Weiss of Winebow Distributing. Matt is a certified sommelier and host of the NC Food & Beverage podcast and is full of great info. Sure to be a fun and informative evening!
Free Wine Tasting
August 11th, 2023
5:30pm - 7pm at Taylor’s Wine Shop
Come taste some great wine with Michael Maller from Mark Orsini Wines. He will be pouring fantastic wines from Austria, Alsace and German regions. Wines from these regions will also be on sale in August so its a great time to try before you buy!
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Free Sake & Wine Tasting
July 21st, 2023
5:30pm - 7pm at Taylor’s Wine Shop
Join us for in-store tasting featuring Sake & Wine with Keith Russell of Tryon Distributing
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Join us for a free beer tasting featuring fantastic brews from Hatchet Brewing Co. on July 22nd from 4-6pm at Taylor’s! Remember, event parking is available at the little white church parking lot.
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Come cool down with us on Saturday, July 15th from 4pm until 6pm and taste some cold beers from Railwalk Brewery & Blush Crush Rosé!
Free tasting will be at our shop and as always, we have event parking is available at the little white church lot. 🥳
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Free Sake Tasting
July 14th, 2023
5:30pm - 7pm at Taylor’s Wine Shop
Join us for a free in-store Sake tasting with Don and Samara of Johnson Brothers Distributing
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Powell & Son in-store Wine Tasting
June 23rd, 2023
5:30pm - 7:00pm at Taylor’s Wine Shop
We're excited to welcome Kim Woodward, the USA rep for one of our favorite Australian Wineries, Powell & Son. If you're a regular reader of the Taylor's emails or visitor of the shop, then you probably already know that we're a big fan of the Powell & Son Wines. For those of you unfamiliar with Powell & Son Winery, Dave Powell is the former winemaker and founder of Australia's iconic Torbreck Wines, whose The Laird Shiraz ($425) and RunRig Shiraz/Viognier ($225) are often mentioned alongside Australia's most sought after wines like Grange, Hill of Grace, and Astralis. After leaving Torbreck, Dave and his son Callum founded Powell & Son and the wines they've been crafting at their Riverside winery have done nothing to diminish the incredible winemaking legacy Dave achieved at Torbreck.
Attendee Parking - Please note! If you plan on attending the tasting, please remember that we CANNOT use the Bayleaf Vet Clinic's spots in front of their building. Extra parking IS AVAILABLE at the "little white church" just past the vet clinic. THANK YOU!
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Friday Wine Tasting
Friday, June 9th, 5:30pm to 7pm
at Taylor’s Wine Shop
Steve Sommerville, owner of Ocean South Imports, will be here to pour selections from his portfolio featuring selections from Eastern Europe (Georgia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia).
Wines have been made in this region of the world just as long, if not longer than the Western European countries that we're most familiar with. For a variety of reasons, they've been largely unavailable in the USA, but in recent years they've begun popping up. Should be a fun, delicious and eye opening tasting for all!
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Vineyard 36 Wine Dinner with owners Jason Earnest and Cam Ward
at a private home near Taylor's Wine Shop
Friday, June 2, 2023
6:30pm
It's here! The long awaited release of the Vineyard 36 2021 vintage! Taylor's Wine Shop is so excited to offer this opportunity to our awesome fans of Fine Wine and the Carolina Hurricanes. These gents (Jason, Cam, and Tim) have been raising the bar since the inception of their Vineyard 36 Winery. Help us celebrate the 2021 vintage launch with a Food and Wine Party! After having just one wine available for the whole 2020 vintage, they are stoked to share with you a full lineup of 2021 vintages. Winemaker Keith Emerson has outdone himself, for certain. Cam Ward was recently inducted into the Carolina Hurricanes Hall of Fame. Here's your chance to taste these new releases, mingle with Cam and Jason, and enjoy some fantastic bites from our friend and guest Chef Matt Fern! Many of you know Matt as a hospitality guru in Raleigh, having been beverage director for AC Restaurant Group, partner in Poole's Diner, or head of the food and beverages at Longleaf Hotel and Lounge. Matt's the proud owner of his dream come true, (ish) Delicatessen. His warm demeanor and crazy culinary creativity make him one of a kind. We have yet to curate this menu, but it will definitely be awesome!
This will be a serve yourself cocktail style dinner, so come casual, hungry, and happy!
