Did you know that there are beers brewed locally from pristine Lake Tahoe water? It's true. But even if the beer you're drinking isn't totally local, there are fabulous brew pubs and taprooms to sip your way to happiness. Add in wine bars and a local winery to the mix, then join friends for tastings, and you'll have a favored Tahoe thing to do!
Lake Tahoe Beer, Wine & Spirits Tastings
Offering hearty gourmet dining and bar specials in a nostalgic atmosphere, River Ranch is a landmark destination for visitors and a locals' favorite year-round. Nestled on the banks of the Truckee River, River Ranch is poised to catch people tubing down the mellow rapids during the heat of the summer and to capture the après-ski crowd funneling down from the ski resorts during the cold...read more
Lake Tahoe Beer, Wine & Spirits Tastings
If you’re looking for a place to watch a particular sporting event – obscure or otherwise – Rookies is probably showing it on one of their 30 high-definition TVs. Serving late into the night, the menu has salads, sandwiches, grinders (a sub doused in marinara sauce) and a long list of gourmet burgers. There’s also a separate pizza kitchen cooking up some good pies. Rookies...read more
Lake Tahoe Beer, Wine & Spirits Tastings
When it comes to creating a great product, it all comes down to passion. And that is exactly what owners Chris and Nicole Smith have put into their creation of South Lake Brewing Company. Built on the admiration of both the area and the taste of excellent handcrafted beer, the warmth and welcoming atmosphere of South Lake Brewing Company brings to reality what Lake Tahoe...read more
Lake Tahoe Beer, Wine & Spirits Tastings
Privately owned and operated by the homeowners in the Village at Sugar Bowl, Sugar Bowl Resort has attracted skiers and snowboarders to the top of Donner Summit for nearly 75 years. As a Tahoe-area resort that consistently collects great stashes of snow, Sugar Bowl boasts four distinct peaks and an open-boundary policy for backcountry access. Other unique features include a scenic gondola ride into the car-free...read more
Lake Tahoe Beer, Wine & Spirits Tastings
Tahoe Central Market in Kings Beach isn’t a big place, but it’s packed full of wholesome goodness. Mornings you can stop in for a coffee, tea, bagel, breakfast sandwich or baked goods. At the juice bar they blend up smoothies, tonics, wheatgrass and fresh organic juices. Come lunchtime the deli turns out gourmet sandwiches made with Boar’s Head meats and cheeses on Truckee Sourdough bread....read more
Lake Tahoe Beer, Wine & Spirits Tastings
There are a lot of different ways to experience Tahoe, but one of the classiest has to be while tasting wine and cruising the lake aboard a classic wooden boat. Tahoe Tastings provides midday and sunset tours from Keys Marina to the iconic Emerald Bay. En route you'll get to sample a number of wines and enjoy the scenery for two hours. To really make...read more
Lake Tahoe Beer, Wine & Spirits Tastings
Tahoe Wine Collective is more than just a wine bar, so stop in to discover North Lake Tahoe's newest neighborhood gathering spot. They showcase a rotating wine-tasting menu with a focus on boutique wines and craft beers from producers located in the nearby Sierra Foothills. Although the focus is local, they also offer a hand-picked selection of wines from regional and international small, family-owned wineries to satisfy...read more
Lake Tahoe Beer, Wine & Spirits Tastings
For those who enjoy the special combination of mountain fresh air and a tasty beer, The Hangar is a perfect place. With a friendly, open-air ambiance and a huge beer selection, The Hangar is a welcome addition to South Lake Tahoe's bar scene. The spacious taproom offers a steady rotation of 30 different draft beers as well as bottled and canned beers. There is a...read more
Lake Tahoe Beer, Wine & Spirits Tastings
The Idle Hour is Lake Tahoe’s only lakefront wine and bubbly bar, offering an ever-changing lineup of regional wines from boutique California producers and imported wine and champagne from abroad. This magnificent wine and bubbly bar is open daily for enjoying a glass of wine, a bottle of champagne, charcuterie boards, appetizers, tapas and wine/food pairings. The balcony seating and outdoor patio with fire pits...read more
Lake Tahoe Beer, Wine & Spirits Tastings
If you’re looking for the quintessential Tahoe lodge with vaulted ceilings, natural wood and stone interiors and expansive windows looking out over mountain evergreens, The Lodge Restaurant & Pub in Tahoe Donner is the place. The Lodge perfectly pairs the Tahoe look and feel with classic menu offerings. Depending on the season and one’s mood, the evening could be spent with a dinner inspired by...read more
Lake Tahoe Beer, Wine & Spirits Tastings
Sure, you can buy a bottle of wine from a grocery store chain or at expensive and pretentious wine bars. Better is discovering that little out-of-the-way place with character, a broad selection and staff happy to help wine novices and connoisseurs alike. The Pour House in Truckee is that place. The Pour House curates an extensive wine selection from across the globe and also sells...read more
