We decided to check out The Ten Bells , a natural wine bar on the Lower East Side. If it's my wine bar I tell these people "I'm sorry about this but I cannot seat you now. This guy behind the bar - "No, we're closed," and that's it. I'm not going to sugar-coat it for you, folks. Places like that make me so cranky. So we left. MORE >>

Behind the bar, hanging on the wall, there was an inverted bottle of wine with a contraption attached to the neck that allowed you to turn a spigot and pour an ounce at a time. But one night after work when we were all sitting at the bar sipping our complimentary post-shift drink, I asked the bartender about it. Four years. MORE >>

So will they be transitioning more locations to wine bars at night? Didier Dagueneau, of Pouilly-Fumé, died in 2008 at the age of 52. SIPPED: venti Cabernet? Starbucks stores do 70% of their business by 2 PM. USA Today explores the latest. SPIT: good times. AFP ]. SIPPED: good times. Talk about an impossible pairing! LAT ]. MORE >>

The food we were enjoying was a hodge-podge of different selections off the bar menu. Can't seem to find a Finger Lakes Riesling I don't like. have to say his timing was impeccable. The wine was a perfect match for the entire menu. Nice fruit, smooth and balanced and now among one of my favorites. g/L pH: 2.93 Alcohol by Volume: 12.1 MORE >>

The Puzelat brothers' wines are an institution at natural wine bars in France, and are firmly entrenched in the vocabulary of natural wine aficionados here in New York. This is honestly one of the finest bottles of white wine I have had the pleasure to consume in 2008. They buzz with energy, some say "wildness." Everything is good. MORE >>