When: Thursday, November 21, 2019 Theme: Holiday Entertaining $35 per person and include 4 wines to taste, 3 food courses and recipes so you can prepare the food at home for your own celebrations!
SOLD OUT- Sorry this Wine Experience is full, details on February's Wine Experirence coming soon. Winter Wines: Wines to enjoy while hibernating and foods to match! Take a short break from being holed up in your home and join us to find some new wines to enjoy when you return to your winter hibernation !
Chef Ryan Knuth of Mortar and Pestle Spice Blends revisits one of his most popular classes with some new recipes and ideas. This class is perfect for those with gluten sensitivities or just interested in learning more about gluten free cooking. Menu: Gluten free flatbread with prosciutto, goat cheese, Frog jam and watercress salad Thai […]
Blue Zones are areas in the world where people commonly live into their 100's. What they eat is the key to their longevity. This class will explore their diet and make some delicious foods that Blue Zone people enjoy. Melanie Cedargren, owner of the Spicy Olive, will lead this class. Menu: Savory Chick Pea Snack […]
Join us for our February Wine Experience on February 27, 2020 from 6:30 to 8:30pm at our West Chester location. We will feature Spanish wines and tapas. Register early, this event sells out.
Treasure Hunter wines seek out "treasures" of fruit from highly sought wine makers, or extra juice from famous wine makers and sometimes even excess wine from those big name makers and then bottles it under the Treasure Hunter label. These are truly treasures when we come upon these wines. Recently, we had Treasure Hunter "Propaganda" […]
Join Chef Ryan Knuth for a reprise of his popular Breakfast for Dinner class. This class will inspire you with many recipes for your Easter Brunch! Menu: Homemade Granola parfait with lemon curd yogurt Catherine's Mix spice blend Roasted Vegetable Quiche with Chile Candied bacon and Breakfast potatoes Maple balsamic Bacon Cinnamon rolls.
Rita Heikenfeld returns to The Spicy Olive to inspire you with ideas for Casual Spring Entertaining! Menu: Skirt Steak with Chimichurri Sauce Chopped Mediterranean Salad Savory Green Beans Lemon Posset with seasonal berries All attendees will enjoy a full meal with wine pairings, take home the recipes made in the class as well as […]
Rita Heikenfeld returns to The Spicy Olive to inspire you with ideas for Casual Spring Entertaining! Menu: Skirt Steak with Chimichurri Sauce Chopped Mediterranean Salad Savory Green Beans Lemon Posset with seasonal berries All attendees will enjoy a full meal with wine pairings, take home the recipes made in the class as well as […]
Join Melanie Cedargren for an informative yet delicious class on how healthy eating can be protective against diseases like breast cancer and also as an aid as you fight chronic disease. This class is based on the book, The Pink Ribbon Diet, by Dr. Mary Flynn. Dr Flynn states that diets rich in whole grains, […]
At 5:30 on Saturday, November 21st, our Virtual Tasting will feature selections from Dry Creek Vineyard. One of the pioneers of grape growing and winemaking in Sonoma County, David Stare and his family have been making fine wine for nearly 50 years. Their National Sales Director, John Doxon, will lead us through four of Dry […]
The Spicy Olive starts the new year right with another Virtual Wine Tasting Experience. John Camacho Vidal, a USA Brand Ambassador for Italian Wine producers will lead the tasting with stories and wines from Italy (north and south). I understand Chris Hensey (now in Colorado) may join in the call as well. Call ahead for […]
Here is the Finger Lakes Lineup! It's a bit of a horizontal tasting on Riesling, sure to delight! Lahoma Vineyard, Riesling Bubbly Dry #356 2017 at $21.99 Residual Sugar 1.0% (Dry, not sweet), ABV 10.9% Estate Grown, Riesling Dry #239 2018 at $19.99 Residual Sugar 0.7% (Dry, not sweet), ABV 12.0% Geisenheim Clone #239, Ovid […]
The Spicy Olive continues the journey with another Virtual Wine Tasting Experience. Dan Greathouse, President, Heidelberg Vineyards will lead the tasting with stories and Bordeaux wines from France Chateau Marjosse, Bordeaux Blanc 2018 at $19.99 Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Muscadelle Chateau Roquefort, Bordeaux Blend 2018 at $15.99 Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon Chateau Peyredon-Lagravette, Haut-Medoc Cru Bourgeois 2020 […]
The Spicy Olive travels to Rhone, France via the Sierra Foothills of California with our next virtual tasting. Los Doss of Terre Rouge and Easton Wines will lead the presentation. Enigma®, 2012 at $26.99 Marsanne, Roussanne, and Viognier Vin Gris d’Amador, 2019 at $21.99 Rose of Grenache, Mourvèdre, Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, and Viognier Tête-à-Tête 2014 […]
The Spicy Olive travels to Italy - Piemonte and Tuscany with our next Virtual Wine Tasting Experience. David Goewey DuBou, Director of Sales & Education - Indigenous Selections will lead the presentation. Giorgio Rivetti, winemaker pictured below, may join us from Italy if he is still awake! La Spinetta Toscano Vermentino IGT, 2020 at $23.99 La Spinetta […]
The Spicy Olive travels to South America - Chile and Argentina with our next Virtual Wine Tasting Experience. Italo Jofre, Wine Ambassador, Fetzer Vineyards (Concha y Toro) will lead our discussion. Chile, Casillero del Diablo Reserva Rosé, 2020 at $9.99 Chile, Marques de Casa Concha Carmenere, 2018 at $19.99 Chile, Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon, […]
Finally and excitedly, our in person wine tastings are back, every Friday 4-7 pm! Join Nicholas and/or Melanie to taste some of our favorite wines that we have tried over the pandemic and we were unable to share with you. We will be making selections from our racks. If you have a wine you want […]
The Spicy Olive travels to Santa Rosa California for our next Virtual Wine Tasting Experience. Kenny Likitprakong, Winemaker and Owner, Hobo Wine Company will lead our discussion. Folk Machine, White Light White Blend 2019 at $15.99 Tocai Friulano, Riesling, Verdelho, Sauvignon Blanc, and Gewurztraminer Folk Machine, Pinot Noir, Central Coast 2020 at $22.99 Pinot […]
The Spicy Olive travels to Columbia Valley Washington for our next Virtual Wine Tasting Experience. Jared Burns, Winemaker and Owner, Revelry Vintners will lead our discussion. Columbia Valley, Rose 2020 at $17.99 Grenache and Cabernet Franc from Sagemoor, Gamache, Alder Ridge Vineyards Columbia Valley, Chardonnay, 2018 at $15.99 Chardonnay from Wahluke Slope and Ancient Lakes […]
