The Union Square Market Proves Spring is "Ramp"-ing Up!
The Union Square Farmers Market is still open, just down the street from our Broadway shop, and today I saw the very first hints of spring and bought my first ramps of the year.
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I love to cook!
Cooking is fun. This is a great activity while we are all at home sheltering during the Coronavirus crisis.
Here are some recipes and tales from my home kitchen.
Virtual Tasting on Instagram Live!
We know that so many of you have been asking about this, so we are happy to announce that we have finally worked out a virtual wine tasting with Tyson from Crowley Wines. There are some details below! Hope to see you on Instagram Monday, April 6 at 5pm EST, 2pm PST.
VIDEO: Blind Tasting CVNE's Traditional Stunner
A few weeks ago we got together and challenged ourselves to blind taste 3 wines in just 3 minutes. As always it was humbling and fun! This is just a small taste of us blind tasting CVNE's Monopole Classico because it inspired us to feature this wine in our Newsletter again. It is terrific!
FEATURED: Traditional Barbaresco from Versio
It’s still pretty rare, though, to find a producer who is completely band new. How many people out there could possibly be qualified to start a new domaine in Barolo or Barbaresco? Not many.
But Francesco Versio is eminently qualified.
FEATURED: Beaujolais' Rookie of the Year
In her first vintage, Passot nailed it. These are some of the freshest and prettiest 2018s we’ve tasted, every wine in the lineup showing impressive poise and terroir-determination.
We're In This Together
We hope you and yours are still feeling well and staying safe. Here's a brief update on our operations.
FEATURED: Bottled Elegance from Pépière
The Muscadets of Domaine de la Pépière are some of the greatest dry whites in the Loire. They are true vins-de-gardes of terroir expression—and they are great values, too. Pépière wines are subtle, complex and poised. In a word: gorgeous. And they age incredibly well, too. This is a perfect candidate for the Reasonable Cellar.
EXCLUSIVE: Fredrick Wildman 2018 Burgundy Pre-Sale
Our 2018 Burgundy Direct Import Pre-Sale is HERE! 2018 is also a treat after recent vintages, because quantities are as good as they've been in a decade. While this should mean plenty to go around, we all know the global demand has spiked for Burgundy, making this your only chance to secure the wines you desire.
Part 2 of our Sancerre Guide is Here! All About Silex!
The wines of Sancerre are getting better and better, which can largely be attributed to two things: better viticultural practices, and a more Burgundian approach to terroir, i.e. single-vineyard or soil-specific cuvées. To get a better look at these changes, there's no better place to look than the flinty (aka "silex") soils on the eastern edges of Sancerre.
Women Winemaker Tastings: This Weekend!
This week in the shop we are highlighting some of our favorite women winemakers. Stop by the shop on either Thursday or Friday evening, or Saturday afternoon to taste through some terrific wines!
Our 4-Part Guide to Sancerre
Over the last several decades, the name Sancerre has become synonymous with premium dry white wine, making it the safe choice for consumers with no other requirements. As such, it's become one of wine's greatest hits, a wine region with nearly unparalleled brand recognition and customer devotion.