Pasadena Wine Shop

07/19/2024

All weekend long! Online and in-store - come get it 💪🏼 Link in bio to shop 🛍️

07/18/2024

SALE STARTS NOW! Link in bio to shop ✨

“Hello my name is Nicole, and I am a wine buying addict”

No business owner is without their blindspots, and my biggest one is that when I find a wine I love, I buy a lot of it. Like, a lot. Like enough to satiate an army of vikings before battle. It’s a problem. I hate selling out of wines I love so I bulk up, and since I never sell based on what I like best but based on what my customers will like best, some of my favorites are slow movers and could use a little push to make room for new selections. Shop our big sale of the season via link in our bio! ❤️

06/21/2024

Bottle Logic, Beachwood, and Highland Park, oh my! It’s beer season and we are doubling down on our favorite local brewery singles (as well as a ton of new six packs!): Agua Fresca IPA, Blood Orange Sour, Gravenstein apple cider - the possibilities *aren’t* endless, you know how picky we are. But our curated collection of craft cervezas is lookin pretty damn good 🍻

Whether you’re craving a Vienna Lager, Belgian Blonde, or Czech Pilsner, we’ve got a little bit of everything to help you beat the heat. Come on by!

06/16/2024

06/11/2024

I love private events ❤️ and creating something special for a small group of people, so when my girl wanted to host a tasting for her neighbors in her backyard, I was all in. We did 9 wines for 12 people at sunset, and when I left a few hours later, after lots of laughs and fun stories shared, the gang was opening more bottles and filling their glasses all over again. Love bringing people closer through the most delicious medium 🍷

Want to host a private tasting for your friends in July? 🥂
We aren’t doing any public tastings next month, so I have room to squeeze in a couple little get togethers - and just like our public events, we keep our private events comfortable, affordable, and fun.

Shoot me a DM or an email at [email protected] for more details!

06/06/2024

📣 SAVE THE DATE 📣 Our June events go on sale tomorrow!

We’re keeping it short and sweet on this summer series, just four dates at the Stoutenburgh house vs our usual six or seven, so make sure to plan ahead and snag a seat on the sooner side. See y’all there!

05/28/2024

It’s that time of year again for easy peasy Red grapes gently squeezied 😋 and we’re kicking it off our favorite way. 6 bottles of rosé that retail between $12-$18 on our shelves for just $60! The perfect time to stock up on Tuesday night thirst quenchers that are actually high quality, dry and delicious.

Presale starts Thursday, kits ready for pickup Tuesday June 4th. Limit 2 per person. Stay tuned and get thirsty!

05/20/2024

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05/10/2024

Hello my name is Moscato Giallo IGT Veneto 🤓

Funky yummy gulpable new pet nat from coming next week

05/07/2024

What we’re drinking this week: Robert Weil “Tradition” Riesling, $26 🥂

A producer I’ve been fond of for years, and first tried during a blind tasting during my somm days . Wine professionals are notorious Riesling lovers - it’s a grape with so much versatility that can pair with such a wide variety of dishes. Whether spicy, smoky, savory, salty, sour, or sweet, there’s a perfect Riesling for every flavor combination on your plate. But take food out of the equation, and Riesling is the ultimate porch pounder, the wine that’s quick to leave your fridge and even quicker to leave your glass.

While great producers like Robert Weil make top-tier ageworthy single vineyards at all price points, the true test of a producer’s talent is in their entry-level line: how delicious and enjoyable their least expensive bottles are. This “Tradition” Riesling is a perfect snapshot into what the winery makes, lean and linear without being austere, soft and supple in its sweetness, and that oh-so-gulpable combination of juicy and tart that reminds you of a cold lemonade on a hot summer day.

Next time you need a wine for street tacos, spicy curry, or Szechuan, or simply something to quench your springtime thirst, grab this!

04/29/2024

138: the number of attendees for our first four nights of Tuscany tastings 🤯 and the number of glasses I’ll wash tomorrow. Love seeing all in one shot how many glasses we filled with wine last week. What an amazing first round!!
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04/23/2024

The wines have arrived!! 🍷 the “Treasures from Tuscany” lineup isn’t just a delicious flight, it’s also the most expensive set of wines we’ve ever poured at our standard tastings (and we didn’t raise ticket prices!). If there’s ever a tasting to explore the heartbeat of Italy, it’s this one.

We’ve sold out Fridays and Saturdays BUT have a few spots left to join us this Thursday and Sunday! Link in bio to purchase tickets 🎟️

04/23/2024

“Treasures from Tuscany” Events start this week, and we’re down to our last few spots! We’d love to have you join us 🍷 link in bio to purchase your tickets 🎟️

04/18/2024

“Treasures of Tuscany” events start next week! And today is the equivalent of “double checking my work”. It’s one thing to be at a winery, fall in love with the people, the place, the product - but every time I travel to taste wines and put together an event after, I always revisit the selections before making final decisions, and taste them alongside other bottles to make sure they’re the best possible choices for our theme. And man oh man, Tuscany is not going to disappoint y’all!

