The front man’s identity at that auction is not revealed; the New York City restaurant that shipped empty bottles to his home remains anonymous and several collectors are mentioned but not named. District Court, Southern District of New York. Rudy Kurniawan, aka “Dr. Conti” aka “Mr.

Telmo Rodriguez was in full cry when I met him in New York City recently. Although the 50-year-old “driving winemaker” studied enology in Bordeaux, worked a vintage at J.L. Just a few brands? Nobody wants to talk about site, or villages. Rioja is the next thing to discover. We don’t know Rioja. Rodriguez is pleased.

The New York Botanical Garden in The Bronx is a real gem, as honestly are each of NYC's botanical gardens. It has what I understand to be the very last bit of old growth forest in New York City, for example. The garden in The Bronx also has its charms. I'm telling you, this is worth the trip. Really? Seriously?

I like to travel within New York City, to explore the far away neighborhoods, and the not so faraway. Get ready for this last bit because if you live in New York, you're going to freak out a little. This place simply couldn't exist in New York. Pure savory satisfaction. and spices. Whoa - what a find!

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

That’s one of the many interesting findings I learned at the Wine Market Council’s presentation in New York City on Tuesday that included survey and market data. When asked the last time he had mistaken Burgundy for Bordeaux, Harry Waugh famously replied, “not since lunch.” That’s the good news.

they are not "fruity" in the New World sense of the word. The reds are also milder than most New World reds. Fun Facts about Sicillian wine: Sicily produces more wine than New Zealand, Austria and Hungary combined. Fortunato Nicotra arrived in New York City to work for celebrity chef Lidia Matticchio Bastianich in 1995. 

first met Ken Forrester in New York at a trade event in New York City focusing on wines from South Africa. "So here i am, at Ken Forrester's 96 Winery Road restaurant in South Africa!". Africa for many decades. The basic message is that Chenin Blanc is a quality grape in its own right, and deserves respect. News S.

Would you like to be a sommelier at a leading restaurant in New York City? – currently available and posted over at the new wine industry jobs board that I am launching today. Are you interested in becoming a sales rep for a wine distributor with the area industry’s “highest salaries”?

The venue, a private room at Felidia in New York City, where outside the large window one could see trees swaying in the rain and wind. This was changed when the British market demanded the “new claret” which was barrel aged instead of served fresh and young. Chateau Mouton Rothschild: 1995 and Petit-Mouton 2005.

In Joe’s inimitable words, here was a plea of his to give: “PIH has been doing amazing work in Haiti since 1987 and has transcended charity to create an entirely new model of self-help and reliance. New York CityWine importer lost his three-year battle against brain cancer last month. Grapes The Wine Co.,

We are at Boqueria, a Spanish tapas place on 19th street in new york city, and it is hard to find a more authentic place to enjoy Campo Viejo wine with tapas. Alfredo Del Rio. So interesting to see the difference between the 04 and the 03!" exclaims a guest, tasting the two vintages of Campo Viejo Reserva side by side.

Marlborough, New Zealand's South Island seems to have a handle on Sauvignon Blanc. Cloudy Bay ’s thoroughly engaging winemaker Sarah Burton was our guide at an outdoor dinner featuring their wares at The Elizabeth Street Gallery , an outdoor antique garden in New York City’s Nolita, with beautifully matching cuisine by Silkstone.

News amarone familes hotel gansevoort new york cityTwelve historical producers of Amarone visited Manhattan for a tutored tasting that was literally 'standing room only." They included Allegrini, Begali, Brigadara, Masi, Musella, Nicolis, Speri, Tedeschi, Tenuta Sant' Antonio, Tomassi, Venturini, and Zenato. it's quite a site!

” 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 CityKing Solomon was known for his wisdom. And when he ordered a baby cut in half, he made a woman cry. The remaining 375ml is then available to other diners.).

dining New York CityEric Asimov’s column in the Times today highlights ten restaurants with strong selections of wines under $50. What are notable restaurants you would add to the list? Wine under $50 certainly has obvious appeal.

In that time, the former philosophy major from Angers who could still pass as an undergrad on a university campus, has assembled an impressive list of over 300 wine selections and become an admired fixture of New York’s world. dining New York CityBut she’s not a dogmatist. Rouge Tomate. Wine list (pdf).

If you are lucky enough to live near a large city like New York City, I recommend you pick a few of these up when you find them. Wine from Algeria! Who would'a thunk. Ok, for some reason I may have missed this in Geography class. When I think of Algeria, I think of desert, sand, sun and boiling hot! and 2nd Ave.

