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This week in wine, beer, chocolate, & sake.

Wednesday – 11/11

Wine Cellar Wednesdays @ Colorado Wine Co. All day. $0 corkage.

*Last Standard Wine Tasting of 2009* Silverlake Wine Residency @ the Standard Downtown. Featuring bubbles. 5-8pm. $20. Call SLW for details: 323.662.9024.

$1 Tasting with Chateau l’Avocat @ K&L Wine Merchants. 5:30-7:30pm. $1.

Thursday – 11/12

No Corkage Thursday @ 55 Degree Wine. All day. $0 corkage.

Thursday Night Flights with Let’s Be Frank. White: Marsanne/Roussanne; Red: Rhone Style Blends @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Sake Tasting @ K&L Wine Merchants. 6-7:30pm. $5.

Hollywood Brewfest

Friday – 11/13

Friday Wine Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 5:30-8:30pm. $15.

Saturday – 11/14

**WW Pick O’ the Week** Hollywood Brewfest @ Henry Fonda Theatre. 3pm-11pm. $45-$60.**

Best of Bordeaux @ K&L Wine Merchants. 3-4:15pm. 10 Bordeauxs. $40.

Saturday Social @ City Sip. 5-7pm. $12.

Sunday – 11/15

Sundays at 3: Farm Wine Imports @ Silverlake Wine. 3pm. $20.

Lazy Sunday Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 1-4pm. $12.

After 9 Sunday @ City Sip. 9-11pm. 1/2 off glasses of all open bottles.

Beer Tasting: Worldly Selections @ 55 Degree Wine. 5-10pm.

Monday – 11/16

Blue Monday @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Tuesday – 11/17

24 Taps + 4 Hours = $4 Beers @ Blue Palms Brewhouse. 6-10pm. All beers, $4.

Wine Edjumacation: The Essentials @ City Sip. 7-9pm. $50.

Chocolate & Wine Pairing with Staci @ 55 Degree Wine. Call for reservations: 323.662.5556. 7:30pm. $30.

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That’s right. It’s STILL LA Beer Week. Check their calendar for tons of beer events all over LA, including the Westside and other areas of town I refuse to hazard. And, since everything’s bigger in LA (?), LA Beer Week lasts a whole 11 days: 10/14 – 10/25.

Wednesday – 10/21

Ballast Point Brewing Company Night @ Blue Palms Brewhouse. LA Beer Week Event.

Wine Cellar Wednesdays @ Colorado Wine Co. All day. $0 corkage.

Silverlake Wine Residency @ the Standard Downtown. Featuring Spanish wines. 5-8pm. $20. Call SLW for details: 323.662.9024.

Thursday – 10/22

Marin Brewing Company Night @ Blue Palms Brewhouse. LA Beer Week Event.

No Corkage Thursday @ 55 Degree Wine. All day. $0 corkage.

Thursday Night Flights with Let’s Be Frank. White: Sparkling; Red: CA Rhone Varietals @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Frog’s Leap Winery @ K&L Wine Merchants. 6-7:30pm. $5.

Chimay Dinner @ BOHO Hollywood. 6-8:30pm. $50. LA Beer Week Event.

Craftsman Beer Dinner @ The York. 7pm. $35. LA Beer Week Event.

Friday – 10/23

Friday Wine Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 5:30-8:30pm. $15.

Saturday – 10/24

LA Beer Week Festival @ Descanso Gardens. 3-8pm. $40. LA Beer Week Event, duh.

Oktoberfest Beer Tasting @ K&L Wine Merchants. 3-6pm. $10.

Saturday Social @ City Sip. 5-7pm. $12.

Sunday – 10/25

Sundays at 3: Alphonse Derose of Derose Vineyards @ Silverlake Wine. 3pm. $20.

Lazy Sunday Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 1-4pm. $12.

After 9 Sunday @ City Sip. 9-11pm. 1/2 off glasses of all open bottles.

Beer Tasting: Atwater Londontown @ 55 Degree Wine. 5-10pm.

