If you are traveling to California to spend a few days tasting in Napa or Sonoma, or you live close to San Francisco, are you interested in a different venue to taste and to learn more about wine? Imagine, an upscale wine bar in the Dogpatch area of San Francisco. What’s Dogpatch? It was a shipbuilding hub in San Francisco dating back to the 1800s, and retains an industrial vibe with large warehouses, many of which have been updated into residential lofts, art galleries and shops (https://www.sftravel.com/article/18-sommelier-approved-wine-bars-san-francisco).

Welcome to Ungrafted, a retail shop, wine bar, eatery, with a wine club, owned by a husband and wife couple, both who are Master Sommeliers. All staff members are various levels of Sommeliers so you get ‘on the fly’ details about the regions the wines hail from and not just marketing lingo about what you are supposed to be tasting in the glass. You can stop by for lunch or dinner or appetizers and a glass of wine. You can attend a Wednesday afternoon wine tasting, participate in blind tastings on Thursdays, join a formal class on Saturday, or bring your work buddies in for a private class.

I visited for the first time last week and was pleasantly surprised at the beverage offerings (wine, beer, sake, etc.) and a limited but yummy lunch menu. It’s a welcoming place and a gem for any wine nerds out there. Seriously, where can you go to learn and enjoy delicious wines from around the world with such a talented and well-trained staff?

Full disclosure, I’m NOT throwing Napa or Sonoma under the bus! I just was quite pleased to find a different kind of venue to explore wines around the world. Check out their offerings at: https://www.ungraftedsf.com/

Notice the kiddie table in the picture? It seems they welcome all ages!