If in doubt, it never hurts to order a wine that sounds like a DJ named it, like the “Lounge Lizard” or Willamette Valley’s “Disco Made Me Do It,” a pinot noir/apple blend that’ll have you wondering why more winemakers don’t do fruit hybrids. The Old World is touted in extra-brut Champagnes and fascinating picks from Italy – a sparkling Sicilian rosato, for example, with a plum pinkness and minerality from Mount Etna’s volcanic vineyards. One dry rosé recently on offer from California’s Shasta Cascade region “rode bareback on a wild mare through an alpine valley in bloom,” according to the manufacturer’s description, then “crawled on its hands and knees into a cozy rabbit den to wind away the night to the hoots and plucking of a better-than-average woodland-critter jug band.” Rest assured it all comes through in the nose. The wines at Slug (available by glass or bottle) are, let’s say, eclectic. With its DJ booth, disco ball and frequent Champagne-cork pops, it mostly succeeds - to the slight chagrin of some Yelpers who seem surprised by the late-night mood lights and pulsing music. Riding high on the buzz of Snail Bar – and natural wines in general – Slug opened this year in downtown Oakland, promising to be its sibling’s party-time equivalent. Also in the wine pipeline: Canteen, the all-day wine bar set for Menlo Park’s Springline development. Walnut Creek is expecting Fizz, a Champagne bar, to open by year’s end, and Goodtime, a natural wine bar, is headed for downtown San Jose around the same time. Joining the ranks of classics like Residual Sugar and Va De Vi in Walnut Creek, The Punchdown and Perle Wine Bar in Oakland and Velvet 48 in Burlingame are spots including Locanda Wine Bar in Livermore and The Tasting House in Los Gatos.Īnd stay tuned, because there are many more to come. The disruptions of the pandemic didn’t keep these businesses from pushing forward, as a flurry of natural, Italian, bubbly - you name it - vino-centric bars have flourished in the past few years. The first to communicate … Continue reading Châteaux in Bordeaux open their doors again for visits Featured Post by nicolle Posted in Bordeaux 2020, Bordeaux Specials, Bordeaux Wine Tourism, Down to Earth, Food & Wine, Small Independent Producer, St Emilion, What's in the News: Bordeaux, Wine Tourism, Winemaker Profile Bordeaux Tagged authentic oyster boat trips Bordeux city, chateau de la Riviere, Chateau Franc Mayne, Châtau du Palanquey hotel and spa, Château de Cerons picnics and visits, Château de la Dauphine, Château de la Renommé, Château de Portets, Château du Siran, Château du tertre open again, Château Gruaud Larose, Château la Croizille St Emilion, Château Lafaurie-Peyreguey, Château Latour Martillac, Château Latour Segur boutique hotel and spa, Château Leoville Poyferré, château Malartic-lagravière, Château Rayne Vigneau, Château Sigalas Rabaud Sauternes private château to rent out, Château Sigalas Rabaud Sauternes rent the whole château, Château Talbot St Julien, list of château open after the confinement, private boat trips in Bordeaux, small boutique hotels are open in the countryside in Bordeaux, where to eat seafood on the river in Bordeaux, where to stay after the deconfinement, where to stay near to St Emilion.A tasting in Napa Valley may run you $50 these days, but you can get a glass or flight of something sensational for far less at one of Northern California’s many neighborhood wine bars. It is possible again to visit some of the most famous and smaller châteaux in the Bordeaux wine region on the Right and Left bank - in private tours (even some at the weekends).
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