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Bird Rock Fine Wine

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Fine w**e retail store with tastings on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays. Prices $9 to $1650 per bottle

Bird Rock Fine W**e is owned by Bird Rock resident Ken Chalmers. We stock around 800 different w**es from over a dozen countries, ranging in price from $8 to over $400 per bottle.

10/28/2026

For Hallowe'en weekend we will have 6 Spanish w**es open to taste. We start with a 93-point Albarino before moving on to a pair of Txakoli - a white from Ulacia and the iconic Ameztoi Rubentis. Our first red is a chillable, quaffable Grenache, before moving on to a pair of truly great Riojas from Lopez de Heredia, the just released 2018 Cubillo and the 2013 Tondonia Reserva. Taste all 6 for $30. The Gare du Vin has had Steve Kistler's Occidental Pinot Noir added. The tasting bar will be open Thursday through Saturday from 3.30 to 7.30.
Lagar de Cervera Albarino Rias Baixas 2025 ($27)
Ulacia Txakolina Getariako 2025 ($22)
Ameztoi Txakolina Getariako Rubentis 2025 ($26)
Parra Jimenez Garnacha Gulp Hablo 2024 ($17)
Lopez de Heredia Rioja Crianza Cubillo 2018 ($35)
Lopez de Heredia Rioja Reserva Tondonia 2013 ($69)

10/21/2026

Reversing last week's theme, we will have 3 chilled w**es under $17 and 3 great quality reds, from 6 countries. We start with a $9 Vinho Verde, followed by Antinori's classic Orvieto and an Organic Rosé from Austria. Our first red is a 96-point Pinot Noir from Oregon, followed by a 93-point Chateauneuf du Pape and finishing with Torbreck's 96-point Struie from the Barossa Valley. Taste all 6 for $30. The w**e station has the Sigalas Barrel fermented Assyrtiko, Etienne Sauzet's Puligny Montrachet, Bouchard's Nuits St Georges Les Cailles and JL Chave's St Joseph. The tasting bar will be open Thursday through Saturday from 3.30 to 7.30.
Broadbent Vinho Verde NV ($9)
Antinori Orvieto Campogrande 2024 ($15)
Pratsch Organic Rosé Niederosterreich 2025 ($16)
Dom Drouhin Pinot Noir Dundee Hills 2024 ($45)
Dom Santa Duc Chateauneuf du Pape Habemus Papam 2022 ($55)
Torbreck Shiraz Barossa Valley The Struie 2022 ($52)

10/14/2026

For the weekend of October 16th we will have 3 spendy white w**es and 3 value red w**es open to taste. We start with a Saint Veran from the Lafon family, followed by a 91-point White Rioja and finishing the whites with a 93-point Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc. The reds are all under $15 first up is the Delas St Esprit, an ever present at BRFW, followed by the Wolftrap red from South Africa and finishing with a 95-point Rioja. Taste all 6 for $25, individual pours are from $4 to $8, taxes included. The Gare du Vin has had the Barrel-aged Assyrtiko from Sigalas in Santorini added. The tasting bar will be open Thursday through Saturday from 3.30 to 7.30.
Heritiers du Comte Lafon Saint Veran 2024 ($48)
Villota Rioja Alavesa Blanco 2022 ($32)
Dom Vieux Lazaret Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc 2024 ($42)
Delas Cotes du Rhone Rouge St Esprit 2024 ($13)
Boekenhoutskloof Red Wolftrap Western Cape 2024 ($10)
Gomez de Segura Rioja 'Mitxarro' 2021 ($14)

10/07/2026

For the weekend of October 9th we will have 6 California w**es open to taste. We start with what is arguably the Golden States' best value sparkling w**e, followed by the 91-point Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc and a similarly scoring Chardonnay from Talley. The first red is a 94-point Pinot Noir from Santa Rita Hills, followed by a Napa Cabernet which is an excellent value and finishing with Robert Biale's 94-point Black Chicken Zinfandel. Taste all 6 for $30, individual pours are $4 to $8, taxes included. The Gare du Vin is unchanged. The tasting bar will be open 3.30-7.30 Thursday through Saturday.
Roederer Estate Sparkling Brut Anderson Valley NV ($31)
Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc North Coast 2025 ($26)
Talley Chardonnay San Luis Obispo Coast 2024 ($29)
Melville Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills 2024 ($41)
Scattered Peaks Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 2022 ($26)
Biale Zinfandel Napa Black Chicken 2024 ($47)

09/29/2026

Reverting to the first weekend in October, we will have 6 w**es scoring 93 points (or more) but costing less than $36 per bottle. We start with a 94-point sparkler from Burgundy, followed by the just released Tablas Creek Patelin Blanc and rounding out the chilled stuff with Michael Keenan's Spring Mountain Chardonnay. Our first red is the 2021 Vina Alberdi from La Rioja Alta - the first time it has received the Seleccion Especial designation, next up is a Super Tuscan, and we finish with a 97-point Tannat from Madiran in SW France. Taste all 6 for $25, individual pours are from $4 to $6, taxes are included. No change to the Gare du Vin. The tasting bar will be open from 3.30 to 7.30 Thursday through Saturday.
Montgermont Cremant de Bourgogne Blanc de Noirs Brut ($19)
Tablas Creek Patelin de Tablas Blanc Paso Robles 2025 ($22)
Keenan Chardonnay Napa Spring Mountain 2023 ($35)
La Rioja Alta Vina Alberdi Reserva Seleccion Especial 2021 ($29)
Guado al Tasso Tuscany Il Bruciato 2024 ($32)
Ch Arricau-Bordes Madiran 2021 ($23)

