The Lush

Bar News & Reviews (put it on my tab) 2006–2022
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Second Annual New Zealand Wine Discovery on 4/17
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Second Annual New Zealand Wine Discovery on 4/17

This Saturday April 17th is the second annual NEW ZEALAND WINE DISCOVERY wine and food tasting event at the InterContinental San Francisco Hotel. Special to this event is a live broadcast of KGO’s Dining Around with Gene Burns program. This afternoon event will have you tasting the following New…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Bar Bambino Hosting a Festa di Lambrusco
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Bar Bambino Hosting a Festa di Lambrusco

If you love salumi, you’ve hopefully discovered the pleasure of pairing lambrusco with it. If you’d like further exploration, ~BAR BAMBINO~ is going full tilt and hosting a Festa di Lambrusco on April 12th. The four-course meal will be hosted on their back patio, and is limited to…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Austria Uncorked on May 3rd
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Austria Uncorked on May 3rd

Love Grüner Veltliner? The Austrian Wine Marketing Board is hosting AUSTRIA UNCORKED, a wine tasting featuring wines from 80 Austrian wineries, Austrian cheeses, and light fare at 1 Fort Mason on Monday May 3rd. (Note: There is also a press/trade version of the event from 12pm-4pm.) Event Info            Monday…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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Urban Wine Tasting Tonight

Tonight, March 30th, NIRVINO is hosting an exclusive tasting of wine made at urban wineries in San Francisco, Treasure Island, and Oakland. Participating wineries include: A.P. Vin, York Creek Vineyards, Blue Cellars, Broc Cellars, Vie Winery, JC Cellars, Dashe Cellars, Donkey And Goat Winery, Periscope Cellars, Tayerle Wine, 122…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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Bourbon and Bacon Happy Hour This Friday

Yeah, you read that correctly: on Friday April 2nd, KOKO COCKTAILS is hosting a Bourbon and Bacon Happy Hour from 5pm-9pm (it happens every first Friday of the month). Order any American whiskey off their extensive menu, and you’ll be treated to a thick slice of center-cut apple wood-smoked…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
A Benefit for Chile in the Presidio on April 6th
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A Benefit for Chile in the Presidio on April 6th

There’s a really important fundraiser for Chile happening next Tuesday April 6th: A TASTE OF CHILE. It’s being put on by Bay Area Chileans, Presidio Cafe, Chilean Consulate SF, and Chilean Importers. The event will feature various wines from a multitude of Chilean appellations, paired with empanadas from…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
San Francisco Vintners Market
 on April 10th-11th
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San Francisco Vintners Market
 on April 10th-11th

The SAN FRANCISCO VINTNERS MARKET returns to Fort Mason. Here’s more: “Tired of going to wine tasting events, discovering great new wines and then never being able to find them again? We were too. That’s why we created the San Francisco Vintners Market at Fort Mason Center April…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Get Your Passport to the East Bay Wine Trail
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Get Your Passport to the East Bay Wine Trail

The East Bay Vintner’s Alliance (EBVA) is putting on its third annual PASSPORT TO THE EAST BAY WINE TRAIL on Saturday April 10th. Twenty urban wineries, some of which are not usually open to the public, will pour their wares at seven distinct tasting rooms within about ten miles…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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Find Tax-Time Relief at Palio (Read: Cheap Drinks)

One good thing about tax season: ~PALIO D’ASTI~ is offering their month-long special, April Tax Time Relief. Purchase two courses at lunch (or three at dinner) and your first classic martini is only $1, and a second martini is only $7. There are also some new drinks you can…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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Dubbonet Aperitif Hours This Week

There are a couple special APERITIF HOURS this week in the city, courtesy of Dubonnet Rouge. This Wednesday March 24th, you can swing by CODA (1710 Mission St. at Duboce) from 5:30pm-7:30pm, and then this Thursday March 25th at ~BRUNO’S~ (2389 Mission St. at 20th St.) from…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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