POURTAL WINE TASTING BAR

104 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401

REGISTER HERE FOR THIS TASTING: http://wtflafromoz.eventbrite.com/

WTFLA returns to the Westside for another free pop-up tasting this time with a very special guest host!

Stewart Noble, creator of Australian-based Wine Without BS, has crossed the sea and set up a mind-blowing tasting of Aussie wines for our collective tasting pleasure. Seriously. It’s like the stars aligned.

The awesome folks at Pourtal will be featuring small plate deals to compliment the tasting for basically the classiest cheap-night-out you can get without attending a wedding.

SRSLY, THO.

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The brand new 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 (a dry, sparkling wine from France made from Chardonnay, Ugni Blanc, Chenin Blanc, and Colombard grapes) for folks there for WTFLA.

Everyone who stops in at the Olive and orders any of the 1/2 price wine, beer, well drinks, and appetizers from 7-9 will get a ticket to taste.

*Please note: this is not a full tasting, just one wine. Hey, they only have one.*

photo by Britton Orrange

First Wednesday of Each Month on the Sunset Strip

DEALS:

3 wines, cheese & charcuterie flight for $15

50% off all wine, beer and appetizers

Win stuff FOR FREE from The Olive’s sister shop (and WTFLA fave), The Oaks Gourmet.

Grab all this for just $15 (seriously) every Wednesday at the Olive with WTFLA. (photo by Britton Orrange)

Designed for today’s working wino, one Wednesday a month from 7-9pm the folks at The Olive Kitchen + Bar will be taking in the WTFLA huddled masses and offering special (ie: really cheap!) deals on all our faves.

Give us your tired, your blackberried, your business drinks. Travel to the central meeting place of Sunset & La Cienega – a magical block that actually has a public parking lot on the north side. Seek shelter inside or on the patio among 50% drink and appetizer specials until 9pm and feast upon three wines, cheeses and charcuterie for only $15. Enter to win the free stuff from The Oaks Gourmet that will be given away. And then be sure to expense your bill.

1st Wednesday each month, 7pm – 9pm

The Olive Kitchen + Bar

8462 W Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069 (map)

There will be no WTFLA Happy Hour on November 6th.

A peek at June's wine flight at WTFLA's City Sip Happy Hour. Photo by Britton Orrange.

We’ll be doing it up MONTHLY in Echo Park at City Sip Wine Bar, where the rebel yell is WINE FOR THE PEOPLE.

City Sip is offering WTF’ers a particularly badass wine/cheese flight deal for only $14 (that’s 3 wines, people), as well as 50% off wines hand picked for WTFLA. It’s just for 2 hours, so be sure to get there before 7 to get the deals.

Raffling it up at WTFLA Happy Hour. Photograph by Britton Orrange.

RAFFLE!

Enter to win free stuff just by writing WTFLA HAPPY HOUR on our facebook wall then show up at happy hour.

We get new stuff every month and so far we’ve given away over $1,000 worth of awesomeness from local businesses. Here’s some of the free stuff we gave away at our past happy hours:

Academy Mixed Martial Science – Because it’s not enough to figuratively kick ass. 1 Month Free Training in MMA – $300

YAS Fitness Center Silver Lake – Because we’re all about health. ish.
5 Free Classes – $80
Yoga for Athletes DVD – $15
White Diamond Towel – $10

Happy, Los Angeles – Because it’s like a warm gun, sometimes.
Sagaform Stainless Bowl – $16

The Oaks Gourmet – Because you CAN have nice things, but only if you consume them immediately.
Vinturi Wine Aerator – $25
Gift Card – $25

EcoNuts – Because your mind isn’t the only thing that’s dirty.
Bergamot Linen Spray – $10

The Fix Burger – Because when has a delicious burger not solved all your problems?
French Fries! – $5 (free fries with any burger)

EVENT INFO:

City Sip
2150 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(Sunset and Alvarado)
Parking: street
first come, first serve.

Like this, but with wine.

Wine Tasting Crash Course

If you love wine but feel like you don’t know much about it, WTFLA‘s Wine Tasting Crash Course is the perfect place to start. This course covers the basics of both winemaking and wine tasting. During the 2 hour class, we taste through 3 different wines and discuss the identifying factors of each using wtfla’s Observe & Report method of tasting. Wine Tasting Crash Courses Cover:

• Basic Winemaking
• Varietal Profiles – 3 wines
• Science of Tasting
• Observe & Report Deductive Tasting
• Guided Tasting – 3 Wines
• Most Terrible Wine Myths
• Q&A session

SIGN UP HERE

When: Sunday, June 27th 3pm-5pm

Where: WTFLA Loft – 201 N. Westmoreland, Loft 110, LA, 90004

Cost: $36

HERE’S THE DEAL:

• Use the words “WTFLA HAPPY HOUR” in a post on our facebook page at http://facebook.com/wtfla.
• Come by the WTFLA Happy Hour at City Sip on Saturday 6/5 from 5-7pm for some 1/2 price glasses of wine at the bar or a $14 wine & cheese flight and pick up your raffle tix.
• Hang out for the drawing.
• Maybe win some awesome free stuff.

THE FREE STUFF:

We are not messing around, here. We’re not giving away coupons or something lame – we’re giving away over $250 worth of stuff from awesome LOCAL businesses right in the neighborhood:

$25 Gift Card to Tomato Pie in Silverlake – $25 Value (obv.)

Vertical Gardens outside Natural Mind - photo via polli.com.au

Mani-Pedi at NaturalMind in Silverlake – $60 Value

Facial at NaturalMind in Silverlake – $90 Value

Haircut by Gaelle at NaturalMind in Silverlake – $90 Value

Vegan Approved Organic Laundry Soap by EcoNuts – $12 (50-90 loads)

the happiest hour ever.

Starting on June 5th, WTFLA will have a monthly happy hour at City Sip in Echo Park!

On the first Saturday of every month, we’ll be taking over the bar AND the music while the ever-awesome City Sip brings the 1/2 price wine specials at the bar from 5-7pm. We will be reaping the monthly benefits as City Sip shows off some of their most exciting, independent, quirky, rare, and just plain weird wine offerings (Bull’s Blood, anyone?) that they’ll be hand-picking just for WTFLA folks.

• The Deal: 1/2 price wine bar specials for WTFLA folks
• The Date: June 5th & First Saturday of Every Month
• The Time: 5pm – 7pm
• The Location: City Sip – 2150 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026
• The Parking: Street Parking