Grub Street The New, Scruffy Wine Bars Are Some of the Best Restaurants in New YorkGrub StreetIn recent years, good food has been added to the wine-bar equation (dell'anima, Anfora), and quirky, knowledgeable sommeliers like Paul Grieco have helped broaden and demystify the stuffy wine world. And now the ancient wine-bar template has begun to … […]
Making connections through wine – The San Diego Union-Tribune
Making connections through wineThe San Diego Union-TribuneAfter working as a guest sommelier at the recent West of West Wine Festival in Sebastopol, I gushed to a colleague about how many new friends I made, how many “unicorn” wines I drank and how awesome everything was. He told me he imagined it was like … and more » […]
You Can Now Have Wine Delivered With Your Blue Apron Dinner – Fast Company
Fast Company You Can Now Have Wine Delivered With Your Blue Apron DinnerFast CompanyBlue Apron, a newly minted unicorn in the boxed meal space with a recent $2 billion valuation, has just launched Blue Apron Wine. This service, which is currently only available to Blue Apron customers, delivers bottles that are designed to pair with […]
Noël Verset, Vigneron Who Helped Save a Wine Tradition, Dies at 95 – New York Times
New York Times Noël Verset, Vigneron Who Helped Save a Wine Tradition, Dies at 95New York TimesNoël Verset, whose perseverance laboring in the steep, granite vineyards of Cornas, in the Rhône Valley of France, helped the Cornas appellation survive to be discovered by a new generation of wine lovers, died on Sept. 11 in Guilherand-Granges, […]
Wine operations show resiliency with fires – Sacramento Bee
Sacramento Bee Wine operations show resiliency with firesSacramento BeeReturning from a trip to nearby Kelseyville, Michael Wood arrived in Middletown just as the Valley fire approached his Shed Horn Cellars winery. Racing through the flames on Sept. 12, he salvaged a few personal items before fleeing to safer ground.Reign of TerroirTexas Monthly (subscription) all 2 […]
Danny Meyer Has a Wine for Everyone – New York Times
New York Times Danny Meyer Has a Wine for EveryoneNew York TimesFrom haute cuisine to neighborhood bistro, New York is awash in great wine lists. No city offers a wider selection of wines or a larger number of places in which to enjoy them. Yet, no set of restaurants matches the collective excellence of Danny […]
The 3 Precautions to Take When Shipping Wine – Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur The 3 Precautions to Take When Shipping WineEntrepreneurYou're having some business partners over for dinner this weekend and you decide to order some nice wine. Great idea, but should you drink that wine immediately after it traveled in box on a truck? It depends. I mean have you seen Ace Ventura? Brought to you […]
Taco Bell begins selling beer, wine and booze at Chicago location – USA TODAY
USA TODAY Taco Bell begins selling beer, wine and booze at Chicago locationUSA TODAYCHICAGO— Taco Bell is ready to pour you a drink. The official grand opening of the first booze-selling Taco Bell isn't until Sept. 22, but company officials say they will open their doors—and liquor cabinet—to customers on Tuesday for a “soft …Wine […]
As wine-tasting tourism booms, what’s the line on partying? – The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times As wine-tasting tourism booms, what's the line on partying?The Seattle TimesAbout once a month since the Napa Valley Wine Train began chugging through California's wine country in 1989, the sound of clinking stemware has been accompanied by the spectacle of passengers being removed from the train. Usually, the passengers …Wine finds its time […]
Some See Wine as Investment Option to Drown Stock Market Sorrows – NBCNews.com
NBCNews.com Some See Wine as Investment Option to Drown Stock Market SorrowsNBCNews.comInvestors looking for a safe harbor during current stock market turmoil may be able to quench their thirst for profits in the fine wine market — as long as they are willing to sit tight for a decade or so, according to the creators […]
