Spotlight: Terenzuola's Cinque Terre
A breezy seaside table for 2 on the Italian Riviera. Breathtaking vistas, the freshest local seafood, and a brisk, citrusy white from the vineyards perched high above. Have you found paradise?
Reduce CO2, Drink Wine, and Get $2 Back by Returning Bottles!
Just drop your bottles in the return crate, log them on the tablet, and leave the shop several bottles lighter, having done some good, and with a crisp $2 bill in your pocket.
Read Now: Flatiron's Guide to Austrian Wine
It’s an exciting time to discover the wines of Austria. The dynamic styles produced by the technically proficient graduates of the Klosterneuburg juxtapose the experimental natural winemakers breaking the mold in every region.
The NY Times' Summer Sparkling Wines: Crémants, Pét-Nats and More
We spotted a recent column in the New York Times from the esteemed Eric Asimov — a column encouraging readers to celebrate even the mundane with 12 bottles of fizzy wine, and not a Champagne among them. All of our favorites, from every corner of the winemaking world and from myriad varieties, were represented.
Paloumey 2016: Elegance in the Médoc
Listening to young winemaker Pierre Cazeneuve talk during a visit to Bordeaux in 2018, we could sense that he was interested in more than simply continuing tradition, and it was clear that Paloumey was a producer to follow.
Barolo Breakdown: Part 4, Castiglione is here!
Here, you have wines that have intense structure and aromas – of course, as this is Barolo! – but also poise. Maybe it doesn’t quite strike you as strongly on that first sip, as do wines from some other villages. But elegance is like that. Get to the end of the first glass and you will be thoroughly persuaded to pour yourself a second.
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You can now schedule short, virtual consultations with our staff. Thanks to the folks over at RESY, it’s now easier than ever to get all the advice you need in picking out wines.
Spotlight: Tschida Brutal
Christian Tschida is one of the most uncompromising voices in natural wine. Today we’re offering two rare and delicious examples of Tschida’s handiwork: “Brutal”, a light red made from Pinot Noir, and “Birdscape”, which falls somewhere between a light red and a rosé, and is made from a Blaufrankisch-prominent combination of red and white grapes.
Vocoret Chablis: The Next Generation
Edouard and Eleni believe you can only make great wine if you are close to the vines. So, they have kept things small: under 5 hectares (the family Domaine is nearly 10 times that). They know their vines, know their plots, and they bottle their vineyards individually so that we can enjoy each – highly individual – terroir on its own terms.
Vacation in the Finger Lakes: Food, Wine and more
Why not take a wine and food vacation in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of New York State? Our friend Thomas Pastuszak of Terassen put together this great list of fun places to visit and things to do in the Finger Lakes.
Flatiron's Annual Austria and Germany DI: Part 1, Austria
We're offering the greatest that the 2019 Vintage has to offer at the best prices we'll have all year. As usual, for many of these producers' more sought-after wines, this will be your only chance to buy them from us: many of these wines will only be available on DI or will sell out long before they can make it to our shelves.
Barolo Breakdown, Part 3 is here!
These vineyards only make up about 10% of the DOC Barolo, but they make a far larger percentage of the best known wine, and 100% of the village is entitled to produce Nebbiolo called Barolo. The swathe of Crus that contain the name “Cannubi” produce some of the world’s greatest Nebbiolo. This is a bit like all those Crus in Vosne that contain the word “Romanee”. But at like one fifth of the price.