09/23/2026

For the last weekend in October we will have 6 Italian w**es open to taste. We start with an excellent, bone dry Franciacorta, followed by a Pecorino from Abruzzo and finishing the whites with a 90-point BRFW ever present from Roero. Our first red is a newly arrived Barbera D'Asti, followed by a great value, easy to drink Primitivo and finishing with a 93-point Brunello from the excellent 2021 vintage. Taste all 6 for $25, individual pours from $4 to $7, taxes are included. The Gare du Vin has the following w**es. Vincent and Sophie Morey Chassagne Montrachet 2023, Kistler Chardonnay Sonoma Mountain 2024, Bouchard Pere et Fils Nuits St Georges 1er Cru 2018 and the 2022 Chave Saint Joseph. The tasting bar will be open Thursday through Saturday from 3.30 to 7.30.
Pietraluce Franciacorta Dosaggio Zero 2021 ($43)
Torre dei Beati Pecorino Abruzzo 2025 ($28)
Vietti Arneis Roero 2025 ($28)
Cascina Castlet Barbera D'Asti 2024 ($19)
Matane Primitivo Puglia 2024 ($15)
Tenuta di Sesta Brunello di Montalcino 2021 ($42)

09/09/2026

This coming weekend we will have 6 new w**es open to taste. We start in France with a w**e made by a family that has been making w**e in Sancerre for over 330 years, next is an Orange w**e from Paso Robles and we round off the chilled ones with a Rosé of Cabernet Franc from the Loire Valley. Our first red is a 92-point Pinot Noir from New Zealand, followed by a 94-point Gran Selezione Chianti Classico and finishing up in Lodi with a 92-point Cabernet Franc. Taste all 6 for $30, individual pours are $4-$8, taxes are included. The Gare du Vin has had the fantastic Saint Joseph from J-L Chave and a Nuits St Georges from Domaine Forey added. The tasting bar will be open from 3.30-7.30 Thursday through Saturday.
Henri Bourgeois Sauvignon Blanc Vin de Loire 2025 ($18)
Giornata Orango Tango Paso Robles 2025 ($23)
Dom Audebert et Fils Bourgueil Rosé 2025 ($21)
Cloudy Bay Pinot Noir Marlborough 2023 ($45)
Dievole Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna Sessina 2020 ($47)
Michael David Cabernet Franc Lodi Inkblot 2023 ($31)

09/02/2026

For the first weekend in September we will have 6 w**es from the West Coast open to taste. First we are in the Russian River Valley with a white Pinot Noir and a 92-point Sauvignon Blanc, then over to Carneros for a big, buttery California Chardonnay. Our first red is from Oregon, the 94-point Roserock Pinot Noir followed by a Washington State red blend that scored 92 points, we finish up back in California with a great value North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon. Taste all 6 for $30, individual pours are from $4 to $7, taxes included. Last call on Tignanello in the W**e Station. The tasting bar will be open Thursday through Saturday from 3.30 to 7.30.
Adonna White Pinot Noir RRV Canfield Vineyard 2024 ($37)
Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc RRV 2024 ($33)
LLoyd Cellars Chardonnay Carneros 2024 ($39)
Drouhin Pinot Noir Eola Amity Roserock 2024 ($38)
Sagemoor GSM Columbia Valley Codebreaker 2022 ($21)
Broadbent Cabernet Sauvignon North Coast 2024 ($13)

08/26/2026

For the last weekend in August we will have 3 White Burgundies and 3 Red Bordeaux open to taste. We start with an Aligote from the de Villaine family, then a Macon Village from Dominique Lafon and finishing with a Bourgogne Blanc from Henri Prudhon. Our first Bordeaux is a 90-point Lussac St Emilion for $15, followed by a 92-point from Castillon and finishing off with a 2016 second label from Ch D'Issan which scored 95 points. Taste all 6 for $30, individual pours are from $4 to $8 and taxes are included. The tasting bar will be open Thursday through Saturday from 3.30 to 7.30.
De Villaine Bouzeron Aligote 2023 ($49)
Heritiers du Comte Lafon Macon Villages 2025 ($29)
Henri Prudhon Bourgogne Blanc En Jorcul 2023 ($35)
Ch Moulin de Grenet Lussac St Emilion 2022 ($15)
Ch Montlandrie Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux 2018 ($23)
Blason D'Issan Margaux 2016 ($39)

08/12/2026

It is the middle of August already! We will have 6 Italian W**es open to taste. Interestingly 4 of the w**es are from DOCGs, the two highest scoring ones are not. We start with an old favourite from Sardinia, then a newly arrived 96-point Pinot Bianco from Alto Adigel and finishing the cold stuff with the Vietti Arneis. Our first red is the first w**e we have carried from the newish Nizza DOCG, a 93-point new arrival, followed by another 93-point w**e, this one from Chianti, we stay in Chianti for the 97-point Rocca de Montegrossi Geremia. This will be a $30 tasting with individual pours from $4 to $10, taxes included. The Gare du Vin is unchanged and the tasting bar will be open Thursday through Saturday from 3.30 to 7.30.
Cantina di Gallura Vermentino 'Canayli' 2025 ($23)
Falkenstein Weissburgunder Sudtirol 'Vinschgau' 2023 ($27)
Vietti Arneis Roero 2025 ($28)
Vite Colte Nizza Riserva "La Luna E I Falo" 2020 ($20)
Dievole Chianti Classico 'Petrignano' 2021 ($22)
Rocca di Montegrossi Toscana 'Geremia' 2020 ($62)

Address

5687 La Jolla Boulevard
San Diego, CA
92037

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 7pm
Tuesday	10am - 7pm
Wednesday	10am - 7pm
Thursday	10am - 7:30pm
Friday	10am - 7:30pm
Saturday	10am - 7:30pm

Website

http://www.birdrockfinewine.com/

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