Croatian Wine Tasting | Burgers night

Posted on 12 May 2025

Croatian Wine Tasting May 13
Burgers & Beaujolais & Rosé, oh my May 14 || Featured Rosés

Hello from the Caviste

We have a great week ahead for you.

Tuesday Tasting is our Croatian Wine Tasting, May 13, 5-7 drop in, with Sophie from Rise Over Run. Did you know that Croatians have been making wine for over 2000 years? We are excited to host Sophie and learn/taste from one producer who is leading the charge in celebrating native varietals such as Škrlt (try pronouncing that!). Come join us!

Or how about a Burgers & Beaujolais & Rosé, oh my! night, this Wednesday, May 14, serving between 5:30-8. You can either rsvp or walk-in until we sellout.

We are also swimming in rosés. Scroll below for some of our recent arrivals.

Enjoy the much-needed rain (for all of our newly planted spring gardens). Have a great week!

Cheers

Croatian Wine Tasting
Tuesday, May 13, 5-7 drop in
with Sophie from Rise Over Run
$5 tasting fee, waived with featured bottle purchase

Croatians have been making wine for over 2000 years. We are excited that a growing young generation of winemakers are taking the reins in celebrating their history and showcasing their native varietals and culture.

Sophie is pouring from one estate, Voštinić-Klasnić, that is located on a small hill near Ivanić Grad, in the region of Moslavina. The family has been making wine since 1936 when Tomislav's great-grandfather planted the first vines of Škrlet in this area. Now run by Tomislav Voštinić (aka Tomba aka the Young Prince of Škrlet), the winery bears the surname of the winemaker Tomislav, as well as an ode to his great grandfather Klasnić from whom he inherited the vineyard as well as his love for winemaking and the Škrlet grape. He set the stage to be Škrlet crusaders, and for the family to have an old cellar with a modern winery. All farming on the estate is strictly organic. All fermentations are done with native yeasts.

Škrlet
light, with a few months of lees aging, bright, elegant, white flower notes and stone fruit, mineral forward $20

Ikons
blend of Škrlet and Grasevina, more lees aging, slightly greener, grassier component, more medium bodied, wet concrete, fresh, round $19

Unikat
late harvest Škrlet, residual sugar, off dry profile, old vines, the oldest being from 1936, beautiful creaminess, pairs well with Szechuan/Thai/Indian cuisine, or if you're in the mood for a wild adventure $24

Epitet
medium bodied, slightly eucalyptus-y, with red and black fruit, grape blend (cab franc, cab sauv, merlot) $23

Burgers & Beaujolais
& Rosé oh my!

Wednesday, May 14, serving 5:30-8
rsvp or walk-in until sellout
$32++ per person
burgers + fries + one glass of beaujolais or rosé

Featured Rosés

Rhone Rosés

Trinquevadel | Tavel | 60% Grenache, 13% Clairette, 13% Syrah, 10% Cinsault, 3% Mourvèdre, 1% Bourboulenc
gold standard favorite from a region/aoc that specializes in rosés $25

Matthieu Barret, Petit Ours Rosé | Grenache
northern rhone biodynamic producer, aromatic, florals, wild strawberries $27

Caviste Photo Album

We wished both Ray and Nathan bon voyage

Symphony by the Glass night

Upcoming Events

Croatian Wine Tasting
Tuesday, May 13, 5-7 drop in
$5 tasting fee, waived with featured bottle purchase

Burgers, Beaujolais & Rosé, oh my
Wednesday, May 14, 5:30-8
rsvp or walk in until sellout
$32 ++ per person
burgers + fries + one glass of beaujolais or rosé

French Wine Tasting
Bordeaux, Loire, Beaujolais
with Charlotte Massart, Chateau Vilatte, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux
& Sophie from Haw River
Tuesday, May 20, 5-7 drop in
$5 tasting fee, waived with featured bottle purchase

Cheers
The Caviste Team