The Tasting Table Wine World is proud to be the only major beverage store in our area to afford you the opportunity to sample several of our products before you make your purchases each week. We invite you to take advantage of these tasting opportunities so you may learn about new products, discover how your taste buds will react to the experiences, and to develop new favorites.   The following is this week's tasting schedule. Thursday, March 11th at 5:00: The Best Irish in the West! What happens when a nice Irish lad ventures out to California and opens a brewery?  Some very nice beers - that's what!   Come taste them this week as Wine World presents...   Moylan's Brewing Co. Novato, CA Even while working as a sales manager for one of the largest specialty beer importers and distributors in the United States, Brendan Moylan knew he wanted to be more directly and actively involved with the product.   A dedicated home brewer for years, Brendan's dreams started to come to fruition in 1989 as co-founder of the Marin Brewing Company, but it wasn't until 1995 that he fully realized his potential with the opening of Moylan's. He never looked back! Today, Moylan's is one of the most respected and popular names in the craft brewing industry. Once you've tasted his beer, you'll know why! Join us Thursday as Wine World proudly presents this tasting of a great Irish brewing heritage as we sample these brews: "Tipperary" Pale Ale - $5.49/22 oz:  When you name a beer for your home county in Ireland, it has to be one of your best efforts! Sweetly sharp and smoothly bitter, this beer straddles the line between what you want and what you need. 5% ABV, 36 IBU's   "Ryan Sullivan's" Imperial Stout - $6.99/22 oz: This award winning Imperial Stout is rich, thick and intense. It brings chocolate truffles, espresso coffee, burnt currants and the sweetness of sherry to mind. This is the classic "Cigar Stout" with 10% ABV, and 65 IBU's.   "Dragoons" Dry Irish Stout - $5.49/22 oz:  This award winning traditional Irish stout is dry, roasty and incredibly rich in flavor. 5% ABV, 28 IBU's. "Kilt Lifter" Scotch Ale - $5.99/22 oz:  Robust and strapping with concentrated and intense flavor of rich malt perfectly balanced by delicate hops. 8% ABV!   "Old Blarney" Barleywine - $6.79/22 oz:  This big beer has won more medals than we can list here!  It's a rich and heavy ale brewed to deliver massive body, mouthfeel and hoppiness. 10% ABV! 62 IBU's.    Friday, Starting at 4:00: Taste the Glory of Monterey! Monterey County is home to several prime growing areas producing both lovely, soft wines and full bodied wine of great substance. This evening we'd like to share with you some great examples of these wines produced by... Estancia Winery  Soledad, CA With vineyards in the Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey and Paso Robles, Estancia is well established throughout Monterey County. Here, the cool influence of the Pacific Ocean combines with the rolling hillsides and rough canyons to offer an array of climatic features providing great terroir in which many varieties of grapes can thrive. We invite you to join us this Friday as we taste some of the great aspects of this area as represented by the following: 2008 Pinot Grigio - $15.49:  Elegant with expressive melon and citrus fruit flavors, a refreshing mid-palate and a bright mineral laced green apple finish.   2008 Chardonnay - $14.99:  Full bodied and mouth filling with bright tropical notes and stone fruit, complimented by the vibrant nuances of citrus with light toasty oak and mineral on the finish.   2008 Pinot Noir - $15.49:  Aromas include dark berries and black cherry, leading to flavors of ripe blueberry, plum cherry and rich creamy vanilla. Finishes smooth and soft.   2007 Cabernet Sauvignon - $15.49:  The tiny grape clusters hale from Paso Robles, giving this deep crimson wine its aromas of ripe black cherry, currant and chocolate. The flavor is jammy with lots of dark fruit on soft velvety tannins followed by a long, rich finish.   2006 Reserve Meritage - $29.49:  A sophisticated, rich, complex and luscious wine! The vibrant aroma of dark black cherries carries a hint of anise, rosemary and sage with accents of cocoa powder. The taste shows intense flavors of chocolate dipped black fruit, accompanied by notes of sweet oak, cocoa and leather. Wonderfully structured ripe tannins lead to a nice long, fruit driven finish.  Saturday, Starting at 1:00: Clean and Lively Whites from Italy... We start today's tasting in the Fruili region of Italy with a very tasty line of white wines brought to us from... Principi di Porcia Friuli Grave, Italy This area is in the extreme northeastern part of Italy, bordered by Slovenia, Austria and the Adriatic Sea. The soils here are more clay silty structure, slightly calcereous, that gives great acidity and minerality to the wines.   Today, we are offering a taste of the "Ca' Bembo" line - wines that are made using a delecate intricate process that brings a smoothness to the finished product wine preserving the lively nature of the region. Join us Saturday for a taste of these great white wines of Italy: 2007 Ca' Bembo Pinot Grigio, DOC - $14.49: Pinot Grigio is the signature grape of the Friuli region in northeastern Italy. The cooler climates offer even ripening of the fruit for a vivid acidity and full development of the sugars. The wine is fermented at precise temperatures to extract intense perfumes and full bodied texture. Try this wine with pasta dishes with creamy sauces or with shell fish for a perfect pairing!    2007 Ca' Bembo Sauvignon Blanc, DOC - $14.49:  The wine is a light straw yellow with greenish reflexes. Its bouquet is characteristically grassy with hints of sage and white pepper, and the flavor is zesty and persistent with lots of lively acidity to keep it crisp and aromatic. Taste with grilled seafood, cheeses or even salads!   2007 Ca' Bembo Chardonnay, DOC - $14.49:  The grapes for this wine were delicately harvested from older vines, and soft pressed, then aged in stainless steel for those who prefer their Chardonnays to carry less influence of oak. Full bodied and smooth, this dry white offers hints of golden apple and almond.   Also at 1:00: ... and Hearty Robust Reds from Chile! We round out this afternoon's tasting with some great red wines from Chile produced by... Viña San Nicolas Curico Valley, Chile Located about 125 miles south of Santiago, in the heart of prime wine country, the Vina San Nicolas estate was established in 1961. Their dedication to producing quality wines at great value prices has kept them at the forefront of the Chilean wine industry.    We are proud to present three of their finest reds on our tasting table today.  Please join us as we sample... 2004 Victoria Reserve Carmènere - $13.99:  Carmènere is a grape that actually outperforms in Chile. Originally from Bordeaux, this variety has developed new depths of flavor and complexity grown in the Chilean wine country than it could ever have achieved in France.   This wine shows a deep red with blue reflections, and its aromas are very typical with layers of coffee, green peppers, cherries and berries. The flavors are deep, soft and expressive with lots of blackberry and raspberry with a complex smoky backnote that keeps it intriguing and lends itself well to a great many dishes.   2005 Maigo Reserve Merlot - $13.99:  Made from 100% Merlot, hand picked from the estate vineyard and aged in American oak barrels, this wine is smooth and harmonious with a velvet texture. Notes of cocoa and spice can be detected on the nose, while the flavors of cherry and plum come through on the palate. Soft tannins and a medium body make this a delightful wine.   2006 Sophia Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon - $16.99:  This spectacular wine offers exuberant blackberry fruit aromas and hints of mint and roasted almonds. Smooth, elegant and totally satisfying, it has panache! It is rich, full-bodied, with ripe intense fruit and a long, savory finish. Pair this wine with any roasted meat you can think of, and you will not be disappointed!