I decide the tasting of Terry Thiese Champagnes is best done with a fresh palate a head to City Winery, a unique combination of urban winery, music stage and restaurant. Theise's renown Champagne, German and Austrian imports have been sold through Michael Skurnik Wines for some time and these featured Champagnes are always one of my favorite attractions of the season.
A table of wine from Skurnik at City Winery.
I first came across Theise's selection of small producer Champagnes in 1998 while working at a top wine retailer in San Francisco, about the same time they first appeared on the scene and have been a big fan ever since. For the past few years I have been tasting these Champagnes three of four times a year. They are spectacular and unique.
Part two of the days three tastings is just a short walk to Skylight, an 18,000 sqft special event gallery for Winebow which features the Italian portfolio of Winebow's founder, Leonardo LoCascio's as well as a broad market of popular brands and an excellent group of mostly French wines from top importer Kermit Lynch. Being a regular attendee of Winebow I am very familiar with the offerings and just poke through a modest amount of samples just to stay on top of the portfolio.
Winebow at Skylight.
After a brief lunch of bruschetta at the tiny wine bar, Ino in the West Village, I make way to the Path train to Newark and the short walk to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the host for R & R Wine Group a major wine/liquor distributor in New Jersey. Here I am able to get re-acquainted with several major brands and to see what's hot in the spirits category. It was a good experience and ran into a friend that now works for R & R.
NJPAC offers a main floor plus three levels of display.
The major distributors usually offer a large selection
of items to sample - both wine and food.
I started the day on the road starting at 8:30am and make it home around eleven o'clock. A long, but rewarding day.
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