The Lush

Fans of quality bubbles will want to pony up for this Monday-night event, Bubbles & Bites, on August 18th at ~BOXING ROOM~ with Arlequin Wine Merchant. There will be more than 40 sparkling wines and Champagnes (Pol Roger, Agrapart, Pierre Moncuit, and more in the maison!), and executive chef Justin…

Did you know that Michael Lazar and Hog & Rocks have a mobile bar that serves old-fashioneds and other fabulous cocktails? Well, they do, and it’s called SlingBAR. If that’s not enough booze news for you, here’s some more: they’re popping up at Stable Café on…

Fellow Champagne lovers, you now have a new clubhouse to hang out in: the SAN FRANCISCO CHAMPAGNE SOCIETY. Owner Bill Marci is a Champagne fanatic, and has created a very intimate tasting room space in SoMa where fellow enthusiasts can make a reservation, and then come drink very special bubbles.…

Brush up on your cocktail knowledge on Sunday evenings at RED DOG’s new Cocktail University. Every month, they’ll select a different cocktail theme, like a historical period, a region, or a specific style, and then bar manager James Goad will lead a small cocktail seminar on the theme,…

Eater brings news that the large space at the corner of 18th Street and Mission is (officially) spoken for. There’s been speculation about this space for a long time, and now we’ve got some details. The owner is Deborah Blum, one of the partners behind Lolinda, Beretta, and…

Fans of the cheerful BIONDIVINO on Russian Hill, its walls packed with incredible Italian wines, have another reason to come visit the shop: owner Ceri Smith is launching an aperitivo and wine bar pop-up on Thursday July 24th, Troëggi a Biondivino, offering a variety of bruschette in the evening (this…

Attention winos, we have a trio of events for you to consider. This Saturday July 26th is the annual Broctacular event at BROC CELLARS, an open house at their winery facility in Berkeley. It’s a low-key event, with pours of recent wine releases, some vittles provided by Naked Lunch,…

A field report by Dana Eastland: Capay Valley in Yolo County is well known for its produce and organic farms, but it’s also home to a wine region, the Capay Valley AVA. It was established in 2002, and remains a bit of a secret, especially compared with Napa, just…

Due to open within the next couple of weeks is THE TRADESMAN, a neighborhood bar from Zarin Gollogly and Spencer Lafrenz, both known around town for their work as a woodworking duo, Harrison Woodworking + Design (they are behind some of the custom work at Hog & Rocks and Hi Lo…

The latest in Dennis Leary and Eric Passetti’s mini bar empire is opening this Thursday in SoMa, NATOMA CABANA. As we mentioned before, it’s opening in the former John Colins space, which is a pretty cool building, with tall ceilings, skylights, and brick walls (they just sandblasted the…