Happy Hour Wine Tasting

Come join us for a Wine Tasting Happy Hour as we welcome Nick Tilly from one of our favorite distributors, Revel Wine. Nick will present a selection of 4 artisanal wines, sharing details about their sourcing and production as well as background stories about the producers. Enjoy tasting, education, conversation and light nibbles as you head into the first weekend of the Spring!

FEATURED SELECTIONS

Matthiasson 2022 California Rose ($31.99/btl) 

Drew 2021 Bahl Briney Chardonnay ($34.99/btl)

Folk Machine 2022 Central Coast Pinot Noir ($19.99/btl)

Luuma 2021 Calistoga Cabernet Sauvignon ($25.99/btl)

COST $10/Person - Reservations Required

** Refunded with Minimum $50 Purchase!! **

Hosted at:

CANOPY  We will be across the street at our neighbors - Canopy Space  2193 Fillmore Street

MEET MARC DARROZE AND SAMPLE THROUGH THE DECADES

Over the past roughly 30 months we have all done much together, apart. Tasting spirits and Champagne on a Zoom call kept us happily in contact with many of you all, but we are happy to welcome the return of in person events for D&M.

It is with great pleasure that we can say that our first in person event will be with the company and person largely responsible for our legendary wall of Armagnac: Marc Darroze! Marc's family has been fundamentally a part of the food and beverage landscape of the Landes in the southwest of France for over three generations, and Marc himself has been a worldwide champion for Armagnac for over twenty five years.

It has been over five years since Marc has been in town, so we jumped at the chance to host him and share the passion and depth of knowledge he brings to any robust conversation about Armagnac. We are keeping this close to home so to speak.

Monday, August 29th 6-8pm

Via Veneto

2244 Fillmore Street

San Francisco, CA 94115

limit 15 people:

In addition to appetizers and conversation we will be tasting decades worth of excellent Darroze Armagnacs. On offer will be the following from Darroze:

Chateau De Gaube 1963 Bas Armagnac

Domaine La Poste 1976 Tenareze

Domaine de Bellair 1980 Bas Armagnac

Domaine De Mouturon 2004 Bas-Armagnac

Exploring Mexican Spirits Beyond Tequila

You are probably already familiar with Tequila– famously made with just one type of Agave: Blue Weber. There has been a groundswell of interest in other spirits from Mexico from outside the bounds of Jalisco state. We are happy to partner with Robert Horton who has imported small batch spirits from across Mexico for the last seven years. In his quest for the delicious and unique, Robert has traveled to twenty of the 32 states in Mexico. He has been great about sharing his passion for the history and makers of these delightful and unique Agave spirits, and we are excited to be able to share a tasting of four Agaves and a Sotol off the beaten path. If you have ever wondered how Mezcal is different from Tequila? Or what is Sotol? These bottles normally retail for over $100, so this is a great opportunity to taste these 5 different spirits. Join us Via ZOOM Wednesday April 20th at 6pm and find out!

The $40 Zoom Tasting Kit will have 5 one ounce samples of the following:

Mal De Amor Cuishe/Tepeztate Ensamble

Mal De Amor Madrecuishe/Coyote Ensemble Mazcal

Mal De Amor Sierrudo Mezcal

Rey Campero Ensamble Mezcal

Sotoleros Lupe Carne Pechuga Sotol Lot 1

Zoom with Bardstown Bourbon’s Master Distiller! Oct 23rd 6pm

Though Zoom fatigue is real, it allows us to bring makers from far flung distilleries into your home. On Saturday October 23rd from 6pm to 7pm, we will be doing a Zoom with Bardstown Bourbon Company’s Master Distiller Steve Nally. Steve spent over four decades at Maker’s Mark, launched Wyoming Whiskey and then returned to Kentucky to take over the role of Master Distiller at Bardstown. How often do you get a chance to chat with someone in the Bourbon Hall of Fame? We will be tasting whiskey from new make distillate, moderately aged Bourbon, and aged blended bourbons.

We love to chat with you all about Bourbon, the Zoom kit of Whiskey and knowledge will be $29.99!

Secure your tasting kit today, https://dandm.com/bardstown-tasting-kit.html and the Zoom link will be provided later.

We will be tasting:

DISTILLATE Pulled straight from Bardstown’s stills before ever touching a barrel.

MATURATE Compared to the distillate, their Maturate demonstrates how three years

of aging in charred white oak barrels begins to impart the distinct characteristics of

bourbon.

FUSION Where the blend is the thing: young Bourbon blended with several different

sources and ages of Kentucky and Tennessee Bourbon.

