Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant

F-U-2020 Happy Hour this Wed 10/7 with LIVE MUSIC!!! Tired of quarantine, frustrated by the Covid blues. Thinking what else can happen next? Help us say FU2020 by joining Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant on the front patio any time Wednesday October 7th for happy hour! Socially distanced drinks and snacks will be available between 4-7pm. We are partnering with the Ferry Building to provide music by BFF.fm and will be pouring wines from 2 different bar locations with lots of extra seating to enjoy the great weather.

New Arrival! We’re now selling the delicious cured meats from Sonoma’s Journeyman Meat Co. We’ve got chubs for a special promotional price $12-12.50 in three styles: -Finocchiona -Parmesan & Porcini... -Calabrian Photos by Journeyman Meat Co.

CHAMPAGNE’S BEST KEPT SECRET Never heard of a grower Champagne? We are sure you are not alone, and it is probably because of the Champagne region’s best kept secret. In the US our frame of reference for Cham-pagne is usually based on what are called the big houses, orinternationally known Champagne brands. These are familiar names such as Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, or Perrier Jouet, and they account for approximately 90% of the sales of Champagne exported from France..., and roughly 2/3 of all the Champagne sold annually. Beneath these dry statistics are some astonishing details: NONE of these big houses grow much of the grapes needed to support their production, and some don’t grow any at all. There are approximately 20,000 individual wine grape growers in the Champagne region! The 10% of the export market not accounted for by the big houses is made up of Champagnes from cooperatives, and from the small producers generally referred to as Grower Champagnes. There are an estimated 3,000 Grower Champagnes made, many of them not exported at all. Grower Champagne producers fly well below the radar, and typically have no marketing or advertising budgets, much less a globe-trotting sales force. This is in stark contrast to the big houses, who spend millions of dollars annually on such efforts. The best Grower Champagnes put all their resources and effort into the bottle, offering delicious and distinctive wines that are worth seeking out. How do you know when you encounter a Grower Champagne? Pull out your glasses or magnifying glass, because the tell-all key is hard to find. Somewhere on the edge of the label you will see the letters RM followed by a multi-digit number. All Champagne producers have a number assigned to them for taxation purposes, but the most interesting part is RM. That stands for Récoltant-Manipulant, which signifies that the producer grew a minimum of 95% of the grapes used, and made the wine in the bottle. On the big houses labels the two letters you will most often see is NM, which stands for Négociant-Manipulant. An NM typically purchases most if not all of the grapes or wine for their label. Armed with this information, we urge our customers to look more closely when they encounter an unfamiliar Champagne label on our shelves. We carefully select these wonderful gems and they are just waiting to be discovered. Santé! Peter Granoff, MS Owner/Partner Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant Oxbow Cheese & Wine Mission Bay Wine & Cheese

Fall Bubbles are here! Our TOP 3 picks for our Fall Sparkling Wine Club. This is the club you want to gift for the holidays, our next release comes out in December. Join today online at FPWM.com or in person at the Ferry Building! NV BERTRAND-DELESPIERRE 'ENFANTS DE LA MONTAGNE' 1ER CRU EXTRA BRUT, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE $55 - Pair with Scallops with Apple Pan Sauce... This Champagne has a pale golden hue with a light, frothy mousse. The nose shows red apple skin, butter poached pear, a touch of spice and hint of black walnut. The palate shows stony minerality, more baked yellow apple, quince, persimmon, a touch of wet stone and hints of oat bread. The medium finish is bursting with mouthwatering acidity and a lovely rounded mouthfeel. NV SCACCIADIAVOLI ROSÉ VINO SPUMANTE, MONTEFALCO UMBRIA, ITALY $40 - Pair with Barbazza con Sagrantino e Salvias This sparkling wine has a bright tangerine hue with fine bubbles. Aromas of dried apricots and savory herbs complement a palate of apricot preserves, dried tamarind, dried fig and tarragon, with a hint of orgeat. The finish is long and tapering. NV RIVA DEI FRATI PROSECCO SUPERIORE DOCG VALDOBBIADENE, ITALY $22 - Pair with Chicken Saltimbocca with Crunchy Pea Salad This sparkling wine has a pale yellow hue, delicate, clean floral aromatics with hints of white peach. Flavors of Asian pear, yellow apple, white nectarine and mandarin orange grace the palate, and it finishes with a fresh zippy acidity.

Our wine club was chosen by GQ magazine as one of the best clubs to join! Shout out to our amazing team who meticulously chooses the club wines every single month. And much thanks to our loyal subscribers, we couldn’t have such a special club without you! https://www.gq.com/story/the-best-wine-subscriptions

Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the years! 2020 has been quite the challenge, but honors like this keep us fighting strong!

Join us at our patio bar for a picnic extravaganza! Now serving small bites, appetizers, charcuterie, artisan cheeses, beer, wine and a good time all day, everyday! Mon - Fri 12pm - 7pm Sat - Sun 11am - 6pm... We provide a safe outdoor dining environment so you can relax, live your life and have a great time!

We’re bummed we can’t do Outsidelands this year, but are pumped to be part of the Inside Lands virtual festival August 28th & 29th! To celebrate, we are offering a special 'Inside Lands Combo' for take-out, delivery (SF only) or shipping anywhere in CA. Our combos: 6 Assorted Cocktails $50 6 Assorted Wine Cans $40 Music + Wine = a great weekend at home!... Purchase on our website Fpwm.com or call us 415-391-9400 We hope you will join us!

Nice, shady and breezy today! We’ve got plenty of umbrellas with your name on them! Ice cold carafes of wine or draft beer readily available.

Check out our EPIC Wine club this month! We’ve chosen some seriously delicious wines for August! Three different clubs: -Wine Club -Rosé Club... -Red Cellar Trio For those who come early between now and Sunday (8/16), we offer a member-exclusive discount with huge savings on your one-time purchase in-store when you pickup in that time period. Your Wine Club discount 10-15% off + an additional 10% off. Now is the time to stock up. We offer this every month for the first five days of club pickup. - Already a member, but want to join another one of our clubs? We offer discounts for joining more than one club. Ask a sales associate for details.

It’s sunny and gorgeous down here, so come hang with us on our new outdoor patio drinking space. We’re located at the former Market Bar space at the SW corner of the Ferry Building. Revolving menu of wines by the glass, and draft beer. Lite bites and pizzas provided by our friends at Bouli Bar. ... 12pm - 7pm weekdays 11am - 6pm weekends

Loyal patrons and fans, we have an announcement: After a roller coaster of a week, we are back! Not only back, but better than ever, now that our outdoor patio space is officially open for service! We’ve taken over the patio of the former Market Bar space, and now you can grab a seat in the sun with a glass of wine or an ice cold beer. ... Can’t stay? Our new laws also permit you to take your glass to go. Join us Mon - Fri 12-7, Sat - Sun 11-6 We can’t wait to serve you again!