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Hello, Purple Teeth Community!

Just a note to let you all know that @___deerose and I have planned our themes for next year’s monthly gatherings and are feeling so excited to dive deeper into blind tasting and community with y’all! We do need some help securing locations to host us in 2027… Do you have a hospitality space in mind that would want to host us on a Monday night? If so, could you please connect us with them?

We are really excited to finish out 2026 strong. We have a fun theme planned for our October meet-up at the end of the month to celebrate 3 years of Purple Teeth.

We are so grateful for this community and for each and every one of you who makes Purple Teeth what it is,

@_big_randi_ by @purpleteethavl

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8 days ago

Monday night our small group Super Tasters met to explore granite soils from around the world! The night was led by @cdelavallad (Somm and wine baddie), who illuminated how this soil type shows up in the glass through texture. We learned these wines can have “needle-like tang or acidity” and a “high pitched sensation”. Some favorites were the two Cornas wines and getting to experience them side by side, and a Viogner from Condreiu! Our soil series will continue in October with clay and we are so excited! taken in Finest - Deli, Dining, Drinks by @purpleteethavl

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2 months ago

A big thank you to our friends at @burialbeer for hosting our August meet-up on the bier garden patio. It was the perfect spot to explore Tempranillo and Riesling. I think what we found was that NC showed out once again! We had three beautiful Rieslings, including an awesome sparkling one from our friends @defiwines 💛! We’ll be dropping our next Super Taster invite soon and looking towards the fall gatherings had us wondering what varietals do you want to see next month? taken in South Slope Asheville, NC by @purpleteethavl

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What an absolutely stellar summer night at @bushfarmhouse for our June Purple Teeth Gathering. It’s always a beautiful time being hosted by them, and if you haven’t been we highly encourage you to get out there! Last night the group explored two varietals that thrive in South Africa, Sauvignon Blanc and Cinsault. It’s pretty amazing to explore a varietal we felt we knew so much about and another we had so much to learn about. It was another way to deepen our understanding together and did just that. It was so nice having so many newcomers this month to offer their fresh perspectives. Please peep the photo of our host, Skyler, unveiling a CINSAULT BLANC that absolutely floored us. This mutation is the only Cinsault Blanc grown in South Africa on 2 hectares! We’re super excited for our next gathering in August, as we will be taking a little summer break in July. Which varietals do y’all wanna blind next? taken in The Bush Farmhouse by @purpleteethavl

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4 months ago

Monday night garden party vibes at @thehoundavl for our May Purple Teeth Gathering was divine! We explored Vermentino and Carignan and overall most of us were humbled and stretched by what we didn’t know and got to learn in real time. It’s so exciting to taste varietals side by side like this. Many of us commented it was the most Carignan we had ever drank in our life, and maybe now we have a deeper understanding of it. We’re so grateful to our friends at @thehoundavl for hosting us. We’ll probably be chasing our outdoor meetings as much as we can this summer. Keep your eyes peeled for your next wine to bag! We’ve got a fun one for June on the way! taken in The Hound by @purpleteethavl

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5 months ago

After an ice and snow storm delayed our meet-up twice, we finally made it to our Zinfandel and Melon meet-up at the beautiful and cozy @rowancoffee West. This year we’re focusing on varietals and we had such an awesome time getting to experience these varietals side by side. We had a mind-blowing skin contact Melon from France, some lighter expressions of Zin than expected, and this really lovely Melon Cremant from Burgundy. A big shout out to the folks from @communitytap for rolling in deep to the tasting. We’re so excited for this next chapter exploring varietals! Which varietals do you want to see next? by @purpleteethavl

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8 months ago

What a way to wrap up our last meet-up of 2025. A huge thank you to Chef Sam for hosting us at @quenchavl on Monday. We explored wines from South America and Mexico and honestly, Mexico really showed out! 🍷🇲🇽 Thanks to everyone for bringing some really stellar wines. In case you weren’t there, we announced that we’ll be starting 2026 as an exploration of varietals for our monthly meetings and our Super Taster meet-ups will return with a focus on climates and soil types. We can’t wait to go a little deeper with our wine knowledge in 2026 and keep learning with y’all. As always: THANK YOU and keep your eyes peeled for your next bottle to bag! 👀 taken in Quench Wine Bistro by @purpleteethavl

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10 months ago

“The wine coursed in their veins and tired limbs, and they felt glad and easy of heart as they had not done since they left the land of Lórien.” Was this quote about Frodo and Sam in Ithilien or of our tasting group as we journeyed through the regions of Middle Earth last night? We were led through a comprehensive tasting of Middle Earth by our guide, Phil of @bebopbottleshop , and we couldn’t have been in better hands. It was so fun to challenge our brains in a different way and taste to try and figure out what region of Middle Earth they may be! Big ups to @___deerose for the PO-TA-TOES and Lembas bread and to @_big_randi_ ‘s Dad @godzilla1950 for the amazing map placemats! We’ve got one more tasting of 2025. We can’t wait to end the year with y’all. Keep your eyes out for the next invite and your next bottle to bag! 💜😈 taken in West Asheville, North Carolina by @purpleteethavl

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a year ago

Our first Purple Teeth Field Trip was one for the books. A massive thank you to @totscicle and @addisonfarms for hosting a lovely and educational afternoon! Also, thanks to all of you who came out and made it so special! We started the afternoon with testing brix in a Petit Manseng plot and then were surprised with a blind tasting (in true Purple Teeth fashion) of North Carolina wines. The tasting was full of Vinefera and non-Vinefera wines, Female wine makers, natty and traditional expressions, and lots of fun tasting notes! There was a favorite for everyone and we learned so much about NC Winemaking (thanks to all the badass NC winemakers in attendance)! For example, a favorite was a Muscadine wine done in a Solera method by @defiwines - who knew how absolutely experimental and delicious NC wine could be?! We ended the tasting with a huge snack spread and watched the epic sunset roll in. What a day! We’re so pumped to do something like this again. Where do you want to go next? by @purpleteethavl

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a year ago

What a great Super Taster we had on Sunday at @bebopbottleshop. We drank 6 Syrah’s from all over the world and learned a ton. We love being able to dive deeper together and share our insights and knowledge together in this setting to gain a deeper understanding of the Noble Varietals! Fan favorites were the Cornas, the Californian, and of course the textbook example from Penfolds. We’ll be doing Chenin Blanc in November, so if you wanna take a deep dive into that varietal keep your eyes peeled for the invite. taken in West Asheville, North Carolina by @purpleteethavl

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a year ago

Monday night in “Pretty Vacant” at the @theradicalhotelavl was wild! You know we were all pumped for France because we had 27 wines to share! Wow. So many people pulled out the stops with the wines brought. Lots of lean whites and bright reds, not to mention some beautifully aged bottles as well. Wow! The fan favorite that was completely 86ed by the reveal was the Les Enfants Sauvages Che Chauvio Syrah and Cinsault blend from Languedoc-Roussillon brought by Lyndon. Absolutely gorgeous! We’ve got a fun little twist planned for next month that we are super pumped about. Keep your eyes peeled for the next date to drop! 🤙🏽 taken in The Radical by @purpleteethavl

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a year ago

Germany! What a fun line-up… Of course there was plenty of Riesling and Pinot Noir, but we had some great correct calls of regions and native varietals like Dornfelder. A big thank you to the lovely and intimate bar at @zeldadearest for hosting us. We can’t wait to see what this summer brings. We’ve got some fun stuff planned. Keep your eyes peeled for the next country we’ll be tasting and that RSVP drop. 🤘🏽🍷 taken in Zelda Dearest Hotel by @purpleteethavl

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