OWNER OF COTERIE
CELLARS KYLE LOUDON TownBY SUSA N HATHAWAY
THE CONCEPT OF A “WINER Y” has definitely evolved in recent years and need not include bucolic
vistas of vast vineyards or even a single grapevine swaying in the breeze. San Francisco, in
particular, has around two dozen operations where winemakers do their fermentation thing in warehouses
and other roomy buildings smack dab in high-density environments, with other so-called
“urban wineries” scattered around Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda. This trend is also thriving elsewhere,
such as in Portland, Seattle–even in landlocked Denver–and has come to the South Bay, too.
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