Shopkeeper's Secrets

MCF Rare Wine exemplifies the neighborhood wine store

We'll admit it: Large wine shops with a warehouse's worth of inventory can be more than intimidating. Fortunately, there are also such boutiques as MCF Rare Wine, a tiny gem of a...

About Face

A wine master changes alliances

Daniel Johnnes reigns supreme as New York's crown prince of Pinot Noir. He's the beverage director for Daniel Boulud's restaurants, an importer of artisanal wine and a quality...

Wine Not

The startlingly well-priced wines of Bread & Tulips

It isn't often we gasp when we're reading a wine list. Then again, it is rare to encounter a collection of bottles as strategically priced as the ones at the new Bread &...

Nappa on the North Fork

An innovative wine from a local vintner

Many of us have been enjoying Anthony Nappa's skills without even knowing it: As the former winemaker at Shinn Estate Vineyards, he crafted some of the finest wines on Long...

Spring Fling

A long winter's reward from Vermont

Eden Ice Cider Company has us rethinking our spring cocktails. Starting this month, the products from this Vermont-based company are finally available in NYC. Though Eden's three...

When Dry Is Sweet

The driest of Rieslings land in New York

After years of inexplicable neglect, German Riesling--like Betty White--is undeniably back in the spotlight. By now, most of us have shed the misconception that these wines are...