Monday – 10/26

Blue Monday @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Tuesday – 10/27

Wine Edjumacation: Latin Lovers @ City Sip. 7-9pm. $50.

Wine Tasting with Staci @ 55 Degree Wine. 6-9pm. I never know what Staci has up her sleeve since 55 Degree Wine doesn’t announce the tasting details until the day-of for this one, but she does something amazing every Tuesday, so you should check her out.

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Screw the wine. The big news this week is LA Beer Week. Check their calendar for tons of beer events all over LA, including the Westside and other areas of town I refuse to hazard. And, since everything’s bigger in LA (?), LA Beer Week lasts a whole 11 days: 10/14 – 10/24.

Wednesday – 10/14

No Corkage Wednesday @ 55 Degree Wine. All day. $0 corkage.

Wine Cellar Wednesdays @ Colorado Wine Co. All day. $0 corkage.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Silverlake Wine Residency @ the Standard Downtown. Featuring Spanish wines. 5-8pm. $20. Call SLW for details: 323.662.9024.

Thursday – 10/15

Thursday Night Flights with Let’s Be Frank. White: California Chardonnay; Red: Rhone @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

5 Wines for $5 – Italian Wines @ K&L Wine Merchants. 6-7:30pm. $15.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

St. Feuillien Brewery Night @ Blue Palms Brewhouse. Night.

Friday – 10/16

Friday Wine Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 5:30-8:30pm. $15.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

LA Beer Week Kick-Off Dinner @ Blue Palms Brewhouse. I don’t know why the kick-off dinner is 2 days after the start of official Beer Week events, so don’t ask. But I do know there’s an 8-course dinner and beer pairings for each course, so who cares? Call for reservations: 323.464.2337. LA Beer Week Event.

Saturday – 10/17

Grand Champagne Event @ K&L Wine Merchants. 3-6pm. $100.

Oktoberfest @ Verdugo Bar. 12-6pm. $20-$25. LA Beer Week Event.

Saturday Social @ City Sip. 5-7pm. $12.

Sunday – 10/18

Sundays at 3: Joshua Klapper of La Fenetre @ Silverlake Wine. 3pm. $20.

Lazy Sunday Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 1-4pm. $12.

After 9 Sunday @ City Sip. 9-11pm. 1/2 off glasses of all open bottles.

Beer Tasting @ 55 Degree Wine. 5-10pm.

Monday – 10/19

Blue Monday @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

World’s Smallest Coney Island Freaktoberfest Boutique Beer Festival @ Blue Palms Brewhouse. 7-10pm. $10. LA Beer Week Event.

Tuesday – 10/20

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

**WW Pick of the Week – Green Flash Brewery Night @ Blue Palms Brewhouse. 6pm. Green Flash makes some of the best IPAs you’ve ever tasted. If you have any love for IPAs, you’ll be here for the West Coast IPA cask. Green Flash Brewmaster Chuck Silva will also be there and he’s super-cool.**

Wine Tasting with Staci @ 55 Degree Wine. 6-9pm. I never know what Staci has up her sleeve since 55 Degree Wine doesn’t announce the tasting details until the day-of for this one, but she does something amazing every Tuesday, so you should check her out.

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This week in wine, beer, & Jewish guys.

Wednesday – 10/7

No Corkage Wednesday @ 55 Degree Wine. All day. $0 corkage.

Wine Cellar Wednesdays @ Colorado Wine Co. All day. $0 corkage.

WTFLA Wine Tasting @ City Sip. 7:30pm. $10.

Silverlake Wine Residency @ the Standard Downtown. Featuring Spanish wines. 5-8pm. $20. Call SLW for details: 323.662.9024.

Thursday – 10/8

Thursday Night Flights with Let’s Be Frank. White: Grenache Blanc-ish; Red: Spanish @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Wine Tasting: Tablas Creek @ K&L Wine Merchants. 6-7:30pm. $15.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Friday – 10/9

**WW Pick of the Week – Nice Jewish Guys Calendar Signing + Wine Tasting @ Silverlake Wine. 7-9pm. $20 for calendar & wine. Kisses from the nice Jewish boys are extra. **

Friday Wine Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 5:30-8:30pm. $15.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Beer Tasting: Pyramid Brews @ BevMo WeHo. 4-7pm. This is also going down at most other LA-area BevMos. All except Van Nuys, who always insists on being different.

