Category Archives: wine tasting

After-screening party’s wine list: unbeatable!

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Martin Carel

Here is the wine list for the after-screening party tomorrow, Thursday September 22. All 10 winemakers in the film Wine From Here have their wines poured! How cool is that?! ### La Clarine Farm White Wine — Viognier/Marsanne/Roussanne — Sierra Foothills 2010 … Continue reading →

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Screening in Los Angeles

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Martin Carel

Here comes the second screening of the film, and it will happen downtown Los Angeles! Lots of people on twitter, by email, and in person, have asked me when the film would find its way to South California, so this … Continue reading →

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The first screening of “Wine From Here” a success!

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Martin Carel

Last Thursday August 25 was the very first public screening of Wine From Here: Natural Wine in California and it all happened in beautiful San Francisco. Based on the turnout and the feedback we received throughout the night, we can … Continue reading →

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Tasting @ Punchdown Natural Wine Bar

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Martin Carel

Last night was a successful Tuesday Tasty Tasting (TTT) in Oakland for me and a few other natural wine twitterers, organized by David (@100aocs). We all gathered around a few tables at The Punchdown, a natural wine bar in Oakland which … Continue reading →

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Blind tasting shooting @ Terroir

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Martin Carel

Last Saturday was most probably our last day of shooting, but certainly not the least! We organized a blind tasting at Terroir in San Francisco. We thought it would be an interesting framework to talk about natural wine and figure … Continue reading →

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Don Heistuman’s inspiration for his Bebame

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Martin Carel

Last Tuesday I attended a 2-hour wine workshop from 18reasons. It turned out to be a pretty decent night. The purpose of the event was for Don Heistuman to introduce us to some of the wines which inspired him to … Continue reading →

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A stop @ Parea Wine Bar

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Martin Carel

Tonight we stopped @ Parea Wine Bar, on our way back from a spoken word event on Valencia St. The place was simple, modest and quite what we were looking for. We very much liked the ambiance. Much better than … Continue reading →

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Spending money @ BarBambino

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Martin Carel

Yesterday night was at BarBambino, another restaurant which participated in the natural wine week. Located on the 16th, near Mission St., this place was modern, Italian, clean and classy, in a neighborhood which does not afford that same description. Bonus: it … Continue reading →

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Feeling Classy @ RN74

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Martin Carel

Tonight was a bit expensive. Wine tastings were about twice as expensive as what we are used to in San Francisco. Very decent wine menu, although not that many choices from California. France was king. Details at RN74 are important. … Continue reading →

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Take II @ Arlequin

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Martin Carel

We went back to Arlequin last Friday. The objective was to interview Ian, the wine buyer of the place. We’re quite satisfied with the result and we will craft a little capsule about Ian’s artsy approach to his trade. As … Continue reading →

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