Another great piece of press for us today! Carla Spartos of the New York Post wrote an article for today’s Pulse section about locally produced libations, with a paragraph for Brooklyn Oenology! Here’s the link to the online version of the article:
New York Post, “Brew York City” article, Feb. 15th 2009
It’s too bad I can’t show you the print version here (I’ll have to scan it in and then add to this post), because it was so cool; the front page of the section shows the Statue of Liberty on the left, against the backdrop of the downtown Manhattan skyline, and, according to this picture, half of Manhattan downtown is constructed of ginormous BOE bottles. Right front and center is a 50-story tall 2007 Chardonnay bottle, and there are other bottles sticking up amongst the buildings. Hee-hee!
The article also talks about Bridget, aka the Bridge Urban Winery tasting room over in Williamsburg, which right now has the Motley Cru on hand. But the bigger reason to know about Bridget is that they are the Brooklyn equivalent to the now defunct Vintage New York; they have a well-chosen selection of New York wines available for sale and tasting, alongside their own wines under Bridge Winery label. They also have a whole menu of New York foods to go along with those tasty New York wines.
Buttermilk Channel, which is a fairly new restaurant, and happens to be in my neighborhood, is also noted in the article for having a beer selection sourced entirely from New York, and for its New York-dominated American wine list, including our 2005 Merlot.
But also read through the whole article, because there are some really cool other beverages being made in our area. Of particular note to me is brewery Kelso of Brooklyn, which is run by my pal and brewmaster Kelly Taylor, who is also the brewmaster for Heartland Brewery. If you haven’t tried his beer yet, go out and find some ASAP. He does this great small-batch beers, and experiments with all kinds of yeasts and barrels for aging. He also does custom brews for a few places around the city, some of which are also described in this Post article. Oh, and my favorite thing about Kelso is their motto: Beer Helps. ’nough said.
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