We're going solo this episode, and we're going global. After months of logging serious miles across cities and continents, we wanted to revisit a format we love — not the wine regions, not the châteaux, but the cities themselves. The places that aren't necessarily making wine, but are doing it better than almost anywhere else in the world. We're breaking down our top four wine cities right now — London, Copenhagen, Tokyo, and New York — what makes each one stand out, how we navigate them for wine when we get there, and the specific spots that completely won us over. Along the way, we're also tasting the Zuccardi Polígonos Cabernet Franc from Mendoza — our wine club pick and a perfect tie-in to our earlier episode on the most exciting wine regions to visit. Pour a glass and come along.
Featured Wine: Zuccardi Polígonos Cabernet Franc, Uco Valley
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Mentions & Links
Restaurants, Wine Bars, and Recs — London
Hedonism Wines, London — hedonismwines.com
Noble Rot, Soho — noblerot.co.uk
The Eagle Bar at Chancery Rosewood — rosewoodhotels.com
Mountain, Beak Street, Soho — mountainsoho.com
Mayfair Townhouse (hotel) — themayFairtownhouse.com
Restaurants & Wine Bars — Copenhagen
Rossforth & Rossworth (bridge wine) — wine importer + outdoor wine bar; rossforthandrossworth.com
Bar Vitrine
Fiskebar — former Noma head sommelier; seafood focused
Esse — Michelin starred; tasting menu + à la carte lounge; natural wine and French-leaning list
La Banchina — natural wine; waterside cove café; labanchina.dk
Poulette and Pompette — order on the app; skip the line
Kinyobi — sushi from former Geranium chefs; great sake selection
Bird — exceptional cocktail program; great non-alcoholic options
Sanchez — tacos from a former Noma chef
Hotel Sanders (hotel) — hotelsanders.com
Restaurants & Wine Bars — Tokyo
New York Bar, Park Hyatt Tokyo (Lost in Translation bar) — park.hyatt.com; Dom Pérignon by the glass at $45
Studio Mule — hidden second-floor wine bar; hi-fi music system; rotating rare bottles by the glass including Gravner and Paolo Bea; no signage, look for the green door
Badu, Kyoto — natural wines; sister restaurant to Monk (featured on Chef's Table)
Isetan Department Store — basement food hall; great sake selection to take home
Restaurants & Wine Bars — New York
Coqodaq — fried chicken and champagne
Clemente Bar, above Eleven Madison Park
La Tete d'Or by Daniel
Aldo Sohm Wine Bar — aldosohmwinebar.com
La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels — downtown + new Flatiron location
Le Chene — great Burgundy and Champagne; splurge-worthy
Union Square Cafe
Gramercy Tavern
Claude, East Village — reportedly excellent wine list
Roscioli — wine list by Ariel Arcé, formerly of Ariel's Champagne Parlor
Wines Referenced
Gravner — famous orange wine producer; served by the glass at Studio Mule Tokyo
Paolo Bea, Arboreus — Italian white; served by the glass at Studio Mule Tokyo
Also Mentioned
Toyama — day trip from Tokyo for Sake (IWA)
Kalaya, Philadelphia — James Beard Award Outstanding Restaurant
Levi Dalton — I'll Drink To That podcast; Noble Rot recommendation
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