Saturday – 10/10

Saturday Social @ City Sip. 5-7pm. $12.

Premium 2007 vintage Rhone tasting @ K&L Wine Merchants. 3-6pm. $25.

Beer Tasting: Pyramid Brews @ BevMo VanNuys. 12-3pm. Those copycats in Van Nuys are at it again.

Wine Tasting: 5-Cent Sale Wines @ BevMo WeHo. 12-3pm. At most LA-area BevMos (including Van Nuys). Check the link for a full list.

Sunday – 10/11

Sundays at 3: Zinfandel @ Silverlake Wine. 3pm. $20.

Lazy Sunday Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 1-4pm. $12.

After 9 Sunday @ City Sip. 9-11pm. 1/2 off glasses of all open bottles.

The Dark Side Beer Tasting @ 55 Degree Wine. 5-10pm.

Monday – 10/12

Blue Monday @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Tuesday – 10/13

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

24 Taps + 4 Hours = $4 Beers @ Blue Palms Brewhouse. 6-10pm. All beers, $4.

Wine Tasting with Staci @ 55 Degree Wine. 6-9pm. I never know what Staci has up her sleeve since 55 Degree Wine doesn’t announce the tasting details until the day-of for this one, but she does something amazing every Tuesday, so you should check her out.

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This week in wine & beer.

Sorry kids, no Pick of the Week this week because nothing interesting is going on. But wait for it—Hollywood Beer Fest is coming up next week!

Wednesday – 9/30

Wine Cellar Wednesdays @ Colorado Wine Co. All day. $0 corkage.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Silverlake Wine Residency @ the Standard Downtown. Featuring Spanish wines. 5-8pm. $20. Call SLW for details: 323.662.9024.

Thursday – 10/1

Thursday Night Flights with Let’s Be Frank. White: New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc; Red: Blaufränkisch @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Wine Tasting: High-End Domestic Wines (don’t ask me what that means) @ K&L Wine Merchants. 6-7:30pm. $15.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Friday – 10/2

Friday Wine Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 5:30-8:30pm. $15.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Beer Tasting: Spooky Pumpkin Brews @ BevMo WeHo. 4-7pm. This is also going down at most other LA-area BevMos. All except Van Nuys, who always insists on being different.

Saturday – 10/3

Sangria Saturdays @ Colorado Wine Co. Serving homemade sangria by the glass til it runs out. 1pm. No updates on the CoWineCo website, so not sure if Sangria Saturday is still on or not–it’s a toss-up: Summer’s over, right?

Saturday Social @ City Sip. 5-7pm. $12.

Wines of Spain @ K&L Wine Merchants. 3-6pm. $15.

Beer Tasting: Spooky Pumpkin Brews @ BevMo VanNuys. 12-3pm. Those copycats in Van Nuys are at it again.

Wine Tasting: 5-Cent Sale Wines @ BevMo WeHo. 12-3pm. At most LA-area BevMos (including Van Nuys). Check the link for a full list.

Sunday – 10/4

Sundays at 3: Phil & Michelle from Big Sur Bakery @ Silverlake Wine. 3pm. $20.

Lazy Sunday Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 1-4pm. $12.

After 9 Sunday @ City Sip. 9-11pm. 1/2 off glasses of all open bottles.

Oktoberfest! Beer Tasting @ 55 Degree Wine. 5-10pm. Beer by the bottle.

Monday – 10/5

Blue Monday @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Tuesday – 10/6

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

24 Taps + 4 Hours = $4 Beers @ Blue Palms Brewhouse. 6-10pm. All beers, $4.

Wine Tasting with Staci @ 55 Degree Wine. 6-9pm. I never know what Staci has up her sleeve since 55 Degree Wine doesn’t announce the tasting details until the day-of for this one, but she does something amazing every Tuesday, so you should check her out.

