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Amanda 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...
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Meet 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...
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How 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...
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Daily 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...
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What 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...
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Inside 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...
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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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Amanda 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 ArticleClik here to view.
Meet 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...
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How 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...
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Daily 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...
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What 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 ArticleClik here to view.
Inside 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...
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Sorry, 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...
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At 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...
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At 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...
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At 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...
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Is 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...
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