Thelma Carol Wine Merchants

Festive, delicious, handmade, curated: all this and more tomorrow at TC for our first wee Makers Market 🍁🍷

Join us tomorrow, November 9th from 11am to 5pm for the Suds & Bubbles Makers Market! We will have 4 vendors shopside, the beautiful metal works from / the delightful offerings from / the delectable bites from / and the lovely creations from 💌

Mimosas, Bellinis, bubbles, reds, whites - we will have it all at the bar as you shop! Plus! A special $15 wine and chocolate pairing with Tabal to enjoy at the bar. This is a wonderful holiday not to miss.

Scroll through to see the talents of our vendors - plus make sure to check out all the wonderful vendors at just a block away!

We cannot wait to welcome you 🍁

Tasting tonight!! Leaves of the Veneto: An Evening with 🍂🇮🇹

Harvest has come and gone; the vine leaves in the Veneto are turning a brash shade of red, and the winemakers are scuttling about to make sure all Amarone, Valpolicella, and Soave is bubbling into future deliciousness.

Tonight we take you on a journey to northern Italian with the singular wines of Cantina Zeni. One could say Zeni has developed a well-established reputation in the region, first appearing in 1870 as goods merchants (including wine), and continuing the traditions of estate winemaking through to the present. An historic, if not iconic, family.

Tasting:

Soave Classico

“Mr. Lake” Bardolino

Valpolicella

Valpolicella Ripasso

Amarone Classico

$19/person. No reservations needed. We taste at 6pm!

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Calm, sweet, safe, kind, caring, community. We are here. Cannot wait to see you soon.

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𝑽𝒂𝒎𝒑 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉 🩸🕷️🍂

Tis the season, tis the week. On offer now at the TC bar is a new sultry number - the Vamp Witch:

Sour Cherry Gin
Grenadine
Curaçao
Lime
Flamed Orange expression

Come see us this week as we celebrate the thinning of the veil and all things All Hallows Eve - including our wee Franc Fest (TEN! Cab Francs on deck) tomorrow evening, 6pm to 8pm. We cannot wait to welcome you 🍂

𝕬𝖑𝖑 𝕳𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖔𝖜𝖘 𝕰𝖛𝖊; 𝖂𝖊𝖊 𝕱𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖈 𝕱𝖊𝖘𝖙 🕷️🍷

The veil shall wane, and here at Thelma Carol we are bringing Franc Fest back from the dead.

Join us next Thursday on All Hallow’s Eve for a lovely wee wine festival, where we will pour 10 different Cabernet Francs to celebrate this special evening of the year. Franc Fest was our first large-scale tasting at TC, and it was a huge, delicious success. We are thrilled to bring a wee version of that evening on Thursday, October 31st.

$25/person, 10 pours. 6pm to 8pm. No reservations needed!!

On deck:

Thibaud Boudignon Rose de Loire (FR)

Ampelaia Cab Franc (IT)

Bernard Baudry Chinon “Les Granges” (FR)

Domaine les Pins “Les Rochettes” Bourgueil (FR)

Sontacchi Kitokret Cabernet Franc (Croatia)

Division Wine Co. Gamine Cab Franc (OR)

Barboursville Vineyards Reserve Cabernet Franc (Virginia)

Lapostolle Cabernet Franc Cuvee Alexandre Apalta (Chile)

Bodega Garzon Cabernet Franc Reserva (Uruguay)

Owen Roe Rosa Mystica (WA)

Champagne, quatrième partie 🍾

Speaking of the art of wine… we ended our trip to beautiful champagne with a morning visit to the newly renovated & reopened , the oldest champagne Maison in the region, dated 1729. It was simply stunning. From the sculpture gardens to the maison to the modern, clean, bright new tasting room - the beauty of this special place matches the exquisiteness of the champagne. Just a wonder and a delight. And yes a few magnums left door… 🍾🍁

𝑳’𝑨𝒓𝒕 𝒅𝒖 𝑽𝒊𝒏; 𝒂𝒏 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 🍷

Voilà friends and lovers - she is here! Join us in November for our last large-scale tasting of the year: L’Art du Vin, an evening with the wines of France 🇫🇷

Saturday, November 16th we will explore over 20 wines, representing every corner of this historical and world-renowned winemaking country. We will have offerings from ALL the regions of France; Alsace, Armagnac and Cognac, Beaujolais and Lyonnais, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Corsica, Jura, Languedoc, Lorraine, Poitou-Charentes, Provence, Roussillon, Savoie and Bugey, South-West, Loire Valley, and the Rhône Valley.

From the elegant & finessed to the robust & spicy, your palette will take a phenomenal journey through these unique and expressive regions. Bubbles, whites, reds, rosé - this lovely tasting will have it all.

Event Details:

Saturday, November 16th

5pm to 8pm

$70/person, must be 21+ to attend. Small bites included!

