The Lush

Details are slim on this one, but even the preliminary facts are too exciting not to share: according to some ABC activity, our city’s consummate barman (and operator), Thad Vogler (Bar Agricole, Trou Normand) has an upcoming project on 24th Street in the Mission. It will be called OBISPO…

There’s a new sports bar in the Excelsior, ROCKS DEN, and Yelpers are reporting that it’s now open and slinging strong drinks (along with offering several screens of sports television). There’s a fireplace and pool table in the back for those less interested in television, and the…

After a fire in 2012 closed VIN DEBUT in West Portal, it has finally reopened in a new space in the neighborhood. They are serving wine and a light menu, including small dishes like a smoked duck flatbread, smoked salmon, beef tartare, and hummus. Époisses in the house. Of course…

Get your holiday fancy on at FERRY PLAZA WINE MERCHANT’S annual Champagne and Oyster Fête. From 4pm-9pm you can try their Champagne flights from Krug, Pol Roger, and Roederer, plus any Champagne purchased to take home will be 15 percent off the retail price. Plus, Hog Island will be…

Back in June, we announced that Pete Mrabe (of Chubby Noodle and Don Pisto’s) was taking over AMANTE in North Beach. Well, it’s time for us to give you an update. He will be opening the bar in mid-January as PETE’S, and it will have new surfaces,…

By Dana Eastland. HEALTHY SPIRITS is now open in Bernal Heights, according to Bernalwood. The new liquor store has moved into the former Chuck’s Grocery space, and, like their other two locations, is focused on offering high-quality small-batch spirits. Their particular focus is on whiskey, beer, and agave spirits…

By Dana Eastland. There’s a cool new wine bar/tasting room open in North Beach, called MARITIME WINE TASTING STUDIO. Hoodline originally caught the story, and The Chronicle nabbed some additional details. It’s from Chris Nickolopoulos, the founder and CEO of Maritime Wine Trading Collective, a wine producer,…

By Dana Eastland. BARBAROSSA, the bar moving into the former Bubble Lounge in North Beach, is opening next Thursday November 19th (although they are doing some soft opening nights with just cocktails right now). It’s from Bubble Lounge owner Eric Benn and Arash Ghanadan of Novela and has an…

By Dana Eastland. Interested in natural wines made in California? It can be hard to find them, but you’ll be able to check out a bunch of them at Califermentation, a natural wine tasting fair on Saturday November 14th. It’s happening at Terroir Natural Wine Bar and Merchant…

Wine lovers and cork dorks, set your DVR for the launch of the television show Uncorked, which premieres tonight (Tuesday November 10th) on the Esquire Network at 10pm/9pm central. The six-episode series is based on the documentary Somm and follows a group of talented sommeliers (Jack Mason, Yannick Benjamin,…