West Coast Wine and Cheese
After a few successful years in San Francisco, West Coast Wine and Cheese owners Chris and Lindsey Wanner were ready to add a location, but wanted it close enough where they could handle both shops and a newborn son. Mill Valley proved just the place. With 24 upscale rotating wines by the glass, a world-class West Coast bottle list and a menu of local cheeses, charcuterie and baguettes from Jane Bakery in S.F., they’ve seen to every detail. And after one year in its new location the wine program here won a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. Cheers!
Backstage Winery Tasting Room
Opened in November 2017, this place makes its wines from the grapes of 19 small vineyards it manages in different appellations throughout California. All wines are produced at the winery in Morgan Hill and are very limited in supply. For special rates on by-the-glass and small plates, swing by the Larkspur tasting room at happy hour, Tuesday to Friday, 4 to 6 p.m.
Gather
Want to sample wines inexpensively or find a quality bottle at a fair price? Head to this Larkspur shop that offers $5 or $10 tastings and over 300 wines, most under $50. 415.461.4475
Kasia Pawlowska loves words. A native of Poland, Kasia moved to the States when she was seven. The San Francisco State University creative writing graduate went on to write for publications like the San Francisco Bay Guardian and KQED Arts among others prior to joining the Marin Magazine staff. Topics Kasia has covered include travel, trends, mushroom hunting, an award-winning series on social media addiction and loads of other random things. When she’s not busy blogging or researching and writing articles, she’s either at home writing postcards and reading or going to shows. Recently, Kasia has been trying to branch out and diversify, ie: use different emojis. Her quest for the perfect chip is never-ending.
