Taconic, as the locals call it, is named after New York State Route 987G, the Taconic State Parkway. The butchering station is next to the bar and the first-aid area so diners can watch and learn from each others' mistakes. I admit it, I was not looking forward to Taconic on Bedford. And so, we have Taconic on Bedford.

When at Bar Henry , he introduced a bottle-splitting program, wherein diners could order 375ml of a regular bottle for only half the full-bottle price (No upcharge! ” Two diners sometimes buy a full bottle and then order another half that they wouldn’t have normally ordered to try something new. dining New York City

Just home from New York City and happy to be back on the PC to do my updating. There are some, but it takes a few trips to find them and then when you return, it's under new ownership and new management and is then placed on the stay-away from restaurants in future visits to the city. still have problems with the lap top.

Last week, Caitlin, Ellen and I met at Edie & the Wolf, an Austrian restaurant/wine bar, on Avenue C, near 7th Street. New York Wine Bars 10009 Austrian Wine Edie & the WolfArriving at around seven, to a handful [.].

is one of a few companies in the world that is licensed by the state of New York to sell wine to retail outlets (restaurants and bars) and should be in the stores soon. I recently received this wine from the fine folks at Savorian Inc. Savorian Inc. It is mostly found in Rhône wine blends and in northeast Spain.

Tucked between Sophie’s and Ace Bar on East 5th Street is Goat Town, an American Bistro with arched tin ceilings. Opposite the red banquet and subway tiled booths sits a bar with maybe twelve seats. New York Wine Bars East Village Wine Bar Goat Town wine bar

Tapena, the Spanish wine from Friexenet with the friendly price, is now available in New York! Eva and I actually drank Tapena in Barcelona together at one of the coolest bars in the city, along with the kind of party food typical of a Tapas Bar. Here's a link to some great recipes. Why Tapena? Why Now?

Wednesday, at a trade tasting in New York City, I tried six Aussie Rieslings from the 2010 vintage–yes, 2010, as in that year that just finished 28 days ago. However, that may be changing as some younger producers are doing some halbtrocken style, as Hill Smith put it, “what’s old is new again.&#.

Last week, Suzanne and I dropped in at Veritas, down the street from Moore Brothers on East 22nd Street, to sit at the bar for a couple of by-the-glass wines. And while the bar menu is sweet–the Charred Bread, Honey Truffle Ricotta is divine–we were less drawn to the ten or so glasses of red [.].

Yesterday, between shopping for a Thanksgiving pie at Chelsea Market and a late afternoon West Village meeting, I stopped by the Ino Cafe & Wine Bar for a quick glass of wine. Ino Cafe & Wine Bar 21 Bedford St New York, NY 10014well, next time.

Open for five years, with four next door at Against the Grain, where craft beers are served, Grape & Grain was new to us both and we were utterly delighted. [.]. Tags: New York Wine Bars Wine Reviews Grape and Grain East Village Wine Bar Grape & Grain.

What would happen if guns were allowed in bars and restaurants? According to a NYT story from Sunday highlighted a change in four state laws that now allow loaded weapons to be carried into bars and restaurants. Three hundred people a week are injured in “ glassings &# in British pubs. We will find out here, apparently.

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The cocktail list at Aria Wine Bar outshines the list of wines; and a sweep of the eye around the room confirms it—Sarah, Caitlin, and I seemed to be the only one’s drinking wine. A wine bar that specializes in [.]. Tags: New York Wine Bars 10014 Aria Wine Bar

This Saturday, July 24th from 11am until 4pm New Amsterdam Market will feature "City of Water" to commemorate New York's waterfront market tradition. Also look for vendors with cycling affiliations, like Cycles (a bicycle delivery service) and Third Rail Cafe (a coffee bar for cyclists

Aria wine bar, opened last month in the West Village, emphasizes wines made using organic using biodynamic methods as well as wines made by women. Tags: New York City Polls Eric Asimov chimed in : “No pricks?&# I asked Christy on Twitter if there was estrogen on tap. Evenly split patrons. Manly staff. Tasty squid.&#.

