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San Diego has a lot of things going for it: beautiful scenery, great weather, great people, and of course, our wonderful beer, wine, and spirits scenes.  And, of course, we are really into the amazing fresh food you can get here.  Who wouldn’t be?  It’s world class! With all the choices available, sometimes it’s easy…

In case you haven’t heard, August is our birthday month.  Since we began six years ago, we’ve served more than 20,000 guests (that’s a lot!) and poured about 14,000 bottles of wine. That means we’re ready to start something new, and we’re starting it today. Don’t worry! We’re still keeping the tours you’ve come to…

Margaritas may be ubiquitous in Old Town but what if you prefer to drink wine?  It can easily be had at Shawn’s on Congress.  With ample patio seating outdoors year round and indoors at the lengthy granite bar or back room, the elegantly casual ambiance is a good place to visit for a pre-theatre apertivo,…

Happy Independence Day! We can’t believe that it’s already July, but here we are.  The rainy season is over and the world is sunny and sparkling.  It’s such a great time of year to get out and start exploring San Diego, whether you live here or are just visiting! There are fireworks displays all over…

You may have noticed if you’ve seen us on Facebook lately that we have a new name: San Diego Beer, Wine, and Spirits Tours! There’s a reason for that, in case you’re wondering.  We’ve decided to expand our horizons!  Now instead of just offering our award-winning beer, wine, and food tours, we’ve opened another drinks…

Happy Mother’s Day! Here at San Diego Beer and Wine Tours, we love our mothers (and your mothers, too).  Everybody has one or two, whether it’s your biological mom or someone who filled that role.  We honor you, mothers and people who love them! Mother’s Day started out as an attempt to reduce deaths due…

It’s one of the hottest holidays of the year for lovers of food and drink — in the United States, at least. Cinco de Mayo (known affectionately as Cinco de Drinko) can be an excuse to drink tequila until you hit the floor, or it can be celebrated the right way: by sampling some of…

Restaurant Week has arrived! It’s one of San Diego’s best events, now in its twelfth year: all over the county, restaurants of every stripe participate in prix-fixe menus and specials. That means that if you like to eat well (and who doesn’t?) you can not only get some of the best value for your dollar…

The season has begun! We’re not talking about springtime, although that came in last month with scattered showers and even a hint of some May flowers.  We’re not talking about sports, although there are various events and seasons going on there, too. No, what we’re  talking about is that most important of seasons in southern California: that of the craft beer festival.  It kicked off this year with the acclaimed Citybeat Festival of Beers, an afternoon fair that offered music and food as well as local beer that ranged from the mainstream to the obscure. Starting May 1st, and continuing through the 3rd, Temecula is hosting its annual Southern California Homebrewers’ Festival at Vail Lake. It ran into some problems last year because of legislative issues, but this year it’s going strong and promises to be a fun time, so…

It’s that dreaded or delightful day again, depending on your perspective, the day that no press release or news story can be taken seriously lest you become an April Fool! (Or, as they say in France, Italy, and Belgium, an April Fish.) Brewers are a funny bunch anyway, and breweries have been having fun with April 1st for many years. It seems like only yesterday, but was really more than a decade ago, that Stone Brewing Co. cooked up its first of many classic pranks, 2002’s “Extreme LemonyLime,” featuring a new “soda-like” malt beverage. Boy, was the internet mad, until everyone figured it out. And we’re actually a little bit upset that this wonderful self-refilling beer can from Canada’s Cask Brewing Systems doesn’t actually exist. It re-brews the beer right in the can! Why can’t we make this happen? And in 2014, Samuel…