Concrete warehouse buildings and barbed-wire fencing may not be things you typically associate with wineries, but with the renewal of urban wineries in places such as Portland, the Bay Area, or Paso Robles, they have become fairly common. Broc Cellars in Berkeley, California, is no different. Since moving from their old location in 2014, Broc now calls this imposing industrial … [Read more...] about Broc Cellars: Berkeley’s Urban Winery Stays Connected With The Vines
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Wine From The Fire At Sonoma’s Scribe Winery
It’s dusk in early January—three months from the night in October when the deadliest California wildfires in history began, when flames churned by Diablo Winds spread through the Mayacamas and burned across Anderson Mountain in Sonoma, on whose Western slope we’re currently lounging while peeling clementines and drinking Scribe Sylvaner—and everyone at the Hacienda is suddenly … [Read more...] about Wine From The Fire At Sonoma’s Scribe Winery
Brumaire: Oakland’s Natural Wine Fair Returns March 11th
In 1799, the Coup of Brumaire marked the arrival of Napoleon Bonaparte as rule in France. In 2016 a very different sort of Brumaire-ian coup was hatched in Oakland, California, where a crew of likeminded natural wine geeks conspired to throw a proper wine fair for the American west coast. Thus, Brumaire was launched—an American-born natural wine fete inspired by the Dives, … [Read more...] about Brumaire: Oakland’s Natural Wine Fair Returns March 11th
Support California Winemaker Relief By Going To These Events
In the wake of devastating wildfires across the wine growing regions of Northern California, America's wine community is banding together to support those in need. Last week we reported on a few of the ways the drinking public can get involved with wildfire relief efforts, and today there's a new events series that's very much worth your time (and attendance, if you're … [Read more...] about Support California Winemaker Relief By Going To These Events