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Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This is a quiet week here in Yuma as just about everyone is preoccupied with enjoying our beautiful spring weather.  It’s almost a shame to spend any time indoors when it’s this nice outside, but some exceptions are allowable, like wine-tasting at the Old Town Wine Cellar.  We hope…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   For everyone that enjoyed the fantastic Food & Wine Event at Yuma City Hall last spring sponsored by Yuma Investment Group to benefit the Yuma Community Food Bank, I’m happy to announce they’re having another one on Thursday, April 20th! As was the case last year, there will be…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   Saturday evening, March 25th, the Foothills Optimist Club will present their annual Wine Tasting Fundraiser on the grounds of the Sanguinetti House Museum (240 S. Madison Ave.) from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.  This is the club’s annual benefit event to raise funds for their ongoing youth programs, and I…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This Friday it will be time to join in the annual St. Paddy’s Day celebration with a few libations, and of course Historic Downtown with all of our great public houses is the logical location in Yuma to do it.  I suggest the place to start is the Old…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This Saturday, March 11th, Yuma Heritage Festivals presents the 6th Annual Music on Main in Historic Downtown on the Main Street Plaza.  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…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This weekend brings the annual Midnite at the Oasis car show and festival here in Yuma, pretty much indisputable proof that Spring has arrived in the Desert Southwest.  There’s no denying it’s a great local event and lots of fun for all, but if you’re looking for a more…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   Saturday, February 18th, Yuma Heritage Festivals and Robb Bower Presents invite everyone to the Yuma River Daze 2017 Boogie, Brews and Blues Festival.  The event runs from 11AM to 7PM at Gateway Park on the Colorado River here in Historic Downtown.  It’s a full day of great live music…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   There’s a lot going on in Historic Downtown Yuma this weekend, as usual.  On Friday, February 10th, Fort Yuma Rotary will put on their annual Mardi Gras Block Party on the Main Street Plaza from 5PM until 11PM.  It’s always one of the best parties in Yuma, and you’ll…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   The weather is getting really good this week, and just in time some great outdoor options are presenting themselves for the weekend.  This Saturday, February 4th, the nearby Imperial Sand Dunes will be the site of the 2nd Annual Star Wars Invasion.  The dunes were the filming location for…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This Saturday, January 28th, Yuma’s 5th 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 weekend in Historic Downtown Yuma has a distinctly Teutonic flavor, featuring the annual German Fest on Madison put on by my friends at Das Bratwurst Haus (204 Madison Ave., just off Main Street) this Saturday January 21st from 10AM to 8PM. It’s an Oktoberfest style street festival…

Greetings from the Wine Cellar:   This coming Saturday, January 14th, the Old Town Wine Cellar will present our first (but certainly not last) Saturday Afternoon Beer Tasting of 2017.  The busy days of the holiday season precluded a beer tasting last month, and we have some really nice new craft beer arrivals just recently,…