Sara Keene

Sep 30, 2024 | newwinereview.com | Clara Dalzell |Sara Keene |Jason Wilson

These days the Napa Valley is known for luxury. Rich, silky-smooth Cabernet Sauvignon made in state-of-the-art facilities, sampled in regal tasting rooms reminiscent of the Disneyland castle. But it wasn’t always like this for America’s most renowned wine region. In 1976, this then-backwater valley famously won the Judgement of Paris. Steven Spurrier pitted Napa Valley wines against the best from France for a panel of professional French tasters, and, as we all know, the upstart Californians won.

Sep 27, 2024 | newwinereview.com | Sara Keene |Jason Wilson |Susannah Skiver Barton

Here’s what’s happening on the wine internet this week:🏆  Burgundy’s Saint-Aubin is hiding world-class producers in plain sight. 🇪🇸  Rioja’s microproducers:  “This revolution of the younger generation winemakers—who eschew the traditional aging designations of crianza and reserva and make fresher, more terroir-driven wines—has created two very different, and separate, worlds within the appellation.

Sep 27, 2024 | newwinereview.com | Sara Keene |Jason Wilson |Susannah Skiver Barton |Patrick Comiskey

I arrived in New York on the ides of October, a few months after graduating from college. In another life, I’d have arrived in early summer and, like most of my peers, I’d have come to work as a consultant or a banker. But instead I arrived late, latently creative and unabashedly green, moving into a small apartment with slanted floor boards on Orchard Street. The apartment had few merits, but its location just above Wildair, one of New York’s most beloved wine bars, was enough to make it perfect.

Aug 1, 2024 | newwinereview.com | Jason Wilson |Sara Keene |Susannah Skiver Barton |Fintan Kerr

I’ve been spending my summer on the quiet end of an island at the Jersey Shore. So, I’ve had seafood, particularly shellfish, on the brain. Though restaurant options here are limited and touristy, there are always fine oysters to enjoy, overlooking the bay at sunset. Yes, I know I shouldn’t really eat oysters in a month that doesn’t have an “r” but I don’t care. My wine options at the bayside bar are somewhat limited, too.

Jul 31, 2024 | newwinereview.com | Sara Keene |Susannah Skiver Barton |Dave McIntyre |Felix Salmon

A decade ago, the Aperol Spritz was a novel drink for Americans—the instant gratification of la dolce vita. But now, deep into our spritz era, the Aperol Spritz has become rote. So every year, as a sign of changing seasons (and to ring in National Spritz Day), we are required to name some new “spritz of the summer.” This declaration happens every May, when various predictions are made for what people will be drinking generally (canned cocktails, mixed refreshers, etc.).