Maison Premiere
Equal parts Belle Epoque Paris, old French Quarter New Orleans and modern-day Brooklyn, Maison Premiere is a stage of precise service and misty nostalgia that inspires suspension of disbelief without exposing…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
Craigie on Main
This award-winning Cambridge restaurant's wine list, run by wine director Emily Larkins, is a nice mash-up of classic and quirky (or the "Funky Bunch" as they're called; each wine that…
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Oleana
One of Cambridge's most established restaurants, Oleana's wine program has seen a number of talented people at the helm. Currently it's Lauren Friel, who manages a list that features a…
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Row 34
This massive Back Bay oyster bar from the folks behind Eastern Standard and Island Creek Oyster Bar is home to a short but hardworking list of wines. Given the predominance…
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Marvin
The newly opened Marvin, a wine bar disguised as a French bistro, has quickly become the after-hours hang for LA's wine crowd and Hollywood's pretty young things mainly due to…
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Spago
When you enter Spago, Wolfgang Puck’s legendary Beverly Hills restaurant, through its long, dark, opulent bar, there’s bound to be a movie star or two sitting on the velvet-covered bar…
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Biondivino
Owner of Biondivino, Ceri Smith, is a San Francisco institution herself. With eight years under her belt at the Russian Hill store, Smith recently took the position of co-wine director…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Remigio
Just off the Via Tuscolana, on the ground floor of a residential city block, Remigio serves the city’s most interesting assortment of sparkling wines, culled from small producers from Champagne,…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
Lebenstern
Climb the marble stairs to the upper floor of this 19th-century villa—which somehow managed to survive the allied bombings that devastated much of the area—and you will discover a series…
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Champagne’s Wine Growers Protest French Taxes
Monday November the 5th saw its share of protests, most notably in London where hordes of Guy Fawkes and one Russel Brand were seen protesting in front of Parliament. In…
- story: Janet Lee
