Wanda Mann
@winewithwanda.bsky.social
Wine writer & presenter
Founder, Wine With Wanda. East Coast Editor, The SOMM Journal & Tasting Panel. NYC Ambassador, Star Wine List. Bylines: Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, NAPA Magazine, Saveur, etc. Native New Yorker. https://wandamann.substack.com
Founder, Wine With Wanda. East Coast Editor, The SOMM Journal & Tasting Panel. NYC Ambassador, Star Wine List. Bylines: Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, NAPA Magazine, Saveur, etc. Native New Yorker. https://wandamann.substack.com
I was honored to speak about wine at Free Food Harlem’s fundraising dinner at Refettorio Harlem, founded by chef Massimo Bottura & Lara Gilmore. Each week they provide meals in a dignified setting for food insecure people in the Harlem community & fight food waste. www.refettorioharlem.org
April 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I was honored to speak about wine at Free Food Harlem’s fundraising dinner at Refettorio Harlem, founded by chef Massimo Bottura & Lara Gilmore. Each week they provide meals in a dignified setting for food insecure people in the Harlem community & fight food waste. www.refettorioharlem.org
The Allegrini family's roots in Valpolicella go back seven generations and now a new chapter is being written. In 2023, brothers Francesco, Giovanni, and Matteo Allegrini and their cousin Silvia Allegrini became the winery's majority shareholders and leaders. www.tastingpanelmag.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The Allegrini family's roots in Valpolicella go back seven generations and now a new chapter is being written. In 2023, brothers Francesco, Giovanni, and Matteo Allegrini and their cousin Silvia Allegrini became the winery's majority shareholders and leaders. www.tastingpanelmag.com
Don’t miss this special evening of food, wine, and sisterhood! The Harlem Chef’s Lab is a monthly series at Free Food’s Refettorio Harlem, a newly renovated space inside the Emanuel AME Church built and founded by Lara Gilmore & Massimo Bottura’s "Food For Soul".
www.refettorioharlem.org/chefslab
www.refettorioharlem.org/chefslab
March 21, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Don’t miss this special evening of food, wine, and sisterhood! The Harlem Chef’s Lab is a monthly series at Free Food’s Refettorio Harlem, a newly renovated space inside the Emanuel AME Church built and founded by Lara Gilmore & Massimo Bottura’s "Food For Soul".
www.refettorioharlem.org/chefslab
www.refettorioharlem.org/chefslab
🥂🍷Looking forward to participating in the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen again. I’ll be leading two wine seminars — Cabernet Franc and luxury rosé! classic.foodandwine.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
🥂🍷Looking forward to participating in the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen again. I’ll be leading two wine seminars — Cabernet Franc and luxury rosé! classic.foodandwine.com
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Wanda has been writing about wine and travel for two decades, and her thoughts about the nuances of wine have been published in places like Food & Wine.
February 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Thanks @greatdoglit.bsky.social!
Yes, this wine writer has some thoughts on the
no-alcohol-ever movement. Check out my latest on Substack. wandamann.substack.com/p/sipping-th... #wine
no-alcohol-ever movement. Check out my latest on Substack. wandamann.substack.com/p/sipping-th... #wine
January 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Yes, this wine writer has some thoughts on the
no-alcohol-ever movement. Check out my latest on Substack. wandamann.substack.com/p/sipping-th... #wine
no-alcohol-ever movement. Check out my latest on Substack. wandamann.substack.com/p/sipping-th... #wine
Check out Wanda’s Wineglass: What I’m Sipping, a short list of succinct wIne reviews. This week = McPrice Myers, Landmark Vineyards, and Champagne Alfred Gratien. Cheers!
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Wanda's Wineglass: What I'm Sipping
Landmark Vineyards Damaris Reserve Chardonnay, Champagne Alfred Gratien, McPrice Myers Cabernet Sauvignon
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January 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Check out Wanda’s Wineglass: What I’m Sipping, a short list of succinct wIne reviews. This week = McPrice Myers, Landmark Vineyards, and Champagne Alfred Gratien. Cheers!
Visit wandamann.substack.com to read the article and subscribe. Cheers!
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Visit wandamann.substack.com to read the article and subscribe. Cheers!
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First snow day of 2025 in NYC!
January 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM
First snow day of 2025 in NYC!
Happy New Year! In 2025, can we all resolve to embrace rosé as a year-round pleasure? A new year is about optimism; rosé is optimism in a glass. Click the link to read my six sensational year-round rosé picks. Cheers! #wine
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Resolve to Drink Rosé Year-Round
6 Sensational Pink Wines, Wanda in the News
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January 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Happy New Year! In 2025, can we all resolve to embrace rosé as a year-round pleasure? A new year is about optimism; rosé is optimism in a glass. Click the link to read my six sensational year-round rosé picks. Cheers! #wine
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Looking for some luxe bubbles? Check out my five Champagne picks. Cheers! open.substack.com/pub/wandaman...
Luxe Sips for the New Year: 5 Exceptional Champagnes
I took a deep dive into luxe Champagne with 7th generation vintner Mathieu Roland-Billecart of Champagne Billecart-Salmon.
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December 27, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Looking for some luxe bubbles? Check out my five Champagne picks. Cheers! open.substack.com/pub/wandaman...
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December 26, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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Champagne, Cava, Prosecco, and more! Check out my 12 Days of Bubbly post on Substack for some tasty holiday wine suggestions. Cheers! wandamann.substack.com/p/fizzy-and-...
Fizzy & Festive Holiday Sips: 12 Days of Bubbles
Champagne, Cava, Prosecco, and more!
