Author Archives: Jonathan Cristaldi

About Jonathan Cristaldi

Jonathan Cristaldi is a wine and food prophet who spent his 20s going by the alias, Jonny Cigar. Now in his 30s, a journey of self-discovery and education in Napa during the 2011 harvest has steered Jonathan on a vinous path: he is pursuing the WSET Sommelier Certification and is determined to lead the people into a wine and food promised land. Jonathan is your Noble Host. He writes about wine and wine-minded people here on Winetology.com and also hosts a weekly radio podcast series called Noble Rot Talks. Jonathan was dubbed a new “Wine Prophet” of New York City by Time Out New York. And that’s about as close as he’ll ever be to winning a TONY.

Jonny on Selling New York (HGTV)

I had the privilege of hosting an exclusive wine tasting in Emeril Lagasse’s townhouse for the Kleier’s – the stars of Selling New York on HGTV. (See a little mention on Curbed!) See some screen shots below that I grabbed from my … Continue reading

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The Noble Rot: East Met West (St. Francis & Millbrook Winery)

On a recent Wednesday in June, The Noble Rot hosted an evening featuring two wineries separated by 3,000 miles of U.S. Terroir. A six-course meal set the stage for a pairing of three east-coast wines with east-coast inspired cuisine alternating … Continue reading

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The Wines of Brooklyn Winery Winemaker Conor McCormack

This is all you need to know about the winemaker at Williamsburg’s very own Brooklyn Winery: “Making wine wasn’t on my radar until I saw a craigslist posting for a harvest intern in 2003 while hunting for a job post-college. … Continue reading

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Stone The Crows – from Winemaker Thomas R. Brown

        Let us say that I’m a “friend of the farmer” behind Stone The Crows. And let us say that the “farmer” is a country gentleman who enlisted the Food & Wine magazine 2010 Winemaker of the Year, Mr. … Continue reading

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Edible Manhattan and Brooklyn present UNCORKED (at BAM)

Hands down, thumbs up for the best wine event in New York City: Edible Uncorked 2012. Check out this time-lapse shot of the entire event by Max Flatow Photography: I was there pouring for Millbrook Winery & Vineyards and can safely say … Continue reading

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