Ready for some Vino

When in Rome.... That was my way of thinking this past week while we celebrated my husband's birthday in Napa/San Francisco area.... We spent amazing four days in the valley and another one enjoying what the windy city has to offer... And boy it's hard to make up your mind about where to go, but we decided to visit the Embarcadero area, went to our favorite place to enjoy the view of the bridge and indulge in the thousands of organic products that San Francisco has to offer.

We were a little disappointment when we tried to find out our romantic champagne and caviar lounge, but instead we had drinks at the Wine Merchant, specialty wine retailer that specializes in wines native to the region that you would not find in any big national wine stores.




We love the set up of the store, you walk in to blocks and blocks of bottles of wine, but at your right you have a nice bistro setting, weather you would like to taste a wine before purchasing or enjoy a light lunch by the bar, the environment is filled with energy and knowledge of wine!




Of course we decided to have a bite to eat while pairing it with some local grape juice, our selection, home made pate de campagne with pickled mushrooms and pickles; accompanied by freshly grounded mustard and warm oven baked bread! It was simply perfect. The prices of their food and wines are very reasonable, we started sampling the rose champagne, followed by a Cabernet franc and sealed with a glass of Pinot noir. As we are just starting with our blog, I did not wrote the names down, of course a young mind, how is going to forget any details?.... Well, I am buying a notepad immediately to make it my traveling companion from now on!




In any case, if you are in San Francisco and want to have a chance to try lots of local wines, buy organic products and walk around, this is the right place for you! Casual, laid back and fantastic!

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