Inside the Wine Cellar at Union Square Cafe
At Union Square Cafe, wine director Jason Wagner is putting his stamp on a New York classic. Here, five bottles that define the list.
- story: Zachary Sussman
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Daily News: Bringing Brewing Techniques to the Kitchen, The Rise of Personality-Driven Wine Lists
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - The San Francisco Chronicle discusses the phenomenon of personality-driven wine lists. - Tequila has never been more popular in the U.S.,…
- story: Chloe Frechette
Daily News: Spritz Culture on the Rise, Budweiser Gets Sued
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: – Microbiologists at U.C. Davis suggest that grapes’ terroir-forming microbes might actually be measurable, not unlike a chemical fingerprint.…
- story: Punch Staff
Testing Out the Second-Cheapest Wine Principle
Is the second-cheapest wine on a wine list really a great deal? Or is it such a popular order that it's become a means of getting gouged? Megan Krigbaum goes…
- story: Megan Krigbaum
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Daily News: Master Counterfeiter’s Wines for Sale, The Ritz Does Cocktails Inspired by Perfumes
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Daniel Boulud's New York restaurant DBGB is now serving upscale boilermakers. - Now's your chance to buy legitimate fine wines…
- story: Joanna Harkins
This Week’s Best Drink Reads
Welcome to The PUNCHbowl, a weekly installment where we share our favorite longreads on all things drinks and nightlife. This week, we visited all the drinking establishments in Michigan's upper peninsula, debated the…
- story: Punch Staff
Does Gramercy Tavern Have the Best Wine Program in America?
What, exactly, makes a wine list great? Jon Bonné on the new tenets that define a successful wine program, and why he believes Gramercy Tavern is a perfect reflection of…
- story: Jon Bonné
- illustration: Kaye Blegvad
What Does a Ralph Lauren Wine List Look Like?
A wine list inherently communicates a set of values, especially if that list is meant to reflect the identity of an international fashion brand. In the latest, "The List," Zachary…
- story: Zachary Sussman
- illustration: Natalie K Nelson
Steakhouse Wine Lists Are Finding New Companions for Red Meat
Steakhouse wine lists have begun to modernize, says The New York Times. Casting aside cabernet sauvignon and Bordeaux as red meat's only table mates, restaurants like The Bowery Meat Company, Lincoln…
- story: Joanna Harkins
New York’s Best New Wine Bar Lives in Brooklyn
Welcome to "The List," a column exploring the country's most notable wine lists. This week, New York columnist Zachary Sussman visits June, a new Brooklyn wine bar that offers a…
- story: Zachary Sussman
- illustration: Natalie K Nelson
