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- A Guide To Berkeley Wine Stores
The other day, I mentioned in conversation that I live within a short drive of four excellent wine stores. And while I often assume that every wine lover in the town knows every wine store, I've noticed that even the students in my Berkeley Extension...
- House Red Hunt: Summer 2006
Melissa and I recently went on a hunt for a "house red," an inexpensive red wine that pairs well with a wide range of foods. A wine we can afford to buy in "bulk" and open for the most casual of dinners. (As a couple who amass German...
- 2004 François Pinon, Cuvée Tradition, Vouvray, France
The rolling hills and riverbanks around the city of Tours in France play host to beautiful chateaus and electric white wines. Head east from the city to Château de Chenonceau for sightseeing or to the town of Vouvray for wine tasting. The Vouvray...
- Vintage Berkeley
I was crabby last Saturday, so when Melissa decided to get some pizza at The Cheese Board, I stood away from the long line and fumed at the delay. Melissa pointedly suggested I check out the new wine store on Vine Street, just around the corner from the...
- Champagne Tasting
The more I learn about wine, the more I like K & L Wines. They have a great selection, good prices, and a very knowledgeable wine staff. Okay, sometimes the staff borders on insufferable, the wine store equivalents of the music-store workers in...
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The Wine Mine
Melissa and I stumbled on a new wine shop, called The Wine Mine, in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood. It's been open for two months, part of a new complex of shops that have opened in an old building. Mariposa, a gluten-free bakery, sits next door.
The inventory mixes mainstream and eclectic, and seems to range around France, Spain, Italy and the New World. When we came in, they had a $1 tasting for six Iberian wines. Not quite as cheap as Peter's free tasting from a great inventory, but it's still a hard price to beat. They run the tastings every Saturday.
If you're in the area, check it out.
- A Guide To Berkeley Wine Stores
The other day, I mentioned in conversation that I live within a short drive of four excellent wine stores. And while I often assume that every wine lover in the town knows every wine store, I've noticed that even the students in my Berkeley Extension...
- House Red Hunt: Summer 2006
Melissa and I recently went on a hunt for a "house red," an inexpensive red wine that pairs well with a wide range of foods. A wine we can afford to buy in "bulk" and open for the most casual of dinners. (As a couple who amass German...
- 2004 François Pinon, Cuvée Tradition, Vouvray, France
The rolling hills and riverbanks around the city of Tours in France play host to beautiful chateaus and electric white wines. Head east from the city to Château de Chenonceau for sightseeing or to the town of Vouvray for wine tasting. The Vouvray...
- Vintage Berkeley
I was crabby last Saturday, so when Melissa decided to get some pizza at The Cheese Board, I stood away from the long line and fumed at the delay. Melissa pointedly suggested I check out the new wine store on Vine Street, just around the corner from the...
- Champagne Tasting
The more I learn about wine, the more I like K & L Wines. They have a great selection, good prices, and a very knowledgeable wine staff. Okay, sometimes the staff borders on insufferable, the wine store equivalents of the music-store workers in...