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"If anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot!" That is, of course, what that twit Miles is remembered for saying in the film Sideways. What Miles (Paul Giamatti) is passionate about though, are those California Pinot Noirs, Syrahs, and Chardonnays -- as long as they don’t include, as Miles said, “too much oak and secondary malolactic fermentation.”   So what...

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Vote Brooklyn Winery for Metromix New York Best Wine Bar 2012

For the second year in a row, we've been nominated by Metromix for Best Wine Bar in the "Best of Metromix Awards"! We WON this category in 2011, so... more

Learn About German Beer in our January 18 $25 Beer Class

Get a tease of next week's beer class in this video with teacher Greg Babel dropping some trivia about German beer and what in the world it has to do... more

A Truly Festive Start to 2012

We closed out 2011 in style with La Brooklyn Rouge Fête-- our chic, Moulin Rouge-inspired, absinthe-and-bubbly-fueled New Year's Eve party. And what... more

Creative Wine Storage Solutions for Small Spaces

New Yorkers love their wine. New Yorkers also have very little space to store their wine. If you’re making your own wine at Brooklyn Winery you may... more

On Finding Amazing West Coast Wines in NYC

We love wines made from California grapes! In fact, we source many of our winemaking grapes from high quality vineyards in California’s premiere... more

Nominate Our Winemaker Conor McCormack for a James Beard Foundation Award

If you're at all interested in the food and beverage business, you've probably heard of the James Beard Foundation Awards; they're kind of a big deal... more

Brooklyn Winery Celebrates End of Harvest with Housemade "Brooklyn Nouveau"

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Winemaking Customer Story: Thomas Gayno

Thomas Gayno, originally from France, is one of the winemaking customers who basically stumbled upon Brooklyn Winery as we were getting ready to... more

Wine Process, Step 4: Barrel Sample

Have you ever had the opportunity to try a wine—straight out of the barrel—before it’s bottled? If you’re like most people, you have to wait until... more

Wine Process, Step 5 & 6: Wine Label & Bottling

Wine labels are no longer just a source of information about a wine’s origins and taste; they can also be expressions and extensions of the winemaker... more

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