What does it take to run one of the Bay Area's most beloved Italian restaurant groups while also building a wine label from scratch — in the middle of a pandemic, no less? A16 founder Shelley Lindgren and her Tansy Wines business partner Kitty Oestlien join to talk about bridging California and Italy, from A16's 20th-anniversary cookbook reprint and upcoming Chicago and Ferry Building openings to the six vintages of Tansy, a Northern California label built on organically farmed Italian varieties. The conversation digs into winemaker Megan Glaab's light-touch approach, the ancient Piedmontese grape Ruché that shows up in Tansy's Red Field Blend, and why an open mind is the best tool for navigating an Italian wine list. Pour a glass of Tansy and settle in for two friends talking flowers, farming, and why food always belongs next to the bottle.
This Week's Wine: 2022 Tansy Red Wine Field Blend California
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Wines & Producers
Tansy Wines – Shelley Lindgren and Kitty Oestlien's Northern California label focused on organically farmed Italian grape varieties
Ryme Cellars – Sonoma winery from winemaker Megan Glaab, known for Vermentino and other Italian varieties
Sandlands Chenin Blanc – Tegan Passalacqua's label
Ciro Picariello Fiano di Avellino – the bottle poured at Tavernetta in Denver
Restaurants & Bars
A16 – Shelley Lindgren's Italian restaurant group, with locations in San Francisco's Marina, Oakland, Napa, Japan, and soon Chicago (fall 2026); certified by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana since 2004
Lucania – A16's upcoming Southern Italian restaurant opening at San Francisco's Ferry Building
Tavernetta (Denver)
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