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We're in The Coravin Guide
Coravin
Coravin, the revolutionary wine preservation system, created this guide to connect people with restaurants, wine bars, and sommeliers offering exceptional wines-by-the-glass.
Wine Country Pulls Out the Stops to Win Over Younger Drinkers
North Bay Biz
Winning over the next generation of wine lovers is critical to the wine industry
2025 Wine-Searcher Retailer Awards
Wine-Searcher
Awarded gold medal for Burgundy list, silver medal for Piedmont (Piemonte) list, and bronze medal for French list.
SF's 11 Best Bars for One Last Drink, According to a Panel of Pros
The San Francisco Standard
Here’s where bartenders, chefs, and sommeliers go for a dry martini or glass of wine at the end of the night
2024 Wine-Searcher Retailer Awards
Wine-Searcher
Awarded silver medals for Burgundy, New World, and Overall Lists in San Francisco
Where Oenophiles Unite
Colgate Magazine
When Brian McGonigle ’87 founded the San Francisco Wine Center in 2006, he envisioned it as a gathering place for serious wine collectors.
Why You Should Work in Various Industry Roles
Seven Fifty Magazine
Hopping from tier to tier may be the quickest way to understand the industry and develop your career
Recommended Wine Classes for All Levels
7X7
Looking to impress your friends or a date with a little knowledge about fine wine and food pairings? Or perhaps you’re seriously considering a career in the wine industry?
Front Desk Visitor Guide
San Francisco Magazine
(Pag.3)
Welcome to the first edition of this Chinese
language visitors’ guide to the Bay Area.
How to Get a Job in the Wine Industry
7X7
The romance and excitement that swirl around wine and wine culture can make it frustratingly difficult to break into the industry.
The Best Of SF 2010: 87 Reasons Why We Love This City
Full descriptions of our Eat + Drink picks here.
Best of San Francisco 2010: Eat + Drink
Whiskey jerky, lamb belly, yakimono and goat curry. Buns, subs and rums. California Chard with the essence of Burgundy. Oven-fresh bread with a whiff of Ocean Beach.
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The Shipping News
San Francisco Chronicle
Clubs and restaurants are popular places to meet and hang out with friends. Could a
wine-related social center be the next big thing?
Your Own Private Wine Cellar
Urban Daddy
A place where you can kick back for hours with cushy leather chairs, endless wine, enormous cigars and excellent, excellent company.
Got Excess Wine
San Francisco Examiner.com
I find my house is becoming a virtual wine cellar. Thankfully the temperatures here don’t often go over 70 degrees. I have wine in the kitchen, the living room and last of all in the way too small temperature-controlled baby wine cellar I bought a decade ago.
Two Guys Some Wine and an Old Meat Plant
San Francisco Magazine
Talk about a drink-fueled triple threat: The newly opened San Francisco Wine Center offers red-, white-, and pink-obsessed members storage, retail sales, and tasting rooms.
Sock That Grape Away
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Between the two of them, Brian McGonigle and Paolo Mancini have more than 30 years of experience in the wine industry.
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10 Great Wines You Should Buy and Cellar Now
Decantress Wine Diary
Wine to me is passion. It’s family and friends. It’s warmth of heart and generosity of spirit. Wine is art. It’s culture. It’s the essence of civilization and the art of living. – Robert Mondavi
Tasting and Touring the San Frnacisco Wine Center
The Corkdork
This evening I got a sneak preview of the newly opened San Francisco Wine Center, SOMA’s unique combination of wine storage, tasting center, wine distribution center, and clubhouse.