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🥂HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND🥂
To celebrate our final official days of summer, we are open for you : Today, Sunday from 12-7pm and tomorrow, Monday from 1-5pm ☀️
Come hang with us, have some of that summer sun with our perfect backyard breeze, and nosh on your our new cheese & charcuterie from 🧀🥂
Our Pinot Pet Nat is 10% off bottles for the holiday! Can’t wait to see you 🥂
Tomorrow come drink wine from Croatia, Transylvania & Serbia while chatting up our Sip & Savor guest of 🥂
Eric spent 15 plus years working in restaurants, two years studying and working abroad (Copenhagen and Rome), 6 years working at a European cabaret meets Vaudevillian circus, and a few harvest internships (including Donkey & Goat!). Then, in 2011 he was fortunate enough to be introduced to a pioneering importer of wines from Central and Eastern Europe called Blue Danube Wine Company.
This was followed by 8 years of building the Bay Area into the largest sales channel for the company, managing parts of the portfolio, traveling to the regions, and feeding an inexplicable urge to learn as much about the people, places and wines as possible. Co-founding Danch & Granger Selections in 2019 is a chance to put all of this together and see what comes next.
Eric will be pouring an NV Edgar Brutler Sisu (Grünspitz) from Transylvania, a 2021 Negotians Vinarius Plavac from the Island of Korčula, Croatia, and a 2022 Ozkár Maurer Red Fruit November (Cabernet Sauvignon) from Fruška Gora, Serbia.
Pair these wines with our new charcuterie items & cheeses and hang with us awhile. We look forward to having you 🥂
Sweet week ahead for you all! We got Eric Danch of to come this Thursday with some of his best wine selections to pour at Sip & Savor. 🥂
Friday Provecho is popping up for happy hour to pair his excellent eats with your favorite wines! 🥂
All weekend we are open for flights and drinks in the sun with our charcuterie pairings and Monday for the holiday we are OPEN 1-5pm! 🥂
The weather looks beautiful, come hang with us in the wine garden and appreciate these last sunsets of summer 🥂
Tomorrow we welcome Derrick Harrison Jr.,brand ambassador for , who will be pouring 3 of his favorites for our Sip & Savor guest pour series! Read on for details about the Matthiasson ethos 🥂
Winemaking, for us, is a natural extension of farming. We have both worked for many years in the sustainable agriculture and local food movement, and in 2003 we started Matthiasson Wines based on those values — purity, sense of place, respect, responsibility, deliciousness. Our wines are classical expressions of different grape varieties, some well-known like Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, and some rare like Ribolla Gialla and Refosco. The deeply flavorful wines are refreshing, complement food, and are moderate in alcohol. Our small family winery is fiercely independent, no partners or investors, just the vision of Jill and Steve and a hard-working and passionate team. Our independence allows us to farm organically, with no compromises in the vineyard or the winery, creating the beautiful wines for which we are known.
We have delicious cheese and charcuterie to pair with the tasting, and look forward to welcoming you 🥂
We’ve got 2 very special events for you this week!
Thursday, Derrick Harrison Jr. of is coming down from Napa for you to taste through their incredible wines! We are so thrilled to have them as our Sip & Savor guests 🥂
And Friday, we clear up our winery floors from our first week of pressing to reset the tasting room for happy hour and a concert by ! This is our 3rd time hosting and it's always a great time! Grab your tickets at our link in bio 🥂
Come hang with us in the cellar 🥂
GREAT news! Our Sunday market is back this weekend and we’ve got some new vendors for you to enjoy!
Starting at 11am we’ve got your food, sweets and drinks covered while you shop out back in our wine garden 🥂
Bring the kiddos and camp out for awhile, it’s going to be a gorgeous weekend ahead!
Tonight, come taste delicious wines with us and meet Emily of 🥂
Osa Major Wines is a one woman enterprise - from trucking grapes to selling bottles and everything in between. Winemaker and owner Emily Fernwood spent the years after college traveling and working harvest gigs the world over, from California and Oregon to Australia and New Zealand, until founding Osa Major Wines in 2020.
As a Bay Area native, the time felt right to return home and explore the incredible variety of geology and history that can be found in the vineyards in some of our state’s unique known and lesser known wine regions, while crafting wines that explore a lighter and brighter side of California winemaking.
She will be pouring her 2022 Tocai Friulano, 2022 Rosado, and 2022 Mourvedre. And our NEW cheese pairing menu is live in the tasting room 🥂
See you soon!
The week ahead is packed with fun reasons to come hang with us at the winery!
