Author: yumawine

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: We’ve reached the midpoint of August, so it’s time for the first Main Street Block Party of the season here in Historic Downtown Yuma. Celebrate the Heat on Yuma's Main Street! put on by Yuma Heritage Festivals will take place

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: This coming Saturday, August 12th, the Old Town Wine Cellar will offer another of our occasional Saturday Afternoon Beer Tastings. We’ll start at noon and keep going until 6 PM, with a diverse selection of American craft beers and interesting

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   The 2017 Lutes’ Summer Jazz Series keeps rolling along this week with guest performer trombonist Ernie Ortega.  Ernie will play some of his jazz favorites with the Yuma Jazz Company Quintet just down the street at Lutes Casino (221 S. Main)

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   The Yuma summer’s mid-point is at hand, as August will be upon us by early next week.  Maybe not a cause for a full-scale celebration, but it’s certainly a reason for some satisfaction as we reflect on making it halfway through

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   The 2017 Lutes’ Summer Jazz Series continues this week as renowned local piano stylist Jimmy Caves performs with the Yuma Jazz Company Quintet just down the street at Lutes Casino (221 S. Main) right here in Historic Downtown Yuma.  The show

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   Saturday July 15th marks the midpoint of this, our toastiest month of the summer, so it seems to be a particularly good day to have one of our regular Saturday Afternoon Beer Tastings here at the Old Town Wine Cellar.  As

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   Quick note:  The Old Town Wine Cellar will be closed for the Independence Day Holiday on Tuesday, the Fourth of July.  Then later this week, our post-July 4th summer here in Historic Downtown Yuma kicks off with another performance by the

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This year, the Fourth of July falls on Tuesday of next week, meaning most folks will enjoy a nice long holiday weekend (as I expect a lot of people will be taking Monday the 3rd off).  If you are heading out

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This Friday evening, June 23rd, the Yuma Jazz Company Quintet will be back performing in concert just down the street at Lutes’ Casino with the third installment of the 2017 Lutes’ Summer Jazz Series.  The Quintet’s special guest performer Friday will

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This Sunday, June 18th is Father’s Day, so I’m going to make my annual pitch that a nice bottle of wine or two would make a great (and easy) gift for your Dad.  A fine bottle of wine, whether it’s a