The Ojai Vineyard: Cool Climate Cali Icon

Pinot Noir from one of California's most captivating AVAs, made by an icon of the region, from a spectacular vintage in the most exciting slice of Santa Barbara.

Dispatch from Hungary: Somló

Tales from a roadtrip through the region

In May, I joined our friends from Danch & Granger Imports on a road trip through Austria, Slovenia, Serbia, and Hungary while they made their yearly trip to visit their producers, including to Hungary's small but mighty Somló appellation.

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Vintage Berkeley Vine Street

Vintage Berkeley specializes in small-production wines from the United States and around the world. Our wines range from the poised & classic to the audacious & wild, and all of them are hand-selected by our team to inspire and delight. Housed in a decommissioned East Bay Municipal Utility District water pumping station, the Vine Street shop opened for business in January 2005.

Solano Cellars

Solano Cellars is a wine shop and wine bar established in Albany, California in 1978. Founded by Bill and Jane Easton, it attracted a wide clientele of wine lovers across America for its leading interest in small-production wines from the West Coast and worldwide. Vintage Berkeley bought Solano Cellars in 2005, continuing to select the best-tasting and most interesting wines at every price point.

Vintage Berkeley Elmwood

Vintage Berkeley's third location opened in 2008. Located on College Avenue in Berkeley's Elmwood District, the shop has remained true to the Vintage philosophy of specializing in small-production wines, while also developing a reputation for carrying some of the most sought-after bottles from around the world.