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Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   Next week marks the official start of spring here in the beautiful Desert Southwest, and you’d have to say the weather is completely appropriate as of late; a bit unsettled but generally pretty darn nice, not too hot and not too cold. Pretty spring-like… So enjoy it while it…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This Saturday, March 17th, Yuma Heritage Festivals presents Music on Main on the Main Street Plaza right here in Historic Downtown.  The music starts at 3PM and goes until 11PM, with performances by The Conners, Side Hustle Band, Ruben Hernandez, Savage Salsa Dance Company, Ken McLaughlin and DJ Money. …

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This Saturday, March 10th, Historic Downtown Yuma will host Yuma’s Military Appreciation Day.  This will be a day to honor, celebrate and say “Thank You” to our great men and women in the armed forces and to their families, both active duty and retired.  Festivities will go on from…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This Friday, Saturday & Sunday, March 2nd – 4th, the Mountain Shadows Artists Association invites the public to attend the 12th Annual ARTRAILS, a free and self-guided studio tour which has grown with each passing year.  MSAA is a nonprofit organization serving the Yuma community, consisting of artists of…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This Saturday, February 17th, Yuma Heritage Festivals and Robb Bower Presents invite everyone to Yuma’s 4th Annual Boogie, Brews and Blues Festival.  The show goes from 11AM – 7PM at Gateway Park right next to Historic Downtown.  It’s a full day of great live music from a variety of…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This coming Friday evening, February 9th, Fort Yuma Rotary will put on their annual Mardi Gras Block Party on the Main Street Plaza right here in Historic Downtown.  The party goes from 5 to 11 PM and is always one heck of a good time, with live music and…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   Just in case you weren’t aware, this Sunday, February 4th brings us the Super Bowl.  You know you’re probably going to watch, and along with that you’ll either be hosting a Super Bowl party or attending one.  All manner of food will be consumed before, during and after the…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This Saturday, January 27th, Yuma’s 6th Annual Medjool Date Festival will take place in Historic Downtown from 9AM to 5PM on the Main Street Plaza, presented by Yuma Heritage Festivals and Bard Valley Medjool Date Growers.  Yuma and nearby Bard Valley are among the world’s leading producers of this…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This coming Saturday, January 20th, Historic Downtown will host the annual German Fest on Madison put on by Das Bratwurst Haus (204 Madison Ave., just off Main Street) from 11 AM to 2 PM.  It’s an Oktoberfest style street festival featuring German music, traditional German dancers, German food, a…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   Our beautiful mid-winter weather makes it seem like the perfect time for the Yuma Art Center to present their annual Art in the Park event this coming Saturday, January 13th.  Art in the Park is an ‘al fresco’ Fine Arts Festival that will take place in Yuma’s scenic Gateway…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   The holidays are past and 2018 is here – I hope everyone enjoyed their New Year’s Eve festivities and the New Year’s Day holiday.  The Old Town Wine Cellar will keep rolling along into this new year with our weekly wine offerings, so hopefully one of your New Year’s…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   2018 is almost here, and I’d like to express my profound appreciation to all of my customers and friends here in the Yuma area who have supported the Old Town Wine Cellar for all these years (we’re just now completing Year 15!).  I look forward to many more years…