Join us for an evening of Thai food at Soif! Wednesday, July 19th Farang Thai will be taking over the kitchen at Soif from 4pm to 10pm in the evening. Farang Thai is the product of Telos Deosil, sous chef of Home restaurant in Soquel and former member of the Soif kitchen team. The menu for the evening can be viewed below. We hope to see you there!

Join us for a special, focused tasting of Thierry Allemand. Thierry Allemand founded his domaine in Cornas in 1982. Thierry farms his vineyards all by hand (without the assistance of even a tractor), using organic methods. His domaine is made up of two separate parcels Chaillot and Reynard that he vinifies separately. We will be tasting through two different vintages from the two separate vineyards:

2018 Thierry Allemand Chaillot

2018 Thierry Allemand Reynard

2019 Thierry Allemand Chaillot

2019 Thierry Allemand Reynard

We receive a very small allocation of these wines every year, and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to explore them with you. The tasting will take place from 3pm to 5pm on Saturday, July 1st. The cost of the tasting is $150 per person, and is limited to ten guests. To reserve your spot, please email alexis@soifwine.com.

Celebrate the coming summer solstice with Chef Tim Eelman & the team of The Village, Big Sur at Soif Wine Merchant in Santa Cruz. This festive five course dinner features fresh seasonal ingredients sourced from Big Sur and surrounding landscapes of the greater Central Coast. Thoughtful wine pairings will be available for purchase the night of the event; and sold separately from your dinner tickets. A sample of the menu (items may be subject to change based on market availability can be viewed below:

Snacks (one portion per each guest at the table):

Gougere – Black Truffle/Comte

South Coast Deviled Eggs – Redwood Furikake/Smoked Roe (GF)

Parker House Rolls – Aged Big Sur Honey Butter

Spade + Plow Sungold Tomatoes – Peeled & On The Vine/Big Sur Tomato Gravy (V GF)

BBQ Oyster – Creamed Nasturtium, Sea Vegetables (GF)

Blue Heron Lettuces & Foraged Big Sur Herbs – Toasted Seeds/Brokaw Avocado/Buttermilk (GF) (Can Be V)

Tehachapi Green Dent Grits & Peppers - Eggplant/Sesame/Black Garlic (GF/V)

38 North Duck & Cherries - Corn/XO/Huitlacoche/Coriander (GF DF)

Central Coast Berries & Big Sur Jasmine - Frozen Yogurt/Sorrel (GF) (Can be DF/V)

Tickets may be purchased on our Eventbrite page or below. Please select from our four available times slots when purchasing your tickets. If you are having difficulty purchasing a ticket for your preferred time, please email alexis@soifwine.com or call Soif at 831-423-2020 for assistance.

We will do our best to accommodate any dietary restrictions you include in the notes section of your dinner ticket order. Our five course dinner is being offered at $120 per person (gratuity included.)

Join us Wednesday May 10th as we taste through the wines from Es Okay! Es Okay wines come from winemaker/viticulturist Mike Lucia of Rootdown Cellars. Mike began his winemaking career in the ‘90s, as a teenager working in a cellar. He then went on to study in the Fresno State Enology program, before working for wineries such as Copain and Goldeneye.

Mike now makes three different labels of wine: Rootdown, Cole Ranch (wines coming from the Cole Ranch estate vineyard that Mikey acquired in Mendocino), and Es Okay. We will be tasting through the Es Okay white, rose, and red.

The tasting will take place from 5pm to 7pm on Wednesday May 10th. Cost of the tasting is $15 for the public, free for Soif wine club members. We hope to see you there!

Join us Thursday April 20th as we taste through a selection of ciders! Local cidermaker Anthony Copriviza will be pouring two of his Pelayo Ciders, alongside two additional ciders from different cider houses, from 5pm to 7pm.

The Pelayo ciders are made from apples that are handpicked each fall from an over 100+ year old family orchard in the Pajaro Valley. They are made using traditional Asturian techniques.

The cost of the tasting will be $20 for the general public, $10 for Soif wine club members. We hope to see you there!

We are thrilled to welcome Cole Thomas (Madson Wines) and Sam Smith (Samuel Louis Smith Wines) to Soif! Cole and Sam will be pouring a selection of 4 of each of their wines from 3pm to 6pm, Saturday April 15th on the Soif Patio (atmospheric river permitting). The wines being poured will be posted here shortly.

The cost of the tasting is $25 to the general public, $15 to Soif wine club members. We hope to see you there!

