California’s latest winery news includes the opening of a new outdoor sipping space in Oakland, a new wine line dubbed Sunny with a Chance of Flowers, Napa scavenger hunts and more. Here’s the scoop.
Low-cal wine?
Wine Enthusiast magazine has just awarded “person of the year” honors to Heidi Scheid, Scheid Family Wines’ executive vice president, for her dedication to sustainability, creative product development — more on that in a sec — and the marketing savvy that turned a 4,000-case-per-year winery into one that sells 600,000 cases around the world. Scheid is the chairman of the U.S. Wine Market Council, as well.
“Creative product development” can cover a lot of things, of course, but the big one for Scheid is their new low-cal wine line. The Sunny with a Chance of Flowers lineup includes a sauvignon blanc, chardonnay and pinot noir ($17 per bottle), all with zero sugar, low alcohol (9 percent ABV) and 85 calories per serving. Find it at Total Wine and other Bay Area wine shops and at https://sunnywines.com.
Minimo alfresco
Minimo, the five-year-old wine shop and wine bar in Oakland’s Jack London neighborhood, is heading outdoors with the latest public-private Flex Street project, which turns roads into alfresco sipping and dining spots. Minimo, which is owned by partners Erin Coburn and Sarah Miller, focuses on small-production natural wines —minimo is the Italian word for minimal.
Now you can enjoy themed wine flights and bites — from Minimo’s new menu, neighboring restaurants or food trucks — outdoors from 12:30 to 7 pm. Friday-Sunday and bottle service Tuesday-Sunday. The outdoor seating, which is on Third Street between Broadway and Franklin Street, is shared with Dragon Gate restaurant, Federation Brewing and Oakland Grill. Find Minimo at 420 Third Street in Oakland; www.minimowine.com
Wine flights and allies
Left Bank chef and restaurateur Roland Passot is debuting a new wine flight at his French brasseries in Menlo Park, San Jose and Larkspur to bring attention to Black-owned wineries and support the Diversity in Wine and Spirits program. Fifteen percent of the proceeds from the Flight for Allyship ($18 for three 2-ounce pours) will help fund scholarships and grants to create a more diverse and inclusive industry. Left Bank is open for outdoor dining; www.leftbank.com.
The first Flight for Allyship includes a cabernet sauvignon from Phil Long’s Longevity Wines in Livermore. Long is the new president of the Association of African American Vintners. The flight also offers a Willamette Valley pinot noir from Maison Noir, which is owned by Andre Mack, former head somm for Thomas Keller’s Per Se in New York. Rounding out the trio: Chaos Theory, a cab-zin blend from Napa Valley’s Brown Estate. The first and only Black-owned and operated Napa winery is run by Deneen, David and Coral Brown.
Napa scavenger hunt
If you’re headed up to Napa in the coming weeks, check out the new Bikes & Sights scavenger hunt. Find 10 or more locations, snap selfies and post them on Instagram, tagging #DoNapaScavenger and @DowntownNapa, between now and Nov. 27 for a shot at winning a $100 gift card for a downtown Napa restaurant. You’ll find clues — “only giants would need a utensil this big,” for example — at http://donapa.com.
We’re thinking this is a hunt you could do virtually, too, via Google Street View and the ever-helpful Pegman. Just for fun, though. Pegman is not known for his selfie-snapping abilities.
October 31, 2020 at 08:55PM
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