What’s happening? NYC
The best way to get to know wine is to taste. Here are two very good events where you can taste on someone else’s tab! And some others…
Free tasting of Domaine Daniel Rion at Moore Brothers. map it
Friday, 5 – 8 PM
Pascale and Christophe Rion will be on hand to pour the great Burgundies from their family estate. Taste the wines in this range from the $18.50 white to the $95 Echezaux 2001. NOTE: they’re doing a similar tasting at another store for $20, so the one to hit is the free tasting at Moore Bros.
Saturday December 9th
10 AM Acker-Merral auction at Cru restaurant, 24 5th Ave. No charge to drop by and pick up a catalogue and a paddle.
3-5PM, Astor Wines. map it
Meet the charming Mary Ewing-Mulligan and Ed McCarthy as they sign copies of their new edition of Wine for Dummies. No word if a tasting will accompany the signing.
Monday December 11th Wine Science at NYAS (7 WTC)
Dr. James Kennedy talks tannin and more in this one evening session that includes a tasting. Not free but sounds interesting. $25, 6 PM. Details
Tuesday December 13th at Crush. map it
Champagne tasting they call deluxe; at this store, I’m sure they mean it. Free but you must RSVP, 212.980.9463
And finally, a new wine-firendly restaurant has opened according to a short piece in New York magazine. Varietal is run by Greggory Hockenberry who had took one of my NYU classes last spring. I look forward to checking out the space and the wine list since I can attest that he knows his Sancerre from his Savennieres–or, given the name of the restaurant, his roussanne from his riesling.
138 W. 25th St., nr. Seventh Ave. 212-633-1800
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On December 11th, 2006 at 3:16 pm ,Jessica wrote:
Thanks for this tip.
I made it to the Moore Brothers wine tasting last Friday. It was fantastic!
I enjoy Burgundy wines but don’t have the budget. As the Euro keeps
gets stronger, I have been seeking out lesser know wines, i.e. Lebanon, Portugal, and Argentina.