Ever wanted to decipher a wine list at a restaurant?
Lucinda Lawson is bringing more than just her taste in wine to The Clifton Wine Shop. Lawson, who bought the store in July and reopened in September, is a former college professor, and decided that the shop needed to start educating customers. "The first class is on the seven varietals of Bordeaux," Lawson told Patch. "I'm slowly becoming a wine expert because I'm such a nerd. I love researching and reading and finding unique wines that you can't find anywhere else." So, what does it take to become a wine expert? Patch asked David Glancy, a customer visiting the wine shop who just so happens to be a Master Sommelier (one of 197 in the world), and the chief education officer of the San Francisco Wine School. "You start out by tasting …
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The wine shop is celebrating two years in Clifton.
The Clifton Wine Shop and Tasting Room will be popping some corks to celebrate their two-year anniversary. “It’s been going really well,” said owner Julie Thompson. “I feel blessed.” Their anniversary is on Saturday, and with it will be a wine tasting from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; customers can also nibble on some finger foods. Getting into the wine business has been successful for Thompson, who first got into wine in 2003 when visiting family in California with her husband. They visited film director Francis Ford Coppola’s vineyard and became enamored. “I knew nothing about wine,” Thompson said. “But we went down into a cave where the tasting area was set up, I saw how everyone was enjoying the experience, and I thought, ‘How can you not be …
Barbara Jacksier
7:19 am on Friday, May 11, 2012
Happy Anniversary! more ›