I had a long conversation with Pix CEO Paul Mabray yesterday about why the company failed to raise enough money to keep going. He's looking for a buyer now after laying off most employees.
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Esther Mobley
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Wine critic, San Francisco Chronicle
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Just heard a champagne cork pop in the newsroom. I think is somewhere around here doing her job. Best post-pandemic indicator yet.
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Harvest is in full swing in California, but wineries can't get their barrels!
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Who knew that a nondescript vineyard in American Canyon would cause such an uproar!?!?!
Deep reporting & exceedingly articulate writing from :
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As a Boston-native Millennial living in San Francisco who feels like EVERYONE I meet here is also from Boston, I am shocked to see that we represent only 0.8% of Millennial transplants to the city!
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I got to check out the new, very large Souvla that's opening today in Dogpatch and which contains an all-Greek wine bar!
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Don't believe Real Simple's bogus advice on how to choose rosé
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i LOVED visiting these Bay Area hi-fi bars and submitting to the jazzy, contemplative vibes
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Wild to see that , which has seemed to be on an unstoppable climb to the top in recent years, is now facing the possibility of shutting down. reports:
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If you're wondering what I really think about the Voodoo Ranger IPA Action Park, which was revealed today to be a hoax (but you already knew that)
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This week's newsletter inspired by a Slack discussion with my colleagues, who were puzzled by the sudden popularity of the PORRÓN at seemingly every natural wine bar
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The lineup of exclusive, grower-producer spirits that Bar Agricole is bottling — amaro and vermouth from Bordiga, biodynamic gin from St. George, vintage Armagnac — looks very very good
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someone let me and Esther plan a festival twitter.com/Esther_mobley/…
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Love having Jordan's bylines in our pages. So many great lines here: "This bar offers a throbbing, louche urgency." The drinks "have a cinematic quality, flowing like luminous sea creatures, seahorse purple and anemone green."
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Five articles on the present and future of Napa Valley to kick off the harvest season. Great work , and team.
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I'm proud to present NAPA IN FLUX, a package of stories about this consequential moment in America's most important wine region. With brilliant writing from @jesslander, editing by @JanelleBitker & visuals by @alexkfong @stephzhu_ @james_clapham + others.
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So many things to shout out in this package of stories about Napa in Flux from and . I love the illustration for the main package. It was a thrill getting to work with James, who is so skilled and so thoughtful.
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I'm proud to present NAPA IN FLUX, a package of stories about this consequential moment in America's most important wine region. With brilliant writing from , editing by & visuals by + others.
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Thanks Alder :)
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This is a stupendous collection of feature articles on the present and future of Napa from @Esther_mobley and @jesslander. Anyone interested in California wine should read them all. sfchronicle.com/food/wine/arti
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How are Napa & Sonoma's $1,000+/night resorts preparing for the very real possibility of wildfires during their peak tourist season? From
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In the early hours of Napa Valley’s 2020 Glass Fire, luxury resort Calistoga Ranch burned to the ground. Less than 24 hours later, Napa’s most famous resort also caught fire.
Yet wildfires have not slowed new development in Napa and Sonoma.
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Because of "research" I currently have more than 30 cans of wine, cocktails, hard seltzer, cider and other hybridized alcoholic drinks in my refrigerator right now
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What a great story. are an exceptional couple who have truly been in total charge of their lives
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This was a heartwarming story to write :)
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I took over ’s newsletter this week to talk about visiting one of the most exciting wine regions: The Valle! And it’s so easy to get to from the Bay.
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This week took over the Drinking with Esther newsletter — and is making me really want to go to Valle de Guadalupe!
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Another great drinks story by Jordan Michelman in our pages — this time about the creative possibilities of wine-based cocktails at a bar that doesn't have a full liquor license. (I can attest that this place is amazing!)
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Very excited for this all-Mexican wine bar opening in San Francisco this week!
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I drank kava ... but am still searching for that kava calm
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Well, shoot. Seems there won't be an IPA filled wave pool in Napa after all. sfchronicle.com/food/wine/arti via
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Sometimes you're writing a story and the only thing you can think the entire time you're writing it is "THIS IS NUTS"
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Had so much fun putting together this guide to wineries that welcome CHILDREN! Places have gotten really creative with their lawn games, mocktails, scavenger hunts (!!) and farm animal interactions.
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No more Fort Point Lower Haight. Since the start of the pandemic, the brewery has closed its original taproom, Mill Valley Beerworks, abandoned plans for an Oakland taproom, and now this. Founders say they want to do fewer things but do them better.
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Loved exploring these fun, unusual wines made from marigold, rose, hibiscus and lavender. If you like vermouth, you will like these!
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Leave it to to make a story about coopers (barrel makers) a fast-paced, can't-put-it-down read!
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Third: Which Napa Valley palaces is Willie Brown chilling at these days????
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