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Leonard Pickell, disgraced former Beard president diesLeonard F Pickell Jr, ex-president of the James Beard Foundation in New York City, has died aged 53.
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Rodenstock may default in Jefferson case
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Six new wine stores get Zagat top rating
Six newcomers have entered the top tier of 11 wine stores in the Zagat Survey’s 2008 guide to New York City Gourmet Shopping and Entertaining.
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New York State wine pioneer sells estate
Hermann J Wiemer, the producer who symbolised the rise to prominence of New York State Riesling, has sold his estate to his winemaker.
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Erotic wine evenings strike educational note
A New York company is enthusiastically exploiting the links between wine and sex – starting with a tasting at an adult toy store.
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Sherry-Lehmann moves house
Sherry-Lehmann, perhaps New York's and America's most famous wine merchant, has moved from its address since 1948 to a new, bigger midtown location.
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Yquem collection goes for US$2m at Zachys sale
A Swedish collector's cellar has fetched more than US$4.5m at Zachys in New York – nearly double its high estimate.
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Ramsay tops Michelin with Zagat jackpot
Gordon Ramsay has hit the jackpot in New York City.
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Bordeaux 2006 slow but New York bucks trend
Bordeaux 2006 futures are priced too high, American importers and distributors say.
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New Ducasse restaurant to highlight wine
Multi-Michelin starred Chef Alain Ducasse is about to open a new wine-focused restaurant in New York City.
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Christie’s holds first spirits auction since Prohibition
Sweeping away a last vestige of Prohibition, NYWines/Christies sold 100 lots of spirits for US$304,800 on 8 December.
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‘Jefferson bottles’ lawsuit thrown out
A federal judge in New York City has dismissed multimillionaire collector William Koch's fraud lawsuit against the German dealer Hardy Rodenstock.
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New Windows on the World planned for Freedom Tower
Wine-loving New Yorkers awoke today to an upbeat but nostalgic note: Freedom Tower, the successor to the World Trade Center, could have a sky-high restaurant like Windows on the World.
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Two ‘Jefferson bottles’ films in the offingA major Hollywood consortium including actor Will Smith, and HBO Films, have separately bought the rights to a book and a New Yorker article about the Jefferson Bottles affair.
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Aaron to step down as Sherry-Lehmann chief
Michael Aaron announced today [Thursday] that he will retire as chairman of Sherry-Lehmann on 1 May.
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New York sommelier named ‘best in the world’
Aldo Sohm, sommelier and wine director the Michelin three-star restaurant Le Bernardin in New York, has been named Best Sommelier in the World 2008.
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City Winery opens in New York
This autumn a new winery will open its doors among the luxury shops, avant-garde theatres and loft residences of New York's SoHo
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New York allows wine ice cream
New York, America's fourth-largest wine-producing state, began selling wine-flavored ice cream yesterday.
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Judge clears way for Jefferson bottles court case
A federal judge in New York has cleared the way for millionaire wine collector William I Koch to sue German wine dealer Hardy Rodenstock for fraud in the Thomas Jefferson bottles case.
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Ruling paves way for collector to sue Zachys
A federal judge's ruling in New York yesterday opened the way for wine collector William Koch to sue Zachys for selling him 19 allegedly counterfeit wines at auction.
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New York restaurant sells Margaux ’59 for more cellar space
Top New York restaurant Le Cirque is auctioning rare bottles of Margaux, Petrus and Yquem in a bid create more storage space in its cellars.
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New Koch lawsuit to go ahead
A New York federal judge has denied an attempt by a wine collector to dismiss a fraud lawsuit brought by William Koch.
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New York state wine showcase closes
New York's burgeoning wine industry suffered a reversal on 1 December when the last Manhattan wine shop specialising exclusively in the state's wines went out of business.
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New York grocery stores to sell wine?
New York's governor, David Paterson, proposed on Tuesday that the state's 19,000 grocery and convenience stores be allowed to sell wine.
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New York wine industry bruised in battles
The New York wine industry has emerged bruised from the Legislature’s still unfinished effort to address the state’s US$16bn budget deficit.
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New York to impose floor tax on wine and beer
The state of New York is to impose a ‘floor tax’ on all beer and wine wholesalers and retailers.
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Bloomsbury to hold first ever wine auction
Bloomsbury Auctions is to hold its first ever wine auction in New York on 19 June.
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New York Times questions wine health studies
A science article front-paged in yesterday’s New York Times raises a question of whether ‘study after study’ that links moderate use of alcohol to health is ‘all a big mistake.’
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Bloomsbury Auctions nets $1.35m in first wine auction
Bloomsbury Auctions took in $1.35m in its inaugural wine auction, held in New York on 19 June.
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New York moves to allow wine in supermarkets
Despite a defeat last spring, New York State lawmakers have quickly introduced new legislation that would permit wine and liquor sales in supermarkets and grocery stores.
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General health: hazardous
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New York Governor reopens supermarket wine sales debateThe political battle over allowing wine sales in New York State’s 19,000 supermarkets, grocery and convenience stores has resumed.
