The Lush

This sounds straight-up fabulous. Go, if you can! On Thursday August 2nd, ~ATELIER CRENN~ will be hosting a winemaker dinner with Sean Thackrey, whose winery in Bolinas produces some pretty incredible and unusual pours. There will be five courses with five accompanying wines, including those from Thackrey’s study…

On Friday and Saturday August 3rd and 4th, the national tour of Wine Riot will come into town for their frenzy of wine tasting fun. They’ll be taking over the Concourse Exhibition Center in SoMa for two days of wine mayhem. Winos in attendance will get access to more…

So the weather looks to be a bit chilly this week, but it’s not like that stops us hardened San Franciscans from partying outside. Hell no! This Friday July 20th, ~NOMBE~ is hosting another Beer Garden night on the roof of the Wix Lounge in the Mission. For $15,…

Mezcal seems to be the hottest booze in town these days, and rightfully so. Nothing says summer like a south-of-the-border cocktail, and we need all the summer trappings we can get in the middle of this fog. To get your fix, head over to the Bold Italic…

Way to go, Northern California! Of the seven new members of the Court of the Master Sommeliers, five of them are from NorCal. Local honorees include Yoon Ha of Benu, Gillian Ballance of Murray Circle Restaurant at Cavallo Point, Ian Cauble of the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, Sur Lucero…

The affable Kinson Lau, most recently the GM of Gitane for the past two years (he just left on Saturday), is opening his own place in SoMa: ALCHEMIST. It’s going to be a comfortable and low-key bar, with a great selection of seasonal cocktails, beer, and wine. Consulting…

On Sunday July 22nd, DIG WINE SHOP in Dogpatch is hosting a tasting of Italian wines from importer Neal Rosenthal. The tasting will consist of seven wines, beginning with a sparkling from Liguria, and moving to whites, lighter reds, and fuller reds. Charcuterie from Fatted Calf and cheese from Cowgirl…

ABC license activity reveals where the GOLD DUST LOUNGE is relocating to in Fisherman’s Wharf: 165 Jefferson Street (a comment on Facebook clarifies further that it’s “in the Pacific Fair Shops a few doors down from the Rainforest Café and the Wax Museum”). Time will tell when they…

For those of you more interested in European wine rivalries than soccer ones, head to the Mission on Friday July 13th, when ~18 REASONS~ will be hosting the Skrewcap Iberian Summer Wine Tasting, featuring a showdown between Portuguese and Spanish wines. Really, though, it’s less of a competition and…

On Friday June 29th, ~NOMBE~ will be hosting its first summer beer garden event at Wix Lounge in the Mission. The rooftop party (it’s on top of the US Bank building, just one block from Nombe) will run from 5pm-8pm. Guests can enjoy three pints of beer (your…