DIARY OF A WINE SHOP // Prepping for the busy season involves a lot of tasting, a lot of organizing. Here’s a back end view of the wine merchant’s day-to-day! #wine #westvillage #retail

DIARY OF A WINE SHOP // Today at the shop we argued which would be a better pairing with a Cronut—the textural explosion or Thorne & Daughters, or the fresh strawberry bouquet of Arnot Roberts? Sound off in the comments! Dominique Ansel #nyc #bakedgoods #winefoodpairing

Our GM, JT, joined Christian Moueix, visionary behind Château La Fleur-Pétrus in Bordeaux and Dominus Estate in Napa, at the legendary Harry's for lunch. There are few names in the world of wine which guarantee quality. Christian Moueix is one of those names.

DIARY OF A WINE SHOP // Checking the lineup for our weekly Saturday tasting. The Big Salt is drinking beautifully! At that price, hard to beat…

DIARY OF A WINE SHOP // Busy times here at Le Dû’s! Spent the evening with the excellent folks at Bladnoch Distillery, tasting scotch in the cellar of TriBeCa’s Brandy Library. Also, JT reading up in advance of our French grand tasting!

DIARY OF A WINE SHOP// Since we’re building out our sake selection, a couple of us swung over to the East Village for an excellent event focusing on the sakes of the Niigata Prefecture! Met some cool people, saw some vintage posters, and tried a traditional method sparkling #sake

DIARY OF A WINE SHOP // Hitting the books today. 40 wines at our French grand tasting this Saturday, 40 different stories to learn. This is the part of the job we love! #wine #nerd #somm #fact

DIARY OF A WINE SHOP // Pulling bottles, cracking into cases, and organizing the shop for tomorrow’s big tasting! Particularly stoked for that Charmes-Chambertin… if you’re around the west village, come by! 3pm-6pm #nyc #retail #wine

DIARY OF A WINE SHOP // Down at Chambers today to taste through some new wave Burgundy producers. Clarisse de Suremain always a favorite of ours, and has been for years!

DIARY OF A WINE SHOP // Thrilled to host Domaine Dubreuil-Fontaine tonight, and even more excited to taste through some pretty amazing, and amazingly affordable, Burgundy.

DIARY OF A WINE SHOP // Spirits training here on rainy Thursday! Calvados such a stand out. Cozy apple brandy from Normandy. #spirits #halloween #nyc #wine

DIARY OF A WINE SHOP // Busy post-Halloween Saturday! Popped some orange wines for the public, pulled some bottles for club, and spent the day chatting with our beautiful neighbors.

DIARY OF A WINE SHOP // Wide range of scenery here at Le Dû’s. Burgundy research, CDP cameo, piles of champagne, and of course the ubiquitous remains of wooden cases #facts #wine #iykyk

DIARY OF A WINE SHOP // Inventory day! This involves much crawling around, pulling apart stacks, and walking around with a clipboard. Much to be thankful for. #wine #fancy #logistics

DIARY OF A WINE SHOP // Gauntlet of tastings today but tons of good finds for the holidays. Off the beaten path Oregon, independent scotch bottlers, South African gems, all kinds of stuff. #theindustry #behindthescenes

DIARY OF A WINE SHOP// We’ll call this one field research. Bottle of Dal Forno and a steak—what a special wine!

DIARY OF A WINE SHOP // Nerd-forward day! Left: the legendary Luis Seabra, pointing out the crus of the Douro. Right: first inaugural Friday spirits, feat. an 18-year Calvados. #spirits #wine