DISCOVERY A blend of well aged Bourbons.

Ardbeg Monsters of Smoke Tour

THE ARDBEG MONSTERS OF SMOKE TOUR

The Tour Truck is coming to D&M!

Join us Friday September 24th 11am – 2pm 

Test your Ardbeg trivia, receive unique giveaways, buy a bottle or two and have them custom engraved for free!

Old Forester Bourbon and Chocolate Tasting

Old Forester Whiskey Row Tasting

On Saturday June 5 at 6:00pm, James Joseph will be leading us through some of the ‘historical’ expressions of Old Forester, the oldest continuous Bourbon brand in America. These four tastes of Bourbon have different proof levels and have been crafted to celebrate significant years in American Whiskey.

In addition to the knowledge of James and a bag of Old Forester Swag we are going to be providing a set of Pairing Chocolates from Shaw’s in West Portal, SF.

We love to chat with you all about Bourbon, so to keep this attractive the Zoom kit of Whiskey, chocolate, knowledge and swag will be $20!

Featured are 4 Samples of Bourbon's from Whiskey Row Series:

1870 Original Batch 45% ABV

1910 Old Fine Whisky 46.3% ABV

1897 Bottled in Bond 50% ABV

1920 Prohibition Style 57.5% ABV

The Zoom Link will be sent closer to the date, so sign-up today.

We look forward to seeing you!

A tasting for Valentines Day with Laurent Perrier

Join us on Zoom Saturday February 13th at 6pm

What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than with Champagne Laurent-Perrier and Cowgirl Creamery! 

Please join Naomi Smith Laurent-Perrier's Western Regional Manager and long time instructor at The Cheese School of San Francisco. Naomi will highlight this incredible house and champagnes as well as teach us about the art of the perfect pairing.

We will be featuring La Cuvee Brut, Cuvee Rose and Harmony Demi Sec, each expertly paired with three delicious cheeses. 

What a great way to get to know Champagne Laurent-Perrier and celebrate Valentine's Day!

Order your tasting kit by February 4th

Date Night with Billecart Salmon

Join us Saturday December 5th at 6pm

Hello All! We are coming into a holiday season that is shaping up to be different than any in our memory. That said, there are some things that we here at D&M think are timeless- the confluence of good Champagne and Conversation. 

We have not been able to do any events this year for obvious reasons, but we wanted to end the year in a responsible and delicious way. We reached out to Clement Calleja of Billecart Salmon to see if he was open to joining us for a "Date Night" in early December to lead us through a flight of Champagne, and we are oh so very happy that he has agreed!   

We will be showcasing three bottles of Billecart's work with the Brut Reserve, Rose, and Sous Bois rounding out an evening of conversation over Zoom on Saturday December 5th. To make this more viable for couples and small pods, the Brut Reserve and Rose will be half bottles and the Sous Bois will be a standard bottle-- and we will provide one Champagne stoppers to keep the bubbly-- well, bubbly.   

We hope that this early December tasting will entice you with a unique look at the Billecart Salmon House and a trio of delicious Champagne. Showcasing three distinct styles and vinification processes.   

This trio is $138 an 11% discount off our normal low retail price!  Order your kit by December 1st.

Look forward to you joining us! 

An email will be sent with the Zoom link closer to the event 

FNB Live presents Casks & Caviar!

The holidays have arrived! Join FNB Live at 4 PM-5:30 PM PT on November 23rd @ Epic Steak for the first event in a series of simultaneous live & digital events featuring Balvenie Scotch x The Caviar Co.

Hosted by Jennifer Estevez - CMS Advanced Sommelier, Founder of OMvino, guests will enjoy coursed small bites from Epic’s talented Executive Chef Parke Ulrich, featuring caviar selections from The Caviar Co’s Petra Higby and sips from Balvenie’s scotch expert, Neil Strachan. 

The event will be streamed live on FNB Live and you can sip & taste along! Order your tasting kit by Thursday, November 19th, and let the Casks & Caviar come your way to enjoy this magical experience from the comfort of your home. *Offer only available in the State of California. 

Digital Tasting Kits Will Include: 

Balvenie Scotch Tasting Kit (3 x 187ml bottles) 

- Double Wood 12 Year

- Double Wood 17 Year

- Caribbean Cask 14 Year

The Caviar Co Tasting Kit (3 x 10g jars)

- White Sturgeon Caviar

- Hackleback Caviar

- Whitefish Roe Caviar

- a blinis, crème fraîche & a custom engraved Balvenie Caviar Spoon