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These Are Food & Wine’s 2015 Sommeliers of the Year
Food & Wine has announced its 2015 Sommeliers of the Year. The list of seven somms from across the US includes: Thomas Pastuszak of The Nomad in New York City, who was selected for his “same amount...
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Wine Service Discovers Its Own Brand of Theater
In an age of relentless culinary experimentation—wherein chefs have questioned the most fundamental assumptions about what food is and how it should be served—one last vestige of the traditional dining...
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How to Drink Really Good Wine Under $25
In the brave new world of wine, “cheap” is no longer a dig. In fact, being on a budget is a blessing—a means to narrow the world of wine into a slightly more manageable sampling of the good stuff. For...
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Why Do So Many Sommeliers Love Crappy Beer?
From Anheuser-Busch’s much-dissected “macro beer” Superbowl ad to chef David Chang’s GQ manifesto on why he hates fancy beer to a recent Jezebel article entitled “Shitty Beer Is the Best Beer and...
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Does Gramercy Tavern Have the Best Wine Program in America?
Does Gramercy Tavern have the best wine program in the country? I’ve posed that question several times this past year. It’s not a fair question, because no one ever successfully chooses a bestie—best...
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Reconsidering the Influence of the Wine Store
This November, the Esquire network will air Uncorked!, a reality TV series based on the 2013 documentary Somm, which followed a group of aspiring master sommelier candidates as they prepared for that...
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The Great Equalizing of Natural Wine
Remember High Fidelity? It hasn’t held up well. In part because the depressive self-indulgence of John Cusack’s character, Rob Gordon, seemed more existential and less annoying in 2001. But mostly,...
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Beyond BYO: Building the Chinatown Wine List
For years, members of the wine-loving clan have benefited from the generosity of the BYO restaurant. Sommeliers, restaurant folk, collectors and the simply wine-devoted would pinpoint their favorite...
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Why Sommeliers Are Heading for Retail
The worst person that a sommelier can run into while working a shift on a busy Saturday night has to be the guy who has no idea what he wants to drink, but wants to know everything about every bottle...
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Testing Out the Second-Cheapest Wine Principle
The unavoidable truth about wine lists is that, no matter what, one bottle has to hold the title of Cheapest Wine on the List. This designation comes with an oversized stigma that seems to...
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Daily News: You Can Now Drink Anti-Trump Beer, Go on a St. Paddy’s Day Green...
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – Latino-owned brewery 5 Rabbit Cervecería will bottle a Donald Trump-inspired ale called China tu Pelo, which translates to “Fuck...
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Daily News: eBay Gets into Wine Retail, Becoming the Best Sommelier in the World
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – Robert J. Cooper, the creator of St-Germain elderflower liqueur, has died at age 39. – In Bordeaux, a number of women are...
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Should a Wine List Change Daily?
“The experience of ordering wine off a big list in a restaurant is a little like shopping for a car,” says Taylor Parsons, wine director at République in LA’s West Hollywood. “You’re browsing in this...
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Daily News: Kevin Zraly’s Last Class, Terroir-Driven Rum
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – Southern states are spearheading a craft rum movement that foregoes molasses in favor of freshly culled sugar cane for a more...
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Daily News: The Best Beers in Every State, Paul Calvert’s Hangover Cures
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – Atlanta magazine interviews Paul Calvert, co-owner of Ticonderoga Club, to discover his hangover cures, favorite dive bars and...
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Daily News: Sommeliers Share their Guilty Wine Pleasures, Epic Steak’s $43...
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – With the news of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s divorce, Forbes wonders how they will split their $60 million vineyard. – In...
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Daily News: Burgundy’s Grape Thieves, Tecate Mocks Trump
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – The founder of Napa’s Spottswoode Estate Vineyard and Winery, Mary Weber Novak, has died of cancer at age 84. – After enduring...
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Daily News: Craft Beer’s Forgotten Styles, LA’s New Tiki Bar
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – From Scotch ale to oatmeal stout, Aaron Goldfarb spotlights 10 overlooked beer styles and the breweries that champion them. –...
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Flipping 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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Daily 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...
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