Emily Fernwood of is pouring her 2 new wines for you this Thursday at Sip & Savor. Friday we have happy hour prices for you from 4-close, Saturday our friend Eder of is doing a full pig roast in the wine garden, and Sunday we are back with our vintage & goods market.
Come out and have a glass with us in the sunshine ☀️ we look forward to having you in the cellar 🥂
This week we roll into Harvest 2024! This means our tasting room is filled with production, juice is flowing, grapes are being transported and sometimes foot stomped and you can watch all of the action from our wine bar 🥂
On Thursday come celebrate our kick off of harvest season with live music by , incredible eats by and and happy hour pricing all night long🥂
A portion of the proceeds from the evening will be donated to KEF, a foundation that provides enrichment programs for students at Hilltop Elementary where our Operations Director Cliffs’ daughter attends school!
We love a good party, and this band is 🔥 - we hope to see you in the cellar 🥂
Come party with us once again this Friday, August 2nd! We’ve got all your favorites lined up, 3 DJ’s and a new layout that will make it so much easier for you to enjoy every single stretch of the 🥂
Next week our harvest time begins, so let’s stay out late 🥂
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One of the things we are good at winery is throwing a party! And this week we kick off yet another First Friday block party with our neighbors of the 🥂🎉
You’ve been gone all summer, so come back to us this week with your family, friends and pups in tow. We have everything you need in one location from afternoon ‘til well after sunset 🥂
Thursday 8/1 : Happy Hour prices all evening til we close, no guest pour this week as we prepare for the party on …
Friday 8/2 : vendor lineup and details to be posted Tuesday, we’ve got joining the DJ lineup again and watch for a map of the event so you can make sure not to miss anything this time 👌🏼
We can’t wait for this one 🥂
Our guest winemakers are driving down from Napa to meet you and pour their incredible wines tonight! Are you coming?
Belong and Paper Planes are two family wine companies with distinct yet complementary stories. Sourcing from vineyard sites from the Sonoma Coast to El Dorado County, they came together in Napa where they made their wines at the same winery. Realizing their shared passion for crafting exceptional wines that exemplify the spirit of exploration and community, Belong and Paper Planes are partnering on a variety of endeavors that inspire meaningful connections over wine.
Belong Wine Co. was launched in 2017 with just one ton of fruit and an enormous dream shared by husband and wife team Bertus and Alli van Zyl. Their mission is to make adventurous wines from places with untold stories. Focused on high-elevation vineyards from El Dorado County, they specialize in Mourvèdre (rosé, carbonic, and red) and craft a variety of other small-lot wines made with love and a light touch. (fun fact - Connor was a part of their first 3 vintages!)
Born during a dinner party in Los Angeles in 2014, Paper Planes is a first generation, crowdfunded wine company by Laura and Kyle Gabriel. Known for their fresh expressions of Pinot Noir (rosé, red, and cans), along with lesser known varieties like Grenache, Valdiguié, and Nero d’Avola. They produce a variety of lively, low-intervention wines from the best vineyards across the Sonoma Coast + beyond.
This is going to be a special night paired with Lily’s menu ! We start at 6pm, but open at 2 so come early and stay late 🥂
This week is FULL of good food & wine!
On Thursday, Not 1 but 2 visiting winemakers are coming through for our Sip & Savor series 🥂 We welcome & for a co-pouring event you don’t want to miss. Along with and who curated her menu especially for this tasting!
On Friday, Chef Eder is back for the perfect up leveled food experience for your happy hour. If you haven’t had his food yet, you are seriously missing out!
Who says you can’t come see us 2 days in a row? Clear your calendar and save your groceries for the weekend 🥂
Hello Los Angeles! We are coming for you next week! Meet our winemaker Connor Bockman next Thursday as he pours through our wines paired with a perfectly curated menu at . Tickets are available at our link in bio, they are selling out fast! You don’t wanna miss this one 🥂
TONIGHT, we’re delighted to welcome Danny Sullivan of Makasi Wines as our Guest Winemaker! Purchase a $10 glass of D&G wine for entry, and enjoy free splashes of Danny’s wines, including a 2019 Bazzano Vineyard Chardonnay, 2020 Hogan’s Run Vineyard Rose of Pinot Noir, 2019 Siletto Vineyard Chardonnay, and a 2021 Pinot Noir from Saveria Vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Winemaker Danny Sullivan has been prolifically making wines for over 10 years for household names, small private labels, and clients’ personal collections. After many successful launches for others, he’s now doing it on his terms to create exceptional wine for you. Growing up one of six kids, Danny learned early on to be a good sharer. Sharing in the Makasi wine love as partners and strategists are his little brother, Tommy Sullivan, and big sister, Maureen Sullivan.
