Coolest wine lists in NYC?

[ybarselah]

great thread!! thanks, keep em coming.

ken - yeah, they are great. he did well.

[J_a_y_H_a_c_k]

@DavidZ

. . . A list, even a well priced list, with all the names I have in my cellar . . . Whoopie . . .Sparks has a pretty cool list.

It all depends on what you have in your cellar. I agree that conformist wine lists are prevalent throughout NYC, but I counted 62 producers on the Sparks list that I have in my cellar, and that’s without any double counting. In most cases, I have better vintages or better cuvees so your standard, which works well on a personal level, does not provide a useful standard for the group at large. I have had two bad meals at Sparks so I have not gone back in years. I admit that the list has a lot of interesting items on it that I do not have in my cellar, and will satisfy palates fro, those who like Big California and Aussie reds to those who prefer French classics.

The biggest problem in NY is the wine list that consists of Jordan, Far Niente, Conundrum, Opus, Caymus, Sonoma Cutrer, Ferrari Carano and special steakhouse cuvees like Kistler Les Noisettiers

[Faryan_Amir-Ghassemi]

@Michael Lewis

Lots of great mentions so far.

I continue to find Maison Premiere to be an underrated and somewhat lesser known gem. It’s a pain to get to, but I like it there.

Since when is Billyburg a pain to get to?

Funny, I’m going there on Wednesday…

[SheilaAdams]

Racines NYC. My good friend Arno Tronce has crafted a master list of great wines

[scott_c]

@DavidZ

Generally, I don’t find the lists cited in this thread … to be that exciting, because they have so many of the wines which are also available in NY stores and which we all drink all the damn time. … Frankly there are very few truly cool lists in NYC since the somm culture here is so strictly conformist.

Someone could open a restaurant and just stock a “cool” list by following a handful of people on Instagram or Delectable.

[H_Wallace_Jr]

@Peter Kleban

@ybarselah

@H Wallace Jr

+1 on what Greg has listed and add
June Wine Bar in Brooklyn

Greg - GREAT List, thanks.

HW - didn’t even know about June and it’s exactly the kind of place i’m looking for…thanks.

That’s quite a wine list at June! Never seen anything like it, thanks for posting.

How is the food there?

I haven’t been there since late winter. I loved the food the 2x I went- Great wine bar food vs blow out meal food.
(disclaimer: they are customers and good friends)