UC Berkeley grad student Bradford Taylor has just opened wine bar-wine shop Ordinaire, at 3354 Grand Ave. in Oakland. Photo: Wendy Xin
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ORDINAIRE New wine bar-wine shop, Ordinaire (as in “vin ordinaire”), has just opened at 3354 Grand Ave. in Oakland. Owner Bradford Taylor, who is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in English literature at UC Berkeley, said the place specializes in featuring small, boutique wineries, mostly from California, but also from France, Italy and Germany. Taylor has written in detail about what prompted him to open the shop (which was originally going to be called Red Whale) on Cal’s English Department’s website. Taylor is also offering a very small food menu with locally cured charcuterie, artisan cheese, and simple salads. Follow Ordinaire on its Facebook page. (Sounds not unlike Botella Republic which is slated to open in downtown Berkeley early next year.)(...)
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