A while back, we slapped Perbacco on the wrist for selling warm wine and placing candles in front of wine bottles. Unfortunately, new restaurant Sorella (95 Allen Street) is another offender. We slipped in for a glass of wine the other day and were impressed by the design and the attention to detail in everything from an interesting wine selection to the printed materials. Then we looked up to see wine everywhere.
Folks, we can't stress enough that you store wine for customers properly. Having wine stored on shelves lit by candles is pretty but it's not wine we want to drink. Even worse, when the temperature control on the room's thermostat is set in the upper 70s, we get really concerned for the wine.
The winelist is heavily skewed towards Northern Italy (good) but very pricey (bad). Since the cooking is skewed towards Piemontese, the region wines are well represented. Unfortunately, bottles under $50 are in short supply and the bulk of the reds from Piedmont were over $80. Wines by the glass tend towards the obscure, which is fine, but nothing we tried was really delicious. Prices by the glass, $10 to $17, would be fair if the pours were more generous. Right now they skimpy.
Folks, we can't stress enough that you store wine for customers properly. Having wine stored on shelves lit by candles is pretty but it's not wine we want to drink. Even worse, when the temperature control on the room's thermostat is set in the upper 70s, we get really concerned for the wine.
The winelist is heavily skewed towards Northern Italy (good) but very pricey (bad). Since the cooking is skewed towards Piemontese, the region wines are well represented. Unfortunately, bottles under $50 are in short supply and the bulk of the reds from Piedmont were over $80. Wines by the glass tend towards the obscure, which is fine, but nothing we tried was really delicious. Prices by the glass, $10 to $17, would be fair if the pours were more generous. Right now they skimpy.
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