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Tue. 24 Mar '09

Wine

Wakozi brings wine to your door in minutes. In a city where you can have everything from DVDs to just-baked cookies dispatched to your doorstop at a moment's notice, the... more
Thu. 14 May '09

Wine

Riesling Week 2009 is here. Why should you love Riesling? Because it smells like summer--like flowers, peaches and limes. Because it's dry. And sweet. And everything in... more
Fri. 16 Jan '09

Wine

Crisp Torrontes is a great match for brisk weather . Though the temperature outside is frightful, don't pack your white wines away with your flip-flops just yet. Some... more
Fri. 09 Jan '09

Wine

Discover Beaujolais's serious side. New York wine shops are still awash with leftover Beaujolais Nouveau, the light, fruity wines released en masse in November and meant... more
Fri. 03 Oct '08

Wine

Old-fashioned wine is new again. Modern tools and techniques have turned some wineries into veritable laboratories. But a growing number of rebellious winemakers are... more
Mon. 26 Jul '10

Wine

Riesling Week 2010 is here. As if anyone needed an excuse to celebrate one of the world's finest grapes, here comes Riesling Week 2010. This versatile wine is famously... more
Mon. 26 Jul '10

Wine

Riesling Week 2010 is here. As if anyone needed an excuse to celebrate one of the world's finest grapes, here comes Riesling Week 2010. This versatile wine is famously... more
Tue. 16 Mar '10

Wine

Cork Market gives wine cheat-sheets. When the owners of Cork launched Cork Market earlier this winter, fans rejoiced at having a chance to bring home the wine bar's... more
Fri. 22 Jan '10

Wine

A new wine merchant hosts a monthly party. Wine clubs are great for those who want to sit back and wait for bottles to arrive at their door with no questions asked--or... more
Mon. 08 Sep '08

Wine

Finally! An eco-friendly boxed wine we'll drink. Wine is a carbon Bigfoot: All those heavy glass bottles and time spent on trucks and planes add up. Wine producers have... more
Mon. 19 Jul '10

Wine

The Butcher's Block specializes in summer refreshment. Oregon's cool, rainy hills have made it a hot spot for New World Pinot Noir production. But there's a lighter side... more
Fri. 25 Jun '10

Drinks

The spirit of San Francisco returns. You might call pisco San Francisco's most iconic spirit. The City by the Bay has had a centuries-long history with the Peruvian... more
Mon. 07 Jun '10

Wine

Twisted Vines gives red and white reasons to order dessert . When first-time restaurateurs Sybil and Josh Robinson opened Twisted Vines in Arlington earlier this year,... more
Mon. 07 Jun '10

Wine

One-stop shopping for discerning wine geeks. A clo, in winespeak, is an enclosed vineyard, typically one that's garnered significant acclaim for the wines produced from... more
Fri. 07 May '10

Wine

An underappreciated Italian white makes a comeback. Long before Pinot Grigio was chided as Italy's token bland, underdeveloped wine, Soave held the title. But the former... more
Tue. 23 Mar '10

Cooking

A.M. Wine Shoppe goes gourmet on weekends. A wineshop might not be the most obvious destination for a great Sunday supper, but A.M. Wine Shoppe knows just how to end the... more
Fri. 19 Mar '10

Wine

Save the earth, one pop at a time. There are few things as delightful as popping the cork on a bottle of wine, but the next time you hear that sound, consider the humble... more
Mon. 15 Mar '10

Wine

Unpasteurized sake is full of flavor. Fans of unpasteurized milk, cheese and soy sauce have convincingly extolled the virtues of those foods' depth of flavor. Now the... more
Mon. 22 Feb '10

Wine

Virginia's homegrown grape makes a comeback. Sure, California can produce world-class Cabs, but when it comes to creating a varietal from scratch, the prize belongs to... more
Mon. 08 Feb '10

Wine

SoMa wine bar Terroir sells wines that make themselves. In the wine world, the linguistic parameters that define the term "natural" are one part battlefield and one part... more
Tue. 26 Jan '10

Wine

Wine goes underground in Dupont. For anyone who's ever asked for help in a wine shop and gotten nothing more than a regurgitation of the label description, it's time to... more
Fri. 18 Dec '09

Dining

Announcing Tasting Table NY Specials edition. Dear TT Subscriber: We've come a long way together since we sent you our first e-mail. Now we'd like to take you to meet... more
Mon. 14 Dec '09