Dinner Wines
The Foundation Red 2021 (Regularly $60)
The Black Aces Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 (Regularly $135)
The King's Storm Cabernet Franc 2021 (Regularly $120)
OVR 2021 (Regularly $184)
Five Bands 2021 (Regularly $238)
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Taylor's Wine Shop is proudly sponsoring
Bubbles And Brisket #3
June 3, 2023
Smoky Hollow
421 N. Harrington St.
Raleigh, NC 27603
2:00-6:00pm
Brought to you by the
North Carolina Food and Beverage Podcast:
The 3rd Annual Bubbles and Brisket is an event that features 10 BBQ pit-master chefs and an array of sparkling beverages ranging from Champagne, Cava, Cremant, Prosecco, Beer, Sodas to Non-alcoholic and Boozy Cocktails.
With the purchase of a ticket, guests will enjoy various styles of brisket and side dishes prepared by the best talent in the state, along with sampling multiple styles of sparkling wine from around the world.
We will also feature amazing local breweries and other sparkling beverages to purchase. There will be games, music and desserts to round out the event.
Tickets are $75/each. Early Bird pricing is $65 for the first 2 weeks (April 21st-May 4th). Group tickets of 6 are the value of 5 tickets ($375) and VIP tickets available for early entrance to the event and more.
Some of the featured Chefs:
Lawrence BBQ's Jake Wood
Corner Boy's James Sampson
Dampf BBQ's Nick Dampf
Bestow Baked Goods' Kyle Sutton
Midwood Smokehouse's Matt Barry
Longleaf Swine BBQ's Adam Cunningham and Marc Russell
Alley 26's Chef Carrie Schleifer
Wine provided by Winebow and Taylor's Wine Shop
Beer Vendors will be Hatchet Brewing and Tarboro Brewing Company
Non-Alcohol Vendors will be Umbrella Dry Bar and Devil's Foot Beverage Company
Dessert by Andia's Ice Cream
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Free Beer Tasting with Salty Turtle Beer Co.
Saturday, May 13th, 4-6pm at Taylor’s Wine Shop
We are so excited to kick off warm weather season with a delicious brewery out of Surf City, NC, Salty Turtle Beer Company. Come by for a free beer tasting from 4-6pm on Saturday, May 13th! We have event parking available at the little white church’s parking lot.
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Sold Out - Please email kelli@taylorswineshop.com to be put on the waiting list
Switchback Ridge Wine Dinner with owner Kelly Peterson
and Guest Chef Matt Fern
Thursday, May 18, 2023
At a private home near Taylor's Wine Shop in North Raleigh
6:30pm
$120.00 per person, all-inclusive
Switchback Ridge produces some of Taylor's Wine Shop's favorite wines from their beautiful Peterson Vineyard property in Calistoga. Kelly Peterson founded Switchback Ridge in 1999 with the dream of continuing her family’s legacy that began with her great-grandparents over 100 years ago. When he was a boy, Kelly's father, John Peterson, helped plant a special vineyard of Petite Sirah that is still producing wine today. Kelly grew up in Calistoga and spent most of her childhood on the family's vineyard. Above all she is most proud of her daughter, Ashley, who joined the company in 2015 and her son, Devon, who is currently studying viticulture and enology. With the future of Switchback Ridge in good hands, she looks forward to focusing on her most recent and cherished role as “Mimi” to her granddaughters, Ava and Eliza, the sixth generation already in training!
Their Peterson Vineyard is now planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petite Sirah. Come taste her new vintages, including some wines that are only available at the winery. Kelly is one of the sweetest and most genuine vineyard owners in Napa Valley.
And, drumroll please.....Matt Fern is moonlighting as our guest Chef! Many of you know Matt as a hospitality guru in Raleigh, having been beverage director for AC Restaurant Group, partner in Poole's Diner, or head of the food and beverages at Longleaf Hotel and Lounge. Matt's the proud owner of his dream come true, (ish) Delicatessen. His warm demeanor and crazy culinary creativity make him one of a kind. We have yet to curate this menu, but it will definitely be awesome!
This will be a serve yourself cocktail style of dinner, so come casual, hungry, and happy!
Event Wines
Switchback Ridge Semillon 2022
Switchback Ridge Merlot 2018
Switchback Ridge Merlot 2019
Switchback Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Switchback Ridge Petite Sirah 2019
Tickets Non-Refundable 72 hours in advance.
