Collection by Jaime Gillin
Medlock Ames' New Tasting Room
When I was in Healdsburg checking out H2Hotel, I took a little detour to Medlock Ames' recently opened tasting room and bar, which is on the site and in the footprint of the century-old Alexander Valley Bar and Store, just north of downtown Healdsburg. Architect Luke Wade, builder Andy Bannister, and Medlock Ames' general manager Kenneth Rochford showed me around.
The building, which opened in May, retains the shape and size of its original incarnation: a former gas station and...
In good weather, the triple-hung windows can open all the way, blurring the boundary between inside and out.
Marked only with a discrete neon 'Cocktails' sign, the speakeasy bar is in the former general store's walk-in cooler,...