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Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 9pm

Sunday: 11am - 6pm



UPCOMING EVENTS

FULL EVENTS CALENDAR HERE

First Friday Wine Tasting Benefiting Goldie Floberg

Friday, April 5th | 5:30 - 8:00 PM

Join us to help raise money for Goldie Floberg. We will sample 24 different wines from around the world. Admission is a $20 cash/check donation to Goldie Floberg.

April Wine Tasting Club: Vertical Tasting of Castello di Bossi Corbaia 1996, 1997, 2008, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019

Tuesday, April 16th | 5:30 - 7:00 PM

Wine Tasting Club meets every third Tuesday of every month. Our staff will organize the tasting by varietal, appellation, or region. Each tasting will consist of 6 to 8 wines and will be tasted blind. The blind tasting format is guaranteed to provide ample opportunity for lively discussion and learning. Cost: $20 per person. Only 12 spots available per month.

Advanced reservation required over the phone or in person.

Last Friday Tasting Series Benefiting Alpine Kiwanis Club

Friday, April 26 | 5:30 - 8:00 PM

Join us to help raise money for Alpine Kiwanis. We will sample a variety of wine, beer, and spirits from around the world. Admission is a $20 cash/check donation to the Alpine Kiwanis Club.

As we embark on some exciting plans for 2024, 

we are looking to add to our team.

Read more about it here!

ARTALE

FOOD & WINE

TOUR OF SPAIN WITH 

THE CONTINENTAL DRIFTER®

CLICK HERE or the image above for all the details of this Experience

BOOK NOW Deadline is April 30th!

ARTALE FOOD & WINE TRIP TO SPAIN

October 3rd -11th 2024

Ralph Velasco is a Rockford resident who has been organizing and leading tours around the world for more than 15 years (and his trips are all 5-star rated). He has a more than 50 percent client repeat rate and group sizes range from just 6 - 10 participants maximum. 

Rest assured that the main focus of these incredible trips is the food, wine, spirits, and other historical and natural highlights of each of the places he visits, as is meeting the locals and being immersed in the authentic culture.

Accommodations are in unique properties such as a private 11th-century castle in France's Dordogne; a former private family villa in the Spanish hilltown of Laguardia in the Rioja region; and/or a gorgeous wine estate in the Douro Valley or boutique hotel in the center of Porto, Portugal.

To meet the demand of charities interested in our popular

First Friday Wine Tastings, we are launching a new tasting series that will take place on the last Friday of each month.

If you are familiar with our First Friday tastings, then you'll be right at home with our Last Friday tastings.

In addition to wine, this new series will also offer beer and spirits.

Same 3 table format, same time frame, same donation price!

Full Details Here

Italian Soda

Cola Baladin

$4.99

“Cola Baladin” is a soft drink which contains no coloring or preservative and is produced with the kola nuts bought from the "Kola Slow Food Presidium” in Sierra Leone, and part of the revenues from its sales will be donated to the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity to support the Presidium project.

Another important and rather odd thing about this drink: the use of these nuts, and the necessary choice not to use artificial colorings, means that this has a rather “unusual” color for a cola: IT’S RED! This red color sets it apart from more “commercial” products and makes it immediately clear that our intent is not only to make a profit: our drink is also a sign to show consumers that it often takes very little to play our part in supporting those who cannot even support themselves.

Sierra Leone is one of the unfortunately too many African countries tormented by both political and economic wars and fights. Ours may be a niche production, but we believe it will help us give the word sustainability its full and important meaning.

GREEK SPIRITS

Metaxa Grande Fine Collector's Edition

Sale $49.99 Reg. $56.99

From the Metaxa range of Greek brandy comes the Metaxa Grande Fine, comprised of spirits which have aged between 8 and 15 years before bottling. Up-front hints of rich, spicy oak are balanced well with dark fruits and creamy vanilla notes throughout. Metaxa Grande Fine comes presented in charming, colourful decanters.