Very fun opening party last night at the swanky Setai Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City to honor the newly published biography of the company's iconoclastic founder. Hanna Lee of Hanna Lee Communications in red, and author Ettore Gobato between two men.

A few weeks ago I read a very nice review on the New York Cork Report about a Long Island dry Rose` made with 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. Fortunately, Shirley and I had planned a vacation in New York City a few weeks later and this would give me a chance to locate the wine since it's impossible to find here at home.

This evening Shirley asked for a red wine for one of her recipes of pork chops and mushrooms, so I gave her one of the wines we found on our vacation to New York City, a Domaine Monte de Luz Tennat 2009 ( $16 ) from Uruguay. dark ruby colored wine with aromas of dark berries, cherry, tobacco and a hint of chocolate or cocoa.

Just home from New York City and happy to be back on the PC to do my updating. We listened to Rudy Giulani promos after 9/11 and decided it was time to re-visit a city we had not been to in over 25 years and we got hooked. still have problems with the lap top. We learned about SoHo, NoHo, Dumbo, Canal St., near 2nd Ave.

dining New York CityPaul Grieco, director of all things wine at restaurants Hearth and Terroir, is clearly a man of opinions: consider that as of today, for the third annual “summer of Riesling,&# the only white wine available by the glass at Terroir (both locations), will be Riesling.

I grew up in New York City and have always loved visiting to its outer reaches, to neighborhoods where you can feel like a foreigner. That it is New York City is meaningless, at least that's what it seems like to me whenever I'm there. Don't go for the hospitality - that's not the vibe. Pretty tasty.

And if you are commuting in New York City and a cab cuts you off, well, that wine bottle might just come in handy too. Have you ever been cycling home and thought, “Gee, I’d love to stop at that wine store but I have nowhere to put a bottle because I do not have a backpack or paniers or a basket or anything!&#

My wife bought (with my credit card) me one in New York City last month and I had been sent three from the Brand Action Team and Constance Chamberlain in NYC. For a few days, I did not think I would be writing any post on Greek white wines from the isle of Santorini. Definitely wines meant for the kitchen sink drain. 16 - $18.

Have you heard that Beaujolais Cru is the hot new wine of 2010? The official release of the 2010 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Crus took place at the very chic Millesime restaurant in New York City on May 24, 2011. Franck Duboeuf. Finally, the single vineyard Morgon, the Domaine Jean Descombes, which at $15.99

Andre started his wine career in the 1980s with a brief stint at the New York City wine story Sherry-Lehmann, followed that with five years working for a distributor in New York. A couple of weeks ago, Robert Parker went to Spain to collect a medal for his contributions to Spanish wine. Yeasty! Gulpable! Boo hoo!

The seminar and tasting for New York journalists was held March 8 and included a larger representation of cool climate VQA Chardonnays featuring 54 wines from 31 Canadian wineries located in British Columbia and Ontario. Oak was a key element, with some producers using new oak and others more restrained. Exultet Estates 2009.

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.&#.

New York Wine Expo will be here February 25th & 26th. You can sample more than 600 wines from over 150 winemakers from around the globe without leaving the city. WHAT: 4th Annual New York Wine Expo. Javits Convention Center, New York City. So it's great that the. Here's the details. 00 p.m.

“Is there any Portuguese wine on the menu,&# I often ask when dining in New York City restaurants. So tonight starts my sojourn to Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal), an exotic city that from the air looks like a crowd of hills, beautifully sculptured buildings, and blooming palm trees surrounded by water. About Lisbon.

When I saw him at a Wines of South Africa tasting in New York City on Wednesday, I asked him if Chenin blanc was a difficult grape. Ken Forrester likes Chenin Blanc. Just don’t call it Steen. In his opinion, the best Chenin needs cool and sunshine, which may sound like a paradox. g/l, and 12 g/l residual sugar.).

bit under the weather and a big change in my drinking habits, because of my recent heart surgery, I was still planning on tasting some wines from some of the other regions in New York. On a recent visit to New York City, my wife was able to find some wines from Long Island and I was anticipating more than what I got.

Last week, New York magazine called self-serve wine tanks brilliant and highbrow. Tags: New York City tasting sized pours SIPPED: wine on tap. This week, their restaurant critics round-up the bourgeoning offerings of wine on tap. Fun as taps can be, let’s hope the cost savings are passed on to diners! Ribbit!

Yet let's get to that in a moment -- right now, we are here in the very elegant and very select Convivo restaurant in New York City, with gregarious and savvy winemaker who are entertaining several of our nation's top journalists and preaching the good words about Puglia wines. or something like that?"