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This week in wine, beer, alliteration, & bacon.

Wednesday – 9/16

Vino Artistico: Wine & music from Bernie Larsen & Maureen Toth @ 55 Degree Wine. 7:30pm. $15.

Wine Cellar Wednesdays @ Colorado Wine Co. All day. $0 corkage.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Silverlake Wine Residency @ the Standard Downtown. Featuring Syrah & Grenache blends. 5-8pm. $20. Call SLW for details: 323.662.9024.

Thursday – 9/17

Thursday Night Flights with Let’s Be Frank. White: Gruner Veltliner; Red: Primitivo @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Wine Tasting: Australian Wines @ K&L Wine Merchants. 6-7:30pm. $15.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Friday – 9/18

Hey-O! Wine & BACON tasting @ LearnAboutWine. 7-9:15pm. $79. Delicious Australian wines paired with bacon selections from the Bacon of the Month Club. **WW Pick of the Week**

Friday Wine Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 5:30-8:30pm. $15.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Beer Tasting: Oktoberfest brews @ BevMo WeHo. 4-7pm. This is also going down at most other LA-area BevMos. All except Van Nuys, who always insists on being different.

Saturday – 9/19

Sangria Saturdays @ Colorado Wine Co. Serving homemade sangria by the glass til it runs out. 1pm.

Saturday Social @ City Sip. 5-7pm. $12.

French Burgundy @ K&L Wine Merchants. 3-6pm. $15.

Beer Tasting: Oktoberfest brews @ BevMo VanNuys. 12-3pm. Those copycats in Van Nuys are at it again.

Wine Tasting: Big Deals and Vineyard Partners @ BevMo WeHo. 12-3pm. At most LA-area BevMos (including Van Nuys). Check the link for a full list.

Sunday – 9/20

Sundays at 3: Oregon wines @ Silverlake Wine. 3pm. $20.

Lazy Sunday Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 1-4pm. $12.

After 9 Sunday @ City Sip. 9-11pm. 1/2 off glasses of all open bottles.

End of Summer Beer Tasting @ 55 Degree Wine. 5-10pm. Beer by the glass or taste.

Monday – 9/21

Blue Monday @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Tuesday – 9/22

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Wine Edjumacation: Cabernet Cabaret @ City Sip 7-9pm. $50.

Beer Tasting: Brown Bag Blind Belgian Beer Tasting @ Blue Palms Brewhouse. 6pm. Admission charge is a bottle or two of your favorite Belgian to share.

24 Taps + 4 Hours = $4 Beers @ Blue Palms Brewhouse. 6-10pm. All beers, $4.

Wine Tasting with Staci @ 55 Degree Wine. 6-9pm. I never know what Staci has up her sleeve since 55 Degree Wine doesn’t announce the tasting details until the day-of for this one, but she does something amazing every Tuesday, so you should check her out.

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This week in wine, beer, secrecy, & white trash.

Wednesday – 9/9

Wine Cellar Wednesdays @ Colorado Wine Co. All day. $0 corkage.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Silverlake Wine Residency @ the Standard Downtown. Featuring Italian Wines. 5-8pm. $20. Call SLW for details: 323.662.9024.

Thursday – 9/10

Wine Tasting + Comedy = Thursday Funnies @ 55 Degree Wine. 7:30pm. $15.

Thursday Night Flights with Let’s Be Frank. White: Sauvignon Blanc; Red: Cabernet Sauvignon @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Wine Tasting: Rosenthal Wine Merchants @ K&L Wine Merchants. 6-7:30pm. $15.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Friday – 9/11

Friday Wine Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 5:30-8:30pm. $15.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Beer Tasting: Cable Car Brewery @ BevMo WeHo. 4-7pm. This is also going down at most other LA-area BevMos. All except Burbank and Van Nuys, who always insist on being different.

Beer Tasting: Sam Adams Annual Beer Lover’s Choice @ BevMo Burbank. 4-7pm.