Metaxa Seven Stars

Sale $32.99 Reg. $36.99

Made in classical Greek style with the original recipe dating back to 1888, Metaxa Amphora is the blend of the finest spirits, aged in oak for 7 years, with wines and secret botanicals. The taste is mouth-wateringly mellow - full of luscious richness and complexity. Enjoy straight, with ice or mixed.

Metaxa Ouzo

Sale $23.99 Reg. $26.99

A blend of 6 botanicals of the Mediterranean basin, including the rare mastic coming from the island of Chios. Complex and balanced with rich aromas of iris flower, mastic, and anise.

Omhpiko Homeric Chios Mastiha Spirit

Sale $29.99 Reg. $34.99

Century after century, the mastiha trees of southern Chios slowly have been shedding their fragrant tears on the island’s soil just as they’ve been doing since Homeric times. The precious drops of mastiha resin, which flow only from the trunks and branches of the mastiha trees on Chios, have been famous for centuries for their rare, aromatic bouquet which is as powerful as it is refreshing.

Stoupakis Chios Distillery gathers all of the historical goodness of Chios mastic in one superb and rare distillate: “HOMERIC” Mastiha Liqueur. Tenderly embraced by tradition, “HOMERIC” Mastiha Liqueur retains all of the mastic’s unique traits unaltered. For rare, unforgettable moments of traditional pleasure try your “HOMERIC” Mastiha Liqueur on ice or in an imaginative cocktail.

WINE OF THE MONTH

APRIL WINERY

MATTHEWS WINERY

Matthews

Columbia Valley

Washington

Sauvignon Blanc

2022

$29.99

reg. $34.99

91 Points Wine Spectator

The 2022 Matthews Columbia Valley Sauvignon Blanc is yellow jasmine in color with flecks of green. Intense aromatics of starfruit, lemony sorrel leaf, juicy green pear and mandarin orange open to honeysuckle and linden flower. Followed by flavors of lemon curd, oyster shell, candied orange peel and flint, this medium-bodied, balanced wine has refreshing acidity. It finishes long with briny and stony flavors that are taught and textural.

Matthews

Columbia Valley

Washington

Claret

2020

$29.99

reg. $34.99

93 Points Wine Enthusiast

Dark berries, bramble, and cola give way to sandalwood and vanilla bean. Red and black fruits, cocoa, and black tea on the palate. Polished tannins and well-balanced acidity leave a lasting finish that intrigues.

Serve with grilled beef sliders, breaded meatballs, and roasted lambchops.

Blend: 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot, 1% Malbec

Matthews

Columbia Valley

Washington

Cabernet Sauvignon

2021

$49.99

reg. $54.99

93 Points Wine Spectator

Precise and expressive, with handsome flavors of blackberry, bay leaf and espresso that build richness and structure toward refined tannins.

Matthews

Blackboard

Cabernet Sauvignon

2019

$19.99

reg. $23.99

Beautiful notes of strawberry preserve, blackberries, cinnamon, cocoa powder, milk chocolate and hints of vanilla bean. A full-bodied wine with well-integrated tannins, complexity and balanced acidity.

Blend: 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot

Matthews

Blackboard

Merlot

2019

$19.99

reg. $23.99

Beautiful notes of currants, spice, raspberry jam, strawberry, and pureed plum. Hints of vanilla bean, cocoa powder, and macerated berries carry the palate. A darker fruit wine with soft tannins and surprising complexity. A great window into a warm vintage here in Washington State.

Illuminated Brew Works

Chicago, IL

Illuminated Brew Works is a Chicago-based brewery producing beer for interesting times. From big, hazy IPAs, to yeast-driven urban farmhouses, adjunct-rich stouts and experimentally driven sours and fruit beers.

Offerings rotate seasonally to celebrate the annual cycle.

