May at Vine Street is starting with a full weekend of events!
We’re kicking things off Friday, May 8th with a party to celebrate the first-ever canned Calimocho, then keeping the weekend delicious with Rosie’s Sandwich Pop-Up on Saturday. Stop by for lunch while you shop for Mom, and we’ll have plenty of wine recommendations for gifting or pairing. 😉
On Sunday, we’re taking the celebration to Flowerland, where we’ll be pouring wines and selling bottles in honor of Mother’s Day. 💐 And that’s just the first weekend in May. 😮💨
The rest of the month promises to delight the taste buds with paella and wine, Friday Night Flights, Lo-Fi Oyster Co., and a taste of the biodynamic wines of Alsace.
Tickets are available at the link in bio!
The May events at College Ave are ones not to miss! Save this post, share with friends, mark them on your cal, and get tickets using the link in bio.
Bubbles, paella, comedy nights, and the first of our Unfiltered Wine Festival events!
The second annual Hella Chenin Wine Fest may be sold out (hope you got tickets!) but we’re keeping the Chenin love going this week!
We’re so happy to be hosting Bree & Chad Stock of Oregon’s Limited Addition who’s in town for the fest. Limited Addition is a Willamette Valley project championing exceptional organic grape growing, with a focus on planting new varieties to build more diversity and resilience in the region.
They make surprising, delicious, organic wines at the forefront of Oregon’s natural winemaking movement. Yes, we’ll be pouring Chenin Blanc, but also a fun lineup of whites, reds, and orange wines.
Come meet Bree & Chad, taste some beautiful wines, and celebrate Berkeley’s own Hella Chenin Wine Fest with us.
Tickets are available now, grab yours using the link in bio!
A very delicious week ahead: 6 events across our shops, with food + wine taking center stage. Tickets are moving, so don’t wait.
Solano Cellars:
Wednesday, May 13th: Balkans Class w, Danch and Granger 🇭🇷
Class #1 will take us on a deep dive into Croatia, exploring the vast, varied terroir stretching from the sun-soaked coast to the rolling hills near Zagreb.
Friday, May 15th: Domaine de L'Ecu Wine Dinner 🍽️
We're thrilled to feature Domaine de L'Ecu's stunning wines for our second wine dinner of the year. Eric Quily of Merchants of Thirst will join us in exploring the depth and complexity of the L'Ecu lineup alongside a menu of seasonal dishes that highlight the gastronomic quality of these incredible wines. As always, seats are extremely limited!
College Ave
Thursday, May 14th: Wine & Crafts: Wine Charms w/ Lisa Solomon 🎨
We’re celebrating Lisa’s new book (which we will also have for sale), Art, Craft, Color, a collection of projects that leans into making things that are thoughtful, a little imperfect, and actually enjoyable to do. We’re starting with something simple and useful: wine charms.
Saturday, May 16th: Pop's Creole Pop-up! ☀️
Pops Creole started as a tribute to chef Gabe Lamothe's father who was born in New Orleans and taught him how to cook. Every dish is inspired by memories shared with family and friends from the Bay Area and New Orleans. We'll be turning our back area into a little outdoor wine garden for additional seating, so bring friends!
Vine Street:
Friday, May 15th: Hella Chenin x Limited Addition Tasting ✨
We're so happy to be hosting Bree & Chad Stock of Oregon's Limited Addition, a Willamette Valley project championing exceptional organic grape growing--focused on planting new vareities to provide varietal diversity and build the regions resilience to climate change. They make surprising, delicious, organic wines that are at the forefront of Oregon's natural wine making movement.
Saturday, May 16th: Paella & Wines of Los Chuchaquis w/ Jehan Hakimian! 🥘
Our friend Jehan Hakimian is back--serving up his amazing chicken & chorizo paella and pouring an awesome selection of his Santra Cruz based Los Chuchaquis wines.
