THE BEST OF THE BEST in the Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Minnesota wine scene! Congrats to all the 2018 winners! To celebrate our strong locally owned and operated independent wine scene in Minnesota, we launched the Twin Cities Wine Awards in 2018. Sixteen categories to help recognize the best of the best when it comes […]
I need to let you know about one of the great wine bargains in the city which will be happening through the month of April 2018. Let me break this down to the place, the situation, the new sommelier, the new chef, and the amazing current deals on wine. The Place: NineTwentyFive Restaurant at Hotel […]
When Bill Summerville departed Spoon & Stable, arguably the highest profile restaurant to open in the Twin Cities (and Rick Nelson’s Restaurant of the Year 2015), people like me wondered what would become of the wine program. Summerville, former wine director at La Belle Vie, crafted a wine list I compared to prog rock; “distinctive” hardly started […]
Last evening I sat down with the wine buyer and manager of Sen Yai Sen Lek, Nicole Pappas-Stanoch, to taste through a variety of lighter bodied red wines paired with a selection of the most popular dishes from the kitchen. It was an eye opening evening to say the least. Those not familiar with Sen […]