This is our yearly pre-holiday tasting, where you can explore & taste to find that perfect holiday gift for loved ones. 10% retail purchases the night-of only.

https://events.humanitix.com/l-art-du-vin-an-evening-with-the-wines-of-france?tokenLink to purchase your tickets today! 🍾

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Champagne, troisième partie 🍂🍾

In Épernay sits a lovely champagne maison, - 100% organic and biodynamic, LeClerc Briant brings nature & finesse to the forefront of their wines, using a variety of aging methods & containers like terracotta, oak, titanium lined tanks, and one very special gold-line tank for an extremely limited (1000 bottles) offering. We also got to sample their vin clair (third photo), which is a when the champagne has completed its alcoholic fermentation (the first fermentation) and is ready to be blended with other wines before being bottled (and thus begin its second fermentation - to get the bubbles!) 🍾

Merci for a lovely visit!

Champagne, deuxième partie 🍂🍾

, the second cave during our stay. It is simply spectacular. Since its beginnings in 1760, Lanson has crafted exemplarily wines, particularly beloved by royals and of course, the average Jerel & Rebecca. Their caves are particularly fascinating as they were, during the First World War, a place in which residents of Reims lived to keep safe from bombing and destruction. By 1918, 90% of the city of Reims was destroyed. Rebuilding of the town & the Maisons began in the 1920s. The fifth photo is of a current cave, built in the 70s. Floor to ceiling champagne? Forever heaven.
Thank you so much for a wonderful tour Lanson. 🍁

Champagne, la première partie 🍁🍾

Autumn in Champagne / the most elegant, the most beautiful. Began our trip with the stunning expressions from , a maison rich in history, innovation, and of course - superb & decadent champagne. Merci beaucoup Angela and the entire Maison team for creating a magnifcent experience we shall cherish, always. Ne Buvez Jamais d’Eau 🍁

𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆: 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒊𝒅-𝑶𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 🍁

Dearest friends and lovers: The Kilt and the Lady are heading overseas for a special Parisian Pause, next week, October 14th through the 22nd. Therefore Thelma Carol hours will be the following:

Monday October 14th & Tuesday October 15th: Closed

Wednesday October 16th - Saturday October 19th: 3pm to 7pm*

Monday October 21st & Tuesday October 22nd: Closed

Thank you for all your support and kindness - it allows us to take these pauses a couple times a year, and really, truly - we are so grateful for you all, every single day. Thank you, thank you 🙏

Please be kind and generously tip our sweet and wonderful seasonal staff who will be at the helm 10.16 through 10.19!

*Note - There will be no weekly tasting on Thursday, October 17th.*

Tasting this week!! Spanish Autumn 🍁🇪🇸

Ah, to be strolling the ancient streets of Madrid as the leaves turn and the air cools…

Join us this Thursday, October 10th for a tour of Spanish wines, perfect pairings for the cooler weather upon us. We will taste through gorgeous offerings of this, one of our favourite countries with our friends from 🍷

On offer:

Cava Brut Rosado, 2021 Reserva

Muradella Monterrei Bianco

“Lavia” Bullas Monastrell

Pedro Gonzalez Mittelbrun Castilla y Leon

Pecina Rioja, 2016 Reserva

$18/person - we taste at 6pm!

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Currently pouring at Thelma Carol 🍾🍁

Be it a Monday or a Friday / cool or warm / spring or autumn / we will always have Champagne by the glass, waiting for you. Come see us this week for this beauty from 🍁

We cannot wait to welcome you.

Tasting this week! Spooky Orange Wines 🍷🍁

With the changing colours, the pumpkins, and the general Autumnal goings-on, we’re welcoming October with Orange wines from our friends at 🍁

What is orange wine? Well, the combination of long contact of the pressed juice with the grape skins, plus a little oxygen over the course of months will make a white wine into an orange wine.

No oranges were harmed in the making of these wines!

So what do they taste like? Flavor profiles are so different than any other type of wine that we love to let the wines talk for themselves but one will often find notes of salted apricot, mirabelle plum, herbs, blood orange, and red fruits.

6pm to 8pm friends! This Thursday, October 3rd. $18/person, no reservations needed. 🍷

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Welcoming October, the favourite 🍂🍷

There is no place more lovely than the wee shop as we welcome our favourite month, our favourite time. Quite the month ahead at Thelma Carol / visit our website for a full list of events and a few mid-month special hours. We cannot wait to welcome you shopside 🍷

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Tasting this week! Bordeaux the Balkan Way 🍷🍂

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot. These are the five red Bordeaux varietals and they are among the world’s best known grapes. But rather than focus on them in their place of origin, we are taking you to the Balkans once again to explore how winemakers finesse these iconic grapes in their countries.

Please join us tomorrow, September 26th for a night with Jess and Neil from for a truly unique tasting!

On deck:

Bolfan Wines - Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 (Zagorje, Croatia)

Derenda - Merlot 2015 (Kras, Slovenia)

Pap Wines - Bazalt 2019 (Badacsony, Hungary)

Bordon Wines - Bon D’or 2018 (Istria, Slovenia)

Pasji Rep - Jebatschin 2021 (Vipava Valley, Slovenia)

Tilia Estate - Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2022 (Vipava Valley, Slovenia)

$18/person. No reservations needed. We taste at 6pm!

Friendly reminder that the shop will have a short open today, from 12pm to 4pm!
Thank you in advance for your understanding and support!