Using a sample of wines identified by Wine & Spirits magazines annual restaurant poll, the report found that 15percentt were unavailable from retail wine stores within 10 miles of McLean, Virginia.
Otra Vida Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina 2014 (£4.99, Bargain Booze) Having tasted a small sample of wines on offer at a recent tasting put on by Bargain Booze's owners, Conviviality Retail, and then nosed around the BB website, I've found you have to do a fair bit of digging through some very ordinary stuff to get to the odd gem.
A Benefit for a Park The come-on is a free sample of wines and spirits made in Brooklyn at Waterfront Wines and Spirits, 1 Brooklyn Bridge Park, 360 Furman Street (Joralemon Street), Brooklyn Heights, on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m.
A winery near your correspondent's home got a missive asking for samples of wine.
The aromas of 41 samples of wine from two Italian regions, Piedmont and Tuscany, were analysed by headspace-mass spectrometry.
Children of Bellevue APRIL 10 -- A sampling of wine and food at Windows on the World will raise money for the pediatric support and medical programs at Bellevue Hospital Center.
APRIL 10 -- A sampling of wine and food at Windows on the World will raise money for the pediatric support and medical programs at Bellevue Hospital Center.
Lunchtime Wine Samplers Restaurants in the Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group, including Maloney & Porcelli, Manhattan Ocean Club, Post House, One C.P.S., and Park Avenue Cafe, will offer up to 10 samples of wine with lunch for $10 from Sept. 20 to 24.
To keep so many bottles open simultaneously, Mr. Girard uses a special machine called Enomatic, which dispenses glass-sized or smaller samples of wine and prevents the rest from going bad.