We are thrilled to have Outward Wines join us for a tasting on Thursday, April 13th! Outward is a partnership between husband and wife team Natalie Siddique and Ryan Pace. Based in San Luis Obispo, Natalie and Ryan work with grapes coming from different regions throughout the central coast. We will be pouring a selection of wines from them that will be listed here shortly.

The cost of the tasting will be $25 for the public, $10 for Soif wine club members. We hope to see you there!

Join us Thursday April 6th as we taste through a selection of wines from Joyce! Joyce Wine Co. began in 1986 when 4 acres of vines were planted behind the family home. Now winemaker/owner Russell Joyce was just a kid then, and grew up learning all stages of the winemaking process from tending to the vines, to racking, to hand labeling bottles. Since then he winery has grown, working with numerous varieties around the central coast. Join us as we taste through the following wines:

2022 Joyce Arroyo Secco Albarino

2022 Joyce Arroyo Secco Rose

2022 Russell Joyce Arroyo Secco Vermentino

2022 Russell Joyce Arroyo Secco Gamay

2022 Joyce Arroyo Secco “Submarine Canyon” Pinot Noir

The cost of the flight is $25 for the general public, $10 for Soif Wine Club Members. The tasting will take place from 5pm - 7pm. We hope to see you there!

We are so excited to welcome back Ryan Alfaro of Farm Cottage wines, to taste through his new spring releases! A little bit about Ryan and Farm Cottage:

“Winemaker Ryan Alfaro grew up on his parents' vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Being immersed in the family business his entire life, it was no surprise he developed a passion for wine. 

Ryan enrolled at UCLA to study Environmental Studies and Geography. In the midst of his undergrad education, he was able to study abroad in Dijon, France through UC Davis'  Viticulture and Enology program. Upon finishing his undergrad studies at UCLA, Ryan decided to further his education at University of Auckland, New Zealand, completing a Post-Grad in Wine Science.

He was privileged to work under renowned winemaker Adam Tolmach for a vintage before returning home to become head-winemaker at Alfaro Family Vineyards.

While honing his skills at Alfaro Family Vineyards, Ryan decided to create his own label, Farm Cottage Wines. The 2019 vintage marked the inaugural year of Farm Cottage Wines. “

We will be pouring all of Ryan’s spring releases:

2021 Farm Cottage Trout Gulch Chardonnay

2021 Farm Cottage Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir

2021 Farm Cottage Trout Gulch Pinot Noir

2021 Farm Cottage Lester Pinot Noir

2021 Farm Cottage Ryan Spencer Syrah

The tasting will take place from 3pm to 5pm on Saturday, April 1st (we’re not joking around here). The cost of admission is $20 for the general public, $10 for Soif wine club members. We hope to see you there!

Join us for a special tasting featuring the wines of Cave de Ribeauvillé, the oldest wine cooperative in France! Located in the wine region of Alsace, Cave de Ribeauvillé covers a single vineyard of 265 hectares with 8 Grands Crus and other quality plots. All of the wines are made using organic and biodynamic practices. Anne, of Cave de Ribeauvillé will be pouring several different selections from the winery from 5pm to 7pm on Thursday March 30th. The cost of admission is $20 to the public, $10 for Soif wine club members.

Tuesday, March 21st we will be tasting through a selection of wines from Sheild! Based in Nelson, New Zealand Sheild wines are made by Trudy Sheild. We will be pouring their 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, 2022 Rose of Pinot Meunier, and 2021 Pinot Noir. Elliott Boone of Copa Fina wine imports will be here to discuss the wines. The tasting will take place from 5pm to 7pm. The cost of the tasting is $10 to the public, free for Soif wine club members. We hope to see you there!

We are thrilled to welcome back Ryan Stirm of Stirm Wine Co. and Los Chuchaquis! For Stirm Wine Co, Ryan focuses on classic wines varietals grown in the central coast. He is perhaps most well known for his riesling, which was once one of the most widely popular grape varietals planted in California. Los Chuchaquis is a partnership between long-time friends Ryan and Jehan, and features some of the grape varietals that are more rare and exotic to California, such as Negrette. We will be pouring a selection of 5 different wines.

The tasting will take place from 5pm to 7pm, Friday March 10th. Cost of admission is $20 for the general public, $10 for Soif wine club members We hope to see you there!

