Before the 1906 earthquake, what is now called SOMA had over 100 wineries. The destruction from that event and later on Prohibition wiped all from the map. Bluxome Street pays homage to the city’s past.
As the name suggest, they wanted wines that were pure expressions of the places they came from. Natural meant just that – getting back to methods that were used before the advent of modern wine technology.
Urban wineries are not just for winemaking but also function as venues for wine tasting. When Dave Gifford and Kevin Doucet opened up Dogpatch Wine Works tasting room in 2012, they realized that while their industrial setting was not as scenic as Napa, it still provided a unique environment in one of San Francisco’s trendiest neighborhoods where people can relax and try a variety of wines.
Now in its 10th year, Nectar Wine Lounge in the Marina is an enjoyable place to explore wine.
La Nebbia serves wines from central and northern Italy and prosciutto to match in an urban trattoria setting.
A16 Restaurant was nominated by the James Beard Award Foundation for Outstanding Wine Program for the 2nd year in a row making six it nominations for the restaurant in total.
“Natural wines” are hard to come by even in major cities that have a lot of wine shops. Many of San Francisco’s stores have a few organic and biodynamic wines but if you are a fan of or want to try wines that are mostly made by mother nature, Ruby Wine in
The lengthy wine list at Absinthe offers a diverse and dependable selection. Burgundies and older California wines predominate, but there are many local and foreign wines of great quality to explore.
It takes something special for a bar to stand out in San Francisco. Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant and Smuggler’
These five great spots have debuted in Berkeley just as school has let out, which means they need your patronage now more than ever.
