Marczyk Fine Wines

04/04/2025

OK, good news and bad news:
Bad news: It's snowing, ok kinda hailing.
Good news: WINE TASTING TONIGHT! 4-6, great new wines come see us!

03/21/2025

Happy First Day of Spring! Wine tasting tonight 4-6

03/12/2025

Around here, we like read to read stuff that makes us hungry and thirsty for delicious things. Edward Chisholm’s “A Waiter in Paris” does that, but it also tells a gritty, dark and, frankly, pretty nasty (though hilarious) tale of what it’s like behind the scenes of the picturesque Parisian restaurants we’ve all come to romanticize in our heads. It’s a story of a young writer’s struggle to survive in Paris, of food and lots and lots of drink, of friendships and of the dark and challenging and competitive side of the restaurant industry, which those privy to it will recognize whether they’ve done a stint in Paris or otherwise. We recommend you grab some butter, some baguette and a bottle of wine and start reading!

02/27/2025

Happy (belated) 1 year anniversary Kristen Lindbeck! Now, you might be saying wait, hasn't she been there before? Indeed, she was with us a few years ago, and she's back 'cause we're more fun. She's smart and full of fun wine facts!
We just did a wine and cheese tasting for a downtown condo building, and she told them everything they wanted to know about these wines, and a few things they didn't know they needed to know. So come see us and have some fun with Ms. Lindbeck!

02/14/2025

If you took advantage of the Valentine specials from our neighbors at Marczyk Fine Foods, here are some wines to match!
Drink this with Surf & Turf!
Filipa Pato Dinamica Baga
$19.99

Drink this with Caviar!
Champagne Bertrand-Delespierre Enfant de la Montagne
$48.99

Drink this with Cioppino!
Domaine de la Potardiere Muscadet
$13.99

Drink this with the Sweetheart Ribeye!
Chateau Vieux Gabarey Haut Medoc
$19.9

01/22/2025

As dry January comes down the home stretch, we turn to Bill St John for facts on cooking with wine, and his creative substitutions. Thanks Bill!
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What if you don’t drink alcoholic beverages, for whatever reason, and the ingredient list on the recipe for coq au vin includes 1/4 cup brandy and 1/2 bottle red wine? Or, a few minutes in, the risotto recipe says, “toss in one glassful of dry white wine”? Or, to make the batter for an “auth...

01/20/2025

Dear Customers:

Happy New Year! Thanks to you, our wine shop finished 2024 strongly. We are extremely grateful that you stayed with us throughout the year.

We plan on keeping the good vibes going with always-interesting wines, (almost) weekly tastings, special pre-orders, and plenty of communication as the year rolls out. More fun!

2024 was a landmark year for stores such as ours. Honestly, after Proposition 125 passed, allowing wine in grocery stores, we really did not know what to expect. After the change, I was shopping in a Safeway, and I watched a man walk in, grab a basket, walk by the wines they had placed by the
entrance . . . then slowly turn around, grab a bottle, and continue into the store.

I thought to myself: "And that’s how it happens. It’s a Monday
afternoon, I'm in a hurry, what’s the harm in grabbing a bottle while I’m here?”

The New Year brings a stark Denver Gazette article outlining the
harm. https://denvergazette.com/news/state/liquor-stores-shuttered-colorado-wine-grocery/article_888784cc-acf1-11ef-8758-f31da604a524.html

It’s not only retail stores that are feeling the heat. Breweries and
distributors — some small and some not so small — also have closed their doors.

So thank you! Thank you for browsing, buying, chatting, tasting, letting us serve you, and keeping us going. A neighborhood wine shop is a place to pick up just the right bottle for dinner, take a gift to a friend, or wander around for a minute. And when you’re attached to a grocery store, even better!

If you need anything, or just want to say hello, please write me at [email protected]

12/20/2024

We’ve got ALL the stocking stuffers for ya! Small and smaller and smaller, yet! And if you’ve got a stocking bigger than ours, you can fit bigger stuff or more tiny bottles! Come by and check out all of our adorable, boozy, gifty items today!

12/18/2024

Thank you Denver for choosing Marczyk Fine Wines for a Denver Legacy Business!
"A Denver Legacy Business is defined as a longstanding, independent business that has contributed to community character and vitality and holds cultural significance."
17th Ave was well represented, with Olive & Finch and Watercourse Foods being chosen also.
Dear customers, we would not be here, in our 22nd year, without your support. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Here's a goofy picture of all the winners with Mayor Johnston, and list of local winners. Shop Local!
https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Economic-Development-Opportunity/Small-Businesses-and-Entrepreneurs/Business-Programs/Denvers-Legacy-Business-Program/Denvers-Legacy-Business-Registry

12/12/2024

Friday Boozy Hot Chocolate Tasting featuring Estate Brands

Friday, December 13th 4:00-6:00pm

Adult Hot Chocolate anyone?
I mean, the answer is yes, right?! Join us this Friday 4-6 for some cold weather adult beverages featuring some totally irresistible boozy alpine hot chocolate that we cannot get enough of. ‘Tis the season to have all your hot cocktails queued up for light peeping, and we’ve got you covered.

12/07/2024

We made a whiskey! One day Seth, Kristen, Pete and Paul Marczyk all got together in a warehouse full of whiskey called Cask House and blended up something nice to stamp our name on and serve to all of you. And it’s good! Well, it’s hard not to do something right when you blend whiskey that spent time in Blanton’s 8yr, Stag 10yr and McKenna 10yr old barrels. The result is rich and smooth with notes of pear, spiced apple, clove and caramel. It’s the perfect gift for you or the ones you love that love whiskey and Marczyk’s or both. LIMITED and DELICIOUS so come get yours soon!

11/27/2024

Consider this with your Thanksgiving feast!
“Trocken” means dry, so you can set your sweet wine fears aside.
Elbling is one of the oldest grape varietals in Europe, and is primarily grown along the Mosel River in Germany. It has a crisp acidity, is super fresh, and packs a lot of high energy. Flavors of green apple, pear, herbs, and lime zest - with a minerally backbone. Stunning. NATURAL.

Pairings: oven roasted turkey with an herbaceous and savory stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, crisp salads, fresh seafood, roasted vegetables
$19.99/btl
• 3 bottles: $17.99/btl
• 6 bottles: $16.99/btl
• 12 bottles: $15.99/btl

11/25/2024

Looking for a great gift to take to the Friendsgiving event? Sottimano Dolcetto is perfect!
A killer vintage, but limited. Marczyk Fine Wines and Fairfax Wine & Spirits are the only stores in Colorado to carry this!
Sottimano Dolcetto is something we look forward to every fall, but this year we were reminded of just how precious and fickle winemaking can be. The '23 vintage of Dolcetto was not a plentiful or easy one. The wine that was produced is gorgeous, but there was not much of it to be made, and, though we are still the exclusive seller of this beautiful wine, we can only offer 10 cases at each one of our wine shops.
Sottimano Dolcetto d'Alba 2023 $23.99
https://shop.mwineonline.com/s/1000-1/i/INV-1000-23591

11/22/2024

Entertaining for the Holidays?
Cocktail Making 101 Tasting today, Friday!

Join us Friday from 4:00-6:00pm for delicious drinks made by amazing people (not us, promise) with unique ingredients AND a tutorial on how to make them in your own home. We’re lucky enough to have our badass friends/cocktail pros out from Estate Brands with us, and they can’t wait to show you how to impress a Thanksgiving/holiday crowd (and yourself) with these few ingredients and some home bar tricks and recipes. Don’t miss this!

Friday Cocktail Making 101 and Tasting
4:00-6:00pm