Manhattan-Made Wine
Our much beloved NY Times Wine Writer - Eric Asimov - had an article in yesterday's paper on a new custom winery that's popped up, in of all places, in NYC's Lower East Side. According to the author, the winery (cleverly named City Winery) offers customers the chance to DIY their own vintages, as well as live music, food and good drink. Phillip Glass will perform there soon!
According to the article:
"Still, the centerpiece is winemaking, which is not as alien to lower Manhattan as it might seem. The Lower East Side was once a center of production for sweet kosher and sacramental wines. But City Winery caters to the reality-show age. It’s a kind of interactive building, offering would-be urban winemakers the chance to help make their own. They need only part with anywhere from around $7,000 to almost $12,000 a barrel — about 21 cases or 232 bottles — with the price varying by selection of grapes, barrels, winemaking regime, bottles and labels."
It certainly isn't cheap, but sounds like a whole lot of fun if your one of the lucky few these days with cash to spend.
According to the article:
"Still, the centerpiece is winemaking, which is not as alien to lower Manhattan as it might seem. The Lower East Side was once a center of production for sweet kosher and sacramental wines. But City Winery caters to the reality-show age. It’s a kind of interactive building, offering would-be urban winemakers the chance to help make their own. They need only part with anywhere from around $7,000 to almost $12,000 a barrel — about 21 cases or 232 bottles — with the price varying by selection of grapes, barrels, winemaking regime, bottles and labels."
It certainly isn't cheap, but sounds like a whole lot of fun if your one of the lucky few these days with cash to spend.
posted by My Wine News | 8:08 AM
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