Travel to the Balkans with us this spring at Solano Cellars. 🍷
Join Brian Stapleton of Danch & Granger at Solano Cellars for a 3-part wine class series exploring Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Slovenia, and Romania . Arguably, one of the most exciting and underrated wine regions in the world.
Each class includes 8+ wines and a traditional regional dish, with Brian guiding us through the history, culture, cuisine, and winemakers shaping the future of Balkan wine.
Wednesdays, 5:30–7:30pm
May 13, May 27 & June 10
Early Bird: $120 through May 10
All 3 classes after May 10: $150
Individual classes: $60
Link in bio!
Lo-Fi Oyster Co. summer line-up at Vintage Berkeley on Vine is ANNOUNCED! We are so stoked to join you this summer for the Bay Area’s best in jazz with a ripping natural wine program, and of course oyster service.
Full schedule:
May 23rd - Laurel Fink (@laurelmsax )
June 13th- Rabiah Kabir (@rbk_flute )
July 18th - Morgan Harrison (@morganizedcrimes )
August 8th - Noah Mogor (@noahsworldonline )
September 12th -Alden Hellmuth (@alden.hellmuth )
Tickets available at VINTAGEBERKELEY.com
Flyer design: @opticalsoundexperience
Photos: @vipasu.captures
Next week at College Ave on May 14th: We’re teaming up with Oakland-based artist Lisa Solomon and Berkeley publisher Hardie Grant for a night of wine and crafts.
We’re celebrating Lisa’s new book (which we will also have for sale), Art, Craft, Color, a collection of projects that leans into making things that are thoughtful, a little imperfect, and actually enjoyable to do. She’s also spent plenty of time leading workshops, so you’re in good hands.
We’re starting with something simple and useful: wine charms. You’ll shape your own set from clay, add the hardware, and walk away with something useful.
No experience needed.
Clay needs a little time to dry before final assembly, so you’ll either finish your charms at the end or take them home to wrap up. Easy either way.
What you get:
• All materials (clay + hardware)
• Guidance from Lisa throughout
• A full lineup of wines to taste
Come make something, have some wine, and leave with something you’ll actually use. Tickets in our bio! ✨
Here's what's happening the first full week of May across all 3 stores! Tickets are available using the link in bio!
Solano Cellars ⬇️
Friday, May 8th: Lepiane Wines w/ Winemaker Alison Thomson 🍷
Luigi A. Lepiane arrived in California from Calabria in 1917, and nearly a century later, his granddaughter Alison launched Lepiane in his honor. After honing her craft with Barolo master Sergio Germano, Sine Qua Non, and Palmina, Alison now makes elegant Central Coast expressions of Italian varieties like Nebbiolo, Barbera, and Malvasia, plus a killer Grenache. Join us as Alison pours her recent releases and shares how family history, old-world inspiration, and her love of the Central Coast come together in the glass.
Vine Street ⬇️
Friday, May 8th: Calimocho and Tapas! 🇪🇸
Calimocho is a refreshing bubbly blend of wine and soda, created in Spain and now enjoyed around the world. The folks at Little Sun just released the first canned calimocho, and it's delicious! We're hosting a calimocho party with taps and with our bud Nick Dazzi from Alluvial Wines.
Saturday, May 9th: Rosie’s Sandwich Pop-up 🥪
April & Rich of Rosie's will be back at Vine Street for an afternoon sandwich pop up. They'll be serving a delicious menu of sandwiches (both meaty and veggie), and we'll have a fun lineup of beer and wine to pair all afternoon!
Sunday, May 10th: Mother's Day Pop Up @ Flowerland! 💐
Come celebrate Mother's Day as we pop up with our friends at Flowerland! We'll be pouring spritzes & a delicious lineup of California wines by the glass to enjoy (with bottles to go too) in Flowerland's beautiful garden!
