Library 2012 Wine Tasting Dates

Cory and I have enjoyed attending a few of the monthly Library Wine Tasting events last year. While we were hanging out at Library Coffee Co last week, we noticed the 2012 wine dates and themes posted and thought I would share so you can get them on your calendars!

• Wednesday, February 8th: Old World Classics, Feauturing wines of Tuscany, Rioja, Champagne, Mosel, and other benchmark winegrowing regions of the world
• Wednesday, March 14: Pinot Night: Noir, Blanc, Gris, & Bubbles (who knew there were so many?)
• Wednesday, April 11: North Coast California, Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino Classics
• Wednesday, May 9: Iberian Peninsula, Featuring Spain and Portugal

Library Wine Tasting

Last night we enjoyed another Library Coffee Co Wine Tasting with our friends Stacy and Chris. Since Stacy did such a wonderful job recaping the event in her blog StacyEats, we thought we would link you to there to check out all the great photos of the food and fun. Enjoy! Thanks Stacy!

Brookhaven Updates!

I had drinks with some work ladies at Haven last night. Not the best place for drinks (aka beer- they have a minimal bottle selection, no draft + they don't have a great place to just hang out & drink), but the food is pretty good. They cater a little more toward the older Brookhaven crowd. Cory and I have eaten there with family, and they have a great outdoor patio (dining only) and good food, but a little pricey (typical dish $18-30).

Which leads me to... Brookhaven is screaming for more reasonable, fun places to eat & drink & hangout, so we are looking forward to Kaleisocope opening up in a month or two. I passed by there last night (too dark to take a photo), but its coming along. The bar and kitchen area has been constructed, but the floors and walls are still unfinished. My guess would be a Dec/Jan opening (previously anticipated opening of October). We look forward to checking it out! My only advice to them- make sure to have a great draft beer selection, reasonable prices, and great food!! :)

Also while walking over to Haven I noticed two new spaces being developed. One, POUR (no link yet, only Twitter: @PourWineAtlanta) looks very interesting. All they had was a printed out sign that said POUR - Wine Bar & Tasting Room. Sounds very fun and exciting! They are expanding into a huge area directly next to Verde. The last space I noticed was a new boutique coming in called Egg's Nest- next to the Cocktails & Canvas space. Looks like more of a kids boutique.

Lots of stuff moving into the area! Keep em' coming!! Especially the restaurants.... stay tuned as we try everything out!

Library Coffee Co: Wine Tasting

Our favorite local coffee shop (and early-night bar), Library Coffee Co is hosting a wine tasting this Wednesday (10/13) at 7pm.

This months tasting features "Italy's Best." This monthly event fills up quickly, so if you haven't signed up make sure to do so soon! The tasting costs just $20 per person and includes a range of wine samples (between 6-7 samples) and 3 appetizers (bruschetta, hummus/ veggies, & cheese). Call (404) 841-8818 to reserve your spot today.We have been to 3 of the wine tastings, and we have enjoyed them all (above picture was from the Argentina vs. Spain themed tasting we did on Cory's birthday this year- pictured: Ryan, me & Maddy). The atmosphere is great, and we love learning more about wine: how its made, how to properly drink, and what to pair it with. Our favorite tasting so far was the Blind tasting we did in August with Stacy and Chris (see blog links at bottom right).

The regular Sommelier (wine connoisseur) who leads the tastings is a wonderful speaker and very engaging- you won't be disappointed! My only advice is to get there at least 20 minutes early- tables cannot be reserved, and if you have a party of more than 4- it can be tough to all sit together! At the end of the tasting (~9pm) they offer the remaining wine bottles from the tastings at $6-$7 a glass.

Enjoy!