Barbera d’Asti Is a Sommelier Secret Weapon
Versatile and food-friendly, see why sommeliers consider Barbera d’Asti the “essential everyday wine.” The post Barbera d’Asti Is a Sommelier Secret Weapon appeared first on PUNCH.
View ArticleThe New Vocabulary of Wine
The words we use to talk about wine often say more about us than what's in the glass. Here, a non-exhaustive guide to determining what kind of wine talker you are—or want to be. The post The New...
View ArticleWho Will Fix Wine Education?
A conversation between Jirka Jireh and Cristie Norman, two sommeliers on a mission to rebuild a broken system. The post Who Will Fix Wine Education? appeared first on PUNCH.
View ArticleIt’s Time to Decolonize Wine
The wine world's culture of gatekeeping, racism and silence is antithetical to its true spirit. Now is the moment for real change. The post It’s Time to Decolonize Wine appeared first on PUNCH.
View ArticleAll the Wine That’s Fit to Print
What can 60 years of New York Times restaurant reviews tell us about wine's journey in America? The post All the Wine That’s Fit to Print appeared first on PUNCH.
View ArticleThe New Who’s Who of Wine Cool
Among America’s most progressive wine lists, which producers act as universal touchstones in 2020? The post The New Who’s Who of Wine Cool appeared first on PUNCH.
View ArticleThe Guy Who Broke Wine
It’s not until episode 58 of Wine Library TV, the wine vlog that became a sensation in the late aughts, that the show really discovers what it’s about. Up to that point, it had seemed like a corporate...
View ArticleIs Wine by the Glass Dead?
Not so long ago, a wine list’s by-the-glass section was a sanctuary for a curious drinker on a budget. At its best, it was a place for experimentation and discovery—a place where Beaujolais and...
View ArticleAt Ruffian, an Antidote to Wine Bar Sameness
Once upon a time, in the dark ages before everyone took their wine advice from Instagram, a wine list had the ability to genuinely surprise you. A further shock: In these olden times, back about a...
View ArticleAt Giant, a Carefully Curated Nod to the New Casual
Committing to a single bottle of wine comes with an opportunity cost. When you decide on one bottle, you’ve given up the chance to drink all the others. It’s different from the opportunity cost of...
View ArticleAt Fausto, the Middle Path Between Natural and Classic
The experienced eye can look at a wine list and learn a lot about its creator. I was reminded of this after just a few moments scanning the selections at Fausto, Joe Campanale and Erin Shambura’s...
View ArticleSorry, Paris: London Is Europe’s New Wine Capital
The Passage des Panoramas is the oldest covered walkway in Paris, a vaulted series of indoor halls in the 2nd arrondissement, not far from the stock exchange and Opéra. It may be in the heart of old...
View ArticleInside the Wine Cellar at The Morris
Eight years ago, Paul Einbund began aggressively buying wine for a yet-to-be-named project: a casual, neighborhood restaurant with an accessible, highly personalized drinks program. What he didn’t...
View ArticleWhat Does Great Wine Service Look Like Today?
When I think about what wine service is like today, I think back to about a decade ago, when San Francisco was taken with its new darling restaurant, Nopa. Nopa’s wine director, Chris Deegan, composed...
View ArticleDaily News: BrewDog’s Craft Beer Hotel, Wine-Infused Coffee
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – BrewDog is planning on opening a crowdfunded craft beer hotel next to their Columbus, Ohio taproom. – Wine Enthusiast interviews...
View ArticleHow Do Restaurants Price Old Wines?
Some people get their kicks from compulsively hunting for deals on shoes and mid-century modern furniture on eBay. I get mine by stalking old wines on restaurant lists. Why old wines? Current release...
View ArticleMeet the Who’s Who of Wine Cool
Over the past five years, Jean Foillard’s Beaujolais, specifically the Côte du Py bottling from Morgon, quietly turned into the Where’s Waldo of wine lists all over the place. If you looked closely...
View ArticleAmanda Smeltz | Sommelier, Bar Boulud and Boulud Sud
In June 2016, Amanda Smeltz took over the wine program at New York’s Bar Boulud and Boulud Sud, filling the shoes of longtime sommelier Michael Madrigale. There, not only did she set out to make subtle...
View ArticleDaily News: Japan’s First Craft Gin, The Growth of Marijuana in Wine Country
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – The Kyoto Distillery represents Japan’s first foray into craft gin. – Yeast recovered from a beer bottle in one of Australia’s...
View ArticleFlipping the Script on “House Wine”
Walk into any restaurant in small-town Europe and order up a simple glass of red or white, and you’ll get the “house wine.” Usually, it’s from a local producer that the owners have been buying from for...
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