Join us Saturday March 4th for a special winemaker dinner with Patrick Cappiello of Monte Rio Cellars! A bit about Patrick and Monte Rio Cellars:

“Mr. Cappiello got his start in restaurants, his wine career began in 2002 as a Sommelier at Tribeca Grill. As time progressed his roles changed to Wine Director and restaurant owner over the next 15 years. Through connections with countless winemakers and after meeting his current business partner Pax Mahle, the transition to Winemaker was a natural progression for Cappiello. He still serves as Wine Director of Walnut Street Café in Philadelphia. He is Food & Wine host for Playboy and founding member of Winemakers & Sommeliers for California Wildfire Relief.

His 30 years of experience in the restaurant industry, and Sommelier career has given him access to four of the worlds greatest wine cellars. All have been recipients of Wine Spectators "Grand Award"; TriBeCa Grill, Veritas, GILT, and Pearl & Ash. Mr. Cappiello was named "Sommelier of the Year 2014" by Food & Wine Magazine, "Wine Person of the Year 2014" by Imbibe Magazine, and "Sommelier of the Year 2015" by Eater National.

His winemaking career started in 2018, under the watchful eye of Pax Mahle. Monte Rio focuses on heritage and classic California varieties. Wines are made naturally with no additives and farmed with organic practices.

Mr. Cappiello and Mr Mahle collaborate on two wineries; Skull Wines and the Piquette Project.”

We will be pairing several of Patrick’s wines with an italian menu created by Brutta! The menu and the pairings for the evening can be seen below (menu subject to change based upon market availability):

Passed on Arrival

Chickpea Panisse with Fried Sage and Lemon

2021 Monte Rio Piquette

At the Table

Grilled Monterey Bay Squid with Chorizo and Croutons

lemon broth, parsley

2021 Skull White Wine

Raw Artichoke and Pickled Mussel Salad

capers, celery, aioli

2021 Monte Rio Lodi Mission

Fettuccini with Braised Rabbit and Oregano

preserved tomato, fried rosemary

2021 Monte Rio Zinfandel 

Porchetta with Fennel 

celery root, apple, potatoes

2021 Monte Rio Sangiovese

Blood Orange Sorbet with almond cookies

2021 Skull Sparkling Wine

The cost of the menu with wine pairing is $140/person. The dinner will begin at 5pm. To reserve your seat, please call 831-423-2020 or email alexis@soifwine.com. Cheers!

Join us this Wednesday February 8th as we taste through the wines of Cincinnato from 5pm - 7pm! Cinicinnato is based in Cori in Lazio, a very volcanic area of Italy. Founded in 1947, Cincinnato’s vineyards became certified organic in 2003. We will be tasting through 3 of the wines with the winemaker, Giovanna. The cost of the tasting is $15 to the public, free to Soif wine club members. We hope to see you there!

We’re doing one last crawl for 2022 with our good friends at Bad Animal and Birichino! Each location will be pouring a special bubbles flight this Thursday, December 29th from 5pm-8pm. Our pals at Oyster Pals will also be here shucking oysters at Soif! Come get ready to ring in the new year with us all!

Cosmos is a spontaneous cocktail project hailing from the outer reaches of the galaxy and touching down in Santa Cruz, CA. Greg Tavangar and Casey Willison were abducted by the mothership in 2015 and learned cryptic cocktail secrets. Since then, they have worked behind some of the best local bars and restaurants including 515, Bantam, Venus Spirits, Manresa, and Mentone. 

This project aims to expose earthlings to some of the basics with playful renditions of classic cocktails and funky grooves to make your booty move.

Food is by La Aficion 

Music by DJ Jared G of @peoples.disco 

Join us Saturday, December 17th for poutine pop-up with Vaughn of Pretty Good Advice! Cozy up with this cold-weather classic and some of our favorite wines to pair with poutine. We will be serving food from 2pm to 8pm, we hope to see you there!

We are thrilled to welcome back Chef Aaron of Off the Hook Sushi, and excited to be hosting a tasting with Alvarado Street Brewery for the first time! The menu for the evening can be viewed above. The cost of the tasting is $15 for the general public, free for Soif wine club members. The tasting begins at 5pm, we look forward to seeing you then!

This could be you! Panchos Empanadas will be joining us for a tasting with Big Basin Winery.
Enjoy some empanadas with an amazing wine flight from Big Basin. Bradley Brown, owner of Big Basin Vineyards will be joining us. The cost of the flight is $15 for the public, free for Soif wine club members. The tasting begins at 5pm, we hope to see you there!

Please join us for a special pop-up with Mestiza, Tuesday December 13th! Mestiza is a pop up project based out of Mexico City comprised of Abril Ramirez Montes and Damaris Balderas. Two cooks who above all, love to eat and travel. The foundation of their kitchen is mainly based on Mexican flavors, but is inspired by street food worldwide. Mestiza aims to use local, sustainable and seasonal ingredients in their dishes. The menus constantly change from one event to another as they strive to stay creative and playful.

Mestiza will be offering a 5 course, prix-fixe menu of $85 per person (not including tax or gratuity). We will be taking reservations over the phone 831-423-2020, or by emailing alexis@soifwine.com. There will be no walk-in availability, and we will stop taking reservations over the phone the evening of Saturday December 10th at 8pm. Reservations made via email, will close Sunday December 11th at 8pm. A credit card number will be taken with each reservation, with a cancellation fee of $25 for any cancelations past the 11th.

Seating is extremely limited, so we highly recommend making your reservations as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email us. We look forward to opening our dining room once more for full service for this evening.

We are thrilled to be joined by Jenna Congdon, sommelier and Martines Wines sales representative, for a special Champagne tasting! The tasting will begin promptly at 3pm. Jenna will be pouring a selection of 4 different wines from the Champagne portion of the Martines Wines portfolio. A selection of cheese and charcuterie will available for guests to enjoy throughout the tasting. The wines being poured for the event will be posted here shortly.

The cost of the tasting is $60 for general admission, $40 for Soif wine club members. Tickets may be purchased by visiting our wine shop, or calling us at 831-423-2020. We encourage guests to purchase their tickets in advance as our Champagne tastings typically sell out.

Join us Friday, December 9th for a special tasting of bubbles and Burgundy with Pierre Lesbre, proprietor of Pépite Wines! Pierre started Pépite Wines in 2020. He imports and distributes a selection of small producers from France, Germany, and the west coast of the US. We will be tasting six different wines:

• 2018 Domaine Dame Jeanne "Prémices" Crémant de Bourgogne Rosé Extra Brut Pinot Noir - Burgundy, France

• NV Etienne Sandrin "A Travers Celles" Extra Brut Côte des Bar Pinot Noir/Pinot Blanc - Champagne, France

• 2018 Domaine Dame Jeanne"Alchémille" Coteaux Bourguignons Chardonnay - Burgundy, France

• 2015 Jean Yves Devevey "Champs Perdrix" Hautes Côtes de Beaune Chardonnay - Burgundy, France

• 2019 Jean-Yves Devevey "La Chaume" Rully Pinot Noir - Burgundy, France

• 2017 Jean-Yves Devevey "Pertuisots" Beaune 1er Cru Pinot Noir - Burgundy, France

The tasting will take place in the wine shop from 5pm to 8pm on Friday, December 9th. The tasting is drop-in, so come in anytime between those hours. The cost of the event is $50 to the general public, $30 to Soif wine club members. Tickets may be purchased in the wine shop or at the event. We hope to see you there!

We are thrilled to welcome back owner and winemaker of Ghostnote wines, Brad Friedman! Join us Thursday, December 8th as we taste through a selection of Brad’s wines. Brad takes a low-intervention, thoughtful approach to to his winemaking. We will be tasting two of the wines he has made: a Corvina made with grapes from Calleri Vineyard in San Benito County, as well as his 2021 “Uva Abbandonata” Grenache Blanc/Greco/Vermentino blend from Siletto Vineyard in San Benito County.

The tasting will take place from 6pm-8pm, Thursday December 8th. Cost of admission is $10 to the general public, free for Soif Wine Club members. Tickets may be purchased in our shop at the time of the event. We hope to see you there!

We are thrilled to welcome back Michelle of Michelle’s Soul Food Kitchen to Soif! This Saturday, November 19th, Michelle will be serving a variety of her crowd favorites from 5pm to 7pm (or sold out!). No reservations, first come first serve. The menu can be seen below:

Sides

String Beans with potatoes, bacon, & sautéed onion

Mac & Cheese

Potato Salad

Red Beans & Rice

Entrees

Catfish

Smothered Pork Chop with Rice

Baked Chicken with Rice

Hot Link

Get one meat and two side for the price of $18; two meats and two sides for $28. We hope to see you there!

