Wines and Vineyards

Taste of the Mountains returns to downtown Menlo Park on June 3

The Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association presents the third annual Taste of the Mountains Wine Walk on Saturday, June 3 in downtown Menlo Park from 2:00-5:30pm.

by Contributed Content
on June 1, 2017

Jim Varner talks about the newest Varner wines

Jim Varner was on a path to be a winemaker while his "smarter than me" twin brother, Bob, was studying to be a geneticist. Today

by Linda Hubbard
on January 31, 2017

Taste of the Mountains wine walk makes a return visit to downtown Menlo Park

The 2nd annual Taste of the Mountains wine walk will take place Saturday, December 3,  from 2:00 to 5:00 pm along Santa Cruz Avenue in downtown Menlo

by Linda Hubbard
on November 27, 2016

Spotted: Vat of delicious sangria at Woodside Vineyards

Woodside Vineyards, which is one of the wineries located in Menlo Park, has great wine club member events. Today, they hosted a sangria and fajitas

by Linda Hubbard
on August 7, 2016

French wine is half off at Left Bank Menlo Park

From now through August 18th, Left Bank Brasserie in Menlo Park is offering the restaurant's full selection of French wines by the bottle at half price. Comments

by Contributed Content
on July 19, 2016

New wine from the Fogarty family tasted at winemaker dinner at LB Steak

Hard to be local and not know and appreciate the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines produced by Thomas Fogarty Winery at its location along Skyline

by Linda Hubbard
on July 9, 2016

M-A grad Dick Burns recounts career in food, restaurants, wine and cars

Dick Burns grew up on Middle Avenue in Menlo Park in a house built in the 1940s. Born in Argentina, he came with his family

by Linda Hubbard
on June 28, 2016

Great start to summer with jazz at Portola Vineyards

Jazz concerts at Portola Vineyards are another signal that summer is here (if not officially). The first headliners of the season were saxophonist Michael O'Neil and vocalist

by Linda Hubbard
on June 13, 2016

Wine seller Gary Mulleneaux advises Beltramo’s customers for three decades

For over 30 years, Gary Mulleneaux has been providing expert — and personalized — advice to his loyal customers at Beltramo's. So, it didn't come

by Linda Hubbard
on May 20, 2016

The wet stuff means a warm up for Menlo Park

After shivering through successive frosty mornings last week, rain this morning brought with it higher temperatures. Emails InMenlo weather watcher Bill Russ: ".15" to report

by Linda Hubbard
on January 4, 2016