VinePair

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A darling among sommeliers, Pinot Noir’s prominent acidity and gentle tannins make it a versatile and food-friendly wine. With holiday feasts on the horizon, we asked sommeliers for their picks when it comes to high–quality, affordable Pinot Noir. Emily Johnston, sommelier, The Dutchess , Ojai, Calif. “I

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

Because of tariffs and inflation, he says, “French wine pricing had gone up 25 percent in a year,” adding around $10 per bottle wholesale, which would have pushed list pricing beyond what he wanted to charge for a casual neighborhood weeknight spot. One huge benefit: the price. ” Tad Tobey, beverage director at Otoño in Los Angeles.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Joo Lee Beverage Director, Anto Credit: Anto After years working as a sommelier at restaurants like Eleven Madison Park and San Francisco’s Saison , Joo Lee took the lead as beverage director at Anto, a Midtown East restaurant that opened in March 2023. Still, the iconic magnum bottles remain a central part of the Cote dining experience.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

Eduard Viader grabs a bottle from a riddling rack, pulls off the metal brace that secured the cork, and with his index finger covering the closure to keep it from flying off, uses his clawlike wrench to ease the cork out of the bottle. He spins the bottle to tamp down the fizz and turns it upright. The moment was forced upon it.

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VinePair

MARCH 8, 2024

Instead of leaning lighter, sommeliers are embracing more textured and full-bodied whites — particularly those from the Iberian peninsula. At Txikito, a bottle of Luis A. Rodriguez, particularly the “Viña de Martîn Escolma” bottling primarily made with the Treixadura grape. Ma is also a fan of the wines of Luis A.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

bottling when striking out on his own terms in 1996, and it continues to drop jaws vintage after vintage. Since Alice Anderson and her partner Topher de Felice took over in 2019, they have continued its legacy with holistic, regenerative organic, and biodynamic practices on these 10 acres of own-rooted vines. Hyde Vineyard was his O.G.

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VinePair

JANUARY 15, 2024

In 2024, Reynolds is looking forward to releasing a new bottling of Muscat Vert from Sonoma’s Nakai Vineyard. This single-vineyard bottling of a unique — and basically unheard of — grape variety is just a small glimpse into the exciting things to come from Emme Wines. Magna Montis is a producer new to the U.S. Falanghina.

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Dry Atlas

MAY 15, 2024

I awarded each bottle of non-alcoholic bubbles that I list here with anywhere between 1 – 10 Bubbles. 10 Classico from Lyre’s Available in 250ml cans and 750ml bottles (the “Grande”), Lyre’s Classico is “an Italian-inspired sparkling with a crisp, dry finish.” First of all, I love the bottle.

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