Your Miami wine diary – August 2022! We’re keeping this updated with Miami wine events as news comes in, so don’t forget to keep checking for more… For updates like this direct to your inbox, subscribe to the Wine Guide Miami newsletter.
Orange wines, an explanation and a complete tasting: Friday 5th Aug, 7pm @ Wine by the Bay, MiMo district.
Orange wine is a fashionable term but often not fully understood. Join Stefano for an in-depth tasting to understand skin contact, the various methodologies, amphorae, taste wines from Friuli, Slovenia and Georgia, tasting the wines of some of the most famous producers.
You’ll go back in time, tasting white wines from 2009 and 2010, some famous grapes and some less famous ones. Bites will be served during the tasting.
Tickets $85. Register in advance.
Sip and Cinema – Viewing of Living Wine. Tuesday 9th Aug, 6pm @ Savor Cinema, Fort Lauderdale
Small Wine Shop is thrilled to be partnering with the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival to share this very special film with all of you: “When we get excited about winemakers and natural wine these are the stories we want to tell you. The stories of the struggles, the passion and the drive to make wines that are ALIVE!”
Living Wine follows the journeys of natural winemakers in Northern California, during the largest wildfire season on record.
Equal parts farmer, winemaker, and artist, they stay true to their ideals of creating exceptional wines made through innovative sustainable and regenerative farming and without chemical additives. Eschewing the industrial agricultural practices of the corporate wine industry – our winemakers are healing the very environment they are surviving, i.e., a changing climate marked by rising temperatures, shorter growing seasons, and more frequent and virulent wildfires.
- 6pm: Wine Tasting Reception:
The wine tasting will highlight some of the winemakers in the film. Enjoy wines from Margins Wines, Florez Wines and La Onda.
- 7pm: Film with post film discussion led by Timothy Graham, owner of Small Wine Shop and Hayley Green Manageing Partner of Alchemy of the Spirit, about natural and low intervention winemaking.
- After the film: The discussion will continue in the John Mager Courtyard with one final tasting for the evening.
Tickets $20. Register in advance.
Discover the wines of Trentino-Alto Adige-Sudtirol: Wednesday 10th Aug, 7pm @ Flight Wine Lounge, Miami Shores
Join Flight Wine Lounge to taste wines from this high-quality northeastern region of Italy producing award-winning wine below the Italian Alps. This is fun wine tasting with a little education.
Tickets $55. Register in advance.
The Old Vines of Priorat: Wednesday 10th Aug, 7pm @ Vinya, Key Biscayne
Join Vinya on Wednesday, August 10th, to explore the delicious old vines of Priorat! From the different clones of savory Grenache to luscious Carignan, you’ll discover why Priorat is a terroir lover’s dream. This is an educational-forward, interactive, and exploratory tasting led by Allegra Angelo. So, come meet and mingle with like-minded enthusiasts and sip like a pro!
Tickets $75. Register in advance.
Wine vs Sake Rematch: Thursday 11th Aug, 7.00pm @ 305 Wines, Palmetto.
This is a re-match from the September 2021 event.
This tasting is will not only be an opportunity to learn, but also a friendly competition. Participants will taste 3 different wines and 3 different sakes along with the following foods: sushi, cheese, mini sandwiches and mini cheesecakes. Each pairing will be guided by wine and sake experts, partners, husband and wife Alessandra Esteves DipWSET and Guilherme de Macedo MSS. You will then have the chance to cast your vote for your favorite combination.
Tickets $89. Register in advance.
Wine & Bites Benefitting the Rotary Club of Little Haiti: Friday 12th Aug, 7pm @ Wine by the Bay, MiMo District
Wine by the Bay is happy to support its wonderful neighbor, the Rotary Club of Little Haiti.
Join them for an opportunity to stay together, to know one another, while we taste the wines from some of the most prestigious regions of Northern Italy.
Bites will be served and reservation ahead of time is required.
Tickets $90 including wine & bites. Find out more here.
Patio Pounder, Summer Fest! Sunday 14th Aug, 3pm @ Vinya, Key Biscayne
Who doesn’t love a good patio pounder, especially on the weekend? Join Vinya on Sunday, August 14th for the coolest summer bash of the year! Sip and relax into the last days of summer with five crushable whites and light reds paired with complimentary, lite bites. Head to wine paradise and live your best patio life on Key Biscayne!
Tickets $35. Reserve in advance.
Bordeaux, the great vintage 2015: Saturday, 7pm 20th Aug @ Wine by the Bay, MiMo District
Bordeaux is synonymous with class, style, exceptional taste. The vintage is key though. Join Wine by the Bay for a tasting of some of the famous producers, the wines of one of the best vintages of the last decade. Features great wines including Pontet Canet, Gloria, and La Chapelle de la Mission Haut Brion.
Tickets $85. Reserve in advance.
GrapeCrush: Tuesday, 23rd August, Details TBD
Save the date – More information to follow…
THE VINYA DRINKING CRU – Lovin’ Life in the Loire: Wednesday Aug 24th, 6-8pm @ Vinya Table, Coral Gables
The Vinya Drinking Cru is a monthly, casual meet-up where Vinya shares three of its favorite wines for just $15 (yup!) This month we’re crushing on all things Loire, including some boozy Grand Marnier!
Tickets $15 (free for monthly box subscribers +1). Register in advance.
Vintages in Bordeaux Masterclass: Thursday 25th Aug, 7pm @ 305 Wines, Palmetto.
Alessandra Esteves, MAES, DipWSET, FWS, is one of the few wine educators to be invited for the Bordeaux Primeurs every year. Having visited in the region regularly, Mrs. Esteves has decided to host a Seminar to discuss the vintages and different appellations. Alessandra Esteves is also a Bordeaux Accredited Tutor.
In this class, you will taste eight Bordeaux Grand Cru classe wines from eight different vintages, and evaluate the characteristics of each one. They have included one bottle of the mythic 1982 vintage, to assess the wine after 40 years of aging.
Tickets $259. Register in advance.
PINOT FEAST: Wednesday 31st Aug, 7pm @ Vinya Table, Coral Gables
Join Vinya for a Pinot Noir Extravaganza and celebrate the world’s sexiest grape! You’ll enjoy four courses prepared by Executive Chef Cesar Ramos, paired with six Pinot Noirs from around the world, along with a surprise, library wine. So, raise a glass, and let’s cheers to the sheer beauty of Pinot Noir!
Tickets $125. Register in advance.
Formal courses
The Florida Wine Academy is offering two professional wine courses starting in August. WSET 2 ($895) takes place over the weekend of August 19th & 20th. WSET 3 ($1,399) begins August 27th.
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