Many were labels I have never seen other than the premier shops in New York City. Just enjoyed a fantastic last week of an 11 week summer vacation. Of course three of the weeks were a little bit less than enjoyable, but it did end on a great day of wine shopping at a few shops that I have never been to before. Opened two so far.

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Hi, soon visiting New York for a wedding, my wife and I intend to do some NY touristing. New York City wine bars are dominated by lists that focus mostly or entirely on Italian wines; an emphasis on French wines is probably second. Tags: American wine New York City Johan. Interesting question!

“ Finding a deal on the wine list at Bar Boulud in NYC “ Tags: New York City dining Have you ever looked at a wine list and wished that you might want to try a half a bottle of one wine and a half a bottle of another wine? At Bar Henry, that dream can become reality. –half the price of the full bottle.

Even so, I become disillusioned when traveling to New York City or surrounding states and find it difficult to find much more than the mass produced wines from a very few wineries available. Now there is a wholesale company located in Ithaca NY that will provide Finger Lakes wines to restaurants in New York City.

I live in Brooklyn, but I also live in New York City, and from time to time I go to Manhattan, where things can get pretty fantastic pretty quickly. was lucky enough to be invited to a lunch at The Mark Restaurant by Jean Georges (whose new downtown place I recently kvetched about ). The interiors are amazing too.

said a woman with long dark hair and Sex in the City high-heeled shoes. Tuesday June 22 was the date for the annual ‘Summer in the City’ Restaurant tasting and cocktail party, which showcased many of my favorite chefs. “Wow, this party is so fun … and the food is so delicious!&#

It’s sunny with a high of 86 today in New York. Tags: New York City wine picks wine shops Although rosé is food-friendly and refreshing for more months than it is usually given credit for, today is classic rosé weather. This wine ($18) from the central Loire had great brightness and an alluring subtlety.

“Numerical scoring has replaced the drama, joy, pathos and excitement of wine,&# said Dan Berger last night at the Four Seasons in New York City. The WMG also awarded three scholarships to students studying food and wine service at New York City College of Technology. The wines flowed freely.

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. This time a four day trip to New York City and a few Broadway plays. This one was a bit different. Started out OK.

He worked in wine retail in New York City and did wine consulting for seven years. Stephane Tissot from the Jura outside Les Caves Augé in Paris. Les Caves Augé, the excellent Paris wine shop , has fun, free wine tastings that spill on to the sidewalk. Although we’ve never met, Tim Eustis is a friend of a friend.

it's always fun to sit next to a winemaker / winery owner during a wine dinner at a top restaurant like Park Avenue Spring in New York City. It was the first time I would meet Dennis Cakebread, and it was a thrill to be able to taste the wines and pepper him with questions about the winery's history. cakebread cake.

Michael Yarmark, born in New York, moved to San Francisco where he did a Masters in English literature at SF State. Moving back to New York, Michael got a job as a sales manager for a book publisher while Emilia continued working in restaurants, including at Franny’s in Park Slope. John label in the East Bay.

To continue Riesling month here in New York, I wanted to find something other than my favorites from the Finger Lakes region. Other than ordering on line, it is very difficult to find New York wines other than Finger Lakes and Adirondack wineries in the local shops. Tags: riesling New York Hudson Valley

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Key players in Albany are seeking to break the impasse over wine retailing reform in New York State according to one retailer who was contacted. Daniel Posner, managing partner at Grapes the Wine Company in White Plains, NY, tweeted about the new proposal. Two calls to Albany were not returned.

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“I’m going to buy a ten cases and sell the empty bottles on eBay right away,&# said Harvey Rollingstock outside the 13th Street location in New York City. Today, Trader Joe’s launches a value wine that riffs on history. and a $9.99 price tag. The inspiration for “Th. “And drink the rest.&#.

He highlights a number of local, independent shops mostly around New York City. I’d also highlight Le Vigne , which is a good, new shop that didn’t get mentioned. And mixed cases (or three packs or six packs) selected by the staff can be great for introducing consumers to new wines.

This week at the Italian Culinary Center in New York City I had the pleasure of meeting Adolfo Folonari, co-CEO of Ruffino, who put together a tasting of his wines, and Cesare Casella, currently of Salumeria Rosi, who created the pairing menu. Superiore rules require yields 10% lower than Chianti Classico.

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

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.

Today, it was New York City's turn. You may not know this, but we've had a lot of snow on the east coast. When we woke up the snow was falling sideways, the winds were so strong. It continued throughout the day, and as I write this it hasn't stopped. want to eat warm, comforting food in this kind of weather. have no idea.

