The Lush

You have two chances next week to hang out and taste wine with the illustrious Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon Vineyards. He will be in town on Tuesday February 22nd for a book signing/tasting at Spuntino at 1957 Union Street ($10) from 5:30pm-6:30pm, and then over at…

The Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA) and the Northern California Chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild (USBG) are kicking off the 2011 FARMERS MARKET HAPPY HOUR SERIES at the Ferry Building on Wednesday February 23rd from 5:30pm-7:30pm. I’m a fan of these events,…

R Bar owners Tod Alsman and Chris Fogarty have finished the long haul of transforming the Nob Hill Tavern Sports Bar into the newly opened WRECK ROOM. Eater reports the bar will be open for its regular business hours of 4pm-2am as of tomorrow (Wednesday). Also mentioned: “the bar now…

A reader wrote to me, asking about the temporary closure and construction going on at ZEITGEIST. SFist posted a picture of a sign the bar posted explaining they’re renovating. SFist also mentioned the bathrooms are being redone, so no more Porta-Potties. In a later post on SFist, the renovations…

It was closing, and now the Bay Area Reporter writes the EDGE bar has reopened. The owners of QBar (456 Castro St.) have bought the Edge, and will reportedly be taking over operations on February 14th through a temporary license (previous owner Don McMartin will operate the bar until then)…

Coming up on Friday February 11th is Bottlenotes’ third annual AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 SIPS wine tasting event at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Club. Attendees will have a chance to try dozens of wines from new and emerging regions (including Argentina, Austria, Australia, California, Chile, France, Italy, New…

I like the sound of this one: BEERUNCH at ~PUBLIC HOUSE~, a beer- and food-pairing brunch to celebrate San Francisco Beer Week. Here are the details on the beer and food pairings: MateVeza Yerba Mate IPA with carnitas taco with tomatillo salsa; Moonlight Toast (Slightly Burnt) with savory mushroom and…

Yup, even ~SILKS~ is joining in the bottomless sparkling wine scene for brunch. But, of course, they’re doing theirs with a bit of class. There will be a “Build Your Own Champagne Cocktail Bar,” with two different sparkling wines to choose from, crystal Champagne flutes, and all the ingredients…

I’ve had the upcoming (and invitation only, mi dispiace) TRE BICCHIERI event on my calendar for weeks. While the event is only one evening, it also means Italian wine events will be all over town for the days preceding and following the tasting. For example, on Tuesday February 15th,…