GUEST SOMMELIERS WRITE A SERIES OF EXCLUSIVE WINE OFFERS TO BENEFIT LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND THEIR STAFF

We could all use some relief right now. No doubt life at home has its challenges these days, but it’s a little more bearable with delicious wine! Since we know you’re enjoying more wine at home than maybe ever before, we launched #MWCWineRelief so that you can buy exciting wines at discounted prices while also providing grassroots support to local restaurants and their staff. We want to help our restaurant friends here in New York City and encourage other shops around the country to do the same for their communities.   
 
Here’s how it works – We’ve asked top sommeliers to guest write a series of wine offers and introduce producers and wines we both adore. Instead of paying the sommelier for the content, we’re making a guaranteed contribution to their restaurant’s employee staff fund plus we’re sharing the net sales proceeds with them as well. A win win! Obviously with restaurants being closed to the public, much of their staff has been furloughed and is currently unemployed. These funds provide invaluable support to them while we wait for when it will be safe to return to restaurants. Like you, we can’t wait for that day to come and want to do all we can to make sure it does. So please enjoy a fresh perspective from talented sommeliers, grab some delicious wines at discounted prices and help us support our local restaurant community.   
 
With each offer, we include information about the employee funds if you would prefer to donate directly and links to purchase their restaurant gift cards where applicable. If you are a sommelier and would like to write a piece to support your team, we want to hear from you. Please email shop@mwcwine.com for more information.   

READ #MWCWINERELIEF OFFERS

NEWSLETTER #1 | MONTERAPONI

Written by John Burns Paterson

Our first guest writer is John Burns Paterson, Wine Director at Frankie’s Spuntino Restaurant Group, and he has chosen to write about Monteraponi, a top Chianti producer in Radda that is distributed by our great friends at Grand Cru Selections. 

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NEWSLETTER #2 | CLOS DU ROUGE GORGE

Written by Pascaline Lepeltier

We're thrilled to introduce Master Sommelier Pascaline Lepeltier, partner at Racines NY. Pascaline is one of the most talented, passionate and sincere professionals you’ll ever meet in our industry, and has chosen to write about some exciting cuvées from Clos du Rouge Gorge, imported by Camille Rivière Selections.

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NEWSLETTER #3 | FLAVIO RODDOLO

Written by Jenni Guizio

Meet Jenni Guizio, one of the funniest and most talented sommeliers in the business. Jenni is the Wine and Beverage Director at Union Square Hopitality Group. Jenni specializes in Italian wine, and has chosen to write about Flavio Roddolo and his amazing 2010 Barbera d'Alba, imported by our good friend Jan d'Amore.

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NEWSLETTER #4 | CHÂTEAU SIMONE

Written by Rory Pugh

Our series continues with an incredible piece from Rory Pugh featuring one of our favorite producers in Provence, Château Simone. Rory is the wine director for the Jean-Georges Restaurant Group and oversees the wine programs for seven of their NYC restaurants. He’s a true professional and a wonderful guy, and we’re so excited to share his writing with you today as we debut a legend in the making, 2015 Château Simone Rouge.   

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NEWSLETTER #5 | DOMAINE SIMON BIZE

Written by Raj Parr

We are very excited to bring you our latest #MWCWineRelief newsletter featuring an incredible assortment of current and back-vintage wines sourced directly from one of our most treasured Burgundy producers, Domaine Simon Bize. We are thrilled to have Raj Parr guest write today’s offer, and these wines are distributed by our friends at Grand Cru Selections. 

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