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What’s a Nice Couple Like You Doing in a Winery Like This?

by Bung R. Cooper

“We wanted something that we could do together.”

That’s how Steve Shaffer explains how he and his wife Marilee morphed from 3-hour-a-day Silicon Valley commuters into the owners and winemakers of Urban Legend Cellars – located just across the street from the BART tracks in Oakland’s Ironworks district. There, Steve and Marilee create a panoply of very accessible, food-friendly wines, drawing their fruit from AVAs across the state. read more