July 25, 2019
We couldn’t be happier to announce the arrival of yet another stellar Galician collection—please welcome Adega A Coroa to Skurnik’s Spanish portfolio! This domaine, one of the key players in the appellation of Valdeorras, was founded in 1999 by the... UNFILTERED
Malvirà: The Last Great Stash of Cellar-Aged Older Wines in Piedmont?!
July 10, 2019
Above: Roberto Damonte (left) with his brother Massimo. It goes without saying that the scarcity of properly aged wine from the Langhe is extreme. From our producers, with rare exception, cellar-aged wines exist only for special occasions – and long... In the Vineyard with Burgundy’s Best Kept Secret – Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau
July 2, 2019
Pierreclos is a village that could be on the cover of “Quaint French Towns Monthly.” It has everything one would expect from a village that neighbors some of the most beautiful vineyards in the world: old cobblestoned streets, winding roads... Introducing Braunewell: Rheinhessen
June 26, 2019
We are very excited to introduce these unique Rieslings, Pinots and sparkling wines to the United States! Braunewell is located in the village of Essenheim, not far from Nierstein in the Rheinhessen hinterlands. Just 12km southwest of Mainz, Essenheim... Protected: von Winning Decanter Award
June 11, 2019
There is no excerpt because this is a protected... A Seven-Year-Old Eight-Year-Old Wine
June 7, 2019
I know, I know…you’re supposed to drink the stuff at the height of its freshness. But remember the days when they used to say that about Muscadet? And then suddenly it became the ne plus ultra of cool to pour ten-year-old Clos... The Pinot Project: Wine for the Palate, the Pocket, and the People
June 5, 2019
They say necessity is the mother of invention, and this story begins with a hole which needed filling. When Michael & Harmon Skurnik started The Pinot Project in 2009, it was to answer a call from their customers in New... Gins Aplenty at Skurnik Wines!
May 16, 2019
While there is never a wrong time to enjoy gin – that bright, refreshingly piney, clear spirit – we do think that spring and summer are an especially right time to enjoy this long-lived and historically exciting spirit. Rife with... Hanzell Vineyards: Timeless Expression of Sonoma
May 14, 2019
In 1953, James D. Zellerbach returned from his tenure as the Ambassador to Italy under the Truman administration with one goal in mind – to plant Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in California. While abroad, he spent extensive time traveling through... What It’s Not: An Exercise in Blind Tasting
May 7, 2019
In this classroom-style seminar our Skurnik Spirits team shared best practices for tasting spirits before putting our deductive sipping skills to the test. Gabriel Clary of Skurnik’s esteemed Germany, Austria, and Champagne Portfolio shared tasting techniques from the world of wine,...