Neal Rosenthal | Founder, Rosenthal Wine Merchant
When Neal Rosenthal took over his father’s Upper East Side pharmacy-turned-liquor store in 1977, he couldn’t have predicted that it would mark the start of his decades-long career in wine.…
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Nico de Soto | Beverage Consultant
“My name alone doesn’t signify a particular style of drinks,” says Nico de Soto. “And you can’t really relate all of my bars to each other, either.” The multi hyphenate…
- story: Chloe Frechette
Jill Bernheimer | Owner, Domaine LA
When Domaine LA opened its doors in 2009, owner Jill Bernheimer knew she wanted to do something different with her wine shop. Zeroing in on natural wines well before that…
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Dylan + Jeni
Stephanie Andrews | Beverage Director, Billy Sunday and Spindle Bar
“Inventory is a nightmare,” says Stephanie Andrews, who recently binned her 600th amaro for Billy Sunday’s 300-bottle library—among one of the largest in the country. “But I’m kind of a…
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Anna Naphtali
Al Sotack | Partner, Jupiter Disco
“I'm not really sure any drink would describe who I am exactly,” says Al Sotack. A self-described “bar dork,” Sotack began barbacking after college in 2004 and worked various bartending…
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Lauren Woods Limbach | Wood Cellar Director and Blender, New Belgium Brewing
Long before sour beer could be found at nearly every craft brewery, Lauren Woods Limbach was experimenting with French-oak foeders and wild yeast—since 1998 to be exact. From those early…
- story: Chloe Frechette
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Marco Zappia | Beverage Director, Martina and Colita
If you ask Marco Zappia what he does for a living, he’ll tell you: “The first part of my day is spent compulsively macerating and cultivating gnarly microbial growth. The…
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Matthew Hintz
Eryn Reece | Bar Director, Freemans Restaurant and Banzarbar
For Eryn Reece, drink-making wasn't always about precise pours of sotol and Angelica root-rinsed glasses. When she first made the jump from waitressing as a teen to working behind the…
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Eric Medsker
Alice Feiring | Wine Writer and Author
“I really didn’t think anyone would listen, but I had to write about it,” says Alice Feiring, the author of a 2001 exposé printed in The New York Times that uncovered…
- story: Tatiana Bautista
- photo: Carolyn Fong
Jeffrey Stuffings | Co-Owner, Jester King Brewery
If you want to literally taste Texas, grab a pint of Jester King. In making their beers, co-founder Jeffrey Stuffings, along with his brother, Michael, rely upon the local Austin…
- story: Tatiana Bautista
- photo: Jester King Brewery