The founder of the NYC music venue Knitting Factory conceived
City Winery. His goal was to combine his passions for wine and music by pairing
the culinary and cultural experiences. The
SoHo facility combines a fully functioning winery with small concerts, food and
wine classes, fine dining, and private events. Sounds, smells, tastes,
and views combine to create a unique experience. The property fatures three
parts: the fermentation tank room (City Winery began making wine in 2008), the
Barrel Room (a 30-seat restaurant within the winery complex that opened in
2011), and the event space. Besides dining and listening, at City Winery you
can make your own wine, take a tour, participate in a wine tasting, and create
custom wine labels.
The winery makes more than ten wines on the premises, all
available on tap, but you can also order from their extensive wine list of over
400 selections from most major winemaking regions of the world. “Wine Spectator”
magazine recognized City Winery with a “Best of Award of Excellence” in 2010.
Their tap system uses a neutral argon gas that allows City Winery to serve wine
in the “greenest” manner with no need for bottles, corks, labels, or cardboard
cases. Much of their wine requires no added sulfites during "kegging",
and because of the inert gas, the wine is freshly preserved in stainless steel,
which creates no waste from keg to glass.
We visited City Winery for a drink to end
our night, but we will return when we have time to enjoy some food and live music.
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