GQ: The 20 New Rules of Drinking (and Buying) Wine

RULE NO. 4:  Even a Hot-Dog Shack Can Have a Top-Notch List If anything embodies the wine-ification of America, it’s the surprising places tasty wine is popping up. Drink at That Hot-Dog Joint Master Sommelier Christopher Bates worked at world-class restaurants before opening F.L.X. Wienery in the Finger Lakes, where he serves his favorite wines […]

Food and Wine Magazine: 2016 Sommeliers of the Year

FLX Wienery and FLX Table, Geneva, New York Why He Won This Master Sommelier is a Finger Lakes change agent: focusing on Syrah and Cabernet Franc instead of the usual white varieties at his Element Winery; operating a fancy hot dog stand (FLX Wienery) with an inappropriately excellent wine list; and launching a new 12-seat […]

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