Wine Bars
Vineland, NY: Michael Dorf's Winery/Music Venue Opens in Soho
"A winery in New York City. I can already see the expression on their faces," says Shlomo Lipetz, programming assistant at City Winery, explaining the difficulty of convincing vineyards to take an urban vintner seriously.
It's launch night for Michael Dorf's ambitious new wine and music venue, and the space does seem a little incongruous. It runs nearly the full length of a Soho block. The south windows are filled with gleaming fermentation vats, flashing a degree of industry generally departed from Manhattan. The back views inside are of oak wine barrels, suggestive of a Burgundy or Napa backwater, not the outskirts of the Holland Tunnel. read more »
Bar of the Week(end): The Monday Room
Tucked among Nolita’s fashion-forward boutiques, this chic jewel box is where you go to try on a few fine wines. An annex of next-door Australian-ish restaurant Public, The Monday Room's offerings are esoteric and worldly, served in every imaginable size from the half-glass pour to the full bottle. The endearingly threadbare décor—raveling rugs, hand-detailed gold stencils climbing the high black walls—complements the effortlessly styled shop girls lounging on low leather couches, sampling regional whites from Greece. Opportunities for unusual geographic mash-ups abound: Perhaps Moroccan Syrah followed by a New Zealand Pinot Noir, topped off with a Lebanese Chateau Musar? Arranged by price, customized pairings and flights ease the anxiety of choosing among the sixty-some options. read more »
