29th Annual Restaurant Poll Interviews
What wines are up and what’s down in the nation’s top dining rooms?
Every January, we poll the top restaurants across the US about wine sales, tracking trends and compiling lists of most popular bottles. In order to put the statistics into context, we interview dozens of the sommeliers who fill out the poll. Here are excerpts from some of our conversations.
We’ll be posting interviews throughout the month, so check back for updates from some legendary spots across the country. And be on the lookout for the April issue, which will contain the full report.
Paula de Pano at North Carolina’s Fearrington House Inn on Malbec’s Appeal and Value in Southern Italy
interview by Tara Q. Thomas | March 21st, 2018
After a two-year stint at Eleven Madison Park in NYC, Paula de Pano headed to Pittsboro, North Carolina, to take over the wine program at the Fearrington House Inn from Maximilian Kast. De Pano was familiar with the program already, having trained with Kast when she’d graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 2010. In a little over a year since she’s been back, she’s trimmed...
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Past Restaurant Poll Interviews
More 29th Annual Restaurant Poll Interviews
Charles Puglia of NYC’s Le Coucou on Sancerre and Syrah
interview by Allison Bart | March 21st, 2018
Anthony Garcia of Shift Drinks in Portland, Oregon, on Terroir Reds & Technique Reds
interview by Rachel DelRocco | March 16th, 2018
Michael Roper at Hopleaf in Chicago on Wine in a Beer Joint
interview by Patrick J. Comiskey | March 16th, 2018
Daniel Beedle at NYC’s Indian Accent on Wine Explorations with Delhi Foods
interview by Tara Q. Thomas | March 13th, 2018
Renee-Nicole Kubin at Erna’s Elderberry House in Oakhurst, California on European Whites and Uruguayan Tannat
interview by Patrick J. Comiskey | March 13th, 2018