Riggers Loft Wine Company - R&B Cellars
HITTING THE HIGH NOTES IN POINT RICHMOND
Bay Area locals, if you’re
looking for a unique,
winery and tasting
excursion, close to home, look no
further than the end of the pier
on Canal Street, in the Port of
Richmond, home to Riggers Loft
Wine Company and R&B Cellars.
A wine bar and tasting room that
is both industrial and chic, cozy
and expansive, in other words, it is
the wine bar and tasting room you
have always searched for but never
found. Now you have! The location
boasts a rich history, and is part of
the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home
Front National Historical Park.
Three years ago local,
winemaking musicians, Kevin, and
Barbara Brown, a dynamic husband
and wife team, were in search of a
new location for the R&B Cellars
winery and tasting room, a venue to
showcase their Gold-medal winning
wines. When Kevin and Barbara
saw the worn, bayside space for the
first time, to say they ‘had a vision’,
would have been an understatement.
As they looked out the windows to
the West, all they could see was a
huge, grey hulk of a WWII era ship,
the USS Red Oak Victory. This is
the last existing Victory cargo ship
built at this very location, known
at the time as the Kaiser Shipyard.
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The Browns knew a stunning
view of the bay, and the iconic San
Francisco skyline was on the other
side of the historic, not-so-attractive
ship.
Their ‘vision’ came into play
here they asked if the ship could be
moved, and their wish was granted.
The spectacular view, opened up
by the vacancy of the ship, which
didn’t have to move very far, made
the decision easy. There was no
looking back. Kevin and Barbara,
took a hands-on approach, and
lovingly reconstructed the site to
suit their winemaking needs. They
restored each item to its original
By Linda Bausch | Derek Everhart Photography
For directions, specific winery, or cidery details, or special event information, visit our website RiggersLoftWine.com
1325 Canal Blvd., Point Richmond, CA • 510-233-2065