Wine Tasting & Jazz Film Noir in the city!

Went to a great wine tasting in the city today. Hopped on the train in the afternoon to meet a bunch of people at Ghirardelli Square. The event was Uncorked!. For about $35 you get to see a bunch of wineries (quite eclectic ones) along the street close to the square.

The day was one of those brilliant sunny days in San Franciso, an ideal day to go drink wine. Every now and then we would go off to the steps on the waters edge and watch the bay swimmers as well as the many sail boats. We tasted some great wine and got a very good deal on an excellent cabernet.

I then capped the day off with another one of my favorite combinations: Film Noir and Jazz. This was a movie series at the Balboa theatre from the SF Jazz Noir film festival. We watched this really well made and well accompanied movie I Want To Live. Susan Hayward gives a very powerful performance as Barbara Graham, the last woman to be executed in California.

After watching this movie, I cannot think of anyone who can still support the death penalty.