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.

The Hunt for Wines of 1912 & My Personal Let-Down

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

Day 23, Day 24? I’m not sure anymore. I had committed to 40 Days of Writing. 40 Days of writing the truest sentences about wine, I could muster. My last post included days 9, 10 and 11, and shows a … Continue reading →

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40 Days of Writing: Days 9, 10 & 11

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

Day 9 (Thursday, March 1, 2012): Day 10 (Friday, March 2, 2012): The Truest Thing I Can Write About Wine. At 10:00am I went to Corkbuzz Wine Studio to join a small group of avid winos preparing for the sommelier exam – … Continue reading →

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40 Days of Writing: Days 7 and 8

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

Day 7 (Tuesday, February 28th): The Truest Thing I Can Write About Wine. There is a vineyard in Pope Valley called “Juliana.” I documented a day trip there with winemaker Jeff Morgan. In the morning the sun shines on Pope … Continue reading →

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40 Days of Writing with Kate Graham

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Jonathan Cristaldi

When I received an invitation to join Kate Graham on a writing journey (40 Days of Writing) I sharpened my number 2′s and accepted, citing that I would lead the people 40 days and 40 nights into the desert(s) of … Continue reading →

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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 →