Take Your Next Wine Tasting Trip Through Santa Barbara’s Wine Region: Here’s What’s New in the Santa Ynez Valley
With many wineries expected to open up in the upcoming season take a look at stellar locations to get your next glass or bottle.
Two Local Wines You Need to Have on Your Radar — Plus an Essential Accessory for Your Bar Cart
New must try wines to add to your cart.
This Startup Solves a Common Wine Dilemma Many Face
A new innovative small business emerges in the wine industry making get togethers a whole lot easier.
Straight from Wine Country: New and Fresh Wines to Try
New and exciting wines on the market straight from wine country.
The Brothers Behind MacDonald Winery Claim Their Place in Napa History
Brothers and business partners Alex and Graeme MacDonald are building a winery business around the family name. MacDonald Winery, situated in Oakville at the heart of Napa Valley, neighbors Robert Mondavi Winery. Their 15 acres, famously known as part of the historical To Kalon (or To-Kalon) land, is one of the most recognized — and […]
Against All Odds, Wine Country Welcomes the Ultra-Luxury Resort Montage Healdsburg, Plus Two New Drink and Dine Destinations
Despite the fires and the pandemic, Montage Healdsburg is set to open this December, along with Faust Haus and Wit & Wisdom.
Black Is Beautiful: Local Breweries Join National Movement to Brew for Good
Beer isn’t always the answer to life’s problems, but sometimes it can help in unexpected ways. After the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Marcus Baskerville, founder and head brewer of Weathered Souls Brewing Company in Austin, TX, wondered what he could do to help. Enter the “Black is Beautiful” beer collaboration. What started as […]
The Ultimate Guide to Cocktails in Marin During the Coronavirus
You’re stuck at home, the beer and wine have run out and the next shopping trip is days away. Before panic sets in you turn your eyes toward your liquor cabinet. Is a delicious cocktail hiding in there somewhere? Bartender, Marin IJ “Barfly” columnist and author of Twenty Years Behind Bars, Jeff Burkhart, thinks […]
California Gold Bar Brings the Roaring Twenties to San Rafael
Death Proof, a “lethal” blend of dark rum, Calvados, orange and aromatic bitters, is just one of the pre-tiki-era handmade drinks on the menu at San Rafael’s California Gold. The brainchild of Tam High alumnus Isaac Shumway and co-owner and life partner Rhia, the slickly comfortable space is decked out in a style befitting the […]
4 Great Apps for Buying Wine
You’re in the grocery store and at the end of your shopping list, and find yourself wandering down the wine aisle. You need a nice bottle for tonight — maybe to bring to a friend’s house, or to share for a romantic evening — but you’re bored of the same old bottles and you want […]
