We’re big fans of wines from Central and Eastern Europe, in large part due to the stellar wines imported by Danch & Granger. Co-owner Eric Danch is a fount of knowledge, and his passion for these off-the-beaten-path wines is utterly infectious. His humor, wit, and wild stories about navigating the challenges of bringing these wines to the U.S. are unmatched. On Friday, August 18th, Eric will be at minimo from 5-7pm, preparing a traditional Hungarian stew called Lecsó, which features peppers, tomatoes, paprika and kolbasz (Hungarian sausage), topped with sour cream. We’ll serve up a flight of his Central European wines alongside it!

Flight of Central European Wines + Lecsó stew $18
Wine also available by the glass

Friday, August 18th, 5-7pm
Wine Club Members get 20% off tastings.

Oaxacan-inspired bites plus the hottest natural wines from Mexico?!?! Join us for a special food and wine event on Sunday, July 23rd, 1-4pm: we welcome Provecho back to minimo for a pop-up, alongside a selection of wines from Bichi!

If you haven't yet tasted Chef Eder Ramirez's amazing grilled specialties, inspired by the flavors of Oaxaca while utilizing local produce and ingredients, you're in for a treat. We'll offer a flight of wines (also available by the glass and bottle) from Bichi, credited for kick-starting Mexico's natural wine movement. 

Flight of 3 wines, $16, featuring:

Listán Uruapan 2020
Dry farmed 100-year-old Misión (Listan Prieto) vines from the mountains of Tecate.

Mistico 2019 (magnum)
A blend of Dolcetto, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Tempranillo, Malbec & Nebbiolo from a vineyard in Valle de Guadalupe near the Pacific Ocean & the Bichi home vineyard in Tecate.

Gordo Guapo 2021
Grenache from 80-year-old vines in the Valle de Guadalupe.

Flight wines available by the glass, bottle, and for purchase.

We’ll also pour a limited amount of Pet Mex (by the glass only), Bichi’s ever-popular sparkling rosé made from a mysterious, unidentified grape variety.

Provecho food available for purchase separately.

21+ only
Wine club members get 20% off flights

Many of you are familiar with the wines of Jolie-Laide, but you may not realize that familiarity is a rare treat! Jolie-Laide is a vanguard producer of California’s minimal-intervention wine movement, with a name that translates to “beautiful-ugly,” or unconventionally beautiful, reflecting the obscure varieties Scott and Jenny Schultz work with and the beauty they coax from them. With limited releases twice a year, these wines are tightly allocated and we are lucky to carry them–and to share them with you. We’ve waited years to host a winemaker tasting with Scott and Jenny at minimo, and now it’s finally happening! They’ll pour a flight of 3 new spring releases, and you don’t want to miss it.

Featuring:
Melon de Bourgogne 2022
Pinot Gris 2022
Gamay Noir 2022

Sunday, May 21st, 1:00-4:00pm
Flight $16
Wine Club Members get 20% off tastings.

In conjunction with the tasting, Provecho returns to minimo for a pop-up! Chef Eder Ramirez serves up Oaxacan-inspired delights with local produce and ingredients.

Join us for special pairing of domestic natural ciders with charcuterie from Belcampo.

Oakland-based Belcampo is a ranch-to-table leader in organic meats, nationally recognized for regenerative farming practices and compassionate animal husbandry--and their artisan charcuterie is fantastic with cider!

Thursday, January 30th, 5:30-7:00pm $35 per person (advance ticket required); limited seats available! Purchase tickets through Eventbrite here

Saundra Howard and Kat Angeles are the artists behind Lawa Ceramics: “handmade ceramics made in Oakland by a couple of queers in love.”

Check out their handmade ceramics and shop local for the holidays!

For the last two years, we have participated in the Women’s March Oakland because we strongly support this international action that unites all people around the causes of civil rights, empowerment, justice, and ending discrimination and violence.

On Saturday, January 19th, minimo will open at 1:00pm so that we can march, once again. After the march, we’ll hold a special winemaker tasting and fundraiser, featuring local superstar Laura Brennan Bissell of INCONNU.

100% of net proceeds from the tasting will be donated to MISSSEY (Motivating, Inspiring, Supporting & Serving Sexually Exploited Youth), an Oakland community-based nonprofit organization that provides supportive services to youth who are victimized by or vulnerable to commercial sexual exploitation. Joining us from MISSSEY will be the Executive Director, Jennifer B. Lyle, who is also a featured speaker at this year’s Women's March Oakland.

Laura was named one of the San Francisco Chronicle’s 2017 “Winemakers to Watch!” The tasting will feature 3 of Laura’s wines: her new release of the Bordeaux-style blend ‘Kitsune,” Lalalu Rosé of Mourvèdre, and a vintage 2014 INCONNU Cabernet Franc. The tasting will run from 1:00-7pm, with Laura Brennan Bissell and Jennifer B. Lyle present from 2-5pm.

Please come join us for this special event after Women’s March Oakland, help support the phenomenal work of MISSSEY, meet a winemaker whom we love dearly, and continue the conversations of the day.

Saturday, January 19, 2019
1:00-7:00pm (Laura Brennan Bissell and Jennifer B. Lyle present from 2-5pm)
3 wines, $15. 100% net proceeds to benefit MISSSEY
As always, featured bottles will be for sale at 10% off to tasting participants, during the event only.

Women’s March Oakland Schedule:
10:00 a.m. – Rally at Lake Merritt Amphitheater (featuring speakers and performers.)
11:00 a.m. – March to Frank Ogawa Plaza

Belden Barns is a wine country gem perched at 1,000 feet on Sonoma Mountain. Nate and Lauren Belden fell in love with this site, which has a long history of farming and hospitality dating to the late 1800’s. This magical setting was once a stagecoach stop, and houses Victorian farm buildings and 100-year-old Monterey Cypress trees. Since 2005 they have been re-developing the vineyard and property back to its historic standards, and have launched a farmstead for small-scale, sustainable agriculture. They make limited-production wines from their own vineyards that exemplify elegance, structure, and balance.

We’re so grateful that Belden Barns survived the NorCal fires without damage, especially given the immense devastation in surrounding areas. This Saturday, November 11th, we’re hosting a special winemaker tasting featuring Belden Barns, and 100% of net proceeds from the tasting will benefit the Redwood Credit Union Fire Relief Fund. Our event is part of a larger fundraising effort by Nate and Lauren, for which they have secured a private donor who is matching donations dollar for dollar up to $100k. That means the funds we raise at the tasting will be matched for double the impact! We’ll feature four Belden Barns wines for $20. The tasting will be available from 12-7pm, with Nate and Lauren at the shop from 3-6pm, sharing stories about their wines and their unique site on Sonoma Mountain.

Blanc de Noirs - Sparkling Wine N.V.
2016 Estate Rosé
2015 Estate Pinot Noir
2014 Estate Syrah

Saturday, November 11th, 12:00-7:00pm
Nate and Lauren Belden will be present from 3:00-6:00pm
Flight of 4 wines $20
100% net proceeds benefit Redwood Credit Union Fire Relief Fund and will be matched dollar for dollar by a private donor.
As always, featured bottles will be for sale at 10% off to tasting participants, during the event only.