Restaurant Wine, Issue 83 (May/June 2001)

High Velocity Wine List Issue

Special Report: The High Velocity Wine List; a new breed of wine list takes hold in the marketplace among wine destination restaurants. What it is; why it matters; its strengths & its weaknesses.

Operation Profile: A Neighborhood Restaurant With A High Velocity Wine List. The restaurant was among the pioneers of this concept in the USA. We examine here how the wine list is managed and maintained, and what its impact has been upon the restaurant's customers and its staff.

Wine Reviews: 179 from eight countries are included in this issue. Highlights include: Excellent Pinot Gris from this Sonoma County winery; top value Carneros Pinot Noirs; wonderful Syrahs from Santa Lucia Highlands, the Central Coast, and Washington state; 24 of Australia's best new releases; and several superb white wines from New Zealand.