College Ave ⬇️
Thursday, May 7th: The Many Faces of Sparkling Wine 🍾
A celebration of all things fizzy! We love our bubbles and can't wait to showcase our favorites - from fun and funky pet nats to classic Champagnes and all things in between, we'll be pulling corks on some of our favorite sparklings we want to be drinking all summer long.
Friendly reminder before the weekend officially starts. 😌
Friday night at Vine and Solano have awesome events you won’t want to miss.
We’ve got events at Vine Street and College Ave this Saturday, and the Solano wine bar is open too.
Link in bio for tickets to this weekend’s special tasting at Vine Street with our cofounder @petesporch , plus paella at College Ave!
The Southern Rhône is a well-established source of some of the world's most prized wines – and often, they come with a high price tag to match. But 20 miles northeast of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, across from Gigondas along the dramatic limestone slopes of the Dentelles de Montmirail, Beaumes-de-Venise has quietly assumed the role as the Rhône's best kept secret at a fraction of the price of neighboring regions.
The 2018 vintage from Redortier perfectly showcases the charm and appeal of Beaumes-de-Venise. In a year marked by robustly ripened fruit, the altitude and limestone soils offer a well-balanced, brisk acidity to lift the wild cherry and blackberry that leap from the palate. Forest floor aromatics, dried green herbs, and mixed peppercorn provide a savory core that lingers through the finish.
Click the link in bio to purchase!
Events. At-A-Glance: 🇫🇷 🥘 🪨🇮🇹✨ Read below to learn more.
College Ave ⬇️
Thursday, April 23rd :Font du Loup Chateauneuf-de-Pape with winemaker Anne-Charlotte 🇫🇷
We could not be more excited to welcome Anne-Charlotte to the wine bar - she is making some of the most stunning and ethereal Chateauneuf-de-Pape wines we have ever tasted. We will be pouring a full lineup, from her Cotes-du-Rhone to Chateauneuf de Pape and the rare 'Legend', an all Mourvedre wine only made in exceptional vintages.
Saturday, April 25th: Paella & Spanish Wine 🥘 ❗️3-6pm❗️
On Saturday the 25th, we’re turning the space into something a little more Mediterranean. Berkeley native Chef Eric Taylor will be cooking paella just behind the shop, with tables set up both inside and out for you to enjoy paella & wine. Eric spent over a decade living in Spain. We’ll be offering a lineup of Spanish wines.
Solano Cellars ⬇️
Friday, April 24th: Soil Study 🪨
The type of soil that makes up a vineyard undoubtedly has a great influence on the wine it produces. The flight of 6 wines will showcase 3 different soil types, with 2 wines for each from entirely different regions. Explore how shared soil types produce shared characteristics in wines produced a world apart, as well as the way in with other terroir elements shape the finished wine.
Vine Street ⬇️
Friday, April 24th: Wines of Friuli: Ronchi di Cialla 🇮🇹
Ronchi di Cialla is a historic producer in the Collio Orientali del Friuli region of northern Italy, just three miles from the Slovenian border. Since 1970, Dina and Paolo (and now their children) have focused on the native varieties of the region. Arnie Plowe of Beaune Imports will share organically farmed wines from this incredible producer.
Saturday, April 25th: Marine Layer Wines Tasting w/ Vintage Berkeley's Peter Eastlake! ✨
We're so happy to have Vintage Berkeley co-founder Peter Eastlake back in, He'll pour wines and tell the story of Sonoma's Marine Layer Wines—a Sonoma-based winery making beautiful cool-climate, single vineyard wines. Peter will be pouring a selection of their single vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and new wines!
A Vintage Berkeley or Solano Cellars wine club is more than just great bottles. Each month, you’ll get a write-up on every wine, pairing ideas, what made us excited to bring it in, and discounted club pricing.
And two of our members’ favorite perks:
15% off all wines in the shop on club pick-up day (excludes sale items).
Discounted tickets to most tasting events (typically $5 vs. $15 for non-members).
Learn more about our 3, 6, or 12 bottle clubs at the link in bio.
