Buzzy Bottles: The Sound of Georgian Wine Goes West
There is a sound Georgian wine makes that you cannot quite name. It is not the pop of a cork or the glug of a pour. It is the low, ambient hum of a supra table filling with bottles, and the clinking, the laughter, the toasts stacking on top of each other like sediment. It is the noise of eight thousand years of winemaking culture pressing against the walls of a wine bar in Brooklyn or a bottle shop in Copenhagen, trying to be heard.
Cellar Rat
“There should be a story behind every label.” That’s the Cellar Rat credo, printed right on the door of their Crossroads District shop, and they mean it. Over 1,200 wines, 300 spirits, 200 beers, all tasted and selected by the staff, nothing sold unless they’d drink it themselves. The famous $100 case (twelve bottles, hand-picked) […]
Tannin KC
Fifteen years is a lifetime in the restaurant world, and Tannin has spent every one of them in the Crossroads District, quietly building the kind of wine program that makes Kansas City a better place to drink. Self-described as “food obsessed wine bar, wine obsessed restaurant”, and the emphasis works in both directions. The menu […]
‘ssippi
‘ssippi is what happens when a natural wine bar gets it exactly right. A corner spot on Cherokee Street where the wine is low-intervention, the cocktails are on tap, the snacks are simple, and the whole operation runs on the conviction that good wine shouldn’t require a special occasion. Outside food is welcome. So are […]
Underdog Wine Co.
Tucked into the Crestwood neighborhood on East 55th Street, this is the kind of bottle shop where every shelf has a story and every pour comes with a recommendation you can trust. The selection runs deep with over 400 wines with a deliberate lean toward family-owned wineries, small producers who still farm their own land […]
Saperavi Brothers Now in Missouri!
There’s a particular kind of conversation that happens at a tasting table. Not the kind where someone lectures you about soil types, but the kind where someone picks up a glass, takes a sip, and says something like, “I didn’t know wine could taste like this.” We had that conversation a lot this July as Saperavi Brothers announced our new distribution partnership with Veritas in Missouri.
To Get Georgian Wine, You Have to Get Georgian Culture
Forbes went to Kakheti and came back with something worth reading. Here’s what they found — and why it matters.
Sissle & Daughters
Mary Chapman and Will Sissle have built something genuinely special on Washington Avenue. A cheesemonger, grocer, and wine bar that operates with the conviction that cheese and wine are most interesting when they tell a story together. Cut-to-order selections, thoughtfully curated bottles, coffee and pastries in the morning, wine by the glass in the afternoon: […]
Lambs Maine
Lambs wears its identity openly- cocktails, natural wine, and beer in a neighborhood bar on the Fore River in South Portland that has quietly become one of the most interesting rooms in the Portland area. The tinned fish selection is a particular touch of personality, and the outdoor space stretches to 105 seats in the […]
Uncle Dean’s Natural Market
The anchor of the natural food community in central Maine, Uncle Dean’s has been Waterville’s go-to source for organic and local provisions for years. Their wine selection reflects the same values as the rest of the store: thoughtfully chosen, honest in origin, and supported by regular in-store tastings that give customers the chance to learn […]