San Francisco Chronicle

Uncorked festival comes to Metreon

- — Mariecar Mendoza

Toast to the first Uncorked: San Francisco wine festival, which boasts more than 100 wines, sparkling wine and more, set for Saturday, June 25, at City View at Metreon.

A VIP hour starts at 1 p.m. that includes a few special wine selections, followed by a general admission session that runs from 2 to 5 p.m. A second general admission session is from 6 to 9 p.m. Food will be sold separately by El Porteno, Cheese Plus, Rainy Day Chocolates, First Crush Restaurant, Tamales La Oaxaquena, Drake’s Bay Oysters and the Grilled Cheese Guy. Festivalgo­ers can also shop at an internatio­nal wine market and artisanal food bazaar.

A portion of the proceeds go to the San Francisco Yellow Bike Project, a nonprofit organizati­on whose volunteers refurbish bicycles for reuse in the city.

The festival is also hosted in other cities, and there are already plans to return for Uncorked: San Francisco II on Nov. 11.

Uncorked: San Francisco: 1-5 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Saturday, June 25. $55-$65. City View at Metreon, 135 Fourth St, No. 4000, S.F. http://uncorkedwi­nefestival­s.com

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Sean Paul Franget / Uncorked: L.A. The first Uncorked: San Francisco is set for Saturday at City View.

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