K&L Wine Merchants is having a super-secret $1 Rudi Wiest tasting with Von Buhl. So secret, in fact, that they will not post the time on their website. If you really want $1 wine, you’ll just have to wait around and see what happens. Probably best to camp out the night before so you don’t miss it.

Saturday – 9/12

White Trash Wine Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. Pork rinds, Cheez Whiz, Tater Tot Casserole, and the big finale, Bacon-Wrapped Lemonheads, will all be paired with wines that bring out the distinctive flavor of the dish. Don’t miss it. RSVP here before it sells out. 5-8pm. $20. **WW Pick of the Week**

Saturday Social @ City Sip. 5-7pm. $12.

Special Value Bordeaux Tasting @ K&L Wine Merchants. 3-6pm. $15.

Beer Tasting: Cable Car Brewery @ BevMo VanNuys. 12-3pm. Second verse, same as the first.

Wine Tasting: Hot Wines Under $10 @ BevMo WeHo. 12-3pm. At most LA-area BevMos (including Van Nuys). Check the link for a full list.

Sunday – 9/13

Sundays at 3: Sake w/ Heirloom-LA @ Silverlake Wine. 3pm. $20.

Lazy Sunday Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 1-4pm. $12.

After 9 Sunday @ City Sip. 9-11pm. 1/2 off glasses of all open bottles.

Beer Around the World @ 55 Degree Wine. 5-10pm.

Monday – 9/14

Blue Monday @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Tuesday – 9/15

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Wine Edjumacation: The Essentials @ City Sip 7-9pm. $50.

24 Taps + 4 Hours = $4 Beers @ Blue Palms Brewhouse. 6-10pm. All beers, $4.

Wine Tasting with Staci @ 55 Degree Wine. 6-9pm. I never know what Staci has up her sleeve since 55 Degree Wine doesn’t announce the tasting details until the day-of for this one, but she does something amazing every Tuesday, so you should check her out.

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This week in wine & beer.

Wednesday – 9/2

Vino Artistico w/ Dave Collins @ 55 Degree Wine. Wine and jazz. 7:30pm. $15.

Wine Cellar Wednesdays @ Colorado Wine Co. All day. $0 corkage.

WTFLA Wine Tasting @ City Sip. 7:30pm. $10.

Silverlake Wine Residency @ the Standard Downtown. Featuring Bordeaux. 5-8pm. $20. Call SLW for details: 323.662.9024.

Thursday – 9/3

Wine Tasting + Comedy = Thursday Funnies @ 55 Degree Wine. 7:30pm. $15.

Thursday Night Flights with Let’s Be Frank. White: Rose; Red: American Blends @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Miner Family Vineyards @ K&L Wine Merchants. 6-7:30pm. $15.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Friday – 9/4

Friday Wine Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 5:30-8:30pm. $15. 

Beer Tasting: Sam Adams Brewery @ BevMo WeHo. 4-7pm. If you’re stuck in the suburbs, you probably need a drink worse than the rest of us, so this tasting is also going on at Burbank, Pasadena, and other BevMos. Check the link for a full list. OR, you can schlep out to Van Nuys and do it on Saturday.

Saturday – 9/5

Beer Tasting & Movie Night w/ Silverlake Wine @ Hollyhock House, Barnsdall Art Park. 5:30-10pm. $25. Beer from 5:30-7:30, Swingers on the lawn from 8-10.

Saturday Social @ City Sip. 5-7pm. $12.

Wine Tasting Bar: Sangria Saturdays @ Colorado Wine Co. Homemade Sangria while it lasts.

Pinot Noir from CA & OR @ K&L Wine Merchants. 3-6pm.

Beer Tasting: Sam Adams Brewery @ BevMo VanNuys. 12-3pm.

Wine Tasting: Constellation/Pernod @ BevMo WeHo. 12-3pm. At most LA-area BevMos (including Van Nuys). Check the link for a full list.

Sunday – 9/6

Sundays at 3: Wine Tasting w/ church BBQ @ Silverlake Wine. 3pm. $20.

Lazy Sunday Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 1-4pm. $12.

