Want to go wine tasting? You can try more wine on a day trip to Berkeley than to Napa or Sonoma
There are now eight wineries in a two-block area in West Berkeley, with four others just a few hundred feet away.
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Photos: It’s harvest time at Berkeley’s wineries
Crush season means taking delivery of grapes, de-stemming and crushing them, by foot or machine, and getting the fermentation started.
Telefèric, Ike’s Place, Best Coast Burritos
The much anticipated opening of the Walnut Creek outpost of popular Spanish tapas restaurant, Telefèric, is set for Sunday. These details, and more, in this week’s Bites.
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Butcher’s Son to University, Gather’s new chef
Vegan butcher shop and deli The Butcher’s Son has found a new location on University Avenue, and the owners hope to open by the end of the year. This news and more in this week’s Bites.
New cookbook heralds renaissance in Jewish dining
Jodie and Jeff Morgan, owners of Berkeley’s Covenant Winery, have published a kosher cookbook with the added bonus of suggested wine pairings.
Mosswood whiskey aims for West Berkeley move
A San Francisco-based whiskey business hopes to open in West Berkeley this summer.
Kosher Covenant Wines leaves Napa for Berkeley
There aren’t many kosher wine makers, and Jeff Morgan’s Covenant, which is moving from Napa to Berkeley, is considered one of the best.
New craft brewery, restaurant slated for Berkeley
Far West Brewing is hoping to open a craft brewery, barrel-aging facility and restaurant on Berkeley’s 6th Street.
TCHO Chocolate to move from San Francisco to Berkeley
In need of more space to grow premium chocolate maker TCHO is leaving SF for a historic building in Berkeley.
A sip of social justice in new Berkeley winery’s pour
Both in his choice of grape and the way he markets his wine at Justice Grace Vineyards, Eric Cohen is all about rooting for the underdog.
Brian Eno drank here: Two for one at Berkeley winery
Two under-the-radar West Berkeley wineries — one named for a famous fan — are worth making a detour for.
Sierra Nevada’s Torpedo Room opens in Berkeley
Readers were thrilled when we first brought you news that Sierra Nevada was opening a tasting room in Berkeley. It throws its doors open today.
