The TFL Syrah dinner and a beautiful essay by Tracy Kennard

The Rhône dinner at Vinegar Hill House was delicious (thank you Jean Adamson) and fantastic. At least we thought so. Did you? It’s always a good sign when you have to kick people out for the evening. (Not my idea but legalities prevailed.) The room glowed at the Rhône dinner at Vinegar Hill House. The winner of a casual survey for best bottle of the night was the 2017 Dard & Ribo St. Jo. Blanc. Roussanne. If you have turned your nose up on the whites from the North, specifically from D&R, reconsider that please. These are stars. VHH has urged us to make these dinners a regular feature, so Fitch and I are working on something super fun for, dare I say, September. A couple of PSAs for this week. Lower East Side Wine Shop Alert! For skin contact wine lovers, Doreen Winkler has opened up her tiny but sweet Orange Glou. As the name implies, the focus is exclusively on orange wines and it’s within a quick jaunt of Skin Contact and Ten Bells. 264 Broome Street (at Allen St.) on the Lower East

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