At this month’s book club we will be discussing Jennifer Egan’s “Manhattan Beach”. Manhattan Beach opens in Brooklyn during the Great Depression. Anna Kerrigan, nearly twelve years old, accompanies her father to the house of a man who, she gleans, is crucial to the survival of her father and her family. Anna observes the uniformed […]

If you haven't noticed, we're on a mission to build THE best chocolate selection here at Passion Vines. Much like wine, it's an agricultural product that begins with a "sense of place." Depending on where cocoa beans come from (Tanzania, Philippines, and Ecuador) it can taste drastically different. It makes the journey, from bean to […]

February marks Black History Month, and we're going to recognize the occasion the best way we know how - - with wine! Join us as we highlight a selection of wineries owned and operated by incredible Black men and women, discuss the importance of diversity in the wine industry (and every industry!) and pay tribute […]

Date nights spent in can be just as dreamy as a night on the town! There is something awfully romantic about staying in and enjoying the company of your significant other, cocktail in hand. Join us at this event and learn how to make 3 fun, flirty cocktails to liven up your next night spent […]

Napa Valley is world renowned for its exquisitely sophisticated Cabernets and their elegant Chardonnays. Representative, Alan Greenberg, will show you a glimpse of Napa’s high-quality wines that bridge the old and the new age of wine. Enjoy a taste of Napa right in your backyard in which we will pair 6 wines with delectable cheese […]

We just LOVE a good competition! Our staff is taking a cold weather classic and turning it up a notch with some killer beer pairings. Join us as our staff whips up 4 distinct chilis, each paired with a different beer. Then, we'll vote on the best of the best! Bring your eating pants, folks […]

This month's installment of "Region 101" is all about Piedmont! One of Italy's largest and most famed growing regions, it most often brings to mind hard-hitting top shelf bottles such as Barolo and Barbaresco. But did you know that those two wines make up only 3% of all of Piedmont's production?? There's much more to […]

Mireille Duval Jameson is living a fairy tale. The strong-willed youngest daughter of one of Haiti’s richest sons, she has an adoring husband, a precocious infant son, by all appearances a perfect life. The fairy tale ends one day when Mireille is kidnapped in broad daylight by a gang of heavily armed men, in front […]