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New Allies in the War Against Wine Bullshit: The Second Glass

Written by wtfla. Posted on February 3, 2011. Filed under Wine Stuff. Tagged , , , , . 1 Comment.
The Second Glass Team
The folks behind Wine Riot & the Second Glass, Morgan First and Tyler Balliet, are friends of WTFLA creator Leah Hennessy. While judging a wine competition last year, they all decided that they would team up and unite magical wine powers for good in Los Angeles and support each other's wine awesomeness. If you're looking for more cool wine stuff to do here in LA, be sure to check these guys out.

DONE: Free Bubbly Taste 11/3: Vivid Bliss Blanc de Blancs

Written by wtfla. Posted on November 2, 2010. Filed under Events. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
Vivid Bliss Blanc de Blancs Brut
To kick off the new monthly Wednesdays at The Olive, the creators of the brand new French bubbly Vivid Bliss will be in attendance on 11/3. They'll be pouring a taste of their Bliss Blanc de Blancs Brut for folks there for WTFLA.

Wine For The Apathetic: TERROIR

Written by wtfla. Posted on November 1, 2010. Filed under Wine For The Apathetic. Tagged , , . No comments.
Terroir & Friends
You’ve heard the word before: terroir. Or maybe you haven’t. Who cares? It’s a term commonly bandied about by the douchefolk that introduce themselves as “wine aficionados” as well as by people who are not douches but sometimes sound like they are. Find out what it really means here.

DONE: WTF Wednesdays @ The Olive: Happy Hour for Working Winos

Written by wtfla. Posted on September 7, 2010. Filed under Events, Happy Hour. Tagged , , , , , . 3 Comments.
Wine, Cheese, Meats deal Wednesdays at the Olive with WTFLA
50% off all wine, beer and appetizers; 3 wines, cheese & charcuterie flight for $15; Free giveaways from The Oaks Gourmet. Designed for today's working wino. First Wednesday of each month from 7-9pm at The Olive Kitchen + Bar.

Let Us Know Where You Want WTFLA!

Written by wtfla. Posted on August 6, 2010. Filed under vote!. Tagged , , . 29 Comments.
photo by Britton Orrange
Are you a hardcore Venetian? A militant We-Hoe? Adamant Silverlakester? Help us decide what neighborhoods to invade with upcoming WTFLA events! Leave a comment here with the neighborhood YOU want and make your voice heard.

DONE: WTFLA Happy Hour at City Sip

Written by wtfla. Posted on July 14, 2010. Filed under Events. Tagged , , , . 2 Comments.
A peek at June's wine flight at WTFLA's City Sip Happy Hour.
NEXT HAPPY HOUR: November 6th, 5-7pm. WTFLA will be doing it up MONTHLY in Echo Park with a Happy Hour at City Sip Wine Bar, where the rebel yell is WINE FOR THE PEOPLE. Half price wines and badass/cheap wine & cheese flights.

Event Gallery: Venice

Written by wtfla. Posted on July 14, 2010. Filed under Gallery, Past Events. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.
Hey, that's us!
We had such a blast at the Byron & Cambria After-Party at Hotel Erwin. The turnout was amazing and over the course of the evening, around 300 people got to check out these awesome wines from the Santa Maria Bench here in CA. Check out the photos of the evening, courtesy Stan Lee of DrinkEatTravel.com

DONE: Happy Hour at City Sip – July

Written by wtfla. Posted on July 9, 2010. Filed under Past Events. Tagged , , , . No comments.
WTFLA Happy Hour photo of flyer
Saturday July 10th from 5pm - 7pm WTFLA will be doing it up with a Happy Hour once more in Echo Park at City Sip Wine Bar, where the rebel yell is WINE FOR THE PEOPLE.

DONE: WINE TASTING CRASH COURSE

Written by wtfla. Posted on June 4, 2010. Filed under Classes, Events. Tagged . No comments.
Like this, but with wine.
If you love wine but feel like you don't know much about it, WTFLA's Tasting Crash Course is the perfect place to start. This course covers the basics of both winemaking and wine tasting.