Des Moines' Premier Tasting Events!

"Washington State Superstars with Ben Muehr of Quality Wine"
Wednesday, Dec. 8th, 5:00 to 7:30pm - 1300 50th Street WDM, $6 Glass Purchase
A come as you are-leave as you please tasting. Six hand-selected wines from Chateau Ste. Michelle including single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from the Columbia Valley. Your $6 purchase of a red wine tasting glass provided by Ingersoll Wine & Spirits is your ticket to taste! NO RSVP required!

"Australian Greats with Michelle Peterson of Okoboji Wines"
Friday, Dec. 10th at 4:00 to 7:00pm - 1300 50th St. WDM, Free Event
Michelle will be pouring five or so wines that will jump around on your palate. Known for it's great shiraz, Australia puts out some wonderful wines in any price range, and you can sample them this Friday evening in West Des Moines.

"California Wine with Iowa Roots, Dana Messer-Brown of Calcareous Wines"
Saturday, Dec. 11th, 1:00 to 4:00pm - 3500 Ingersoll Ave DM, Free Event
Single Vineyard varietals including the York Mountain Carver Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, and if we're lucky a Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel and Merlot.

"A Taste of Spain Fine Estate Wines from Jorge Ordonez" A free tasting event!
Wednesday, Dec. 15th, 5 to 7 p.m. - At both store locations 1300 50th Street & 3500 Ingersoll Ave.
Sensational wines from Spain. Across the board the wines from these estates represented by importer Jorge Ordonez wins kudos from wine writers, retailers and consumers alike. Just listen to Robert Parker Jr. of the Wine Advocate in the Dec. 1998 issue of the Wine Advocate he states "Much of the credit must go to Jorge Ordonez for ferreting out the finest wines of Spain."

"A Comparative Tasting of Penfolds Bins with Joel McKibben of Iowa Wine and Beverage Co."
Friday, Dec. 17th at 4:00 to 7:00pm - 1300 50th St. WDM, Free Event
From 389 to 407 Penfolds offers limited release wines from Coonawarra Shiraz to Cabernet Sauvignon and blends thereof - there is much to enjoy from this venerable Australian label. Taste them side-by-side. At least four bin wines including a Tawny Port or a Thomas Hyland Chardonnay.

"Sparkling Wine & Champagne Tasting"
Wednesday, Dec 22nd 5:00 to 7:30pm, 1300 50th St WDM, $TBA champagne flute purchase
Monday, Dec 27th 5:00 to 7:30pm, 3500 Ingersoll Ave. $TBAchampagne flute purchase
The tastes of the season for the toasts of the night. We will be featuring Champagne and Sparkling Wines with a couple of our distributors. Some traditional, well-known wines and some new sparklings from New Zealand and Australia that are perfect for any palate or pocketbook. Come check out our favorite bubblies.

Weekly Wine Tastings

Not one but two chances to try new and exciting wines.  Join us Fridays from 4 to 7 p.m. at the West Des Moines store.  The Ingersoll store samples wine every Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.  We invite you to join us each week for a free sampling of our featured wines.