• A more complete accounting of the Taylor's Refresher name change, and how the Taylor heirs are hopping mad about it. [Chron] • How long would it take to remove all the chewing gum on the Mission's sidewalks? [Mission Local]...
Our favorite dish of this very porky weekend was one of the subtlest: a Jerusalem artichoke soup from Tyler Florence, garnished with lardons.
Jeff Morgan's Covenant cabernet is served at The French Laundry and Per Se.
• W. Blake Gray gets to taste some very old vintages, including a '56 Pinot and '70 Cab. [The Gray Market Report] • Alongside co-residents Wholesome Bakery and Soul Cocina, Venga Empanadas is making La Victoria Bakery a Mission food...
• Beer & Nosh's Jesse Friedman pays a visit to Melissa Perello's much-lauded bistro Frances and comes back with some lovely photos. [Beer & Nosh] • A talk with local winemakers about the state of the wine economy, and the...
Up in Healdsburg tonight, Prohibition Speakeasy Wine Club opens just off the plaza (340 Healdsburg Avenue). The place is a classy cocktail and wine bar which, unlike a real speakeasy, closes at 9 p.m. But there is a "secret" entrance...
"Pinot partisans have been growing irate that their heartbreak grape is being ruined by the masses. It is an affirmation of every Pinotphile's conspiracy theory: that our beloved grape has been defiled by large-scale industrial winemaking." — SF Chronicle wine...
The best sangrias in town, from Cha Cha Cha to Limon Rotisserie.
Chile's 2010 vintage is largely safe on vines and was not spilled.
Heart's owner explains why he eschews stemware and why you should try this cider that tastes a little like manure.
"Women always go straight for the Chardonnay. Men, always the Cabernet. It makes me want to slit my wrists when a guy chooses a big Cab and then the first thing he orders? Oysters. I always have to go tell...
• Wine critic Jon Bonné takes on the "flavor haters" who attack California and Australian wines as being too fruit-forward, concluding "we find in wine what we want to find." [Chron] • Little City Gardens, a backyard farm near 18th...
Around the World in 80 sips will feature over 80 wines from locales both near and far.
CA farmers want more water, Kaiser patients get served glass shards in soup, and Jay McInerney is rumored to be becoming the Wall Street Journal's wine columnist.
Luxury brands and small producers saw are seeing zero or negative growth due to their price point.
Whether it's a champagne-based cocktail or pairing bourbon with pork belly, bartenders disagree about when and where to mix booze and food.
New wine haven Cork, opening in June, will feature only small-production wines from the local region.
• Aqua's gotten pretty tumbleweedy at lunchtime, and they're now offering a $20.10 prix fixe lunch to lure "post-downturn" business diners. [WSJ] • Michael Bauer submits an informal review of Yountville's Redd on his blog, after patting them on the...
The new mission vino joint opens six months or so ahead of Arizmendi Bakery, which will be right next door.
• Pamela Busch at the Examiner compiles a list of good wines from around the world under $20. [SF Examiner] • Robbie Lewis, formerly of Jardiniere and Bacar, already drooling over the soon-to-be-vacant Citizen Cake space, and asks investment gods...