New York Wine Salon

11/29/2011

Congratulations to Corkbuzz Wine Studio on its opening! We can't wait to see what they have in store for NYC wine fans...

Wine Bar, kitchen, classroom, event center and consulting services

11/28/2011

Chateau Musar 2008 Jeune Rouge, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon (13.5%) $11.50/glass at Terroir Tribeca A baby Musar! Cheerful and funky at the same time. It’s a blend of 60% Cinsault, 20% Syrah and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon from the famed Lebanese winery tha

11/23/2011

Coenobium 2008 Bianco, Lazio, Italy (12.5%) $21.99 at The Natural Wine Company Get thee to a nunnery! At least this nunnery in Lazio where the Cistercian sisters are turning out a brilliant, low-alcohol white made of an exotic blend of 45

11/21/2011

staying local this Thanksgiving? check out Peter Hellman's take on great local wine bars "without the sniff"

A new breed of wine bars has come on strong since summer. Relaxed in style and forward-thinking in vision, they aren’t as intimidating as their fusty predecessors. Here, that old standby, Bordeaux,

11/15/2011

Our bubbly Cynthia recommends a huggable Champagne for the holidays..who could say no to that?

Bérèche et Fils NVV Champagne, France (12%) $43 at UVA So well-knit together, this Champagne is like a punching bag: you can hit it hard, but it’ll always bounce back intact. It’s a classic blend of the three Champagne grapes with a bit o

11/10/2011

whoever said no whites after labor day doesn't know diddly...

Babich 2009 Chardonnay, Unoaked, Hawke’s Bay , New Zealand (13.5%) $12 at Cabrini Wines Maybe the white clothing is retired for the season, but thankfully, white wine continues past Labor Day. The temperature might not yet call for biggest an

11/09/2011

Check out a Fresh, Lively Red from Galicia, land of Albarino...

Benito Santos 2009 “Alipio,” Valdeorras , Spain $15.99 at Chambers Street Wines Todd Blomberg, the San Franciscan transplant who lives and makes wine in Galicia (you can read about him in Naked Wine ),?wanted to make a wine that reminded him o

11/09/2011

11/03/2011

A delightful discovery wine at an unbeatable price

Christian Venier 2009 Le Clos Des Carteries, Cheverny, France $20 at Appellation Wine & Spirits I'm fed up with how certain wines that I love for every day are creeping up into special occasion prices, but what can I do? For now, I'll buck up an

11/02/2011

A wine documentary at a Gastropub Theatre?? Don't forget to pick up your tickets. For $25 a pop with the code NYWS its a perfect Friday night date.

Brooklyn's independent gastropub movie theater by the people who brought you reBar

11/01/2011

Join Us this Friday in DUMBO for wine, food, and fun at ReBar!

AÇORES: From Lava to Wine New York Wine Salon is proud to present a cinematic taste of Portugal. In Brooklyn. Filmmaker Ken Payton, known among wine’s cognoscenti for his in-depth and incisive blog Reign of Terroir, will screen his documentary film AÇORES: FROM LAVA TO WINE. Radiant cinematog...

10/31/2011

Our wrap-up is now posted. No tricks, all treats -- including some incredible values! http://www.nywinesalon.com/general-blog/happy-hallowine

As holidays go, Halloween is low on demands, high on flexibility, and tops in opportunity for creativity—especially in New York City. On Thursday the 27th, New York Wine Salon added some vinous flava to Halloween, having gathered a set of tast