We are back for another year of the Beaujo Nouveau Day Wine Crawl, with our pals at Bad Animal and Birichino! Beaujolais Nouveau Day is a traditional winemaking holiday in France that takes place every year on the 3rd Thursday of November. The holiday is intended to celebrate the end of harvest, with the first wines made from that season being released just after midnight. We will be celebrating with a selection of Beaujolais as well as nouveau style wines made from some of our California friends! Each location will be pouring a separate flight. This is a “pick your own adventure” wine walk. Start wherever you want, end wherever you want! Flights at each different location will be sold separately. No need to buy tickets in advance, we promise to have plenty of juice to keep you warm on your walk (or jog, or crawl) between each location. Tchin-tchin!

We are thrilled to be joined by Soif alumni and Farm Wine Imports sales representative Alyssa Papiernik for a Champagne seminar Saturday, November 12th! The tasting will begin promptly at 3pm. Alyssa will be pouring a selection of 5 different wines from the Farm Wine Imports portfolio. The cost of the tasting is $60 for general admission, $45 for Soif wine club members. We hope to see you there! Tickets may be purchased below, or at the Soif wine shop. We encourage guests to purchase their tickets in advance as our Champagne tastings typically sell out.

Chef Tom McNary is back for another delicious pop-up with us Friday, October 28th! Tom will be serving the following menu:

Tempura fried Mushrooms with Yuzu Ponzu $9

House Pickle Plate $8

turnip and turnip greens, salt and ginger, sweet daikon, carrots, cucumber soy and mirin

Fried Pork Belly $11

fall fruit, fish sauce , herbs, chiles

Chawanmushi $12 (pictured above)

Spicy Black Cod with Crispy Rice $12

Duck Ramen $16

shio broth, duck breast meatball, soft cooked egg, negi, mizuna

The wine shop opens at 1pm, we will be serving food from 5pm until sold out. Items on the menu are subject to change depending on availability. We hope to see you there!

We are thrilled to be joined by Patrick Cappiello of Monte Rio Cellars, Thursday October 27th! A bit about Patrick and Monte Rio Cellars:

“Mr. Cappiello got his start in restaurants, his wine career began in 2002 as a Sommelier at Tribeca Grill. As time progressed his roles changed to Wine Director and restaurant owner over the next 15 years. Through connections with countless winemakers and after meeting his current business partner Pax Mahle, the transition to Winemaker was a natural progression for Cappiello. He still serves as Wine Director of Walnut Street Café in Philadelphia. He is Food & Wine host for Playboy and founding member of Winemakers & Sommeliers for California Wildfire Relief.

His 30 years of experience in the restaurant industry, and Sommelier career has given him access to four of the worlds greatest wine cellars. All have been recipients of Wine Spectators "Grand Award"; TriBeCa Grill, Veritas, GILT, and Pearl & Ash. Mr. Cappiello was named "Sommelier of the Year 2014" by Food & Wine Magazine, "Wine Person of the Year 2014" by Imbibe Magazine, and "Sommelier of the Year 2015" by Eater National.

His winemaking career started in 2018, under the watchful eye of Pax Mahle. Monte Rio focuses on heritage and classic California varieties. Wines are made naturally with no additives and farmed with organic practices.

Mr. Cappiello and Mr Mahle collaborate on two wineries; Skull Wines and the Piquette Project.”

The tasting will take place from 5pm to 7pm and we will be pouring the following wines from:

2021 Skull Sparkling

2021 Skull Red

2020 Monte Rio Petite Sirah

2021 Monte Rio Old Vine Zinfandel

The cost of the tasting is $20 to the general public, $10 to Soif wine club members. We hope to see you there!

We are so excited to welcome back Connor Clarke of Skurnik Wines for a Champagne tasting at Soif! The event will be on Saturday, October 22nd and will run from 3pm-5pm. The following wines will be featured:

NV Duc de Romet "Prestige" Brut Pinot Meunier/Pinot Noir

NV Gaston Chiquet "Tradition" Brut Pinot Meunier/Pinot Noir/Chardonnay

NV Marc Hébrart 1er Cru Brut Rosé Chardonnay/Pinot Noir

NV Rene Geoffroy Brut Rosé de Saignee Pinot Noir

NV Pierre Gimonnet & Fils "Cuis 1er Cru" Brut Chardonnay

The cost of admission will be $60 for the general public and $40 for Soif Wine Club Members. Light snacks will be provided with the wine. Make sure to purchase tickets ahead of time as we expect this event to fill up quickly and sell out. Please note that this tasting is a seated, lecture style tasting rather than a drop in tasting, so please arrive on time. We look forward to sipping some bubbles with you all!