Makasi is a boutique winery, offering only what they can produce in their attentive and nurturing way. With a lot of help from friends, they procure a modest collection of fantastic grapes grown in the right place and picked at the right time, and do their best to support them in blooming into splendid wines. Though they adhere to a policy of responsible sustainability, they are more deeply guided by the simple notion of, “Do no harm.” The only impact they seek is upon your palate.
Come see us tonight, and taste some gorgeous wines made right here on Treasure Island 🥂
TONIGHT : Come taste through the new wines by under his own label ! These 2 beauties are from Lodi, CA home to the most recently launched Greco Bianco 2023 by as well🥂 Read more below about these grapes and Jared’s process :
Fernow Ranch, a 16.5-acre property nestled along the Mokelumne River, has been practicing organic farming for four decades. In 2018, my friend Jake DesVoignes planted Greco and Fiano for me. I picked these grapes for their ability to retain acid in a warmer environment. Jake’s approach to vineyard management is both sustainable and innovative, utilizing a solar-powered irrigation system and employing drones to distribute beneficial insects.
At harvest, we hand-picked the Fiano grapes, which I then whole-cluster pressed immediately upon return to Berkeley. Fermentation occurred naturally with indigenous yeasts in neutral French oak barrels. Following a low-intervention philosophy, I left the wine largely undisturbed, only topping up as necessary. I added a minimal 25ppm of SO2 at bottling to stabilize the wine. This method resulted in a wine that clearly expresses the characteristics of Fernow’s unique terroir. The Greco was made in a similar fashion.
My good friend Jane Fisher did the artwork for me, and she created the original illustration for the first Donkey & Goat label.
Starts at 6pm, see you in the cellar 🥂
This weeks summer forecast is perfect for hangin’ in our wine garden, feet up & glass of bubbly in hand 🥂
Thursday we bring you our very own pouring his wine label for the Sip & Savor guest pour. Come taste his Fiano and Greco Bianco from Fernow Ranch in Lodi, CA.
Friday our good friend and excellent pop-up foodie has an incredible menu to pair with our happy hour from 4pm til we close 🥂
And all weekend long, we are waiving our outside food fee which means you can bring your picnic, and we will supply all the wines and bubbles to go with 🥂
Happy summer all, come see us and cheers in the sunshine ☀️
Keep those holiday weekend vibes high & come chill out at the First Friday event tomorrow 🥂
We’ve got 4 top natural wineries pouring, epic local food to satisfy every craving, sunshine warmth with a chill coastal breeze rolling through, and your favorite Pet Nat chilled down to greet you at the door 🥂
Our local radio celebrities & special guest loved last months event so much they are back again to bring the beats in our wine garden 🥂
Happy safe 4th of July everyone ~ see you tomorrow! ☀️
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This week is comin’ in hot with our First Friday event the day after your 4th of July festivities 🥂
The first heatwave of the summer is here, but we’ve got a coastal breeze that blows through our backyard which makes it the ideal place to escape when you don’t have A/C 🧊
Please note we are CLOSED on the Thursday holiday!
First Friday block party kicks off at 3pm 7/5 until late night 🥂
Saturday & Sunday we are waiving outside food fees, which means YOU bring your own picnic & WE supply the chilled down Lilys Pet Nat or Pinot Pet Nat bottles to go with 🥂
Stay safe, stay hydrated & come hang in the cellar soon 🥂
Happy Pride 🌈 weekend! Come join us in the wine garden, where we are soaking up some rays and sippin’ all colors of the rainbow 🥂
$10 glasses & 10% off bottles and flights all weekend long 🥂
It is our second time welcoming to pour in the tasting room. Ed and Ted were one of the very first to kick off our Sip & Savor events last year, and they are back tonight with killer wines, a special menu by & and live DJ tunes by ! Don’t miss this party 🥂
“It’s our filial responsibility to honor and carry on the traditions of our parents.” Ed Buchanan and Ted Grantham started making wine in 2009 when Ted’s father, Ray Grantham, donated 500 lbs of his Humboldt County Pinot Noir grapes to them and said here’s how I make wine, now you give it a try.
The vineyard we now farm was originally planted in the early 1970’s by Ray, who has instilled his passion for The Land, as well as for making the wine that comes from it. We now honor that Filial tradition, continuing it with our wives, children, and friends, to make the best wine we can and share it.
As garagiste winemakers, literally working out of a garage in Oakland, we’ve had the pleasure of making wine from various vineyards in Amador, Santa Cruz, Mendocino and Sonoma Counties, having fun with various varietals and expressions of place, only minimally altered by our ever-learning hands. Like the winemakers we admire so much, we’re just crushing grapes, watching them ferment and letting them rest in barrel or tank until we get to share them with you!
