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Num Pang Chef Ben Daitz on Easy Drinking and What Pairs Well With Venison
May 22, 2013 in Fork in the Road
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Chef Frank Prisinzano Talks Oddball Italian Varietals, Terroir, and Perfect Pairings
May 21, 2013 in Fork in the Road
Food and wine are natural companions, so I'm polling some of New York's most illustrious chefs to find out what kind of wine they are drinking off and on the...
Annisa Chef Anita Lo Talks Amarone, Chardonnay and Her Perfect Food Wine
May 16, 2013 in Fork in the Road
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Seasonal, Edi & the Wolf and Third Man Chef Wolfgang Ban Chats Wine
May 15, 2013 in Fork in the Road
Food and wine are natural companions, so I'm polling some of New York's most illustrious chefs to find out what kind of wine they are drinking off and on the...
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Aussie Wine Got Good! Here's Where to Drink it in New York
May 07, 2013 in Fork in the Road
Lauren MoweryA few bottles of Aussie wine If your last memory of Australian wine was an overripe Shiraz, erase it! The new breed of Aussie wine is leaner, more structured, and...
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So, Is Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Wine Worth the Hype?
April 23, 2013 in Fork in the Road
Lauren MoweryThe Jolie-Pitt ros is salmon-pink and smacks of summer. The vinous baby of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt has finally arrived stateside! If you haven't heard, Brangie are now Provenal...
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10 Bottles of Sherry to Drink Right Now
April 05, 2013 in Fork in the Road
Lauren Mowery To understand sherry, you must drink it! And if you were paying attention during my interview with New York's Queen of Sherry, Carla Rzeszewski, then you know to drink...
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Meet Carla Rzeszewski, New York's Queen of Sherry
April 04, 2013 in Fork in the Road
Lauren Mowery What comes to mind when you hear sherry, besides the Four Seasons song that maddeningly loops in your head like scratched vinyl? If the answer is a sweet brown...
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Empire State of Wine: 10 Great Bottles from the Finger Lakes and Niagara Escarpment
March 27, 2013 in Fork in the Road
Lauren Mowery As spring continued dragging her feet last week, New Yorkers traipsed through snow flurries to drink wine. Nothing new there, except that the second annual NY Drinks NY was...
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The 10 Best Wine Stores in Manhattan
March 22, 2013 in Fork in the Road
Lauren Mowery Declaring New York's top ten wine shops proved even harder than counting the city's finest bowls of ramen. The number of high-quality wine retailers at our disposal is an...
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Chatting with West Village Wine Retailer Jean-Luc Le D
March 11, 2013 in Fork in the Road
Lauren Mowery After winemakers, the most valuable people in the wine business today are passionate retailers. Sommeliers, wine critics, importers and anyone else involved in the world of wine -- they're...
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Red Hook Winery Makes a Triumphant Return
March 05, 2013 in Fork in the Road
Lauren Mowery Despite losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in wine and equipment to Hurricane Sandy last year, Red Hook Winery reopened last Friday on Pier 41. How? The storm spared...
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Big Reds with Barbecue and More Simple Wine Pairing Advice
February 21, 2013 in Fork in the Road
Lauren Mowery Last week, I opened a bottle of Chteauneuf-du-Pape to drink with takeout from Fletcher's BBQ. I wasn't really thinking about the pairing, although perhaps "big red and big food"...
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10 Best Romantic Wine Bars, for Valentine's Day Drinking That Won't Suck
February 08, 2013 in Fork in the Road
If you haven't made a reservation for Valentine's Day by now, you're a failure. At least that's how it'll feel as you frantically scroll through OpenTable, only to find you...
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Vermouth Got Awesome and Here's Where to Drink It in New York
January 28, 2013 in Fork in the Road
Lauren Mowery I peered into the liquor closet -- yes, I have a closet devoted to booze, not shoes -- and there it was: A dusty bottle of Martini & Rossi...
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Warm Up Like the French: Drink Cabernet Franc
January 18, 2013 in Fork in the Road
Lauren Mowery Sometimes we New Yorkers could take a few lifestyle cues from the French. They've spent generations perfecting the art of the caf, a place that fosters lounging, reading, socializing,...
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Pressing Thai, Tahitian, and Balinese Grapes: 5 New Latitude Wines
January 11, 2013 in Fork in the Road
Lauren Mowery Welcome to the doldrums of winter. Unless you spend your weekends driving to the mountains, you're probably dreaming of warm, exotic locales to escape to during these blustery months....
