More Happy Hours by Kevin Blum, City dish
1) Beefeater 24 Cocktail Contest at Rye
San Francisco’s top bartenders will be competing to create the best Beefeater 24 cocktail in tonight’s Mixing Contest at Rye.Beefeater 24 ain’t no ordinary gin – it’s steeped in Japanese Sencha tea and Chinese green tea for 24 hours and then re-distilled in copper pot stills before bottling. Cocktail Guru Jacques Bezuidenhout will be master of ceremonies. Guests will enjoy complimentary drink samples and a featured cocktail at the bar. The event is open to the public; no cover charge to attend.
WHEN: Monday, March 8th. 7pm – 10pm.
WHERE: Rye
688 Geary St. @ Leavenworth
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Posted on Monday, March 8th, 2010
Filed under: Beer, Featured, Spirits, Wine by Daniel
Howdy, folks! Welcome back to Booze In The News, where you’ll find the latest, funniest and most obscure newsworthy, alcohol-related bits all in one place.
1. Apparently you weren’t the only person disappointed by the U.S.’s loss to Canada in Olympic Hockey. President Barack Obama made a bet with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and after losing it had to buy him a case of Molson Canadian beer.
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Posted on Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Filed under: Beer, Culture, Spirits, Wine, news by Heather
by Kevin Blum, City Dish
It’s that time again… luella restaurant on Russian Hill is celebrating its five-year anniversary with $5 wines by the glass.
Guests can enjoy this celebratory pricing Sunday – Thursday in the dining room and at the bar. General manager Leah Lidsky manages luella’s eclectic wine list, featuring a mix of countries and varietals chosen to pair with chef Ben de Vries’ contemporary American menu. The wines will change throughout the month.
WHEN: Sundays – Thursdays (in March). 5:30pm – 10pm.
WHERE: luella
1896 Hyde St. @ Green
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Posted on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Filed under: Beer, Culture, Spirits, Wine by Daniel
by Erin Archuleta
After the stock market crash of 2008, Anthony Westfall and his wife Danielle found themselves, like many Americans, reconsidering their lifestyles and career choices. A fundraising idea that first began while attending a Sonoma mothers’ club meeting a few years prior, resurfaced.
They asked themselves: Why not leverage Danielle’s knowledge of running a world-class wine club, (formerly the Vice President of Marketing at Viansa), with the couple’s philanthropic interests? With little kids in tow, the Westfalls launched VinoFina, the first wine retailer to give back on every purchase, in November of 2009. Viansa had the largest wine club in the country at the time, and Danielle and Tony were inspired by the scope of her previous work both there and at Wine.com. They believed that the market for doing good and giving back, while maintaining a profitable business was present—even in a weakened economy. The couple kept coming across article after article describing how hard the financial crisis was affecting charities big and small. To them, it seemed like a natural time to try to step in and close at least part of the fundraising gap. (more…)
Posted on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Filed under: Culture, Wine by Daniel
ALL THE BEST HAPPY HOURS AROUND THE BAY…
The Ambassador is turning Tuesday in to the best night of the week.
The swank Tendernob lounge offers $2 well drinks & beers from 6pm – closing. Plus, guests can nibble on tasty $2 bar bites until 10pm. And at 8pm, DJ Kool Karlo spins the night away for your listening pleasure. Every day should be as fun as Tuesday!
Posted on Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Filed under: Beer, Spirits, Wine by Daniel
