sommeliers
Inside the Wine Cellar at The Morris
At San Francisco's The Morris, Paul Einbund has debuted a dream wine list nearly a decade in the making.
- story: Lizzie Munro
- photos: Colin Price
What Does Great Wine Service Look Like Today?
Jon Bonné looks at three New York sommeliers who are confronting today's wine culture in all its complexity.
- story: Jon Bonné
- photos: Daniel Krieger
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…
- story: Chloe Frechette
How Do Restaurants Price Old Wines?
Why are older wines priced the way they are? Megan Krigbaum talks to sommeliers helming the nation's top vintage lists and discovers that the process is far more complicated than…
- story: Megan Krigbaum
- photo: Jessica Grenier
Meet the Who’s Who of Wine Cool
Among America’s most progressive wine lists, which producers act as universal touchstones? Megan Krigbaum surveys dozens to come up with a shortlist of the who’s who of wine cool.
- story: Megan Krigbaum
- photo: Lizzie Munro
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…
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…
- story: Chloe Frechette
Flipping the Script on “House Wine”
Long associated with anonymous, notoriously cheap pours, the term “house wine” has a history of bad connotations. But that’s changing. Carson Demmond on the collaborations that have led to a…
- story: Carson Demmond
- photo: Daniel Krieger
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.…
- story: Chloe Frechette
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.…
- story: Chloe Frechette
