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Monday 12pm - 8pm Tuesday 12pm - 8pm Wednesday 12pm - 8pm Thursday 12pm - 9pm Friday 12pm - 9pm Saturday 12pm - 9pm

https://www.thelmacarolwine.com/

Thelma Carol Wine Merchants, 605 W Virginia Street, Milwaukee, WI (2025)

01/21/2025

Burns Night; a single malt tasting celebrating Scotland's Greatest Poet, Robert Burns.

Join us for Burns Night this Saturday - a very special, very Scottish winter evening celebrating all things Robert Burns for his birthday, January 25th. Across Scotland you will find lavish dinners, ceremonial poetry readings, the piping in of the haggis, and course - Guid auld Scotch drink!

We’re toasting the great Scottish poet with a wee single malt tasting, of course.

Join us for an afternoon with Impex Beverages - we will drink whisky, pump the bagpipes, drink whisky, read a bit o’ poetry, enjoy a shortbread or two, and then drink some more whisky.

Dram lineup:

Lochlea Sowing (Ed. 1 + 2)

Isle of Raasay Dun Cana

Ardnamurchan AD

Meikle Toir Chinquapin

Event Runs 4pm to 5:30pm.
Tickets are $20/person. Must be 21+ to attend.

Seating is limited for this festive Scottish seminar. Grab yours today!
https://events.humanitix.com/burns-night-single-malt-tasting

01/19/2025

Only a few spots left for this gorgeous evening this coming Tuesday, January 21st!

5 desserts, 5 pairings. $50/person ❄️

On Menu:

Hello Darling
Scottish Shortbread
Chamomile Caramel
Chocolate
Sea salt
🥃 Pairing: Sauternes Cask Finish

Sticky Toffee Pudding
Sticky Toffee Cake
Bourbon Butterscotch Sauce
Brown sugar whipped cream
🥃 pairing: Legacy Series Bourbon “Hope & Honor”

You Asked For It
Dark Vegan Chocolate Cake
Chocolate spruce ganache
Candied Almonds
Candied Orange Slice
🥃 pairing: The Whistler O’Haras Stout Finish Irish Whisky

Cold Snap
Vanilla bean, citrus, hint of cinnamon panna cotta
Cranberry & Port Granita
🍷pairing: Pasquale Pelissero “Muffato” Late Harvest Muscat

Pithivier
Puff pastry
Frangipane
Apricot and almond creme anglaise
🍷Pairing: Fattoria Montellori Vin Santo Della Signora

Purchase your tickets here today: https://events.humanitix.com/hygge-en-hiver-a-five-course-dessert-wine-and-spirit-pairing-with-chef-melissa-tantillo

01/18/2025

⚜️𝑩𝒖𝒃𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝑭𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒊𝒔 ⚜️

She’s back friends and lovers! Join us for our 3rd annual Bubbles Fest!

This is our first large-scale tasting of the year, and of course, the lady of the shop’s absolute favourite. An evening of celebrating all things sparkling, join us on the 15th of February for a decadent night of bubbles and bites. We will be featuring 20+ pours of sparkling wine from around the world - from Prosecco to Francicorta to Cava, and yes of course, there will be the Queen: Champagne. 🥂

Save your Valentine’s Day plans for the 15th…this will be the winter event to attend with your beau, your babe, your gals, or why not - perhaps Mom and Dad too. 🥰

$70/person includes all pours and lite bites. Online advance tickets are required as space is limited. Event runs 5pm to 8pm. Link in bio to purchase today!

01/14/2025

First tasting of 2025: Winter Blends from the Golden State 🍷

Join us for our first Thursday tasting of the year, an exploration of red blends to warm your cold winter bones! California has long produced gorgeous big, bold, blended wines from Napa, to Sonoma, to the central coast. Cabernet, petite syrah, merlot, zinfandel - we will have a wee bit of each this evening.

On offer:

Giornata Il Campo Rosso

Stolpman Vineyards Maria

Three Wine Company Old Vines Field Blend

Peachy Canyon Incredible Red

MCV 1105

$18/person. No reservations needed.

As always, we taste at 6pm!

01/13/2025

𝑯𝒚𝒈𝒈𝒆 𝒆𝒏 𝑯𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓; a five-course winter dessert, wine, & spirit tasting with Chef Melissa Tantillo of ❄️🥃🍷

We are so thrilled to be partnering once again with our friends at Siege Food Photo. Join us for a very special Tuesday evening on January 21st!

