Inspiring Thirst An inside look at the wines of Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant.

The April Newsletter is now available. Click here to download the pdf. Highlights from this month’s newsletter… SPRING POP-UP with DANIEL BRUNIER OF VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE and ANGÉLINE TEMPLIER OF J. LASSALLE   It is our pleasure to announce another Pop-Up in the Kermit Lynch parking lot! Please join us on Saturday, April 23, from 12 […]

Summer Pairings Series II: Block Party with Vintage Berkeley Sunday July 29, 4–7pm In the Gourmet Ghetto of Berkeley, Vintage Berkeley Wine Shop has partnered with us, Paul Grieco’s Summer of Riesling, and The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen to close down part of Vine Street and put on the ultimate summer block party. The mouthwatering […]

KLWM Bay Area wholesale rep, Sam Imel, joins us today as our guest blogger. Range is a restaurant that I have a special connection to. I served tables there for nearly five years before coming to work for Kermit. I have dinner there at least once a month, and after yet another spectacular meal I […]

      The 2011 Beaujolais Nouveau is now released! Here are our selections this year: 2011 Beaujolais Nouveau – Domaine Dupeuble $17.50 2011 Beaujolais Nouveau – Domaine Dupeuble Magnum $37.00 2011 Beaujolais Nouveau – Jean Foillard $19.95 Chef Chris Lee just checked in and provided us with the menu for Saturday’s event. He’ll be […]

A few weeks ago, my pleasure-seeking other half, John, and I went to Jack London Square in Oakland, where the second annual Eat Real Festival was taking place. As a newcomer to the Bay Area, I was excited to get a sampling of the kinds of foods and restaurants to be found here. This weekend-long […]

It was a night to remember—paparazzi, handsome men and elegantly dressed women, movie stars, and some of the best food and wine available in the Bay Area. Chez Panisse’s 40th Anniversary dinner was a veritable who’s-who of the restaurant’s historic and current staff and long-standing clientele. Alice Waters looked absolutely fabulous. Couldn’t make it to […]

We’re gearing up for our big event this weekend, Punta Crena Day, and just heard from chef Christopher Lee about what he’ll be cooking up for us—a Ligurian fish stew, made with local rockfish, simmered with olives, capers, wild fennel, and sweet dried peppers. Accompanying that will be grilled sea salt focaccia and roasted dry […]

Omnivore Books on Food, of San Francisco, will host Kermit on Saturday, February 20th for a reading from his two books, Adventures on the Wine Route and Inspiring Thirst, and a tasting of a few of his favorites from his Berkeley shop. Owned by Celia Sack, Omnivore Books is a bookstore that focuses exclusively on […]

After a whale of a CD release party at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on October 7, Kermit is now embarking on a CD release tour of sorts. We have a few CD listening parties/wine tastings planned around the country and it all starts on October 16 when Kermit will make his […]

During the week of October 26, Kermit will hold four exciting events in New York. Details of the events are below. We hope to see you there! Monday, October 26 – new event update! Dinner with Kermit Lynch at Bouley Mon, October 26th 2009 7:00pm-10:30pm $325 including tax & gratuity Please RSVP to Andy or […]