![]() ![]() The most recent Won’t You Be My Neighbour featured wines on a Halloween theme, ranging from a Vouvray that tasted exactly like a Golden Delicious apple (“bobbing for apples”) to an exceptionally funky natural white wine (“witches’ brew”) to a Piedmontese sparkling dessert wine that brought back childhood memories of cherry-flavored Starburst candies. They also hold a monthly event called “Won’t You Be My Neighbour?”, encouraging locals to come out on a Tuesday night to try new wines and meet new people. The selections at Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant (KLWM) rarely disappoint. KINFOLXcoffee wine cultureMonday - Friday 7:30am - 9pmA coffee shop and wine bar that focuses on Oakland's Black community is now open. But as Stevie tells me, they noticed that “there wasn’t anything like (the Court) for non-professionals, and it seemed like people were really interested in learning about wine.”īay Grape fills that gap by offering classes and tastings almost every night of the week, which are open to wine industry natives and wine novices. Stevie and Josiah first met while working in restaurants (Stevie as a server, Josiah as a bartender), and both went on to study with the Court of Master Sommeliers, which educates wine industry professionals. We make it easy to discover natural wines through our weekly changing BTG wine list, flights, wine club. ![]() When Stevie Stacionis and Josiah Baldivino opened Bay Grape on Grand Avenue in the Adams Point neighborhood of Oakland back in 2014, their idea was to offer bottles both with a strong sense of hospitality and an easy-going side of education. The Punchdown is a natural wine bar in Oakland, CA. The shop was inspired by the wine 'caves' of Paris, where bottles of wine are sold to-go and just as often consumed on premise, along with a little snack and some friends. The laid-back, wood-panelled interior of Bay Grape. Specialties: Delicious wines made by tiny producers from California, France, Italy and Germany. ![]()
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