If you’re a wine person and you live in O.C., you know the names Kyle Meyer and Tristen Beamon. Their ambitious and remarkable growth continues with this cool new spot, opening on Saturday. (If you know the full history of their story, this is a sweet moment indeed. Here’s my 2013 article about them.)
From the press release:
Wine Exchange invites the wine lovers of Southern California to celebrate their RE-Grand Opening on Saturday, June 13, 2015. The event at the Wine Exchange store at 1544 East Warner Avenue in Santa Ana, showcases the store’s transition from the former Best Wines to the newly branded Wine Exchange. Owners Kyle Meyer and Tristen Beamon purchased the Wine Exchange business January 2015, where they both worked for 30+ years. The festivities include the outside Tasting Alley Party as well as the in-store door-busting deals and rapport with Wine Exchange’s high service and keenly knowledgeable wine team.
For $40, guests will experience upwards of 30 wine tastings as well as a sandwich or burger from local TK Burgers. Proceeds from the Tasting Alley are donated to Share Our Wine Foundation (www.shareourwine.org) and their direct beneficiary Project Hope Alliance (www.projecthopealliance.org).
The Tasting Alley entry tickets are available for online purchase at http://bit.ly/1FUErsx. The Tasting Alley is open from 12:00-4:00 p.m. If available, day of entry tickets are $45. The in-store experiences are available from 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. For further information on the event, email info@winex.com or phone 1-800-76-WINEX.