Virtual Wines of Portugal Tasting Extravaganza

Join the Chopping Block and Ole & Obrigado, Portuguese wine importer and export, for a virtual guided wine tasting featuring one of the world’s longest-running wine producers. Sommelier, Christophe Bakunas, and Ole Imports marketing director and Portuguese wine expert, Erin Drain, are teaming up to bring to you an intimate evening as they explore the exciting "new wave" of wines coming out of this very old school wine country. We will explore from north to south, and touch on a little history and geography. Portugal is a powerhouse for being such a tiny country; come find out why and taste some excellent wines with us!  

Christophe and Erin will be tasting four small-production wines, 1 rosé, 1 white and 2 red, throughout the class, as Erin goes into great detail about the diversity of the wines, the regions and the winemakers.

To enhance your experience, we recommend you’re tasting the same wines with Christophe and Erin during class. Order your four bottles of small-production wines by December 12^th for curbside pickup on Tuesday, 12/15, Thursday, 12/17, or Saturday, 12/19 from 3-5pm.

Wines featured in class:

• Caves Sao Joao (375 ml) 2017 Espumante Bruto Rose Bairrada DOC
• Asnella 2019 Vinho Verde DOC
• Fitapreta 2018 'Fita da Fitapreta' Tinto Vinho Regional Alentejano
• Luis Seabra 2018 'Xisto Ilimitado' Tinto Douro DOC

Order one of our charcuterie and cheese plates to complete your evening, available for curbside pickup on Saturday, December 19th from 4-5pm! 

Our virtual tastings, via Zoom, are a fun opportunity to watch your sommelier in action. Our Zoom moderator will make sure your questions submitted through the chat option are answered during or after class. The tasting packet will be provided upon registration. 

Since our stores remain closed for COVID-19, we unfortunately cannot accept gift cards as form of payment for virtual classes at this time. We apologize for the inconvenience! 

Got questions about our virtual classes? Check out our FAQs.