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We would to express our appreciation to all of those who took the time to vote for us for Oakland Magazine's Best of 2019. We realize...

Before we go on what exactly is the difference between Motherland and Fatherland again? Dad's larger with different plumage? We celebrate...

It's still farming after all! Every year something reminds us (usually many times) that making wine starts with the farming. In fact...

As you know, on that famous day in 1789 the French proletariat (mixing up terms, countries and centuries, but you know what we mean) rose...

Natural What? Wine of course, but what does that mean? That's a subject that's open for debate, glorification, vilification - and good on...

After a lovely Thanksgiving weekend which we sincerely hope you enjoyed (we did) we thought it time to touch on a sensitive subject - the...

David has delivered over 500 newsletters over the years, informative, comical, educational, enticing and occasionally just goofy. Not...

Flowers and Wine 🌺🌻💐 Wine descriptors can be perilous things - one person's sniffer declares a wine's bouquet "lovely and citrusy" and...

Evidently the Brits did, and Elizabeth just discovered their secret thanks to Metro in the UK. Although she always has thought that a...

Bubbles mean many things to different people and we can't even begin to scratch the surface of those meanings but they certainly include:...