The French Are Annoyed That Obama Is Serving California ‘Champagne’ at Inauguration
Korbel has made a special bottle of "Inaugural Cuvée Champagne," and the French wish it said, "California Champagne," or sparkling wine.
Grub Street
All Grub Street Posts Tagged:
‘oeno-file’
Wine Kitchen Softly Opens Tonight on Divis
There will be an ambitious small-plates menu and an international wine list.
Ten Awesome Bottles of New Year’s Bubbly That Aren’t the Big Brands
There's no reason to ring in the New Year with champers that's made by multinational luxury conglomerates a million bottles at a time. These bottles of bubbly are far better.
Taste Your Way Through 35 Champagnes Tonight at Arlequin
Starting at 5 p.m. today, Arlequin Wine Merchant (384A Hayes Street), the shop owned by the Absinthe folks, is doing their annual champagne tasting featuring 35 champagnes from around the French region, including those from producers Jacquesson, Lassaigne, Benoit Lahaye,...
Wine Kitchen Getting Set to Open on Divisadero
It's going to be a wine bar and small plates restaurant on the ever-gentrifying Divisadero corridor.
Famed Italian Winery Hit by Vandals Destroying $25 Million Worth of Wine
Case Basse di Soldera, a top producer of Brunello di Montalcino, may have had it coming for a while.
We Didn’t Always Have Chardonnay Growing Everywhere
"It was the very first wine that my parents made, and it was also the style that they wanted to make, which had not yet been made in California. It was a new concept. It was 1965. You figure there...
Sneak a Peek at Tank 18, SoMa’s Newest Wine Tasting Room
It's a full-scale urban winery and tasting room, at Howard and 10th.
Trotter Auction Nears $1 Million Mark; Online Will Exceed Estimate
Trotter wine collection to break million dollar mark.
Aquitaine, a New Wine Bar From Laurent Manrique, Coming to Former John Walker Space
It will open by spring.
Legendary Sommelier Larry Stone on Charlie Trotter’s Wine Collection (Which He Built)
Sommelier Larry Stone tells the history of Charlie Trotter's cellar.
Coppola Releases His First Rubicon Wine Under the Inglenook Label
The storied, defunct brand is finding new life under Coppola's direction.
Katie Holmes Digs Box Wine; Amazon Launches Big Wine Marketplace
Also, Hurricane Sandy was a boon for booze sellers.
Et Al Softly Opens Tonight in Russian Hill
The new wine bar and cafe from Biondivino wine store will be serving wine only this weekend.
Harvest Comes to a Close in Wine Country; Moderate Drinking Hurts the Brain Over Time
Also, a look at Truett Hurst winery in Sonoma.
LudoBites Serving Paso Robles' Garagiste Festival, November 8
The chef is designing a six-course menu to pair with the region's indie winemakers.
Renowned Berkeley Wine Importer Kermit Lynch Celebrates 40 Years in Business
His store was born in 1972, a year after Chez Panisse.
Napa Valley Wine Wave Breaks Chinese Record for Longest Relay Toast
They had 487 people clinking glasses.
Billionaire Loses Suit Over Fake Thomas Jefferson Wine; Beaujolais Has Had a Really Bad Year
Also, they're trying to break a wine toast record in Napa this weekend.