Late sunsets and balmy afternoons are signaling summer in Temescal, with kids out of school, tomatoes at the market, and indica in the air. In the vineyards, flowering leads to fruit set, as fertilized blooms develop seeds and form berries to protect them, and here at Oakland Yard, we continue to receive fresh bottlings from the 2024 vintage - rosé, light reds, dry whites - perfect for porch-sitting and backyard barbecues, outdoor dance parties and picnics at the beach.

And we’ll be here for you every day this summer. Happy Mondays at Oakland Yard mean bottles and glasses are 10% off from 4 to 9pm. Monday evenings are also a great opportunity to take advantage of a less busy time for our neighbors Tacos Oscar, whose fabulous food you can always enjoy here along with wine from our tasting bar. We’ll continue to host Welcome Wednesdays throughout July, with weekly food pop-ups by local chefs, including Fins & Feathers (7/2), Comfort Collective, Pal Burgers, Ilna SF, All Pau, and Bar Tanuki. On Thursdays we feature three-wine flights of red or white wines in addition to wines by the glass, and every Saturday afternoon we pour themed flights of four wines - this week some favorites from France’s Loire Valley.

If you’re headed to the mountains or the coast, be sure to stop by Oakland Yard beforehand so you don’t have to drink Barefoot Pinot Grigio or White Claw. Whatever your summer plans, come by Oakland Yard this week, share a laugh, grab a glass and a snack, and stock up for summer, for wine maketh glad the hearts of woman and man.

TONIGHT...THURSDAY NIGHT FLIGHTS: Dry German Riesling and new Spanish reds
2022 FUSO Jonas Seckinger GLÄS Riesling Trocken
2024 Donnhoff Riesling Trocken
2024 Von Winning Winnings Riesling
2022 Tantaka Txakoli Arabako Tinto
2022 Juan Gil Silver Label Monastrell
2020 Ramírez de la Piscina Crianza Rioja
Tasting Flights $15 from 5-9 and wines by the glass until close!

SATURDAY 6/28: Loire Valley wine flights
2023 Domaine Timothée Delalle La Burette Blanc
2023 Domaine Gérard Millet Sancerre
2024 Pascal Janvier Cuvée du Rosier Pineau d'Aunis
2022 Domaine des Champs Fleuris Saumur-Champigny Les Tufolies
Tasting Flights $18 from 2-6 and wines by the glass until 9pm!

Cheers,
Max