Hi, soon visiting New York for a wedding, my wife and I intend to do some NY touristing. assume Johan would be interested in a bar to drop into before or after his wedding festivities on an evening. What’s your theory as to why finding abundant American wines by the glass at NYC wine bars is such a challenge? Johan.

At Bar Henry, that dream can become reality. The remaining 375ml goes behind the bar and the wine gets written on a big mirror, where it is then in play and available for purchase by other diners, either as a half or by the glass. Which wine bars or restaurants have you been to that are doing fun and innovative things?

You will experience the same foams and modernistic presentation, save that the portions for multi-course meals are much larger than you'd find in cities like New York or Paris. The train itself is fast, modern, and clean, and the glitzy new Zaragoza train station a gorgeous and expensive expression of the city’s pride.??

Landscaping the front yard, new addition to rear of garage, new front window, total cleansing of the downstairs family room and about 6 million small task that somehow had to be done in seven days. also opened a couple of white wines from Octavin Home Wine Bar. This time a four day trip to New York City and a few Broadway plays.

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Ms.Biyela is here to promote her Stellekaya winery, whose wines are featured in select wine shops and South African wine bars here in New York, and also take part in the S. African restaurant here in New York. "So how does it feel to be a winemaker. and given special attention because of your sex? Biyela.

Next on the list was Casimir, another quaint wine bar, and Fada. More from Sud de France festivities in NYC: In July, highlights include a winemaker brunch on the 11th at the brand new location of Le Pain Quotidien at Central Park and West 70th street, as well as special events surrounding Bastille Day. ABOUT SUD DE FRANCE.

Two years and several inches of goatee later, Paul Grieco and chef Marco Canora of Hearth Restaurant open a second branch of Terroir wine bar today. Tags: New York City Photographed at the pre-opening opening last night, wine impresario Grieco handing over a glass of bubbly. Yes, they are having Riesling keggers in Tribeca now.

Last week, Caitlin and I met at her favorite wine bar–Xicala. Tags: New York Wine Bars 10012 Xicala Wine Bar Where the Albariño Burgas is fruity and light. We had much to talk about, so I drank without notes. Emerging from the darkness of long winter months, we sipped rosé and saw light.

So with a new, recurring feature on this site, we aim to help you order wine like with aplomb and find an excellent deal. Today’s such gem comes from Bar Boulud. So order wine like an insider when next at Bar Boulud. Bar Boulud. 1900 Broadway (between 63rd & 64th) New York, NY 10023.

With Paul Draper, both live and on the tshirt from Terroir wine bar in New York City. Paul Draper is, without question, one of the world’s great winemakers. Presiding over forty harvests at Monte Bello in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the winemaker and CEO at Ridge, has seen an almost unparalleled run of excellence. had chosen.

While New York is debating selling wine in grocery stores (and foods in wine stores), Pennsylvania, where the state still owns all the wine stores, gets wine bars in supermarkets! SPIT: a move upmarket. The Chilean wine industry attempted a concerted move upmarket a few years ago. To wit: exports were up a whopping 17.6% NYT ].

Every morning I’ve been passing by a storefront in New York’s West Village that for months had its windows papered to block a view to the inside. But the awning had an intriguing name …Pudding Stones Wine Bar which was printed in small subtle letters. So I look back towards the entrance and I see what she’s gawking at.

New York legislators are considering a shift to allow wine to be sold in supermarkets –and wine stores to sell gourmet cheese, cigars, beer and even have ATMs. We added a wine bar, so we sell by the glass and serve small plates, cheese, cured meats, that kinda thing. Other than the wine bar we don’t sell food.

It’s dark with a marble top 12-seat bar, and a flat screen TV that glares like a mother’s raised brow from the corner. Tags: New York Wine Bars 10023 Bin 71 Upper West Side Wine Reviews Squat and squeezed on Columbus between 70th and 71st Streets, Bin 71 gets cozy at night, in a subway-rush-hour kind of way.

