Wine lists can be intimidating, especially when they seem more like wine novellas. The good people of EASTERN STANDARD do a great job of helping you figure out the difference between a pinot gris and a pinot noir, and do it without making you feel like an idiot a-hole. Travel the world in a single sip by uncorking a vintage from France, Italy, or Austria. If you can’t commit to a bottle, wines by the glass here are equally diverse and elegant. And please don’t bother with the whole dog-and-pony, sniff-and-swirl routine. Nobody needs to see that. And you’ll just slop your wine all over the table anyway.
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