Join us for another tasting of fantastic Whitman beers from down in Saratoga Springs! We will have a selection of fan favorites as well as some delicious new ones!

Our favorite local cider maker, Zach Clemans, will be joining us to taste through his three different ciders and piquettes! If you have been to Sandy's Supper Club in Upper Jay, you know how delicious Zach's ciders are! Zach uses locally foraged apples and native yeast fermentation to make his first pressing Jelly Baby Cider, his second pressing Rainbow Drops, and his third pressing Forest Bathing. (Not sure what first, second and third pressings means? Come to the tasting!).

Bulbs bring the joy in spring! 

Join us for a free bulb design workshop at East Branch Organics on Sept. 27, 10:30-12 p.m. Erin Doolittle, former gardener at New England Botanic Garden, will teach you all about designing with bulbs - tulips, daffodils, muscari, hyacinth and many others. We’ll talk about making good choices for your location; combining colors and flower types, prolonging the season, layering, and blending bulbs with perennials. Get inspired and get planting! Registration not required but appreciated 518-576-9043. 

You may be familiar with Pinot Grigio, Chianti, and Prosecco, but how about Fiano, Monica and Frappato? Join us to taste a wide range of Italian wines, from Piedmont in the north to Sicily in the South. Stop by any tine between 3:30 and 5:30.

Stop by and taste our latest line-up of Whitman brews!

From Catalonia and Rioja to Bierzo and the Canary Islands, Spain is producing some of the most delicious and innovative wines right now! Join us to taste a sampling of wines from the many diverse regions of Spain. As always, the tasting is free, and any wines purchased will have a 10% discount

Learn the basics of creating a rock garden with Erin Doolittle. Rock gardens demand different design considerations, with special conditions and a different aesthetic. Erin will fill you in on what makes them unique and fun, a little history and a discussion of the different kinds of rock gardens. And, best of all, she’ll tell you how to create your own. Erin created a crevice garden, which is a variety of rock garden, at Tower Hill Botanic Garden after visiting rock gardens around the Northeast and in Colorado.

Wednesday morning July 30 a local group of "en plein air" artists will be gathering here at East Branch Organics between 9am and 10am and YOU are invited! Bring your paints and paper and find inspiration amongst our beautiful flowers!

Cousins is back! What is your favorite Cousins Lobster Roll—the Maine or the Connecticut? Or do you prefer Lobster Tacos or Lobster Quesadillas? We will be serving wine and beer by the glass to enjoy with your delicious Cousins meal!

Somehow French wine seems like the appropriate pairing with an art show! We will be pouring a lovely selection of French wines: whites, a sparkling and a still rosé, and some reds as well. Just imagine you have stepped out of the Louvre and are going to have a little wine at a café at the Tuileries Garden in Paris!

We have so many current and past staff members who are such talented artists! Stop by for a one-day staff art show where you can enjoy their many talents—and purchase a piece if you would like! And try some of our French wines that we will be tasting today as well!

We are so excited to host our first THC Seltzer Tasting! Upstate Elevator, located in Vermont, will be here to share and discuss their delicious and relaxing seltzers. Upstate Elevator partners with farmers who have achieved USDA Organic Certification and cultivate using sustainable and regenerative methods. Stop by, and if you find something you like your purchase will have a 10% discount.

In celebration of Independence Day, we will be tasting a selection of delicious and beautifully crafted wines made here in the United States.

We are super excited to welcome Leah Rinaldi from Jenny & Francois Selections to host a wine tasting on Thursday May 22! Jenny & Francois was founded in 2000 as an importer of natural wines, and Leah is an incredibly knowledgeable and enthusiastic teacher about natural wines. She will pouring wines that we currently have in stock and will be eager to answer any of your questions about natural wines. We hope you can make it to this special tasting!

Stop by to taste some wines that we think would be delicious to drink on Mother's Day or any springtime day! We will be highlighting some rosés as well as some white, red, and sparkling wines. As always, the tasting is free and any wines purchased will have a 10% discount.

Come to our 3rd annual Mother’s Day Potting Event on May 11th! Bring your Mom (or your sister, child, aunt or friend) to create a custom planter with Ann’s assistance. As a bonus we will also be hosting a wine tasting from 1-5! Call or stop by to make a reservation as space is limited. 518-576-9043

Cousins Maine Lobster truck is back! Get an early taste of summer with Cousins' delicious lobster rolls and other delicious offerings!

Join us Saturday April 5 at 10:30 AM for a free seed starting workshop with Becky Johnson! Becky will be discussing what you need to set up a seed sowing area, timing/calendar of seed sowing, soil options, direct sowing vs. growing inside, transplanting and trouble shooting. 

Call us at 518-576-9043 with any questions. Hope to see you here!

Join us to taste some of Whitman Brewing’s latest and greatest brews! The tasting is free and any 4packs purchased will have a 10% discount. Stop by any time between 3:30 and 5:30!

Join us to taste our latest arrivals! We will be tasting two fabulous values from the Languedoc and Southern Rhone in France, a delicious Cabernet from Sonoma, a fabulous Bordeaux Blend (perfect for Valentine’s Day!) and our cute new little bottles of sake! The tasting is free, and any bottles purchased will have a 10% discount.

Join us for a tasting of the intriguing and delicious Bhakta Spirits!

Raj Peter Bhakta is the founder of BHAKTA Spirits and WhistlePig Whiskey. After selling his stake in WhistlePig in 2019, Bhakta embarked on a sabbatical in search of new discoveries in the world of spirits. A twist of fate brought him to Condom, France, where he unearthed—and acquired—a miraculous cellar of ancient Armagnac dating back to 1868.

We will be tasting and making cocktails with “1928”! Named “1928” for the oldest vintage of Armagnac in the blend, it also contains 1941, 1962 and 1973, fusing ancient French Armagnacs and Calvados to perfect this Rye whiskey bottled in Vermont.

What are you doing on Black Friday? Tasting beer, of course! Stop by and sample some fabulous beers from Saratoga Springs’ Whitman Brewing!

Join us to taste a wide range of red and white wines that we think make perfect Thanksgiving wines, including two Beaujolais Nouveaus just releasted on Nov. 21! THe tasting is free, and any wines purchased will have a 10% discount.

Cousins Lobster Truck is returning, and once again we will be serving wine and beer by the glass!

Join us for a wine tasting where we will sample some of the newest bottles in the shop!

Join us on Friday August 30 for a beer tasting with Whitman Brewing!

We are thrilled to welcome back Sam for another Whitman Brewing Beer Tasting! As always, the tasting is free and any 4packs purchased will have a 10% discount.