Beer Here Now DDH DIPA

$15.99 | 4pk 16oz can

Citra, Motueka & Idaho7, an even dose of all three of these hops make for a huge citrusy nose followed by juicy citrus with tropical fruit on the palate and finishes dry with very slight earthy notes. Named in honor of the incredible Baba Ram Dass it is a downright lovely homage to a downright lovely human.

Cold process double dry hopping provides a gentler extraction of hop oils resulting in an incredible aroma and flavor contribution. One of the best hazy IPAs from Illuminated to date!

Dagger Flute Citra IPA

$11.99 | 4pk 16oz can

Citra hopped India Pale Ale bridging the old world and new. Look for a potpourri of tropical, citrus, and herb hop character, balanced by restrained bitterness and a light biscuit toffee malt profile.

Millennial Munchies Imperial Pastry Stout

$6.00 | 16oz can

Our dumbest named beer, but we make up for it with flavor. Full of peanut butter, coconut and dutched cocoa, Millennial Munchies will help get rid of all the parts of your personality you want to cancel!

Inspired by the Zagnut candy bar, this sweet imperial stout was brewed in collaboration with Beerhead Bars. After fermentation we conditioned it in hundreds of pounds of coconut, with healthy additions of cocoa and peanut.

Orange Sunshine Saison

$10.99 | 4pk 16oz can

We’ve combined our house yeast, Tim, with pilsner malts, wheat, orange and lemon zest and finished it with Mandarina Bavaria, Amarillo, & Pacifica Hops. The result is a wonderfully seasonable beer with the flavor and complexity of something twice its weight. The wine-dry finish, crisp body and delicate citrus notes insure you keep it close year-round.

Melt your face on this deliciously dry citrus Saison built for long days irradiating under the evil star.

Trust Lager

$10.99 | 4pk 16oz can

Premium Lager Bier for the people. Hopped thoughtfully with Saaz and Styrian Wolf for notes of citrus, grass, and berry. Bring together the people you trust, enjoy with the people you trust.

Ayinger Jahrhundert Lager

$3.99 | 500ml bottle

Destihl Dosvidanya Rye BA Imperial Stout 2023

$11.99 | 16oz can

Drekker Brains: Blackberry Bellini Zing Smoothie Sour

$5.50 | 16oz can

Drekker Salt On The Prrrt Margarita Slushy Sour

$5.50 | 16oz can

Froth Liquid Lollipop: Orange Pineapple, Marshmallow Sour

$6.99 | 16oz can

Hidden Hand Spring Hazy IPA

$13.99 | 4pk 16oz can

Hidden Hand Vibes Since 1920 American Pale Ale

$13.99 | 4pk 16oz can

Hidden Hand Waterfowl Foeder-aged Helles Lager

$11.99 | 4pk 16oz can

Krombacher Pils

$6.99 | 4pk 500ml can

Moderne Dune Moderne Pilsner

$9.99 | 4pk 16oz can

MoRE Henna: Chocolate Praline Macaroon Imperial Stout

$10.99 | 16oz can

Noon Whistle Bruski Czech-style Lager

$9.99 | 6pk 12oz can

Noon Whistle Gummypocalypse Hazy DIPA

$3.99 | 19.2oz can

Perennial Celestial Vapor Hazy IPA

$13.99 | 4pk 16oz can

Solemn Oath Extra Small Wave City Club Hazy IPA

$12.99 | 4pk 16oz can

Solemn Oath Man vs Internet Double Red Ale

$14.99 | 4pk 16oz can

Solemn Oath Snaggletooth Bandana IPA

$12.99 | 4pk 16oz can

Spiteful Working For The Weekend DIPA

$10.99 | 4pk 16oz can

Traquair House Scotch Ale

$5.99 | 330ml bottle

Verhaeghe Vichte Duchesse de Bourgogne Flemish Red Ale

$6.49 | 330ml bottle

-CIDER-

B Nektar Stupid Man Suit Fruited Cider

$15.99 | 4pk 12oz can

-SELTZER-

Untitled Art Florida Seltzer Variety Pack

$24.99 | 12pk 12oz can

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