March 12, 2024
Every two years we bring winemakers, brewers, and distillers together under one roof for our Grand Portfolio Tasting. This tasting presents an exceptional opportunity to taste over 900 spirits, wines, sakes, and ciders while meeting the artisans behind the bottles.... UNFILTERED Archives: USA
Four Under-the-Radar Rosé Regions
May 10, 2023
We’ve traversed the globe in search of radiant rosés to brighten up the season. Explore Sicily, Greece, Basque Country, and FLX by their regional characteristics, with examples of producers and styles that we’re loving. While we do enjoy rosé throughout... The Petite Portfolio Tasting: NYC 2023
April 5, 2023
Nine tastings in nine cities in just four days! Our big event of the year took on a new form this 2023 with the launch of our Petite Portfolio Tasting(s)! Over 60 of our producers from all over the world... How to Have the Perfect Raclette Party
February 16, 2023
There’s no quicker way to distract the entire Skurnik office than with that pungent, aromatic smell of melting cheese; trust us, we confirmed it with a photoshoot at our NYC headquarters. Raclette, for the unindoctrinated, refers to the both the... JAX – The Quintessential Small, Family Winery of the Napa Valley
January 25, 2023
Above: Dan Parrott, Kimberly Jackson, & Trent Jackson. Hand-harvested, family-owned, & earth-friendly Napa Valley wines. The team at JAX is innovative, agile, and perhaps best of all, is producing some of the most competitive expressions of Napa and Sonoma out... Something for Everyone: Our Picks for this Thanksgiving
November 14, 2022
Arguably, the only thing more essential than your guest list and menu for a day filled with gratitude is your wine list! Whether you’ll be hosting this year, or will look forward to being someone else’s guest, choosing the right... IN VINO LIBERTAS: The 2022 Champagne Tour
November 10, 2022
We took some of the top growers in Champagne across the USA, stopping in Houston, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, and Los Angeles to pop bottles for you, but it all started in NYC, on Halloween! We had never done a... Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 Best Buys: The Pinot Project
October 12, 2022
We are pleased to announce that Wine Enthusiast Magazine has placed our 2020 Pinot Noir one of the Top 100 Best Buys of the year. In addition to this accolade Wine Enthusiast has given our 2020 vintage of The Pinot... Cider from the Finger Lakes: NY’s Other Big Apple
September 28, 2022
The Finger Lakes in New York has become a leading region for craft cider, owing to its unique terroir of glacial soils and climate moderating lakes. Even more important are the growers themselves. These aren’t the sweetened, flavored ‘hard’ ciders... Peter-Allan Finlayson on Gabrielskloof and Crystallum
September 14, 2022
With a winemaking tradition dating back to the 17th century and a diversity of terroir rivaling any of its northern hemisphere counterparts, it should come as no surprise that South Africa is producing some of the most compelling wines in...