Featured Skurnik Unfiltered

This Sunday marks National Book Lover’s Day, and certainly, the last few months have proven how valuable a good book can be in inspiring, educating, or simply entertaining during tough times. In the world of hospitality, nothing shows appreciation quite like a lovingly constructed cocktail, so here are a few tipples inspired by the current … Read More

One of the finest estates in the Middle Mosel, AJ Adam is based in the village of Dhron. This pastoral village is in a side valley of the Mosel river, just south of the Piesport, home of the famed Goldtröpfchen vineyard. Traveling south from the dramatic and imposing amphitheater of the Goldtröpfchen, the Dhron valley … Read More

Recently, a spotlight has been cast upon issues of equality and the accepted status quo in all facets of society including  the hospitality sector, whose very etymology lies in “the friendly and generous reception of guests and strangers.” Built into the fabric of our public meeting spaces is the rare potential to bring people together … Read More

Throughout June we explored all aspects of Chenin with a remarkable group of growers who are all taking this noble variety to its maximum potential. Chenin is one of the most in vogue white grapes being grown around the world, with its qualitative epicenter found in the Loire Valley of France. Few white wines can … Read More

Tasting at Dönnhoff in Oberhäusen is always a high-water mark for the vintage. We were able to taste with Cornelius Dönnhoff earlier this year and while 2019 was not an easy harvest to bring in, the hard work in the vineyards produced an outstanding collection. The sorting during this vintage was paramount and the work … Read More

The Bricco Voghera vineyard in Serralunga d’Alba is a punishing place to work in August. It faces full south, has a near vertical incline up 400 meters and can easily reach 100º in the summer months. In the spring of 2014, a season of unrelenting rain turned a challenging task into a near impossible one. The soil was so wet, and the conditions … Read More

THE SUSTAINABILITY IN SPIRITS SERIES This is our seventh installment in a series that defines sustainability in spirits and shares some selections from our very own spirits portfolio. PART I Square One Organic Spirits PART II Apologue PART III Azteca Azul PART IV Real Minero PART V Novo Fogo PART VI Rhum JM Today we’re … Read More