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5/7/2013

Where: The Alchemist, 679 3rd St. (near Townsend St.), 415-746-9968 What: Former...More»

4/29/2013

1. Sip with the Rolling Stones at Cliff Lede Vineyards. If Apple were in the wine business, their operation would probably look a lot like...More»

3/22/2013

Vodka can be Kosher for Passover under the right circumstances. Who knew? Well, you can trust Rabbi Micah Hyman...More»

2/22/2013

The Spirit: Anchor Hophead Vodka ($30) S.F.’s iconoclastic distillery fostered the nation’s rye whiskey and...More»

2/20/2013

By nature, wine geeks resist technology (we are still debating the value of corks 400 years after their invention)—which may be why no app has figured out how to let users identify, photograph, shop for, recommend, and...More»

2/18/2013

Not long ago at Bar Tartine, I was served an astonishing red from the moodily named winery Forlorn Hope. The grape...More»

2/11/2013

“To be informative about the Fair is a task for someone with a steadier nose than mine,” E.B. White reported from the 1939 World’s Fair: “I saw all as in a dream.” No one’s nose was...More»

12/31/2012

Before you pop open that bottle of sparking wine and ring in the New Years in a tipsy haze, think about this: Not all wines are vegan. “People are surprised to learn that most wines aren’t vegan-friendly,” says...More»

10/25/2012

Experience harvest from the inside, out. Get an inside look at B Cellars’ harvest in action at their new harvest tour and tasting session. Taste this vintage’s ripe Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, or...More»

10/23/2012

Seated at the bar of the Abbot’s Cellar, I was on course two of five: bone marrow with pickled mustard seeds and spicy greens. Mike Reis, Abbot’s cicerone, appeared...More»

9/15/2012

Sometimes you want to take the mixology trend—the just-won’t-die romanticization of the drinking days of yore—and shake it (vigorously over the shoulder, using two hands, of course). But when you’re...More»

9/12/2012

“Through the rabbit hole” is how Steve Matthiasson describes the path to his home—a drive down an alley in a boring subdivision of the town of Napa that opens up into a wonderland of wildflowers and grapevines....More»