Brian’s Wine Warehouse

For the last couple of months, the DJCC Wine Tasting committee has had the privilege of meeting weekly at Brian’s Wine Warehouse. Brian’s is a quaint little wine store with a selection of great wines, many of which you may not come by easily in other stores. Brian’s is a little out of the way an has no significant sinage to mark the location but sits comfortably at the end of a little strip mall on Monticello, just west of McKinney adjacent to the alleyway.

Last Friday, I decided to stop in and pick up a bottle of wine and had a chance to meet Brian himself for the first time. Friendly, unassuming and he handed me a glass of wine as soon as I walked in the door, before he knew of my affiliation with the DJCC. I think he just made a friend, and customer, for life.

If you live in Big D or ever happen to be in town I highly recommend stopping by Brian’s. And while you are there ask if Bruce is around, you’d be hard pressed to find a more genuinely knowledgeable and helpful wine guru that will make you feel at ease no matter how much or little you know about vino.

DJCC Winetasting 2008

The Dallas Junior Chamber of Commerce is having it’s 8th Annual Wine Tasting on February 23rd at the Dallas Contemporary Museum of Art. If you live in Dallas be there. The usual crowd will be 300-400 young professionals from around Dallas supporting a helluva good cause. Proceeds from the event go to support the DJCC’s Easter Egg Hunt for the blind.

Ok, so here is the breakdown:

Wine Tasting features wines from all over the world including a special contribution from Vincent Arroyo Winery that you can’t buy anywhere but direct from the winery (thanks guys!) so if you want to try the best damn Petite Syrah ever you’ll have to buy a ticket and show up.

Funds from the Wine Tasting go to support the Easter Egg Hunt for the blind (March 8th, watch the DJCC website for details). Since you are probably confused I’ll clarify one important detail, we don’t torment visually impaired kids. We have beeping eggs for them to find and it’s an amazing experience to watch them hunt.

For $30 (non-member price) you get to try wines from all over and socialize with the best of Dallas’ Young Professionals.

Even if you can’t make it but want to support the EEH, go by a ticket. (Don’t worry, I’ll drink your wine).