As if all the fantastic wine bars in San Francisco weren’t enough, now we have a huge urban tasting room housing eight of Napa Valley’s most celebrated vintners. The Press Club is open on May 22 at 20 erba Buena Lane between Market and Mission, next to the Four Seasons Hotel and the new Contemporary Jewish Museum of Art. The opening’s been delayed because of lighting issues.

The tasting room includes presence from: Chateau Montelena, Fritz Winery, Hanna Winery, Landmark Vineyards, Miner Family Vineyards, Mount Eden Vineyards, Pahlmeyer, and Saintsbury. It’s enormous with moody lighting, sort of a lounge meets tasting room. There’s a regular wine bar, tapas and bottles for sale at about a 20 percent mark up.

Tasting prices vary by winery, starting at about $4 a taste and $10 for a flight. Some of the producers are charging up to $15-$20 for a flight, which can be awkward to tourists and non-winey types who see the lower prices at the neighboring station and don’t get it.

As for tasting, don’t go without trying Hannah’s gorgeous Sauvignon Blanc. It’s crisp and lively and would stand up to any salad vinaigrette. Also Miner Family’s The Oracle, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec was a huge, smoky, gorgeous standout to me. They made 4,000 cases of the stuff, and at $75, I’d say you should just go here and try it. You don’t need to buy it or go to Napa. The beauty of an urban tasting room!