April 17, 2017
Sashi Moorman is a winemaker. And, in navigating the Sta. Rita Hills and their surrounds, he is a rather adept geographer, historian, geologist, and storyteller, too. This versatility is not a parlor trick, but a necessity of his craft: Sashi’s... UNFILTERED
April Showers: Our Favorite Floral Cocktails
April 13, 2017
We love flowers! Not just looking at, smelling, arranging, planting, stroking (just to see if they are real!), but we also love drinking them. Nothing delights us more than sitting at our favorite bar with a cocktail covered in flowers.... The Legacy of Graillot: Maxime Graillot & Domaine Equis
April 6, 2017
Featured Image: Maxime & Alain Graillot Photo: Gunnar Lier There is perhaps no industry where the weight of past generations is felt more acutely than in the world of wine. For elite domaines, each generational change invites the risk of falling... Farm to Bottle: An Interview with Neversink Spirits
March 30, 2017
Featured Image: Yoni Rabino, left, and Noah Braunstein, owners of Neversink Spirits. The young distilling duo behind Neversink Spirits, Noah Braunstein and Yoni Rabino, sat down with Skunik Spirits and answered some questions about the history of their inspiration, progress,... Stony Hill Vineyard: Pioneers of Spring Mountain
March 28, 2017
In the early 1940s Fred and Eleanor McCrea travelled from San Francisco to Napa Valley seeking a family getaway in the mountains for Eleanor and their two young children. On one such visit, they travelled a narrow and winding dirt... 2013 Barolo: A Vintage to Remember
March 24, 2017
There is little to say about the 2013 vintage that hasn’t already been said: “thrilling,” “classic,” “a legend in the making,” “a benchmark for years to come.” But we don’t need to speak in hyperbole. We can just tell you... Nikolaihof: Deep Roots in the Wachau
March 21, 2017
On the eastern edge of the Wachau valley, there lies Nikolaihof, in the quiet village of Mautern. In its current manifestation, Nikolaihof is a wine estate, yet it has lived many lives. The wines of the house are a singular... THE DNA OF CARIBBEAN R(H)UM
March 15, 2017
Rum is as ancient as distillation itself. Most historians agree that, when humans first learned to refine fermented alcohol into a distilled spirit, the first booze we made was from the juice of sugarcane. It makes sense. No natural sugar... 2017 Grand Portfolio Tasting
March 9, 2017
2017 marks our 30th year in business and we honored this special occasion by hosting our biggest tasting ever! It’s downright inspiring to think about just how far the American wine drinking community has come in these three decades. Our... Benchmark Biodynamic Burgundy: Domaine de l’Arlot
March 2, 2017
To fall in love with Burgundy is to resign oneself to a life of equal parts euphoria and edification. It is both an academic and hedonistic endeavor that may last a lifetime. Finding a domaine that produces wines capable of...