Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Feb 4th, 2015
So stoked to see so many old faces and to meet new ones at the WA State Wine Road Trip Alumni Dinner in NYC. The crew at Bouley Botanical whipped up some wonders, many laughs were had and lots of great grape juice was poured. So thankful to be on the West Coast now, but […]
Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Oct 21st, 2014
Slower | Start | Faster To see the full size images, you need to enable javascript in your browser. Our plane touched down at an ungodly 1:15 am on Thursday morning at Newark Airport. Within an hour, we had entered Times Square, the belly of the beast. Wake up call was 7 am, and for […]
Posted in Wine on Sep 4th, 2014
Just started the new gig this week. Honored, grateful, and stoked to be part of the team. Let’s do dis!
Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Jun 18th, 2014
The remnants of our two-hour Riesling master class with Paul Grieco and Stuart Pigott today for the full staff of Hearth & Terroir. 25 Rieslings. Awesome. The 7th (and final) Summer of Riesling is coming…
Posted in NYC Events, Wine on Feb 12th, 2014
Some serious frickin Piedmont geekery going on yesterday at Hearth & Terroir.
Look, Ma, NY Times! Huge thanks to Eric Asimov for including me.
Wild cider apples at Aaron Burr cidery today in the Hudson Valley on assignment for Edible Manhattan.
Posted in Beer, NYC Events, Wine on Nov 1st, 2013
And poof! Just like that, Cider Week 2013 has come to a close. While not really a “week,” per se, but instead ten days, Cider Week has descended on New York City for the past three years. And with each successive year, it gets bigger and richer, with more than 200 bars and restaurants participating […]
Posted in Wine on Oct 11th, 2013
Just checked into our hotel room in Boston for a friend’s wedding. Waiting for us was a bottle of wine he bought at our wedding five years ago. Wow.
By far the most interesting thing I’ve tasted this week. Dry Mead aged in S. African wine barrels. 12% abv.
Posted in Wine on May 14th, 2013
Gutturnio frizzante, Lusenti, 2011. It’s a red. And it’s bubbly.
Posted in Wine on May 6th, 2013
Bourgogne Passetoutgrain (Pinot Noir, Gamay), Colinot, 2009, Burgundy.
Posted in Wine on Apr 16th, 2013
All staff Burgundy tasting. Digging into some serious Cote de Nuits.
Posted in Beer, Food, NYC Events, Spirits, Wine on Feb 13th, 2013
I’ll be writing a monthly column for Nation’s Restaurant News called “Raising the Bar.” A pic of my first print piece:
