Looking back at my not too shabby wine adventure. I know I am very lucky, and I appreciate every moment along the way. Here are some of my favorite moments.
Taking a selfie with Charles Philipponnat
Working with Luca Currado at the Vietti stand at Tre Bicchieri
Celebrating 17 Mai with the Veglio’s in NYC
Picking grapes for Uno Per Uno with the team at Cantina Altare
Happy Birthday to Norway and all my Norwegians. Last year I was in NYC on this day hanging out at a wine fair with Mauro Veglio and Daniela. This year I am at school in Milan… But to those of you who are celebrating, enjoy!
Throwback to crashing a wine expo in New York, meeting up with these guys!
Chocolate Budino @ Charlie Bird
Bourgogne for Lunch
22 year old Dolcetto @ Maialino
Graduation dinner @ Babbo
Wine Tasting with T Edward Wines
Dinner @ Lupa
Ran into Mauro Veglio in NYC
My last trip to New York was all I could hope for. Good food, great wine and fantastic people. It was good to be back. I enjoyed visiting the same restaurants as when I lived in the states and seeing old friends again. Looking forward to go back again soon.
This place is kind of quirky. Along with very stereotypical burgers they also have a really good wine list. It might sound a little strange at first. How good of a wine pairing can that be, does anything really go with greasy burgers? Don’t knock it until you try it! Good food, amazing wine. A place to check out if you are in New York City.
I am not sure how to explain how amazing Babbo is. I honestly feel like a princess whenever I am there. The service is incredible. And the staff is so nice. Juan Pablo, one of my favorite sommeliers, works at Babbo. He originally worked at Lupa which is where we met (I used to frequent Lupa. Like, really frequent…) And now he works at Babbo. Good for him! At Babbo, everything just works. The lighting, the food, the wine, the service, the music. It is such an experience dining there, at least for me, as I don’t regularly eat in super fancy restaurants. I already look forward to my next visit, hopefully in October 2017!
Maialino, located near Gramersy park, has a very good wine list. There are many old treasure on the list but you can of course also find newer Barolos, some barbera and dolcetto. I am always impressed with the wines they have. The first time I ate there, in 2010, we had a 2000 Dolcetto from Bartolo Mascarello. And I would never have thought a 10 year old dolcetto could taste so fresh. Amazing. The last time I was there we had a 1994 Bruno Giacosa. At first it was a little funky but it opened up really well. Always a fun experience at Maialino.
Charlie bird is a fantastic place. The food is good and the wine list is great. They always have a good selection of both red and white. However, the concept that makes Charlie Bird such a good place for wine is their second wine list. This is a list, hand written, in a little red book. The selection in this book is insane. And one of the sommeliers there, Arvid, was just named World’s Best Sommelier. How cool!
I have been to Lupa more times than I can count and we always end up having good wine there. They have just the types of wines I like, the Barolo (dolcetto, barbera, nebbiolo and barolo) section is vast with many to chose from. Unfortunately they stopped carrying my favorite white, Ettore Germano’s Riseling “Herzu.” Despite this, the wine list is still pretty good!
Last day. Day of my brothers graduation from College. I am a very proud sister!
It was quite a trip to NYC and I am already excited to come back one day. There is nothing quite like strolling through Washington Square Park in the morning, sun on your face, surrounded by all kinds of people. Looking forward to doing it again soon!
Today we were back at Otto for lunch, this time with remarkably better service. I had the pizza this time and it was incredible. I recommend the prosciutto and arugola pizza. The wine this time was the Burlotto Dolcetto, very good! Our friends came down for the day and we spent some time in Washington Square park.
For dinner we went to Babbo, one of my favorite restaurants. I always love going there, the service is amazing and the food is incredible. And they have a very good wine list! A very good day.
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