2017 Bottling Sommelier 
Imbibe Magazine
JANUARY 6, 2025
Based in New York City and currently serving as the director of education at the Brooklyn Kura Sake Studies Center , Sullivan eagerly shares his recs for bottles of American-made sake. 35, tippsysake.com Den, Yamada Nishiki, Red Label Junmai Ginjo Yoshihiro Sako was a longtime bartender and sake sommelier.
VinePair
JUNE 13, 2024
When you’re shopping for bottles from Bordeaux , prices can get steep. That means Bordeaux and similarly prolific regions have name-brand appeal that allows their producers to price their wines higher, which can make it even harder to get your money’s worth at the bottle shop. We asked sommeliers from across the U.S.
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VinePair
MAY 26, 2025
The two opened their first joint restaurant, Le Rigmarole , in Paris in 2017, and when the next door space became available, the couple saw it as an opportunity to expand. Within a 10-minute walk of where we are, there are 12 natural wine bars that serve similar bottles, Compagnon adds. Folderol, Credit: @f.o.l.d.e.r.o.l
Bar Magazine
MAY 22, 2025
The pairings were selected by Sarah Abbott MW, MD of Swirl Wine Group and Ronan Sayburn MS, CEO of The Court of Master Sommeliers. The retail price of each of the wines was thoroughly researched and a calculated GBP per point was awarded. The lowest GBP per point was deemed best value.
Cheers
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Kristin Courville, sommelier, The Bazaar By José Andrés in New York Kristin Courville WINE: Dominio del Challao Angelita 2020 from Rioja, Spain ($24 a glass) WHY: I love this wine because it shows the true elegance that Spanish wines are capable of. Madeline Maldonado, lead sommelier, Mercado Little Spain in New York.
VinePair
MARCH 8, 2024
Instead of leaning lighter, sommeliers are embracing more textured and full-bodied whites — particularly those from the Iberian peninsula. At Txikito, a bottle of Luis A. Rodriguez, particularly the “Viña de Martîn Escolma” bottling primarily made with the Treixadura grape. Ma is also a fan of the wines of Luis A.
VinePair
JULY 3, 2024
No bottle opener or glassware required. But there’s a growing incentive to embrace alternative packaging as drinkers become more aware of the environmental consequences of glass bottles. Some examples come from wineries like Two Shepherds in Sonoma or Prisma in Chile, which make canned wines to supplement their portfolio of bottles.
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