Tangled Vines by Frances Dinkelspiel6/21/2023 ![]() ![]() But what if one of your old chums, rising to the challenge of your enological expertise, suddenly turns and asks if you know that the city of Richmond across the bay-home to a noxious Chevron oil refinery and is considered one of the 10 most dangerous cities with populations under 200,000-was once California’s undisputed wine capital? ![]() These recommendations would be sure to impress. “The main tactic of the newly formed C.W.A. Perusing the reds, you’d remark that the $650 price tag for a bottle of 2010 Sine Qua Non Stockholm Syndrome Syrah from the Santa Rita Hills of Santa Barbara County is actually quite reasonable, but that the 2010 Qupé Syrah from the nearby Edna Valley is also nice and, at $105, a bargain by comparison. ![]() Scanning the multi-page wine list, you’d say something knowing about how hot Kongsgaard is right now, but you’d pass on the $165 bottle of its 2013 Chardonnay and order a $94 bottle of Far Niente-same varietal, same year-instead. If you live in San Francisco and want to show off your knowledge of California wine to a few friends from out of town, you might take them to a wine-savvy restaurant like Boulevard, a block or so from the Ferry Building and San Francisco Bay. ![]()
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