Armenia & Greece - The Cradle of Wine
With Special Guest Frankie Saunders
Thursday, October 10, 2024
5:00pm - 6:30pm
$10 per person/Club Members Free
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- Monday - Friday: 10am - 7pm
- Saturday: 10am - 6pm
- Sunday: 12pm - 6pm
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Ongoing Weekly Events
Friday Wine Down
Fridays | 12 - 6pm
Join us for a free sampling every week. This casual, free event includes wine samples from the current email features along with other goodies. No reservations necessary, just show up and have a good time!
Swing-by Saturday Samples
Saturdays | 12pm - 5pm
This is a great chance to learn what you like and why. On Saturdays, we like to open our weekly email featured wine selections and showcase some of our latest best buys. No reservations necessary, so come on by!
J.P.'s Sunday Samples
Sundays | 12pm - 5pm
Come visit JP and taste what he finds exciting from our latest discoveries. No reservations necessary, just drop in.
Upcoming Events
We host two types of tastings at TWM Orlando. Those that are defined as Open House are not seated events, with multiple stations of wines poured at the same time. Lecture format classes are sit down tastings conducted in flights.
Oct 10
Armenia & Greece - The Cradle of Wine
About this event
In school we all learned about the Fertile Crescent and how it was the birthplace of civilization. In the highlands neighboring the Fertile Crescent in present day Armenia we have the birthplace of wine. For this tasting our friend Frankie Saunders will be presenting a couple of interesting Armenian wines as well as a few of her specialties from Greece. She is a dynamic presenter and incredibly knowledgable about her subject so don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity.
Location
Tim’s Wine Market – Orange Avenue
1223 N Orange Ave,
Orlando, FL, 32804
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Oct 16
Brocard Chablis With Special Guest Guillaume Hoog - Export Director
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
5:00pm - 6:30pm
$10 per person/Club Members Free
About this event
Pardon the pun, but Chablis is white hot right now and this tasting will show you why. Guillaume Hoog will be guiding us through a selection of Chablis from one of our favorite houses, Brocard, who specialize in laser focused examples of Chardonnay. If you are not yet on the Chablis train this is an excellent way to learn the category and taste what all the excitement is about.
Location
Tim’s Wine Market – Orange Avenue
1223 N Orange Ave,
Orlando, FL, 32804
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Oct 23
Masterclass: Emerging Italy - Sicily, Verona and Abruzzo
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
7:00pm - 9:00pm
$29 per person/Club Members $26.10
About this event
We all love the wines of Brunello and Barolo, but the Italian landscape is getting more interesting each year. For this tasting we will look at three of the brightest emerging categories with a flight each from Sicily, Verona and Abruzzo. This tasting will encompass both white and red wines to show how Italy remains the most dynamic country in the world for distinctive, high quality bottlings.
Location
Tim’s Wine Market – Orange Avenue
1223 N Orange Ave,
Orlando, FL, 32804
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About the Store
Our original location opened in October 1995. It features a curated selection of over 1,300 imported and domestic wines, including a broad selection of rare wines from lesser-known places and grape varieties. You will also find an extensive selection of natural wines, Pet-Nats, fortified wines, Sake and aromatized wines from Vermouth to Americano. Each of our dedicated staff has completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Level 3 to offer you an unparalleled level of expertise.
Tim Varan, CWE Founder
Tim grew up in Butler, Pennsylvania, leaving in 1985 to attend the University of Central Florida. While pursuing his finance degree at UCF, he worked many odd jobs until falling in love with wine and food while working for Pebbles in 1989. After graduation, Tim worked at the Wine Merchant of Altamonte Springs and ran Dexter’s wine shop before opening Tim’s Wine Market in 1995. When he’s not working, he loves to read, cook and grow his garden. He is often traveling with his wife, Susan, to visit their three children: Andrew, Katie and Olivia.
Lee Pancake, DipWSET General Manager
Lee was born and raised in Orlando, FL, where he graduated from the University of Central Florida with a business management degree focused on entrepreneurship. He has attained the highly coveted Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 4 Diploma in Wines and is also a Certified Sherry Wine Specialist. Additionally, Lee is one of the youngest individuals ever to become an Approved Program Provider and Nominated Educator for the WSET. When he’s not working, Lee enjoys playing guitar, producing music, cooking and traveling the world with his wife, Madison.
J.P. Donnelly-Davis, SWS
J.P. grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and Washington, DC, eventually falling in love with wine while living with his parents in Naples, Italy. He has successfully attained the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 3 Award in Wines qualification and is a Spanish Wine Scholar and Certified Sherry Wine Specialist. J.P. is deeply passionate about natural and biodynamic wines and loves introducing clients to these traditional viticulture methods. When he’s not studying or working with wine, he enjoys exploring historic sites, punk rock and the works of Ernest Hemingway.
Dan Bleen
Dan spent his early career working in restaurants throughout New York and was a practicing restaurateur in New York’s Hudson Valley. He joined our sales team back in 2015 and has always found it rewarding to pair a customer with their perfect wine. Like the rest of our staff, Dan has completed the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 3 Award in Wines qualification. Dan loves cooking with his wife, Susan, and spends most of Sunday planning their afternoon meal after a bit of gardening.
Carl Bond
Carl joined us after a rewarding four decades as a leader at Walt Disney World. He found his passion for wine while opening Disneyland Paris. Born in Nebraska, Carl lived in Idaho, Wyoming and South Carolina before moving to Orlando at a young age. He is a graduate of UCF and Rollins College and also holds his Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 3 Award in Wines qualification. Carl and his wife, Mandy, love traveling the world and exploring local food and wine. Their daughter, Sara, and son, Luke, often join in while their boxers Alley and Bella stand guard at home. Carl is also an avid cyclist and enjoys cooking.
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