The American wine icon Becky Wasserman is in New York City to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Le Serbet , her wine exporting company. Becky got started when very few people here in the United States knew anything about wine from Burgundy, and when very little was available in retail shops. had two young sons. Sorry.

Have you ever been in a New York wine store and thought there was something missing? Indeed, the group opposing the reform, The Last Store on Main Street, claims it will shutter almost 40 percent of New York State’s 2,400 wine stores. Tags: New York City wine politics wine shops Gift bags?

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. If you look at the left side-bar of this blog you'll see that with 2010, this blog enters its fifth calendar year.

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Thanks from a reader's tip, I became aware of absinthe being made up in Walton, New York, a place where I spent eleven formative adult years escaping from New York City and getting over my fear of country. You can read about this past off-the-grid yurt-dwelling woman in my story for the New York Times.

Herewith, some of the world’s wine regions and their whole or fractional Manhattan equivalents: Manhattan is the smallest of the five boroughs of New York City at 14,478 acres (22.6 New York, NY: Newspaper Enterprise Association, Inc., Tags: New York City wine random Excellent question!

This list is compiled from the current inventory at Astor Wines & Spirits in New York City. When I was asked about which wines to buy at Trader Joe's under $20 a bottle, I realized my friends needed help. When I got another call, with more serious consequences, I saw I had no choice. Will you be around this season?" I said.

This list is compiled from the current inventory at Astor Wines & Spirits in New York City. When the friend who asked me about wines at Trader Joe's I was like, $20 a bottle there? In NYC there are so many real choices at under $15! And I realized I needed to make shopping list for friends. Are you around during the holidays?"

Here are ten reasons to entice you to sign up: * The just-fired coach of the New Jersey Nets will make a guest appearance to give a brief talk on winning. Tags: New York City wine classes The holiday wine class is now only a week away! Tareq and Michaele Salahi will crash the event. Meet fellow wine enthusiasts!

At least one New York City retailer also calls the $16 wine Biodynamic, a process of grape growing (and, to a lesser extent, winemaking) that goes beyond organic to synchronize some winemaking practices with the lunar cycle. Consider an example. Several other commentators have called it Biodynamic as well. Government regulators?

Speaking of the FTC, Blake Gray, former wine columnist for the SF Chronicle, has a lengthy post decrying the fact that the new FTC regulations come down harder on blogs than they do traditional media. SIPPED: another city winery. Hong Kong eclipsed New York City as the wine auction capital of the world this year, that we know.

NO prior wine education is necessary, just a willingness to try something new! Tags: New York City events The holiday wine tasting is back! Join me on 12/10 to taste through seven great wines for gifting and drinking! ll be pouring seven great wines-–red, white and bubbly (including one tasty kosher wine!). image ).

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 The digital wave sweeping over the print world has found an unlikely target: the restaurant wine list. First fields: red, white or bubbly? Few images.

Since he had quit his job, he tried to find another but had difficulty: he couldn’t even get a job as a server at some BYOB restaurants in New Jersey where he had worked growing up. Tags: New York City wine shops You’d have to be crazy to open a wine shop in a recession. But don’t tell Carlo Orrico.

The Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival is in town with events spanning from Thursday, October 8th through Sunday, October 11th. It is hosted by and benefits the Food Bank For New York City and Share Our Strength. Posted by Dave Trieger at Wednesday, October 07, 2009

The FTC has promulgated new guidelines that include disclosure of “material connections&# (in cash or kind) for bloggers as of December 1. The new Michelin guide NYC comes out tomorrow; Daniel has been promoted to three stars, Alto rises to two stars and Corton debuts with two. SIPPED: disclosure. Why not? SIPPED: Hong Kong.

Just a couple of quick things to say before I go: --I have a small article published in the Fall issue of Wine & Spirits magazine, called 48 Hours in New York City. I'm taking a little vacation from the blog this week - I'm traveling on the west coast for business. An I can tell, you're proud of me too - thanks.

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In the oppressive heat and humidity of August in New York City, it is the simplest food that I crave. can't do the amazing things that my friend Peter , for example, does in the kitchen. He is a down-to-earth guy who composts and re-uses and grows his own vegetables, but his food is not simple. have to keep things simple.

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Because I twisted his arm, I got to taste the new vintage of his vermentino blend, Heart of Gold. David Bowler, bring it in to New York City, please! Also tasted his new release (now in bottle shock--so look for tasting notes in a few months) from a Mendocino biodynamic vineyard. Shocking. classic combo.

