Brent Beavers has transferred his superlative cooking skills (how he lit up Sensha) to a brand new restaurant in our downtown. Brent always has something simmering under his chef’s “toque,” so it only seemed logical to team up and “cook” a wine tasting dinner. Brent’s cooking and the wondrous wines of Italy’s Piemonte. That means… [Continue Reading]

Brent Beavers has shifted his formidable cooking talents (remember him at Sensha?) to a brand new restaurant in downtown Colorado Springs. Brent always has something under his “toque” and thought we would match his wonders with some wonderful wines from Piemonte…Barolo, Barbara, Dolcetto, Barbaresco and some whites like Arneis. It certainly will be a singular… [Continue Reading]

Yes, our holiday debauch where many of our Christmas Sale wines are opened for your appraisal and delectation. We like to consider it our “try before you buy event.” There will be scores of wines from all over the world: red, white, sparkling, dessert, you name it. And, of course, we will have an array… [Continue Reading]

The Pizzeria Rustica wine dinners are back! And they’re even more affordable this year – just $39 per person plus tax and service. Where else can you find four delicious courses paired with great wine for that price? And add to that, there is always a representative of the wines to guide you through the… [Continue Reading]

» Menu (click here for printable menu) Let’s jump right into fall with a superb dinner featuring the highly-touted wines from the Robert Keenan Winery. Meet Michael Keenan, as he takes us through his awesome lineup of wines, highlighted by the 2006 Mernet Reserve. Find out why in the last seven vintages, 38 Keenan wines have… [Continue Reading]

Join us Tuesday, September 20th as Pizzeria Rustica presents a four-course dinner featuring all local produce accompanied by wines from the Italian portfolio of Mezzacorona. Celebrate Local Food Week with us for just $39 per person, plus tax and tip. Reserve with us at Coaltrain: 475-9700.

We recently had dinner at the Springs Orleans and immediately decided we must do a dinner there so we can pair some of our awesome eclectic wines with their outrageously good New Orleans fare. It will be fun … and different from most wine dinners … no chardonnay with shrimp etouffee! Please join us on… [Continue Reading]

Few wines complement food more agreeably than those of Alsace. And we’re not just talking the fabulous Munster cheese from the region’s Vosges Mountains or “choucroute garnie.” The wines enhance fine and creative cuisine equally well. So we propose a wine dinner at the Blue Star with Alsatian Anne Trimbach, of the 13th generation of… [Continue Reading]

Wow, how can that be? It doesn’t seem like thirty years have gone by since we, Peggy McKinlay and Jim Little, decided to borrow money at an 18% interest rate and open a fine wine and liquor store in a location that many people thought was questionable. Fortunately, we didn’t listen to them! Now, 30… [Continue Reading]