Chef Melissa Tantillo is the executive pastry chef at in Evanston, IL. She is the co-founder of a pop-up culinary experience hosted throughout various Midwest venues, as well as the owner of Siege Food Photo, a 2023 Pink Lady Food Photo Finalist. Her culinary delights are enjoyed all over the midwest from Chicago to Milwaukee and beyond.

For the menu, expect the winter hygge warmth we are all seeking. On the evening’s menu:

❄️ Hello Darling
Scottish Shortbread
Chamomile Caramel
Chocolate
Sea salt
🥃 Pairing: Sauternes Cask Finish

❄️ Sticky Toffee Pudding
Sticky Toffee Cake
Bourbon Butterscotch Sauce
Brown sugar whipped cream
🥃 pairing: Legacy Series Bourbon “Hope & Honor”

❄️ You Asked For It
Dark Vegan Chocolate Cake
Chocolate spruce ganache
Candied Almonds
Candied Orange Slice
🥃 pairing: The Whistler O’Haras Stout Finish Irish Whisky

❄️ Cold Snap
Vanilla bean, citrus, hint of cinnamon panna cotta
Cranberry & Port Granita
🍷pairing: Pasquale Pelissero “Muffato” Late Harvest Muscat

❄️ Pithivier
Puff pastry
Frangipane
Apricot and almond creme anglaise
🍷Pairing: Fattoria Montellori Vin Santo Della Signora

Tickets are $50/person and include five desserts and pairings. Must be 21+ to attend. Event begins at 6pm.

Space is limited / grab yours today!

https://events.humanitix.com/hygge-en-hiver-a-five-course-dessert-wine-and-spirit-pairing-with-chef-melissa-tantillo

01/10/2025

Thelma Carol January Events 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️

New month, new year, fresh, warm, delicious events. Join us this month for a fabulous lineup, from Thursday tastings to a special dessert, wine, & spirit pairing, and of course our favourite winter evening: Burns Night 📖🥃

Coming this month:

Thursday Tastings: January 16th & 30th. Winter Red Blends 1.16 & We’re Drinking F****** Merlot! 1.30 Tastings are casual and run 6pm to 8pm. No reservations needed.
note, there will be no tasting January 23rd.

Tuesday, January 21st: Hygge en Hiver, a five-course winter dessert, wine, & spirit tasting with our friends at ✨ Link in bio for more info, menus, and tickets! 6pm to 7:30pm.

Saturday, January 25th: our annual Burns Night Single Malt Tasting, featuring 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Whisky, poetry, Scottish tunes, more whisky. This Scottish seminar is curated for 12 guests / get your tickets ASAP! Link in bio to reserve 🥃

Check back here as always for more event info to come. We cannot wait to welcome you 💌

01/10/2025

Welcoming 2025 at Thelma Carol🌲🍷

We’re back from our wee winter pause and so wonderfully excited to welcome you all shopside. Come by for your bottles, a glass, or a dram (we have tipples for you NA’ers too!) and enjoy some sweet winter warmth at Thelma Carol 🍷

Ps. Last few days to enjoy the tree! She’s too pretty to take down just yet.

12/30/2024

Annual Winter Pause / January 1st through 8th 🌲

We will be taking our annual New Year pause January 1st through the 8th. Come visit us today and tomorrow for a glass or two and grab those bottles for all your festivities 💌

Hours this week: Today (12.30) until 8pm
NYE: 2pm to 1am. Ticket holders only after 8pm.
January 1-8: Closed
We will be back open January 9th!

12/28/2024

SOLD OUT! Our Blue Champagne New Year’s, a Hogmanay Soirée, is sold out friends and lovers! 🍾

Our December 31st hours will be 2pm to 1:00am, with ticket holder entry only after 8pm. Thank you all so much and we cannot wait to ring in the new year with you on this, our most elegant soiree of the year! 🍾

12/23/2024

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TC is now on a wee Holiday Pause through December 26th! Merriest of tidings to you and yours this season. We are so grateful for you.
Back open the 27th!

