Want to go wine tasting? You can try more wine on a day trip to Berkeley than to Napa or Sonoma By Frances DinkelspielMay 172019Aug. 102021 There are now eight wineries in a two-block area in West Berkeley, with four others just a few hundred feet away.
Photos: It’s harvest time at Berkeley’s wineries By Frances DinkelspielOct. 62016Aug. 102021 Crush season means taking delivery of grapes, de-stemming and crushing them, by foot or machine, and getting the fermentation started.
Novel Brewing, Stay Gold Deli, dinners, more By Tracey TaylorJune 32016Nov. 212019 A new Italian-American style deli to West Oakland, a new brewery to North Oakland, and lots of delicious-sounding dinners and food events for you this week.
Ex Donkey & Goat staffer to face trial for wine theft By Frances DinkelspielFeb. 22016Jan. 52017 At a preliminary hearing discussion centered on whether wine was stolen or taken legitimately by three former employees of the West Berkeley winery.
Donkey & Goat workers face wine theft charges By Frances DinkelspielOct. 52015Jan. 52017 The Berkeley winery’s owners were devastated to discover that former employees may have embezzled as much as $70,490 worth of wine.
A kosher harvest at Covenant Winery in Berkeley By Frances DinkelspielSept. 262014Nov. 72019 Covenant is making its first wine in Berkeley after moving from Napa — kosher, but not just for Jews says co-owner Jeff Morgan.