About us
Hello Wineauxs!
We are a fun group of wine loving, book loving, aged 35+ (like a fine wine) group of people. We would love for you to join us. Here's one of the many activities we have planned each month....
Monthly Book Club - Every month we meet at a local wine shop in Scottsdale where we have a curated wine tasting based on the theme of that month's book. We discuss the book, drink wine, laugh and have fun. I promise you will meet a new friend at this book club!
Buzz Books & Bubbles - This small group spinoff meets once a month at a wine bar as we discuss a buzzy book of the moment (usually a newly released book) while sipping on champagne or you drink of choice. Great for avid readers who want to read more than one book a month.
The Capote Brunch Society - This is a spinoff of our book club where we meet for brunch and like Truman Capote and his swans we discuss a long form article that I provide to you prior to the brunch (think Anna Delvey fake heiress type stories).
Beginning in February 2025 - The Literary Wineaux Society will be a fee-based membership. All new members will receive a 30-day trial. The annual dues are just $10 per year. You can pay via Meetup or you can pay me directly via Venmo, PayPal, Zelle or Apple Cash. and I'll update your membership manually.
Wineaux Rules: please kindly cancel your RSVP ahead of meetup time if unable to make it to allow for the waitlist to open up. Thank you.
Upcoming events
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Buzz Books & Bubbles: 'The First Time I Saw Him' by Laura Dave
Rift Wine and Tap, 431 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ, USIt's the first Buzz Books & Bubbles of the Year and I don't have a crystal ball to tell what will be buzzing in January - I'll take a safe bet it will be ,...
The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave.This book is a sequel to "The Last Thing He Told Me". You should have enough time between now and January 30 meeting to either read this book or watch the Apple TV+ series of the same name that stars Jennifer Garner. The series adaptation is a true adaptation of the novel as it was written by the author's husband, Oscar-winning screenwriter Josh Singer (Spotlight, The Post).
I don't think you need to read the book or watch the series (it would help), just be familiar with the first story ahead of time.
The series is currently streaming on Apple TV, and Season 2, which will coincide with this second novel, will premiere on Apple TV on February 20.
Synopsis: (note: spoilers ahead if you haven't watched the series or read the first book)
The First Time I Saw Him
- Five years after her husband, Owen, disappeared, Hannah Hall and her stepdaughter, Bailey, have settled into a new life in Southern California. Together, they've forged a relationship with Bailey's grandfather Nicholas and are putting the past behind them. But when Owen shows up at Hannah's new exhibition, she knows that she and Bailey are in danger again. As a thrilling drama unfolds, Hannah and Bailey are forced to go on the run in a relentless race to keep their past from catching up with them. Hannah risks everything to get Bailey to safety—and finds there just might be one way back to Owen.. Amazon LinkPage Count: 288 Pages
Publish Date: January 6, 2026
Audiobook: 7 hours, 16 minutes (read by author)Location: Rift Wine Tap at 6pm. 431 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 85257.
Please take a look at their website... they have wines by the glass and by the bottle that you can open and share. Foodwise on Fridays they have food trucks that come and SALARY MAN will be there.RSVPs
This is a small group book club, up to 12 people, so please check your RSVP and update it in case you are unable to make it.15 attendees
LWS February Book Club: 'How Much of These Hills is Gold' By C. Pam Zhang
Mise en place, 13610 North Scottsdale Road, Ste. 14, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254, United States,, Scottsdale, CA, USHowdy Wineauxs!
We are embarking on a new bookish frontier - THE WILD WEST!!! - You voted and the winning book is....
How Much of These Hills is Gold by C. Pam Zhang - Longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, this electric debut novel set against the twilight of the American gold rush, two siblings are on the run in an unforgiving landscape—trying not just to survive but to find a home. Ba dies in the night; Ma is already gone. Newly orphaned children of immigrants, Lucy and Sam are suddenly alone in a land that refutes their existence. Fleeing the threats of their western mining town, they set off to bury their father in the only way that will set them free from their past. Along the way, they encounter giant buffalo bones, tiger paw prints, and the specters of a ravaged landscape as well as family secrets, sibling rivalry, and glimpses of a different kind of future. Both epic and intimate, blending Chinese symbolism and reimagined history with fiercely original language and storytelling, How Much of These Hills Is Gold is a haunting adventure story, an unforgettable sibling story. Amazon Link.
Book Details
- 336 Pages
- Published April 7, 2020
- Audiobook: 9 hours, 8 minutes - narrated by Catherine Ho (The School for Good Mothers), Joel de la Fuente (Interior Chinatown)
Praises
- A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
- A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
- ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2020
- LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZE
- FINALIST FOR THE 2020 CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE
- WINNER OF THE ROSENTHAL FAMILY FOUNDATION AWARD, FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS
- A NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION "5 UNDER 35" HONOREE
Optional Further Reading and Viewing
- Author's website
- READ: The Booker Prize's Q&A with Author
- WATCH: In Conversation with Kristin Hannah and C. Pam Zhang
LOCATION: We'll discuss and drink wine at the old saloon (aka Mise En Place). $25 per person - curated guided wine tasting with light charcuterie bites.
Dress Up?
Dressing up in some cowgirl/cowboy attire is encouraged, but totally not required. Come as the outlaw you already are!41 attendees
Past events
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