04/16/2024

Back in action all week long! Miss y’all and can’t wait to see you again!

04/12/2024

Tickets are on sale for our Tuscany Events! Link in bio to purchase ✨

I’ll be showing the best wines from my trip to Tuscany - small production, family owned producers that reflect the heart soul and spirit of Italy’s most popular wine destination. Come taste the beauty with us!

04/08/2024

Get ready for our next event theme announcement today! Events will be end of April & early May - tickets go on sale Wednesday ❤️

04/02/2024

So excited for my first trip in Italy 🇮🇹 with our favorite Italian imposter for the next 2 weeks. It’ll be a non-stop marathon of killer wines at top-tier wineries throughout Central and Eastern Italy. Can’t wait to share the magic with you all along the way!

04/01/2024

It’s time for another wine trip journey! I’m somewhere very special to find another batch of best bottles for Pasadena Wine Shop. Guess where? 🍷

03/15/2024

!!!! There’s a lot to be excited about in planning Pasadena Wine Shop’s wine club (coming Summer 2024). It’s something I’ve dragged my feet executing, not because the idea doesn’t thrill me, but because I have such high expectations for what I want it to be: offering universally appealing wines at affordable prices every month, hand selected by yours truly, but also having a short but sweet video conversation for each one. You know those “fireside chats” sans fireplace we have at the shop when I help you find that perfect paring for dinner, or porch pounder for your Palm Springs weekend? I want to recreate those magical conversations digitally for our wine club selections, giving insight, entertainment and enthusiasm with each cork popped. So grateful for - best know to y’all for helping us manage our events, Dev is an actual social media and content wiz in the other 98% of his career life. Love getting to collaborate with him in figuring out the perfect balance for our future digital deep dives on the horizon.

03/12/2024

Come in tomorrow, Tuesday March 12th from 2pm-7pm, wish me a happy birthday and get 10% off everything! After a fun weekend celebrating with family and friends, I wanted to keep the good times rolling at my favorite place on the actual day. See you tomorrow!

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03/01/2024

We only have 20 seats left after our email blast last night! Get your tickets before they’re gone - link in bio to purchase

02/29/2024

Tickets for our big Female Winemakers Tasting next month with Pasadena Heritage go on sale to the public tomorrow! But if you’re a PWS email subscriber, you just got early access ✨ check your inbox and snag your seats!

02/25/2024

That’s a wrap on “More Than Malbec”! The most wine we’ve ever sold over an event series, and many of your favorite lineups to date. ✨

Until April, Stoutenburgh House 🍷

02/22/2024

Get ready! Pasadena Wine Shop and Pasadena Heritage are teaming up for a stellar one night only event in March! In honor of Women’s History Month, we are putting together a very special wine tasting featuring our favorite Female Winemakers at The Historic Blinn House. The only home built on the west coast by renowned Chicago architect George Maher, The Blinn House is famous for being home to the Pasadena Women’s Club from 1945 until 2020. I can’t think of a better place to pour incredible selections from the most talented women in wine than the historic meeting place of our city’s most impactful fearless females.

We will announce via Instagram and email as soon as tickets are on sale so stay tuned!

02/15/2024

What we’re drinking this week ✨ Tapiz Extra Brut Rosé of Malbec, $20

It’s not just us drinking this - it’s one of our selections in our “More than Malbec” events, and the most wonderful discovery my Dad and I stumbled upon over lunch at Club Tapiz in Mendoza with . This is the ultimate kick back and relax Rosé, it’s fresh, floral, a little fruity but man oh man all this tart and zippy acidity makes you wonder how the heck this came from hot and sunny Argentina. I don’t drink wine often at home, and can’t remember the last time I brought an open bottle from a tasting event home with me to drink, but a half full bottle got polished off nicely at chez Lalagüe last night after our Valentine’s events. It’s the type of wine you don’t have to overthink, in a good way, and for the price it’s pretty damn hard to beat. Oh, and did we mention this is made by female winemaking powerhouse Patricia Ortiz, nominee of Wine Enthusiast’s “Wine Executive of the Year” in 2023?

We have 20 more reasons we love Tapiz sparkling Malbec, but we’ll let you discover those yourself 💕 🥂

02/10/2024

When friends become family and their family becomes your family ✨ this gem of a human, Deven, will be back in action with me for February events at the Stoutenburgh house. Get pumped! 🍷

02/09/2024

Get excited y’all! March is going to be mind blowing. ✨

02/08/2024

A big thanks to for inviting me, for hosting, for bringing down the house, and to for making our nearest neighborhood so wonderful!

AND an especially big thank you to my friend Michael who works tirelessly to support our community. He came to our first events ever over a year ago and I love crossing paths with him now!