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

purchased cheese from ABM to munch when I arrived in New York City. On the Rue Dufour, the last cloud over the city dumped a reservoir of rain on me. 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.

The cover story of Time Out New York this week is about cool free stuff happening around NYC. I’m briefly mentioned as a way of highlighting the fantastic free wine tastings that happen in New York. Tags: New York City to events@crushwineco.com).

Next Wednesday I’ll be at the James Beard House to talk about my new book, A Year of Wine: Perfect Pairings, Great Buys, and What to Sip for Each Season. Tags: New York City books It’s part of their monthly author series called Beard on Books. Hope to see you there! Wednesday, June 10, Noon - 1 PM. 167 W.

But New York City I headed to the Powerhouse Arena book store to hear a round table with Michael Steinberger David Kamp and David Lynch and Benjamin Wallace Jenny Lefcourt was there pouring her From the Tank, which were showing their pretty colors. he asked. He then inferred that the lists in NYC are so much better. Hence, crap.

Now I am going to attempt a new method. Wait, there's graduations, Mothers Day and my wifes birthday in May, and in June, my daughters birthday, our wedding anniversary and a New York City vacation. I promised in my last post (Why?) Don't worry, I will keep the promise. don't store wine. Well, maybe a few slightly over.

From The Wall Street Journal by Katy McLaughlin "On one menu, he crossed out prices of wine and listed new prices with the term "sale" -- a rarely seen word in fancy restaurants." On one menu, he crossed out prices of wine and listed new prices with the term "sale" -- a rarely seen word in fancy restaurants. And yet.Mr. TRY IT!

New York State will raise the excise tax on wine sold or made in New York from $0.18 caution against buying wine as futures… Tags: Bordeaux New York City tasting sized pours SPIT: corks in Champagne! Full details will be announced next month. But how will this affect the Japanese corkslinger ?

We previously discussed the “green line&# for wine and how it is more carbon efficient for a New Yorker to raise a glass of Bordeaux rather than a glass of California wine. The efficiencies even stretch to Chicago, assuming the bottle went through the Panama Canal to New Jersey and then had the shorter truck journey.

In mid 2007, six Rieslings from the Finger Lakes were tasted blind against six of some the world's best Rieslings at a trade and media event in New York City. Locally in Central New York it is found at about $15. Tags: riesling New York white wine Cayuga Wine Trail Finger Lakes Joeshico rating: 85/86.

The budget battle in Albany looms on the calendar–and with it a decision for a possible overhaul of New York wine retail law that would expand wine sales to supermarkets. New York City wine shops, a map. Tags: wine politics New York City See backgrounders here and here.).

Remember, wine stores in New York can’t charge for tastings on premises. Tags: New York City So take advantage of these free tastings! March 12: I’ll be signing my book, A Year of Wine, at Pasanella & Son near the South Street Seaport, 7 - 9 PM. Four free wines! Hope to see you there.

Imbibe New York has joined Vin Village, a nationwide network for wine lovers that consists of villages;  New York State has five: New York City, Albany, Finger Lakes, Long Island Wine Country, and Hudson Valley.

I’d love to see Frankly Wines logos in locations across the city… I bet I can pick up some old Starbucks leases on the cheap…if only I could find the funding. Tags: wine shops New York City Size of store : 320 sq feet, possibly the smallest in Manhattan [66 West Broadway; Tribeca].

While gesticulating fervently, Nicolas Joly addressed a packed room today at the Return to Terroir event in New York City today. Truth now has a new forum! What follows are some excerpts from his talk. But while he was talking, I was typing his words as he said them. Ideally, it is a type of soil and a match of vines.

Many wine stores offer tastings, which are always free in New York and may be the best priced tastings for our times. Advertisement: Tags: New York City Reading about wine may be fun but there’s a lot to be said for tasting it. February 21 & 23: natural wine Nirvana. Feb 21, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM; $15).

Buying crudite and rosé at the same time might help New York solve its budgetary woes. The Governor’s office estimates that it will bring in an additional $150 million over three years, presumably from new store license fees and excise taxes rather than an increase in overall purchases. Or so Governor Paterson thinks.

wasn't going to be a voting member to decide which of the wines were accepted into the rarified club of the Return to Terroir wine group (next tasting coming up in New York City on February 23rd). That was a note from Nicolas Joly's daughter, Virginie. And I was pretty excited about the prospect.

Map of the best wine shops in New York City. Advertisement: Tags: wine shops New York City “I used to say that the shop was 400 square feet,&# Christy Frank told me when I visited her in her downtown wine shop, Frankly Wines , last week. “But it’s actually closer to 350.&#.