April 7, 2021
Purchasing a single batch or barrel enables an establishment to offer something truly unique to its clientele. Many of Skurnik’s producer-partners offer exclusive opportunities to purchase single barrels or limited bottlings. Support the brands and distilleries you know and love... UNFILTERED Archives: News
When Legends Meet: ‘Encinas’ from Antoine Graillot and Raúl Pérez
March 11, 2021
The Graillot name needs little introduction to fine-wine lovers in the United States, having been synonymous for many years with the absolute pinnacle of quality in Crozes-Hermitage. Less well-known on this side of the Atlantic is that the family also... 7 Things We Would Have Loved to Pour for You At Our 2021 GPT
March 9, 2021
Think of this as our monthly answer to, ’so what have you been into lately?’ — fresh updates from Portfolio Managers with unfiltered intel on why we’re drinking what we are. Last year we kicked off the new decade with... 9 Things We Would Have Loved to Pour for You At Our 2021 GPT
Think of this as our monthly answer to, ’so what have you been into lately?’ — fresh updates from Portfolio Managers with unfiltered intel on why we’re drinking what we are. Last year we kicked off the new decade with...
Breaking Down Barriers in Wine, Spirits, & Sake – International Women’s Day 2021
March 4, 2021
Above is Angela Osborne of A Tribute to Grace and Land of Saints. Next Monday, March 8th is International Women’s Day 2021 – a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women! The day also marks... Scheu to the World!
February 17, 2021
WHAT’S SCHEUREBE, YOU ASK? Scheurebe (Sh-oy-Rey-Buh) is an oft-misunderstood and wonderful grape variety. A cross of Riesling and Bukettraube (Silvaner x Trollinger), Scheurebe is highly aromatic with bracing, Riesling-like acidity. In the right hands, it can produce wines in a... Reel Cocktails: 2020 Holiday Edition
December 24, 2020
This winter, your Friendly Skurnik Spirits Team trades pages for pictures, switching out our Books & Booze Cocktail series for a collection of libations inspired by a few of our favorite holiday films. Net-mix and Chill? That’s right—we said it.... BUON NATALE 2020: Christmas Traditions from Our Italian Winemakers’ Table to Yours!
December 22, 2020
BUON NATALE 2020 It’s been a year of challenge and a year of change. And this holiday season, more so than ever, we long to be together with family and friends. Thank you Molettieri, Colli di Lapio, Pomona, Arpepe, Carlo... Foundations of Flavor: On Acid with Johannes Selbach
December 17, 2020
A NOTE ON ACID Acidity is one of the most important components in wine, white or red, providing structure and balance; it is one of the foundations of flavor. In the picturesque village of Zeltingen, the Selbach family produces a... TERROIR TALK: An Interview with Clément Vergnon of Champagne JL Vergnon
December 11, 2020
Didier Vergnon and his dynamic son Clément are the 4th and 5th generations to lead this small, 5-hectare estate in the Grand cru village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Founded in 1950, it was in the 1980s that JL Vergnon first...