Many a wine drinker knows Alsace as the oddity among France’s wine regions. There is a certain otherness about the wines from the perspective of a French (or Francophile) wine drinker, owing…
What is it – this indescribable nature of Alsace? Land of gingerbread-styled, half-timbered houses, home of France’s “plus belle villes,” resting between the misty Vosges and the meandering Rhine, neither fully French…
“Frankenstorm” is making its way to the Northeast, and while only some of us will take the warnings seriously and stock up on water and canned beans, we should ALL be stocking…
The average person accepts many occurrences, events, and items that defy explanation. We can accept that we are unique in this universe, that life exists for some reason only on our planet…
Frequently, customers ask me to recommend a wine that will not give them a headache. The first question I like to ask to get to the bottom of the headache dilemma is,…
What if I took a really fantastic wine and put it in a box? If I sold it as a “box wine,” would it be any less delicious? Stereotypes in the wine…
So they told me that most Italians will carafe this sparkling wine, this natural Prosecco called “ProFondo.” How interesting to sample the next wave in Italy’s sparklers, wherein the producer both bends…
You’ve probably walked past our Cool Room a thousand times. Perhaps you were a bit too intimidated to go in? “That’s where they keep the really expensive wines… right?” Well, we do…
New & ApprovedThere’s something to be said about this Champagne that is hard to describe. There’s a “chewiness”, a deliciousness, and a savory chalkiness that goes hand-in-hand with Champagnes from the Grand Cru village…
Wines We LoveSaperavi Mukuzani, Vachnadziani Vineyards, Nekresi Estate – 2022 $16.96 for a limited time Since I started working at Astor, the Nekresi Estate wines have been a standout for me – I am…
Booze For ThoughtCool Off with Chill Wines Get drenched in a tidal wave of white wines made for summer drinking. It’s the perfect temperature to sip on cool and crisp white while hanging…
