Wine

'The end of an era': Bay Area urban winery shutters after 14 years in Alameda

Susana Guerrero — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 22:45:43 UT

The winery first opened in 2008.

This Bay Area whiskey company was just named on Esquire’s 2021 Spirit Awards

Susana Guerrero — Sat, 4 Dec 2021 12:00:00 UT

The distillery is located in a tiny town in Sonoma County.

This Napa company is making wine in penis-shaped bottles

Michelle Robertson — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 18:40:52 UT

It's called Just the Tipsy and it comes in a bottle shape that fits its name: a fairly anatomically correct penis.

Francis Ford Coppola to sell winery to Napa Valley wine company Delicato Family Wines

Dianne de Guzman, SFGATE — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 20:50:28 UT

The sale is expected to be finalized in July.

Wine giant Gallo lays off majority of Clos du Bois employees after acquisition

Katie Dowd — Sun, 9 May 2021 16:53:05 UT

Close to the entire staff at Clos du Bois were laid off Thursday, the Press-Democrat first reported.

This is the crazy way most wineries bottle their new wines. And it involves a big rig.

Dianne de Guzman, SFGATE — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 12:13:00 UT

It's not what you might expect.

Here's the story behind that $10,000 a month Sonoma County dream job with free rent

Victoria Sepulveda — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:00:00 UT

What exactly does the job entail, besides drinking wine and exploring the many beautiful features of Wine Country?

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Craig Lee / Special To The Chronicle — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:00:00 UT

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Craig Lee / Special To The Chronicle — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:00:00 UT

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Esther Mobley / The Chronicle — Tue, 9 Feb 2021 12:00:00 UT

Meet the SF sommelier making wine more inclusive with funny Instagram videos

Madeline Wells — Fri, 5 Feb 2021 12:00:00 UT

“So often when we talk about wine, we forget why it's fun,” says SF sommelier Josh Decolongon.

The story behind an SF wine delivery service born out of the pandemic

Susana Guerrero — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 12:00:00 UT

By all accounts, a promising start for San Francisco wine tasting pop-up Bar Part Time could have gone immediately awry.

From Snoop Dogg to Joe Montana, every celeb seems to have their own wine. But why?

Madeline Wells — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 12:00:00 UT

In the celebrity world, having your own wine brand is like having your own clothing line — everyone’s doing it. But why wine? Not, say, beef jerky or toothpaste?

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Brittany Hosea-Small / Special To The Chronicle — Mon, 5 Oct 2020 14:28:50 UT

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Brittany Hosea-Small / Special To The Chronicle — Mon, 5 Oct 2020 14:28:50 UT