Wine

There's a sparkling world beyond Prosecco. Prosecco leaped off store shelves during last year’s holiday season. This year, unknown Italian sparkling wines made... more
Wed. 25 Nov '09

Dining

Fill up on the month's top stories. Whether it's the new fall flavors at the farmers' markets, the cooler temps or the countdown to the biggest eating day of the year,... more
Mon. 05 Oct '09

Cooking

Get your Chilean fix at Puro Chile. Soho and Chinatown: Meet Chile. Across from the old Police Headquarters building, Puro Chile has opened a sleek, glass-enclosed store... more
Mon. 21 Sep '09

Wine

Italian blends match the durable with the delicate. Penn and Teller, Laurel and Hardy, Axl and Slash: Some of the best duos pair a boisterous front man with a subdued... more
Thu. 27 Aug '09

Wine

Hit the street to try New Zealand's best wine, from Sauvignon Blanc and beyond . When it comes to wine, it's tough to break old habits: Most of us find a few bottles we... more
Fri. 21 Aug '09

Wine

The new generation of retsina is better than ever. It was inevitable: The rise of quality Greek wine had to trickle down to an improvement in retsina. This pine... more
Fri. 15 May '09

Wine

A classic dessert grape goes dry. Chances are if you've had a wine made from the Furmint grape, it's been sweet. For centuries, Furmint (FOOR-mint) has played a starring... more
Mon. 06 Apr '09

Wine

These kosher wines deserve yearlong attention. Like cherry blossoms or the Gonzaga basketball program, kosher wine gets the attention it deserves for only a few fleeting... more
Wed. 01 Apr '09

Drinks

Dolin vermouth will make you rethink your next drink. When's the last time you thought about vermouth? For most people, buying these aromatized wines is a mindless task:... more
Mon. 09 Mar '09

Wine

Discover Japan's newest export: sparkling sake. Put down your shochu: The latest Tokyo drink trend to make its way stateside is sparkling sake. And if you aren't much of... more
Wed. 25 Feb '09

Wine

Tell Mom and Dad: Lambrusco's back . You might remember Lambrusco as the fizzy, soda-pop-like wine your parents drank during the Carter-Reagan era, typically over ice... more
Wed. 18 Feb '09

Drinks

This local honey-based wine is creating a buzz. Nathaniel and Thatcher Martin want to change the way you think about mead--if you think about it at all, that is. Most... more
Mon. 09 Feb '09

Wine

Try Southern Italy's overlooked star . An often-heralded rule of thumb for getting the best bang for your wine buck is to check out lesser-known grapes. And now is the... more
Mon. 22 Dec '08

Drinks

Three unconventional and highly affordable bottles from Astor. Instead of buying your favorite liquor-loving friends another bottle of their standby whiskey or gin,... more
Fri. 19 Dec '08

Wine

Three of this year’s best wine values, plus a discount. Although 2008 is almost over, we still have some of the year's most important wine purchases ahead of us: A... more
Wed. 19 Nov '08

Wine

Fretting about which wines to pour at Thanksgiving? Don’t: We’ve done the work for you.. No holiday creates more wine-pairing angst than Thanksgiving. The... more
Tue. 18 Nov '08

Dining

Stock up on wine before trying Brooklyn’s best new pizza. When restaurants open without a finalized liquor license, we leap at the chance to play sommelier and... more
Wed. 12 Nov '08

Wine

Hit D.O.C. Wine Shop for obscure values. Anyone can make a dinner party impression with a well-known, expensive wine. But we prefer to bring under-the-radar wines that... more
Wed. 23 Dec '09

Wine

Brooklyn's new source for affordable party wine. The intersection of Atlantic and Court streets has just become more treacherous for the gastronomically minded. There's... more
Wed. 08 Jul '09

Wine

An all-occasion sampler from Tasting Table and Crush . From picnics to barbecues to a quiet session with a dozen oysters, there's not one perfect bottle of wine for... more
Mon. 08 Jun '09

Wine

Minerally Swiss wines are the way to go when the mercury rises. There's a wonderful side effect to the proliferation of restaurants serving buttery spaetzle: They're also... more
Wed. 29 Jul '09

Dining

Pick a park: Your ready-made picnic is waiting nearby. With what little sunshine we're given, who wants to eat indoors? Take to the grass with these expert picnics, each... more