We’ll be pouring a 2021 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, Valley Foothills Vineyard, a 2022 Grenache Noir from Tehama County and a 2023 Rose of Pinot Noir also from Valley Foothills Vineyard in Anderson Valley.
The Filial Family
Celebrate the final week of Pride month at the winery! We’ve got a killer lineup of wine makers, excellent food, music and sunshine 🌈
Thursday we welcome Edward and Ted for our Sip & Savor guest wine pour with a duo collab food pairing of and !
Friday join us at 730pm for a concert with eats in the wine garden by .bayarea 🥂
All week and weekend long enjoy $10 glasses and 10% off bottles in the sunshine ☀️
We can’t wait to see you!
Kristie Tacey owner and winemaker of is here tomorrow for our Thursday pour, and she makes some killer wines! She’s also our new neighbor on the as of April, and last year made a few of her vintages on site here at winery.
Kristie is a scientist turned winemaker that loves embracing the cycle and charm of each vintage. She is also a monthly DJ on KXSF and loves bringing musical tributes into her blends.
With a background in microbiology, Kristie is fascinated by the cycle of life; each vintage of Tessier wines captures and reflects one year in the lives of the vineyards she works with. She sources high-quality fruit from a strong network of farmers in the Anderson Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, Arroyo Seco, and El Dorado foothills. She then uses minimal-interventionist winemaking techniques to showcase the unique characteristics of the grapes and the vineyards. For Kristie, sustainability is a priority — not only with the vineyards’ farming practices, but also by having long-term relationships with her growers and customers. These small production wines, an annual production of 1400 cases, get unparalleled attention.
Kristie will be pouring the vintage she made at DG: 2023 Grenache Blanc, 2023 Grenache Rose’, 2023 Electric Ladyland and 2023 Gamay! The first 2 wines of which are only available in her tasting room. Pair this tasting with epic food by and stay ‘til the sun goes down, and then some.
We can’t wait to welcome you, see you then 🥂
Welcome to your week ahead! The weather is beautiful and we’ve got delicious food pairings and our new neighbor pouring on Thursday.
Mark your calendars, we can’t wait to see you in the cellar 🥂
Tomorrow we continue to bring you our 3rd Sunday Vintage & Goods market where you can shop local artisans while sippin’ your favorite Donkey & Goat vintage. The weather looks spectacular, and we’ve got delicious eats for you and the family, plus a special guest in our vendor lineup!
Whether you are celebrating Fathers Day or just celebrating Sunday, our wine garden will have everything you need ☀️🥂
Are you coming to happy hour? The sun is out, .bayarea is setup with some incredible eats, all we are missing is you 🥂
Tomorrow come meet Jeff and John of !
Family owned and operated by lifelong winegrowers, Perlegos Family Wines focuses on California grown, Mediterranean inspired varieties and blends. Their mission is to craft wines of finesse and elegance, that are made to be enjoyed with friends, family, and food. Varieties include Assyrtiko, Nero d’Avola, Old Vine Zinfandel, Cinsaut + blends like their Red Wine Blend (Merlot, Cinsault, Carignan), Duetto (Nero d’Avola, Zinfandel), and Magna Graecia (Chardonnay, Assyrtiko, Vidiano).
Jeff and John source fruit from one of the same vineyards we work with, the beautiful Fernow Ranch in the Mokelumne River AVA, and we’re excited to host them and offer you a chance to taste their wonderful wines. As always, children and pets are welcome at our Berkeley tasting room. And we will have delicious food by ! We hope to see you here! 🥂
We are so excited for the week ahead! is coming in on Thursday with their Mediterranean varietal wines which are so unique in California. We’ve got popping up to pair with their tasting and the weather looks sweet!
Friday happy hour starts at 4pm with .bayarea poppin up in the backyard and you can hang until 9pm ☀️
Sunday is our vintage and goods market where you can eat, drink, shop & chill to your hearts delight.
No place we’d rather be than chillin w you in the tasting room! Come on through 🥂
The only large event on our calendar this week is First Friday, and it’s a much anticipated much needed sunny late night roll into the summer months ☀️
We’ve got our core light up of incredible food popups who absolutely crush it on the culinary front, and all 4 wineries of the Gilman Wine Block pouring starting at 3pm til you close us down 🥂
HUGE shout out to who is going to be bringing the beats in the backyard for the first time! 🎤🎸🎧
Bring your appetite, buy bottles, meet friends & stay awhile. This party always pops off 🍾
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1340 5th Street
Berkeley, CA
94710
| Tuesday | 10am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 10am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 11am - 5pm |
| Sunday | 12am - 5pm |
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