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.

Stone The Crows – from Winemaker Thomas R. Brown

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

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)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

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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#LanguedocDay 2012 with The Noble Rot

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

Thursday, May 3, 2012 marked #LanguedocDay. We celebrated by exploring several different Languedoc wines (pictured below) and geeking out on the Languedoc region thanks to Approach Guides Wine app. In the house was David and Jennifer Raezer who created the … Continue reading →

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Re-imaging the last meal aboard the R.M.S. Titanic

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

About 10 weeks ago, Chef Rob McCue (Hell’s Kitchen, Fox) and Chef Adam C. Banks (Roble & Co., Bravo TV) summoned me to John Allan’s, a gentleman’s den nestled amidst the towering cathedrals of midtown Manhattan. There was a pool … Continue reading →

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City friends: It’s time to play winemaker.

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

Millbrook Vineyards & Winery is a mere stone’s throw from the former farm-land of good old New York City. They are the pioneer grape grower of the Hudson Valley, begat by John S. Dyson in 1985, who also happened to … Continue reading →