Very positive in general, Sifton said this about the wine list: "Totally acceptable selection, but much better to experiment among the 23 beers on tap and large selection of bottled beers that have traveled here from Britain, from Brooklyn, from Germany, from France." But none of this would have happened had I made a better beverage choice. MORE >>

There were only 250 cases produced of this Napa Valley gem, this bottle given to me as a birthday present by my good friend, Eric Guido. Eric and his wife Deborah took a trip to Trepass Vineyards last year and returned raving about their wines, so I was really happy to unwrap this Cabernet Franc. MORE >>

This is Guy Bossard's sparkling wine, made mostly of Melon de Bourgogne (the Muscadet grape), but there is also some Gros-Plant and Cabernet Franc in the blend. Tags: Luneau-Papin Domaine de la Louvetrie Michel Brégeon Muscadet Guy Bossard Loire Valley Domaine de la Pépière By the Glass Recently re-released by Dressner. MORE >>

The first was a 2007 Domaine de Cezin, a wine made from the Chenin Blanc grape that grows in a tiny AOC region called Jasnieres in Touraine in the Loire Valley (France). Given this 1938 AOC designation, one has to ask what is so special about this wine that it was distinguished from all the other regions in the Loire? MORE >>

Though its home is in Loire Valley of France, most Americans are more familiar with the fresh vibrant taste of Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand. Chateau de Sancerre 2006, Sancerre AOC This Sauvignon Blanc is a classic from France’s Loire Valley. What do you recommend?” briny Muscadet? buttery Chardonnay? MORE >>