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.

Fine & Raw + Um Segredo + Tempranillo = A Noble First

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

What’s in a Supper Club? If you ask The Whisk & Ladle Supper Club, they’ll tell you that they coined the name. In fact, so told me one of the W&L hosts, and I am paraphrasing: No one was using … Continue reading →

Posted in Winetology | Tagged bonbon, Carla Rhodes, chocolates, David Dantos, Fine & Raw Chocolates, Jonathan Cristaldi, Jorge Ordonez, love, supper club, Tempranillo, The Noble Rot, traveling wine saloon, Um Segredo, Underground Dining, Underground Eats, Valentine's Day, ventriloquism, wine, wine club | Leave a comment

The Rise of Kosher Wine: Kosher Food & Wine Experience 2012

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

The tasting season is upon us here in ole’ New York. And while there are plenty of opportunities to taste a array of wines from around the world, there is one opportunity to discover a rising class of wines that … Continue reading →

Posted in Winetology | Tagged Covenant Wines, cult wine, herzog, kosher, Kosher Food & Wine Experience 2012, laurent-perrier, wine, wine tasting | Leave a comment

Super Bowl XLVI Prediction: IF They Celebrated With Bubbly

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

For wine lovers, the most important bet they’ll place during Super Bowl XLVI is on which Champagne the winning Super Bowl Champions [would theoretically celebrate with by] guzzling, spraying each other and dousing expensive camera equipment in, if that was … Continue reading →

Posted in Winetology | Tagged David Carr, Moet & Chandon, Mumm Champagne, NFL locker room celebration, Super Bowl XLVI, Tom Brady | Leave a comment

From Slow Wine to Speed Tasting

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

“No thank you, I think I’ll have a beer,” said my shadow to me. “Six more weeks of winter,” I said to no one there. This particular week, the wine trail has lead me to Over-Done-It-Land, but in high fashion! … Continue reading →

Posted in Winetology | Tagged Abe Schoener, Oceana, Robert Foley, Robert Foley Vineyards, Scholium Project, Slow Food, Slow Wine, sommelier certification, wine | Leave a comment

Quintarelli of Valpolicella (1927 – 2012)

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

There is Amarone. There is Amarone della Valpolicella. And then there is Giuseppe Quintarelli. The Italian Wine legend passed away in the third week of January 2012 at the age of 84. Wine writer Jay McInerney writes a good and … Continue reading →