Tag Archives: wine tasting

Pre-Auction Wine Tasting

Tuesday, January 29 | Newton, MA | 5PM-7PM

Join Skinner’s Fine Wine Specialists for a unique opportunity to taste and discuss the wine from the collections in our upcoming online auction at Lower Falls Wine Company. Limited availability, please RSVP. Bottles poured on a first come, first served basis. Wines to be poured:

– Eric Rodez Rose Champagne – Kistler McCrae 2014 – Guigal Hermitage Blanc 1981 – Chateau Gruaud Larose 1966 – Luigi Baudana Barolo Baudana 2008 – La Spinetta Barolo Campe Vursu 2001 – Castello di Rampollo Sammarco 2011 – Tenuta Argentiera Bolgheri Superiore Argentiera 2011 – Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Reserva Blanco 1991 – Lopez de Heredia Tondonia Reserva 2001 – Dow’s 1997

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Meet the specialists from the Fine Wines Department and taste highlights from the upcoming November 5th Fine Wines & Rare Spirits auction.

  The Ultimate Wash-Ashore Dinner 

    Thursday, October 18 | Martha’s Vineyard | 7PM-10PM

    Beach Road Restaurant     79 Beach Road     Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 

    RSVP ONLINE

 

 

  Pre-Auction Wine Lunch

    Tuesday, October 30 | New York City | 12PM-2PM

    Vaucluse Restaurant     100 East 63rd Street     New York, NY 10065

    RSVP ONLINE

 

 

  Pre-Auction Wine Tasting

   Thursday, November 1 | Boston | 5PM-6:30PM

   haley.henry    45 Province Street    Boston, MA 02108

   RSVP ONLINE

 

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Fall Pre-Auction Wine Tasting

Tuesday, October 9, 2018 | 5PM – 6:30PM

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Join Skinner specialists for a unique opportunity to taste and discuss wine from collections in our October Online auction (open for bidding October 9-18) at Lower Falls Wine Company. 

Wines to be poured include: Peter Michael Ma Belle Fille 2012 Peter Michael Mon Plaisir 2012 Araujo Altagracia 2004 Philip Togni 1994 Domaine Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Reservee 2009 Domaine de la Mordoree Chateauneuf du Pape La Rien des Bois 2012

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  Fine Wine Tasting

Branch Line, Watertown | Monday, June 25th from 5-7 PM 

Please join us for an evening wine tasting on Monday, June 25th at Branch Line in Watertown. Seasonal menu items from the team that established Eastern Standard and Island Creek Oyster Bar will be paired with exceptional wines selected by Skinner Specialists highlighting items in the upcoming June 26 Fine Wines & Rare Spirits Auction.… Read More

Pre-Auction Wine Tasting Events

Thursday, February 8 | New York | 5:30PM

The Cosmopolitan Club The Sun Room 122 East 66th Street New York, NY 10065

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Monday, February 12 | Boston | 4PM

Troquet on South 107 South Street Boston, MA 02111

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Meet the specialists from the Fine Wines Department and taste highlights from the two pillars of our upcoming February 15th auction – Winter’s Collection and The Nantucket Cellar.… Read More

Skinner Auctioneer Marie Keep will serve as auctioneer for the Berkshire Museum Wine Gala & Auction. The net proceeds from this biennial event which began in 1993 support the Berkshire Museum’s innovative education programs that provide more than 16,000 educational experiences in the arts and natural science for local schoolchildren each year.

The other night, a client asked me how I approach tasting a wine. We were about to sit down to a dinner at Troquet and Chris Campbell, the wine director for the restaurant, had laid out what looked like a chess set worth of glasses for each diner. I’ve learned that the best way to keep track of wines at a dinner like this is to take semi-formal tasting notes.

There are several popular resources for tasting notes and each taster has his or her own way of doing things.… Read More