Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Wine Enthusiast Magazine is one of the most respected and quoted authorities in the world of wine and spirits. We feature the hottest trends in everything related to wine. Our seasoned editors do the work for you, with over 700 expert ratings and reviews in each issue. Plus, in-depth features on all aspects of cocktails, spirits, beer, inventive wine and food pairings, trendy recipes, savvy travel features, and more.

Wine Enthusiast Magazine • VOLUME 37, NUMBER 3

THE ONE AND ONLY • The City is a singular source of endless Inspiration.

SIPS AND SNAPS AROUND THE GLOBE

STREET LIFE • Join us in a celebration of the multitude of snacks, bites, mini-meals and morsels available on and just off New York City’s sidewalks. You can eat all of these handheld delectables while walking—even if it does make things a bit messy. Each has our suggested pairings. We might not recommend imbibing at the same time as ambulating, but, hey, you’ve got two hands.

How to Drink on Public Transit • A definitely unsanctioned PSA not even remotely brought to you by the MTA.

NATURAL WINE, I LOVE YOU BUT YOU ARE BRINGING ME DOWN • In the rider we came across for James Murphy’s DJ sets circa 2013, sometime between LCD Soundsystem’s “final” shows at Madison Square Garden and the opening of his natural wine bar The Four Horsemen in Williamsburg, both the musician’s exacting nature and generosity were on full display.

URBAN RENEWAL • A cluster of NYC wineries are throwing it back to the ’80s—the 1880s.

SAY CHEESE • How do expressions change after a few glasses of wine?

MAKING THE CONNECTION • Some of the best-loved bars, bartenders and cocktails around the world started in New York City—and many can be traced back to three individuals in particular. While this map may not be comprehensive—there just isn’t room to include all the various venues, histories and family-tree branches—it gives a high-level glimpse into how expertise has flowed and dispersed across the industry.

BEMELMANS BAR MARTINI • The bar at the Carlyle is nothing if not accommodating.

GET SALTY • It might be easier to make gravlax at home than you thought—bring authentic “appetizing” to your own kitchen.

CAYUGA • NY born and bred—of course this white wine has personality.

PEAK PLATEAU • Linganore AVA is a happy middle ground in central Maryland.

DRIVER & HAMMER

NO LONGER A BOLLYWOOD BADDIE • Wine writer Henna Bakshi explores how her Indian culture has evolved when it comes to the taboo of alcohol consumption.

DANCING IN THE STREET • New York is a wine-drinking town. It pirouettes with Paris when it comes to enjoying Burgundy, mingles with Milan over Barolos and tangoes with Tokyo over tall bottles of Riesling. For this issue, we rated and reviewed a Windows on the World-worthy list of top producers, including 225 of New York’s finest—some of which you can find here among the best of what we tasted.

I TRIED TO SELL MY ‘DUSTY’ BOTTLES—HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED • Welcome to the boozy version of Antiques Roadshow.

Welcome to New York

A New York Minute with ALICE FEIRING • From her railroad apartment in NoLita, one of natural wine’s most influential figures has battled far more than just Robert Parker in her lifetime. Writer at LargeChristina Pickard spent a day with this lifelong New Yorker.

SPIRIT of NYC • The ultimate five-borough bar crawl makes stops at eponymous cocktails.

SIPS AND THE CITY • Where to eat and drink at every hour in the city that never sleeps, according to the Wine Enthusiast staff.

BYOB SOMMS • A group of top wine professionals gathers late-night in Chinatown, sharing both the bottles they brought and the stories those wines tell.

Cuisine DE QUEENS...