Above: Roberto Damonte (left) with his brother Massimo. It goes without saying that the scarcity of properly aged wine from the Langhe is extreme. From our producers, with rare exception, cellar-aged wines exist only for special occasions – and long gone are the days when producers had any unsold vintages they were willing to release. … Read More
On Tuesday, June 18th, Skurnik Wines hosted the annual Terry Theise Estate Selections Fall DI Tasting at the Metropolitan Pavilion! Over thirty of our esteemed producers from Germany and Austria made their way over to the U.S. to present the newest vintage. And what a vintage it is! 2018 produced a collection of wines that … Read More
As happens all too often, the wines of Alberico passed into legend only after their creator, the prince of Venosa, had left this earthly world behind. The prince was an eccentric recluse who had planted Bordeaux varieties on his estate at the gates of Rome in Lazio in the late 1940s. To quote Eric Asimov … Read More
It seems like our grand tasting gets even grander every year, which is why we’ve taken over the entire Met Pavilion. We wanted you to be able to explore all the sake, cider, wine, and spirits that we have to offer, in comfort. Our portfolio reaches every corner of the planet now, so we had … Read More
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