Perhaps I’m the last New York wine lover to write about Ten Bells on Broome Street, but I might be the first who didn’t leave the bar pledging my virginity to it’s greatness; and I certainly wasn’t compelled to leave an offering of my first born.

Have you ever been in a New York wine store and thought there was something missing? Licensees could also have more than one store, buy with other shops in a consortium, sell wine to restaurants and bars, have 60 days to pay for suppliers wine instead of 30 and, yes, have ATMs! Maybe gourmet cheese? Gift bags? Cigars? doubt it.

BrooklynLady and I were joined for this tasting by Eric Asimov , wine critic at the New York Times, Peter Liem of ChampagneGuide.net , and Rafael Mateo, owner of Pata Negra , the East Village tapas bar. I've been drinking a lot of dry sherry lately, and I think I've really caught the bug. And dry sherry is so inexpensive.

If you look at the left side-bar of this blog you'll see that with 2010, this blog enters its fifth calendar year. And I'll use the beginning of the new year as an excuse to do this. get to do much more than I did back then, as the New York City wine community has, luckily for me, welcomed me into it's folds.

Ray Isle of F&W escapes the holiday madness of midtown at the Garden Wine Bar at the Four Seasons hotel. There he finds solitude and some more-intriguing-than-usual hotel bar selections. Tags: French wine New York City tasting sized pours SIPPED: upgrading label info? SPIT: bling champagne. SIPPED: solitude. WSJ ].

A blonde gestures to the gleaming white fiberglass priapic shapes jutting above the heads of the testosterone-fueled bar crowd at the glamorous new Meatpacking steakhouse STK. With its sleek, dramatic design, STK exemplifies the new female-friendly, NYC steakhouse geared to a younger, hipper crowd. “Look, horns!&# Sweet.

Gary Grunner, National Sales-Brand Manager of Cantina di Soave, invited me on a recent Sunday afternoon, to Il Poeta , one of the finest new Italian restaurants in Queens, New York. Rocca Sveva Soave Classico 2008 DOC When I was a younger man, the most famous white wine from Italy was from the Soave region, near Verona.

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As we entered The Garden Wine Bar at NYC’s Four Seasons Hotel, Caitlin and I chuckled, wondering how she managed to score an invite to this inaugural event. Tags: New York Wine Bars wine events midtown The Four Seasons Hotel New York The Garden Wine Bar It’s a lovely [.].

The food we were enjoying was a hodge-podge of different selections off the bar menu. Tags: riesling New York white wine Seneca Wine Trail Finger Lakes 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. g/L pH: 2.93

The restaurant, opened on Madison Square in September to the tune of $7 million, boasts a wine bar in the front. Peter May, who previously owned the traditional San Domenico, told the New York Times that with SD26 “We aim for the cutting edge.”. Tags: New York City dining First fields: red, white or bubbly?

Situated between a liquor store and a sports bar, Domaine Wine Bar sits just outside the 7-train, one stop into Queen. Tags: New York Wine Bars Wine Reviews Domaine Wine Bar Long Island City Queens Pouilly Fumé

Without the Austrian effect of the other three, it’s a somewhat eclectic  34-bottle wine bar on Washington Street, with warm globe bulbs and candles, and a bar [.]. Tags: New York Wine Bars Wine Reviews 10014 italian wines Steen The Upholstery Store West Village zlahtina

Every Friday and Saturday after work, a few friends and I visit our favorite lounge for some great food off the bar menu and to down a few glasses(maybe more than a few) of wine. Since opening, I have been trying to get him to put some New York wines on the wine list. Finally, he has listened to his dad. At that price.

Like most of the best wine writing, he had written it down on a bar napkin. Convinced it could not be had in New York, he asked me to find it for him. The wine is distributed by Korbrand in New York, and they do an admirable job marketing it. Twelve hours later, we each had half a case.

