Who needs a prix-fixe horror show when there’s Friday the 13th?
We decided to bag the traditional Valentine’s Day shitshow celebration this past weekend in favor of the far more interesting (and sinister?) night before, Friday the 13th. There was also a break in northern California’s recent rainy weather, so it seemed like a good idea [...]
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Value For Winegeeks: Restaurant Edition
Posted in restaurants, san francisco, value wines, tagged Affordable wine in restaurants, Blue Plate, Cot, Friday the 13th, Malbec, Marc Ollivier on February 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Value for Winegeeks: A Gobless Surprise
Posted in tasting wine, value wines, wine, tagged Bi-Rite Market, Bugey, Charles Neal, gobless, Maison Angelot, Peter Liem on January 27, 2009 | 10 Comments »
I was at Bi-Rite Market buying meat last week when on a whim I took a detour through the wine section. Okay, the line at the counter was rather long so I grabbed a number and decided to kill time oogling bottles. The one below immediately caught my eye — the sort of faux medieval [...]