I finally visited the new Terroir in Tribeca (24 Harrison St. at Greenwich, web site), a larger and slightly polished version of the East Village original, with the same amusing and subversive wine list. At both locations, it is, as every year, the Summer of Riesling—there are 20+ Rieslings available by the glass or by the taste, from the usual Riesling hot spots of Germany, Alsace, and Austria, as well as Australia, the Finger Lakes, and other locations. If you love to cool off with the high-acidity zing of Riesling, head to Terroir before summer’s end. (There is also an ample list of reds BTG.)
Which location? The original is just that—its hole-in-the-wall culcha is irreproducible. If you’re wearing a suit, have more than two in your group, or value your personal space, head south.
Between the Terroirs, and a destination in its own right, is Café Select (212 Lafayette, south of Spring, web site ), which is having its own summer of . . . rosé. What began as an ample list of rosés by the glass in the month of June has been unofficially extended—you can still choose from more than a dozen pink wines, still and sparkling, from the Alpine regions of Europe, to complement the Swiss bistro cuisine on the menu.
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