A “vegetarian bistro&# , that also terms itself an “organic wine & martini bar&# , is definitely more restaurant (with an upscale diner atmosphere) than bar. Tags: New York Wine Bars Wine Reviews 10003 biodynamic wines East Village organic wines In fact, even [.].

And Bar Boulud is offering a “Pannier du jour,&# wherein a magnum, jerobaum, imperial or Methusalem is hauled up from the cellar, uncorked and sold by the glass for between $19 and $29 a glass. Tags: New York City dining When is a wine cheaper in a restaurant than at a store? But for all (both?) Consider another example.

After visiting Bin No 220, I’ve been thinking–What’s it take to make a wine bar? Must the wine bar educate the consumer or simply provide a pleasant place to drink? Tags: New York Wine Bars Wine Reviews 10038 Insolia rosé South Street Seaport With over 130 self-professed wine [.].

But on that Friday evening, Total Wine Bar felt incomplete. Tags: New York Wine Bars Wine Reviews brooklyn wine bars Park Slope It could have been the hour of day; it could have been the rain. The interior hummed a discordant tune; narrow and nondescript. The wine list read the same.

IDEAS AND PARTY TIPS FOR THROWING YOUR OWN WHITE PARTY AT HOME New York (July 8, 2009) - Les Vins Georges Duboeuf was on the white carpet at summer's biggest White Party of the Season, Sean "Diddy" Combs' annual White Party, held July 4th at a private mansion in Beverly Hills. They are perfect for easy summer entertaining."

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I am just sitting back enjoying one of the many New York Finger Lakes wines I brought home from last weeks tour. put this stop first because it is definitely my favorite New York winery. Serving at the tasting bar was Dick Schied, a gentleman with a wealth of knowledge about his wines and the region.

It was his first trip–not to a bar, Daddy told me–but to a wine bar: Bar Olivino on Fulton, in Clinton Hill. Tags: New York Wine Bars Wine Reviews rosé brooklyn wine bars Clinton Hill It’s a tiny spot just a few doors down from Olivino Wines (sister shop to Olivino Bed-Stuy); [.].

My friend Lisa Donoughe, a brilliant publicist/strategist and the creator of the /a wanted to see a natural wine bar in action. As we fought our way through the crowd to the exit, Lisa sighed, "I'm over the noise in New York City." So we were off to the Lower East Side. Because this guy I'm meeting suggested it. So am I. So is

Narrow with tall tin ceilings, brick and tile, bow-tied waiters, and a long white marble bar, Gottino is an in-part wine bar with an Old World feel. Bottles line the back of the bar, along with bowls of olives, fresh [.]. Tags: New York Wine Bars Wine Reviews 10011 Gottino italian wines West Village

purchased cheese from ABM to munch when I arrived in New York City. Sitting at the bar. It happens; the wrinkle in the brain, the wrinkle in the heart, the moment when I question my life connections. And so it was on this last trip, I often did wonder. Austria was stormy. Weather continued into Paris. When I saw the 2008

Tucked away on West 11th Street, stands Turks & Frogs, a wine bar named for its offerings–a number of Turkish varietals on a French-centric list. Tags: New York Wine Bars Wine Reviews rosé 10013 Turkish Wines Turks & Frogs West Village Cathy and I were curious.

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On a school night, on the Upper West Side, Buceo 95 was quiet by ten, except for the twelve seat bar. Tags: New York Wine Bars Wine Reviews It had been bustling since half past eight, and on Friday, says Suzanne, it’s hard to find a seat.

Whenever I ride my bike I always keep my eyes open for any new wine bars. It's a small cozy place with brick walls, tin ceilings, a dark wooden bar that seats about 10 and several tables that seat another 15 or so with standing room for maybe another 15. Though I didn't dine, they have a limited bar menu of Paninis.

Puzzled by the blaring music on the stairs, we climbed hesitantly to the second floor and found the bar packed like a jar of anchovies, and to our right, a dining area with tables and [.]. Tags: crozes hermitage Wine Reviews New York Wine Bars wined up 10010

Last night, still a little fuzzy from Thursday’s vertical tasting of Gundlach Bundschu with Snooth, I met Caitlin at Sorella, an Italian wine bar on Allen Street, just south of Delancey. Tags: Wine Reviews New York Wine Bars Lower East Side italian wines 10002 Sorella

Last night, Suzanne, Cathy, Brian, and I met at Bar Jamon, which at 5:00 had just opened and was already beginning to fill. With approximately 15 stools at high, dark wood, communal tables, little standing room, tapas and wine, Mario Batali’s Spanish wine bar is a bustling but diminutive space.

Have you ever tried to return beer bottles for a deposit in New York State? But former New York Governor Spitzer and now Governor Paterson have now proposed a “ bigger better bottle bill ,&# which would expand the five cent deposit system to single serving sport drinks and water. have and it ain’t pretty.

Oh, wait, that quote actually came from New Zealand’s stuff.co.nz and was referring to a “massive harvests&# in Australia and New Zealand. story in Wednesday’s LA Times suggests that New Zealand’s party time may even have arrived on the West Coast. Low prices! Party time! Love it! Is it deal or no deal ?

Not having seen Lee since we visited Clo, I called him upon returning from Colombia to arrange a wine bar date. I suggested that we meet at Bar Veloce in Chelsea, on a blustering Thursday night, and I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised upon arriving to not find a seat in sight. Though one of [.].

In December I met up with a friend at the bar at Blue Hill (off of Washington Square Park in the West Village). Alice is a wine writer," our mutual friend said, then he told the Mr. F about my blog at the New York Times. I was introduced to Sonoma's Mr. F. That's nice," I said.

Even though I’ve been to ‘ino a hundred times–before the Forum, after the Forum, half-way between many of my Brooklyn friends and me–I’ve never thought of it as a “wine bar&# , but more as the “panini place&# , because their sandwiches are so prime.

Situated in what could be a strip-mall, Vintage Irving is a wine bar with a suburban chain feel. Tags: Wine Reviews New York Wine Bars Vintage Irving 10003 With high ceilings and newly constructed brick walls, generic blinds on the windows, and common tall tables and stools, Vintage Irving could be anywhere on the map.

Sunday night, our favorite night out for dinner, we spent at the newly opened Il Poeta Ristorante on Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills, New York. family owned spot with northern Italian cuisine and a crack staff that knows their stuff. We started with a bottle of the Chiante Superiore 2006 from Poggiotondo, Tuscany, Italy. delicious.

Cursing my way through the torrential rain last night, I made my way down East 4th Street to meet Ellen at In Vino--one of her favorite NYC wine bars. With a menu composed of Italian varietals and fare, In Vino takes the love of everything Bacchanal to the extreme. The interior resembles a wine cave,

After meeting, and quickly getting squeezed out of Lawrence Bondulich’s Bin 71, on a Thursday night, Suzanne and I walked south to Barcibo Enoteca, Bondulich’s wine bar/Italian restaurant on Broadway and 69th. Tucked away beneath a layer of scaffolding, Barcibo Enoteca is an easy one to miss.

grew up here and I understand its appeal, but New York City makes me crazy sometimes. 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.

With the new economic climate the way it is, it makes sense to try to cut corners wherever possible. Please, if you find any new ones or have any additional information about the ones on my list, just chime in. 77th St, New York, NY 10021 Corkage Fee: None, Italian food, reasonable, no frills. Enjoy! Bella Donna 307 E.

Named for the 19th century, world wanderer and writer, Pierre Loti, this New York locale (at 17th Street and Irving Place) offers a rotating selection of wines. Last night, Cathy and I were fortunate enough to experience a menu that offered just what we needed to study for our IWC exam–tasting flights that included four

Last night at dusk I slipped into Xai Xai on West 51st–a dim lit wood centric South African wine bar. At six, the small bar was nearly full, but the tables were empty. I sat by the window without a draft, in warm light that was readily absorbed by a dark slate floor. With brick

They reflected tradition while embracing new winemaking techniques and never giving up balance. The history, the geography, climate; its all very new. It was familiar and new at the same time. felt as if I had just discovered new land and wanted to claim it as my own. France? Italy? California? Maybe Argentina or Spain?

I have a few favorites when it comes to New York City wine bars, but I'd like to get some feedback from bloggers out there pounding the streets. Tell me what your new best bets are

After scoring a sweet pair of boots at Century 21, I headed up West Broadway to Franklin, where I found the  Vinovino Wine Bar Wine Shop. By the time I left at around seven, the bar was a little livelier, but far At a few minutes past five, I practically had the place to myself.

At six o’clock on Thursday, Casellulu Wine and Cheese Bar was full beyond capacity with members of the button-down after work crowd. After putting our name on a list and leaving for a drink elsewhere, Farrel, Ellen, and I returned when called by the host, and were promptly sat. Within the first ten minutes, I

Emilion September 04, 2008 I was deep in a New York City-sized meltdown after realizing I booked into a St. That’s when I found Chez Claude, a nearby w-fi equipped wine bar (there is a God) pouring Tarlant Brut Zero for about $10 a glass. Emilion I was deep in a New York City-sized meltdown after realizing I booked into a St.

Drink plenty of French wine at Terroir Wine Bar (you got, it San Fran). Find some winemakers who eschew new wood even on their syrah and pinot. Then this man at the table, John, a bearded New York City expat who lives not far from the San Francisco airport. on the street? Its really not so hard. Fall in love. Eat a peach.

The Fleury estate is located in the village of Courteron in the Côte des Bar, a region of Champagne where Pinot Noir is particularly successful. With distribution blanketing New York like that, it's easy to understand why Perrier-Jouet sued Fleury a few years back over the similarity of the two houses' ros é labels.

speak of the monthly online community wine tasting and sharing event created by Lenn, the New York wine guy at Lenndevours. 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. Four years.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « P ** s New Buying Guide | Main | A New Look For Us? Drink plenty of French wine at Terroir Wine Bar (you got, it San Fran). Find some winemakers who eschew new wood even on their syrah and pinot. on the street? Its really not so hard.

Since moving to New York, Alexandra and Vito have seen the same passion for food and drink but found the experience is rarely savored or remembered here. Aroma is a study in contrasts: The urban/rustic interior features exposed brick, a dark wood bar with natural edges juxtaposed with mirrors framed with brushed steel.

We had out first "man date" at Momofuku Ssam Bar , based on the New York Times' wine guru - Eric Asimov's recommendation. I recently reconnected with an old high school friend on that greatest killer of time: Facebook. Soft and light on the palate and only mildly sweet with a touch of adicity, this went well with oysters.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « My Night in Healdsburg | Main | Book Events This Week And July » Terroir Wine Bar & Merchant; the safe zone June 22, 2008 On Wednesday night in San Francisco I was finally in the safe zone. could feel myself relax. was with my people. What a surprise.

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. The new vintage is 2006, so you're not going to find this now, but it's a gem each year. They buzz with energy, some say "wildness." Everything is good.

And people in Japan feel as strongly about ramen as we in New York feel about bagels or a slice of pizza. And if you put 10 New Yorkers in a room you'll have at least 5 opinions on what makes a bagel "right." Momofuku Noodle Bar - 171 1st Avenue between 10th and 11th Streets. Ramen is not Cup 'O Noodles, dear god no.

Montgueux is located in the Côte des Bars region of Champagne, but is kind of an anomaly in the area. While the Côte des Bars is well known for Pinot Noir, Montgueux is famous for Chardonnay. NV Jacques Lassaigne Brut Cuv é e Les Vignes de Montgueux , $38, Jenny & Francois Selections. Incredible, really, how chalky the nose is.