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Greetings from the Wine Cellar: Pink Floyd fans take note: the tribute band Shine On Floyd will be back by popular demand at the Historic Yuma Theatre (254 S. Main Street) this Saturday, January 21st. According to the flyer, the band will play all the great Pink Floyd classics, with a full stage show featuring…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: This Saturday and Sunday, January 14th – 15th, the Yuma Art Center will present Art in the Park 2023, an “alfresco fine arts festival” in Historic Downtown’s scenic Gateway Park Scheduled from 10AM to 5PM both days, the festival will feature many local as well as regional artists displaying their…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: This Saturday, January 7th, the Medjool Date Festival returns to Yuma’s Main Street Plaza; this year’s event goes from 10AM to 9PM. This nationally recognized festival celebrates the tasty little fruit that’s grown widely hereabouts. All the major local and regional date fruit growers will be on site selling their…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: As 2022 draws to a close, I want to take the opportunity to thank all of my customers here at the Old Town Wine Cellar for another great year! 2022 marked year number twenty for the Wine Cellar here in Historic Downtown, and it has been a great experience from…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: It’s Christmas week… If you’re still looking for some last minute gifts and can’t figure out what to get, or just simply don’t have time to deal with it, the Old Town Wine Cellar is here to help. Stop by the Cellar and we can help you pick out a…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: The shopping days before Christmas are becoming less and less. In two short weeks the holiday will be upon us, and the odds are you haven’t gotten around to completing all your Christmas shopping. So here’s my annual pitch for the Old Town Wine Cellar as your Holiday gift-giving backstop.…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: This Saturday, December 10th will bring the highlight of Historic Downtown Yuma’s Christmas season, the annual Dorothy Young Memorial Electric Light Parade. The parade will start Saturday evening at 6 PM on 4th Avenue and have a grand finale on the Main Street Plaza here in downtown. There will be…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: A new holiday tradition is coming to Historic Downtown Yuma this weekend. The following announcement has been released by the City of Yuma about the new Old Town Christmas Festival: “On Friday, December 2nd from 4PM to 9PM, join us as we light up Historic Old Yuma with twinkle lights…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: Have a great Thanksgiving holiday everyone! This week will be business as usual at the Old Town Wine Cellar, with the predictable exception that the Cellar will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 24th. We will be open Friday and Saturday, so be sure to stop by the Cellar…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: FEATURED WINES THIS WEEK J. Wilkes 2018 Viognier (Paso Robles) $19.99 This white begins with aromatics of lime blossom, peach, Earl Grey tea and a touch of granite minerality. It’s nicely dry, with a silky texture and mild acidity. The palate offers a medley of ripe orchard fruit flavors, with…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: FEATURED WINES THIS WEEK Bottega Vinaia 2020 Pinot Grigio (Trentino, Italy) $17.99 This begins with bright aromas of orchard fruits like apple and pear, along with floral tones and a hint of orange peel. The palate shows an intensity and persistence that’s rarely found in Pinot Grigio. It’s fresh, dry…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar: Fort Yuma Rotary Club is putting on their annual Penitentiary Pint Fest at the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park here in Historic Downtown this coming Saturday, November 5th. The Penitentiary Pint Fest goes from 4:00 to 8:00 PM, with a great selection of craft brews from a number of…