Calgary Wine Tastings & Events: A Running List
Calgary wine tastings fall into two camps: casual pours you sip through, and importer-led events where you get to hear stories from the wine experts or growers themselves. I’ve been going to these since 2022, mostly through Vine Arts and natural wine importers like Juice Imports.
Where to Go
Vine Arts
Structured, consistent, and worth the ticket.
- Read full review → Franz Weninger
- Read full review → Mikko Alkio of Clos Alkio
- Read full review → Harvest Tasting
- Read full review → Fringe France
- Read full review → Pinot Festival
Vine Styles
Free tastings on Saturday, you can drop by between 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Read full review → Saturday Wine Tasting
Juice Imports Tastings
- Read full review → Franz Weninger
- Read full review → Milan Nestarec
- Read full review → Gut Oggau
- Read full review → Meinklang
- Read full review → Grape Republic
- Read full review → Kindeli
- Read full review → Laurent Saillard
- Read full review → Laurent Cazottes
- Read full review → Domaine des Marnes Blanches
- Read full review → Dormilona
- Read full review → Pinard et Filles
If you’re looking for somewhere to sit and drink, not just taste, I keep a short list of Calgary spots that consistently get it right.
Read full review → Bar Rocca
Read full review → Missy This and That (No. 8 on Canada’s best 100 bars)
Read full review → Paper Lantern
Read full review → Sound Room
- Read full review → Testalonga, Jochen Beurer, and Cirelli
- Read full review → Laurent Saillard, Clos Cibonne, and Cantina Marilina
Disclaimer: I pay for all my events. No invitations or comped dining.
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