Photo by Angel

12/21/2024

Happiest Saturday! Today will be closing for one wee hour from
3pm to 4pm
For a TC first: a wedding!
Thank you for understanding 💌

12/20/2024

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒎𝒂 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒚 🍸🎁

Before we head out for a wee holiday pause, join us for a very festive, vintage, and elegant daytime soiree shop-side. This Sunday afternoon will feature special pre-prohibition & midcentury cocktails, Gram’s Glogg, wine pours, & 5% off all retail for you last minute shoppers. Maybe a conga line too?!! 🎁🍷

Festivities run 2pm to 7pm. Vintage cocktail dress is highly encourage. We cannot wait to see you there!

12/18/2024

Tasting this week! Big Reds for Gifts & Collectors 🍷🎁

Join us tomorrow for our LAST Thursday tasting of the year featuring Big Reds for Gifting and Collecting!

Just in the knick of time for the holidays. Whether you need to impress a boss, a discerning parent-in-law, a special someone, or just want to build up that bad-ass collection, here’s your chance to taste some powerful and pricey reds from all over.

Save an automatic 10% on wine purchases over $100 night of! 🎁 Prices range from $50-$90/btl.

On offer:

Cantina Luigi Pira Barolo Margheria 2020

Tiberini Vigneto Fossatone Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva 2015

Don Jacobo Rioja Gran Reserva 2015

Chateau Brown Pessac-Leognan 2018

Gallica Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2019

Foxen Tinaquaic Cabernet Franc 2019

Photo by 🎁

$27/person. We taste at 6pm!

12/16/2024

This week at Thelma Carol Wine 🍾🎁🎄

Friends and lovers, it will be a jolly and joyous week shop side, and we so hope to see you here. We have handful events and specials this week as we make merry & drink bright this holiday season! 🍷

❄️ All week! Enjoy 10% off 6 bottle purchases and 15% off 12 bottle purchases. Time to stock up for those holiday feasts 🍷

❄️ Join us this Thursday for our LAST Thursday tasting of the year: we will be pouring Big Reds for Gifts & Collectors. Barolo, Cabernet, Sangiovese, Bordeaux blends - this tasting is not one to miss. Full list of offerings on our site 🍷

❄️ Friday we welcome back one of our favourite Milwaukee artisans for a wee holiday pop up! Come sip, shop small, & support local this holiday season - it means the world to us 🍷

❄️Sunday (yes!!) we will have a special open from 2pm to 7pm for our vintage Christmas cocktail party! Tunes, tipples, and the dearest of friends. Vintage and/or festive attire highly encouraged. Plus! All you last minute gifters can enjoy our week-long retail promotion as well.

We cannot wait to welcome you to Thelma Carol this week as we continue to celebrate this holiday season!

Photography by ❄️

12/13/2024

Thelma Carol Holiday Retail Special 🎁

Beginning next week, December 16th through the 22nd, We will be running a special retail offering for all your holiday needs; 10% off 6 bottle purchases and 15% off 12 (aka full case!). Shop local, shop small this holiday season - it truly means the world to us 🍷

And yes - the 22nd is correct! Join us for our special pre-Christmas Sunday open for a festive vintage cocktail party from 2pm to 7pm, featuring classic holiday tipples and of course all the wine you may need and wish!

12/12/2024

Gramma Carol’s Holiday Glogg 🍷🎄❄️

Let this cold inspire and uplift you, for this is the perfect evening for this special tipple - the very Carol of Thelma Carol Glogg recipe (only tweaked a wee bit Gram!). We are here until 9pm &
we cannot wait to welcome you 💌

12/11/2024

𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 🍾🎄

Do not wait for the celebration / the celebration is always you 🩷💚

At last! Our annual sparkling wine tasting of the holiday season has arrived! Join us this Thursday, December 12th for a wide array of beautiful bubbles, from Cava to to Franciacorta to Champagne and beyond 💌. These delectable wines are our picks of sparklers for the holiday season - an evening you do not want to miss!

On deck:

Soter Estate Brut

Clover Hill NV Brut

Ferghettina Franciacorta

Pere Mata Cava Cupada Brut Nature N° 27

Laurent-Perrier Brut Rose

Tre Monti Doppio Rosso Barbera Frizzante
. . . .

$25/person. No reservations needed. As always, we taste at 6pm!

12/07/2024

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Cosy, warm, elegant, delicious. Your holiday seat awaits. We cannot wait to welcome you.

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