And anyway, it’s not like there aren’t 3 other ones, sheesh.

Bar 3A next door to Mua will be open Vanentine’s Day starting at 5:00  for all you spontaneous types!

You need to try this.

First Friday we’ll have something special for you! Join us as SF artist Lisa Mendelson and her ladies arrive by limo at Mua in her collection “Bukowski in Silk”, then party with the rest of Art Murmur . poetry in motion.

Here are some photos if you missed it!

Last chance to see the show live tomorrow Saturday 28th! They will live on here though, in perpetuity.

Shhh, the Fries Are Trying To Tell Us Something

Artist need protection against piracy, but this is throwing the baby out with the bath water.

The first First Friday of 2012! Check out Karyn Yandow’s series “Twins Revisited” from her archive Twinsville. Karyn, also a twin (of a brother a foot and and a half taller) took these photos at a twins convention over a course of years.

Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato is one of Piedmont’s newer DOCG titles, introduced during the extensive administrative revisions of 2010 and 2011. This followed the interest that was first piqued in 1987 when the Ruche grape, a relative obscurity until that point, was awarded a dedicated DOC among the Monferrato hills.

Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato wines must be made from at least 90% Ruche grapes; the remaining 10% is left open to any combination of Barbera and Brachetto. This produces a fragrant, slightly floral wine whose pale-red color belies its tannic profile and depth of flavor when well made. Notes of tart berries and sweet spices are also associated with the wines. This up-front style is complemented by tart acidity, which the grape variety is able to retain in all but the very hottest of growing seasons. The Ruche grape, which is also sometimes named Rouchet or Roche, is something of an enigma even in Piedmont. There are conflicting tales of how it arrived in the region’s vineyards: some say it is an indigenous vine, some believe it was brought there from France. Whatever the truth, Ruche vines have been grown and used to produce wine in Piedmont for hundreds of years, although the wines have only just begun to make their way outside the Monferrato area. At the dawn of the new millennium there were just 125 acres (50ha) of Ruche planted, making this one of the most exclusive wines made under any Italian wine title, DOC or DOCG.

At Mua now! Otherwise, you might have to to to that other Piedmont to get some: