The first three whites were Saint Veran Les Cras 2007 from Domaine des Deux Roches, Mersault 2007 from Albert Bichot Domaine du Pavillon, and Chablis 2st cru Vaulorent, 2007 from Jean-Marc Brocard. The Chablis 1er Cru had a very elegant expression of terroir and a restrained nose. More restrained in its vibrance. MORE >>

So if a sleek wine shop opened in the arcade under the new Goldman Sachs building, you’d expect it to have oversized bottles of first growths and Napa cabs, right? wine shop in Manhattan; and New York Vintners, which has many events with winemakers among other charms. New York City wine shops MORE >>

Ken Burns will release a new documentary about Prohibition. The subject gets a fuller treatment in a new book, Last Call: the Rise and Fall of Prohibition. Yesterday’s New York weather was scorching with a chance of vinho verde. Today, it’s cloudy and warm, with a chance of Chablis. SPIT: the wrong end. MORE >>

It's finally spring in New York. can think of several wines right his second that I would have enjoyed very much with this dish - Fino Sherry, any sort of sparkling wine, Chablis, any Jura wine, white or red, and so on. Anyway, now, it's spring. It's supposed to rain in April, for goodness sake. And a box of Tello's Farms eggs. MORE >>

Ten years ago, vineyard owner David Hirsch of Sonoma brought some of his wines to New York. The 2007 Hirsch, although nobody’s going to confuse it with Chablis, was definitely leaner, with higher acidity and lower alcohol: voluptuousness was replaced by more restraint. MORE >>