Pourtal Wine Tasting

We took a trip down to Santa Monica, and right by the Pier, there is a place called Pourtal.  It's a pretty neat place, with the new, automatic pourers.  We've been looking forward to checking out a place like this for awhile now, just haven't had the time.

The neat thing about Pourtal, and the bad thing, is that the tastings are inexpensive, while the bottles are expensive.  We had the most delicious Cabernet Sauvignon and a pretty good (in Rachel's opinion) Gamay, but the bottles were entirely too much to purchase.  But - the upside is, you get to try a pour of wine from a $85 bottle of wine for $5!  Definitely recommended by both of us.  The food paired nicely with all of the wines and was delicious.  This is in the upscale part of Santa Monica, so definitely bring your credit card when you go.

We also got to meet the owner of Pourtal and his father, and we were pretty impressed by the closeness of the family and people that work there.  It was a great atmosphere, and highly recommended if you ever are by the beach looking for a fun, but different, activity to do.

With that being said, we reviewed nine bottles of wine while we were there.  If you think any of them are interesting, visit the Pourtal website and see if they still have them in stock, as their selection continues to rotate/change.  We will post a mixture of three bottles over the course of the next three weeks, and as usual, we'll include as much information as we can find on each of them.