Our favorite lunchtime wine-drinking deal is back!  During the week of March 1-5, head to Smith & Wollensky, Park Avenue Autumn, Maloney & Porcelli, Quality Meats or The Post House for lunch and for just $10 you will get ten generous samples of wine!  The wines vary by restaurant and by day. So, check out the different wines that will be [...]

As part of their ongoing “The 12 Days of Astor” holiday specials, for one day only Astor Center is offering 2-for-1 tickets to several upcoming wine classes. Use the promo code HOLIDAY09. If you’re looking to get someone a holiday gift, you may as well get to share in the fun, too. Your ticket is basically [...]

Tonight is Wine Tasting Wednesday at all three Uncle Jack’s Steakhouses. The complimentary wine tasting with artisanal cheese and fruit pairings takes place from 5-7pm in the bar area at the NYC locations and from 6-8 in Bayside. Unlce Jack’s locations are 440 9th avenue between 34th/35th streets, 44 W 56th street between 5th/6th avenue, and the Bayside [...]

It’s that time of the year when Greek people gather to celebrate the harvesting of the grapes. The Festival of Dionysia is a time of abundant feasts with hearty foods and flowing wine, i.e. a great excuse to get drunk. From today through October 9th, Kellari Taverna in Midtown (19 West 44th Street) and Kellari Bistro in [...]

It’s a perfect Fall day to walk around the East Village and drink lots of free wine. Thrillist has put together a great tour of wine shops and bars that are offering free tastings today. Start at Union Square Wines (4th Ave @ 13th St.), where from 2-5pm, they are offering nearly three dozen pours from [...]

Portuguese wine has been likened to a slowly emerging iceberg. Long invisible and largely standing in the shadows of Europe’s other wine making regions, the United States market is now warming up to and taking note of the substance that lies below the surface of Portuguese table wines. While Portugal has been justifiably famous for its Port, wine lovers are finally growing [...]

“Wine Down” has been throwing some great wine tasting parties at Astra in Midtown (979 3rd Ave b/t 58th and 59th). The good times return on Wednesday, August 19th from 7-10pm. The “Wine Down” parties are hosted by Michael Green, the wine and spirits consultant for Gourmet Magazine, and Andrew Levine. We’re big fans of the “unlimited tastes” of wine and the passed hors d’oeuvres provided [...]

Pay homage to the King of Pop with others tonight at City Winery (155 Varick; 7-9pm; $25) with a wine and music pairing memorial. 25 of Michael’s classic songs spanning over 5 eras will be paired with specially selected wines.  Starting with a toast to the King of Pop, to a young period with the [...]

Here’s a pretty cool food and wine event series to report – Master Sommelier Emily Wines of Nios Restaurant & Wine Bar (130 W. 46th next to The Muse Hotel) is hosting a series of Sommelier Smackdowns where she will be going head-to-head with some of the most renowned wines and spirits experts and personalities around [...]

This just came through the submission wire: On Tuesday, June 23rd,  for $20, Vintage Irving (located at 118A East 15th Street in Union Square) will guide guests through a tasting of 20 wines that are ideal for summer imbibing. Learn about the wines (and the vineyards they come from), and then learn what they are best paired [...]

Follow this itinerary and get drunk and fed for free tonight. Start out at Citrine Lounge (21st b./t 5th and 6th) at 6pm where you’ll get 2 hours of free open bar and free food from Markt in celebration of Citrine’s new weekly happy hour party, PRE. At 7:30pm head over to Union Square Wines (4th [...]

“Wine Down” held its first wine tasting party at Astra in Midtown (979 3rd Ave b/t 58th and 59th) back in April and we hear it was alot of fun. Now they’re throwing the first summer wine party on Wednesday, June 10 from 7-10pm. The “Wine Down” parties are hosted by Michael Green, the wine and spirits consultant for [...]

There are more wine dinners, special tastings and events tonight than we’ve seen in a long time. Check ‘em out:
Gina DePalma Fundraiser at Co.: Jim Lahey, Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich invite you to eat well and support a special and very worthy cause. Jim Lahey of Co. will prepare many of his signature pies [...]

Andy and I headed to City Winery (155 Varick at Vandam) on Sunday with our friends Nathania and Richard.  After grabbing a pre-tasting drink at Ear Inn (one of the coolest old-time bars I’ve been to- move over McSorley’s), we headed to the Mendoza Crush party.  It had been postponed due to the grapes’ boat being [...]

From the submission wire, we learn that The Grape Brokers at Marc Forgione is hosting a Three-Course Domaine du Vieux-Telegraphe Vertical Dinner at Marc Forgione this Wednesday. This is one for our “If Money Were No Object” list of events. Tickets are $185/ $350 per couple (all-inclusive)and are limited to 36 seats. For tickets or more [...]