After 9 Sunday @ City Sip. 9-11pm. 1/2 off glasses of all open bottles.

Beer Tasting: Blondes vs. Brunettes @ 55 Degree Wine. 5-10pm.

Monday – 9/7

Blue Monday @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Tuesday – 9/8

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

24 Taps + 4 Hours = $4 Beers @ Blue Palms Brewhouse. 6-10pm. All beers, $4.

Wine Tasting with Staci @ 55 Degree Wine. 6-9pm. I never know what Staci has up her sleeve since 55 Degree Wine doesn’t announce the tasting details until the day-of for this one, but she does something amazing every Tuesday, so you should check her out.

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This week in wine & beer. Plus, why you should go to the OC and bonus pontification (A first for WW!): What the hell is wrong with BevMo.

Wednesday – 8/26

Vino Artistico w/ The Surrenders @ 55 Degree Wine. Wine and jazz. 7:30pm. $15.

Wine Cellar Wednesdays @ Colorado Wine Co. All day. $0 corkage.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Silverlake Wine Residency @ the Standard Downtown. Featuring Bordeaux. 5-8pm. $20. Call SLW for details: 323.662.9024.

Thursday – 8/27

Atwater’s Summer Nights on the Boulevard: Music, dancing, art, and food along Glendale Blvd. Wine tasting in the cellar @ 55 Degree Wine. 6-10pm.

Thursday Night Flights with Let’s Be Frank. White: Loire Valley; Red: Montrasell @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Wine Tasting 101 @ K&L Wine Merchants. 6-7:30pm. $15.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Friday – 8/28

Friday Wine Tasting: @ Colorado Wine Co. 5:30-8:30pm. $15. 

LAST CHANCE for Barnsdall Fridays w/ Silverlake Wine @ Hollyhock House, Barnsdall Art Park. 5:30-7:30pm. Last Hollyhock tasting of the summer. $15-23.

Beer Tasting: Alaska Brewery Coolers @ BevMo WeHo. 4-7pm. If you’re stuck in the suburbs, you probably need a drink worse than the rest of us, so this tasting is also going on at Burbank, Pasadena, and other BevMos. Check the link for a full list. OR, you can schlep out to Van Nuys and do it on Saturday.

Saturday – 8/29

Saturday Social @ City Sip. 5-7pm. $12.

Wine Tasting Bar: Sangria Saturdays @ Colorado Wine Co. Homemade Sangria while it lasts.

New Releases from Italy @ K&L Wine Merchants. 3-6pm.

Beer Tasting: Alaska Brewey Coolers @ BevMo VanNuys. 12-3pm. I never thought I’d say this, but Van Nuys is getting it right. I don’t know what the hell all those other BevMos are thinking. Note to BevMo: Anyone who shows up at 4pm on a weekday for a beer tasting is THE WRONG KIND OF CUSTOMER. People who are available to start drinking in the middle of the workday are probably not the sort who can afford to buy lots of fancy booze at your store. I certainly can’t make it to a 4pm Friday beer tasting and I am a person who will go to great lengths to drink for free, especially in the afternoon. So I’m already the wrong kind of customer. Imagine what the people who can make it must be like.

Wine Tasting: Diageo @ BevMo WeHo. 12-3pm. At most LA-area BevMos (including Van Nuys). Check the link for a full list.

Sunday – 8/30

Sundays at 3: BEER tasting w/ Heirloom-LA @ Silverlake Wine. 3pm. $20.

Lazy Sunday Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 1-4pm. $12.

After 9 Sunday @ City Sip. 9-11pm. 1/2 off glasses of all open bottles.

Beer Tasting: Cali Lovlies @ 55 Degree Wine. Featuring The Bruery & Alesmith. 5-10pm.

There’s finally a reson to go to the OC: OC Beer Fest! Over 60 breweries, In-n-Out, and 80s glam rock covers. Irvine Lake. 2-5pm. $40. Tickets WILL NOT be sold @ the door, so you better get ‘em now. Leave it to the OC to make drinking hard. Sigh.

