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CHELSEA COMMUNITY NEWS - Offering inviting views from the outside and a warm, welcoming experience once through its doors, Community Wine & Spirits (140 10th Ave. btw. W. 18th & 19th Sts.) may be new to the neighborhood–but it’s made a mark in the mere three months since arriving. Chelsea Community News recently posed some questions to its founder, to suss out what’s so special about the in-store offerings.
YAHOO! LIFE - Being the recipient of a cork to the head or ending up with an overflowing bottle that's wasting your supply due to the cork being extracted improperly. So we asked wine experts how to open champagne the right way, so you can get straight to the festivities, incident- and mess-free!
EAT THIS NOT THAT - The holidays are among us, which means party season is in full swing. Family gatherings, dinner parties with friends, New Year's Eve celebrations, you name it. If you're hosting any of these festivities, you most likely have your list of stresses to deal with regarding the food, drinks, and decorations. But if there are parties that you're simply RSVP'ing "yes" to, the extent of your worries probably comes down to picking out a bottle of wine that won't break the bank but will impress a room full of people.
PATCH - Whether you’re a wine enthusiast looking to expand your palette or a novice seeking the right bottle, there’s a new wine store in Chelsea for you. Community Wine & Spirits is “a space … built to stoke the imagination and pique the thirst of anyone who comes through our doors.”
“From wine-tasting classes to rock-climbing seminars, book clubs, and more, we believe there is something here for everyone, and we’d love to welcome you to our diverse and mindful community,” reads the new store’s website.
Helmed by David Weitzenhoffer, a 25-year wine industry veteran and former wine director and importer at Midtown’s Felidia, the store is aimed to be a communal gathering place and destination for wine lovers to share their love for wine and spirits.
NYTIMES - Wines are organized by texture at the new Community Wine & Spirits, in Chelsea. In his spacious, sparsely decorated store, David Weitzenhoffer, a former sommelier and winemaker, arrays them by body, from light to medium to heavy. “That way if someone wants a pinot grigio they’ll see some other wines with similar characteristics, like verdicchio, at different price points and regions,” he said. “They can compare and maybe discover.”
