It may not be the hills of Tuscany or the vineyards of Napa Valley, but Tucson has an assortment of affordable and entertaining wine tasting options throughout the week. For a seasoned oenophile or a newly discovered grape nut, you can get your vino fix and even learn a bit, thanks to local wine lounges, bars, restaurants and liquor stores.
Wine tastings
Learn about vino for as little as...nothing
MetromixOctober 8, 2009
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Wine Tasting at Pastiche
- Pastiche Modern Eatery - Midtown - 3025 N. Campbell Ave. - Tucson
Fridays : 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Pastiche offers a weekly tasting based on a region or type of wine. The quantities of the wine are limited and when they're gone, they're gone.
Wine tasting at Primo
- Primo - West side - JW Marriott Starr Pass, 3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd. - Tucson
Saturdays : 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Both a tasting and a class, Primo presents an array of wines weekly. Certified sommeliers are your instructors, guiding you through tastings that pull from wines around the world.
Saturday Sippers at The RumRunner
- Rumrunner - Midtown - 3131 E. First St. - Tucson
Saturdays : 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
These free weekly tastings usually feature seven to eight different wines. Buy a bottle of one of those wines and get it for 15 percent off.
Wine tasting at CataVinos
- CataVinos - Central - 3063 N. Alvernon Way - Tucson
Wednesdays : 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. "white Wednesdays"
The wine shop pulls from its selection of 300-some wines—all at $15 or less per bottle—to offer up a tasting of six wines. The communal-style setting, with long tables, encourages wine lovers to socialize while sipping the varieties and noshing on cheese and crackers.
Wine tasting at Vila Thai
- Vila Thai - Main Gate Square - 972 E. University Blvd. - Tucson
Fridays : 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
This wine tasting is a bit different, with samples delivered from table to table.
Tasting at Total Wine
- Total Wine - 4370 N. Oracle Road - Tucson
Fridays : 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
With more than 8,000 wines in stock—it has to be true to the name, right?—Total Wine & More gives a ganga of a wine tasting three days a week. Featuring anywhere from four to 11 wines, oftentimes the winemakers are there pouring in person, so bring questions.