Monday – 8/31

Blue Monday @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Tuesday – 9/1

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

24 Taps + 4 Hours = $4 Beers @ Blue Palms Brewhouse. 6-10pm. All beers, $4.

Wine Tasting with Staci @ 55 Degree Wine. 6-9pm. I never know what Staci has up her sleeve since 55 Degree Wine doesn’t announce the tasting details until the day-of for this one, but she does something amazing every Tuesday, so you should check her out.

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This week in wine & beer & bus trips & beards & champagne:

Wednesday – 8/19

Wine Cellar Wednesdays @ Colorado Wine Co. All day. $0 corkage.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Silverlake Wine Residency @ the Standard Downtown. 5-8pm. $20. Call SLW for details: 323.662.9024.

Brown Bag Blind Beer Tasting: Sour Ales @ Blue Palms Brewhouse. 6pm. Admission is one bottle of your favorite sour ale to share.

Thursday – 8/20

Blue 2 @ 55 Degree Wine. Wine and blues. 7:30pm. $15.

Thursday Night Flights with Let’s Be Frank. White: Chardonnay; Red: Spanish @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Spanish Wines with Regal Wine Co. & Eric Solomon Selections @ K&L Wine Merchants. 5:30-7:30pm. $10.

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

Friday – 8/21

Friday Wine Tasting: Know When to Fold ‘Em @ Colorado Wine Co. 5:30-8:30pm. $15. A wine tasting celebrating the birthday of the great Kenny Rogers. Awesome.

Barnsdall Fridays w/ Silverlake Wine @ Hollyhock House, Barnsdall Art Park. 5:30-7:30pm. $15-23.

Beer Tasting: Aloha from Kona Brewery @ BevMo WeHo. 4-7pm. The Van Nuys BevMo is doing this same tasting on Saturday. But then you’d have to go to Van Nuys. So you should probably just go to this one.

Saturday – 8/22

Saturday Social @ City Sip. 5-7pm. $12.

Wine Tasting Bar: Sangria Saturdays @ Colorado Wine Co. Homemade Sangria while it lasts.

Small Estate Champagne Tasting @ K&L Wine Merchants. 3-6pm.

Bus Trip to Stone Brewing Co.’s 13th Anniversary Party. Load up @ Blue Palms Brewhouse. 7:15am. $45. RSVP to info@bluepalmsbrewhouse.com. A full day of drinking microbrews with someone else driving: As good as it gets. Meet for breakfast at Blue Palms, hit up the charity-supporting festivities, and bring some brew to share, ‘cuz Brian and the crew are literally going to to take one down and pass it around the bus.

Beer Tasting: Aloha from Kona Brewery @ BevMo VanNuys. 12-3pm. I know, I know. Van Nuys. Gross. But beer makes everything better and Kona makes some great beer, so if you find yourself in The Val, head to the Van Nuys BevMo for an oasis of non (or slightly less)-suckiness.

Wine Tasting: Critic’s Choice @ BevMo WeHo. 12-3pm. If you’re lucky enough to not be in Van Nuys on Saturday, go here instead.

Sunday – 8/23

Sundays at 3 @ Silverlake Wine. 3pm. $20. **No tasting because of Sunset Junction Festival**

Lazy Sunday Tasting @ Colorado Wine Co. 1-4pm. $12.

After 9 Sunday @ City Sip. 9-11pm. 1/2 off glasses of all open bottles.

Beer Tasting: Summer Lovlies with a Belgian Flair @ 55 Degree Wine. 5-10pm.

Monday – 8/24

Blue Monday @ Silverlake Wine. 5-9pm. $12.

Tuesday – 8/25

Summer Happy Hour @ City Sip. 5:30-7pm. Wine & food specials.

24 Taps + 4 Hours = $4 Beers @ Blue Palms Brewhouse. 6-10pm. All beers, $4.

Wine Tasting with Staci @ 55 Degree Wine. 6-9pm. I never know what Staci has up her sleeve since 55 Degree Wine doesn’t announce the tasting details until the day-of for this one, but she does something amazing every Tuesday, so you should check her out.

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