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US suspends wine tariffs in EU truce

There were sighs of relief on both sides of the Atlantic after US trade officials suspended the added wine import tariffs on certain French, Spanish and German still wines for four months! Great update by Decanter’s Chris Mercer from Wednesday 3/10/21.

Gold Medal 2020, 90 Points

These were the tasting notes from our Wünder Pinot Noir 2015 vintage from the 2020 Sommeliers Choice Awards: Fresh herbal aromas with mushrooms, moss and dried leaves. The palate is pure red fruit with flavors of cherry, strawberry and red plum. A slightly bitter stemmy note persists on the finish, adding complexity.

Sommeliers Choice Awards 2021

We have entered the Sommeliers Choice award for this year after we won a Gold Medal for our own brand Wünder in 2020. Here is an overview of the Judges on the Panel for this year’s competition.

Park 1039 by IAN SAUDE STUDIO

Inspired by European gastronomie and the great regional wines, meats, cheeses and other artisanal delicacies traditionally produced in Europe but also increasingly in California, Park 1039 is a gourmet market, wine shop and restaurant located in downtown SLO.

The Path Forward: The Restaurant Industry

Super interesting interview: CEO and chairman of Union Square Hospitality Group, also founder of Shake Shack, Danny Meyer, joins Washington Post Live on Tuesday, March 2 at 11:30am ET to discuss what the restaurant industry needs to make it through the remainder of the pandemic.

Jahrgangsbericht Deutschland 2019

This is a terrific review of the amazing 2o19 vintage by Lobenberg’s, our favorite wine store in Germany. We are pleased to represent many of the wines that have been highlighted in this report and we are working relentless to bring more of these top wines to American Sommeliers and collectors.

Thank you GACC!

It was an absolute pleasure co-hosting this Virtual Wine tasting for our friends at the German American Chamber of Commerce (GACC). While I was pouring Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noirs from three different German wine regions, we enjoyed beautiful live music by the talented Eleanor Dubinsky and had the opportunity to meet new and interesting people. I look forward to meet everyone in person later this year but am grateful we are getting together on these virtual sessions in the meantime. Reminder that we are pricing our own label Grand Cru Spätburgunder from…

WineWall: The robotic wine cellar

This wine cellar takes your Smart Home to the next level. At the heart of the WineCab system is a 7-Axis industrial high speed robotic arm, the first to be installed in a residential setting or restaurant.

Best Wine Lists in New York

One of the key drivers to start the Wünder small batch Pinot project in NYC was the excitement that this underrated varietal carries here with Sommeliers in Top Restaurants. When we launched, we dedicated 50 cases to Manhattan Restaurants with the best wine lists ranked by Gayot. This all happened just before Covid and very few cases have moved. While I was concerned about this pandemic and the devastating impact it would have on the world, I never worried about this project. It is a matter of time that we will be out…

Nude Brand Creation case study for our own brand development projects

Beautiful behind the scene case studies of how we created our own wine brands with Design Partner Nude Brand Creation.