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December 19, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Champagne, Cava, Prosecco, and more! Check out my 12 Days of Bubbly post on Substack for some tasty holiday wine suggestions. Cheers! wandamann.substack.com/p/fizzy-and-...
I shared some holiday cheer on New York Living (PIX 11) this morning with hosts Marysol Castro and Nelson “Figgie” Figueroa. Lots of laughs and a selection of wines paired with holiday hors d'oeuvres. #wine pix11.com/video/best-w...
Best wine pairings for holiday parties
Wine specialist, Wanda Mann gives the best snack pairings for Chardonnay, Chianti Classico, and Moscato.
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December 17, 2024 at 8:06 PM
I shared some holiday cheer on New York Living (PIX 11) this morning with hosts Marysol Castro and Nelson “Figgie” Figueroa. Lots of laughs and a selection of wines paired with holiday hors d'oeuvres. #wine pix11.com/video/best-w...
a360 Media invited me to be one of thirty wine pros featured in Affordable Wine: The Essential Guide. We were each asked to recommend two wines, one white & one red, each under $30. My picks: Pieropan Soave Classico 2023 (Italy) and Boundary Breaks Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2022 (New York). #wine
December 17, 2024 at 1:56 AM
a360 Media invited me to be one of thirty wine pros featured in Affordable Wine: The Essential Guide. We were each asked to recommend two wines, one white & one red, each under $30. My picks: Pieropan Soave Classico 2023 (Italy) and Boundary Breaks Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2022 (New York). #wine
Just in time for the holidays, I've added 12 new Red Stars to the New York guide for Star Wine List. I joined the team in July as an ambassador, and I love this opportunity to celebrate the best wine lists in my home town. Cheers!
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New York’s Wanda Mann on wine buddies, the trust factor and the Manhattan bubble - Star Wine List
Our New York Ambassador, wine writer Wanda Mann, is adding 12 Red and 10 White Stars to our city guides. Newly inducted into the Ordre des Compagnons du Beaujolais, we asked her for an update on the w...
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December 12, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Just in time for the holidays, I've added 12 new Red Stars to the New York guide for Star Wine List. I joined the team in July as an ambassador, and I love this opportunity to celebrate the best wine lists in my home town. Cheers!
starwinelist.com/wine-story/n...
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I had a blast being a guest on Jay Jackson's show, Wine News Noir! Fans of Parks & Recreation will recognize Jay as the iconic tv character Perd Hapley. In real life, Jay is also a wine lover & expert. www.winenewsnoir.com/november
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December 8, 2024 at 8:12 PM
I had a blast being a guest on Jay Jackson's show, Wine News Noir! Fans of Parks & Recreation will recognize Jay as the iconic tv character Perd Hapley. In real life, Jay is also a wine lover & expert. www.winenewsnoir.com/november
@jayjacksonjazz.bsky.social
@jayjacksonjazz.bsky.social
Ooh la la, Beaujolais! 🍷
December 7, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Ooh la la, Beaujolais! 🍷
Just a few blocks from the bright lights of Broadway, famed sommelier Aldo Sohm’s name graces the marquee of his wine bar. Unlike countless shows that have come and gone, Aldo Sohm Wine Bar has remained a hit since opening in 2014 - no easy feat in NYC. How does he do it?
sommjournal.com page 12
sommjournal.com page 12
December 4, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Just a few blocks from the bright lights of Broadway, famed sommelier Aldo Sohm’s name graces the marquee of his wine bar. Unlike countless shows that have come and gone, Aldo Sohm Wine Bar has remained a hit since opening in 2014 - no easy feat in NYC. How does he do it?
sommjournal.com page 12
sommjournal.com page 12
What would it take for you to come out of retirement? For Chris Baker, Brassfield Estate Winery proved impossible to resist. Exactly one year after retiring from a 40-year career, Baker became president of Brassfield. Learn more in my article on page 60 of The Tasting Panel. www.tastingpanelmag.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:33 PM
What would it take for you to come out of retirement? For Chris Baker, Brassfield Estate Winery proved impossible to resist. Exactly one year after retiring from a 40-year career, Baker became president of Brassfield. Learn more in my article on page 60 of The Tasting Panel. www.tastingpanelmag.com
Check out the latest issue of my newsletter for Thanksgiving wine suggestions, the Cab Franc Forward initiative in NY, and more! Cheers!
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Grapes & Gratitude
In this issue: Thanksgiving Wines, Compagnons du Beaujolais, Cab Franc Forward
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November 24, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Check out the latest issue of my newsletter for Thanksgiving wine suggestions, the Cab Franc Forward initiative in NY, and more! Cheers!
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I had a blast interviewing my friend Andrea Sartori, fourth-generation family ambassador of Sartori di Verona, the winery founded by his great-grandfather Pietro in 1898. You can find my article on page 70 of the Nov/Dec 2024 issue of the Tasting Panel. #amarone #wine www.tastingpanelmag.com
November 23, 2024 at 5:42 PM
I had a blast interviewing my friend Andrea Sartori, fourth-generation family ambassador of Sartori di Verona, the winery founded by his great-grandfather Pietro in 1898. You can find my article on page 70 of the Nov/Dec 2024 issue of the Tasting Panel. #amarone #wine www.tastingpanelmag.com
Enjoyed some Asti Vibes last night in NYC! 🥂
November 21, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Enjoyed some Asti Vibes last night in NYC! 🥂
🍷Ooh la la! Last night, I was inducted into the Ordre des Compagnons du Beaujolais. The moment was especially poignant because many decades ago, my father gave me my first bottle of wine -- Beaujolais Nouveau. Neither one of us imagined that I would work in wine. What an adventure!
November 19, 2024 at 9:21 PM
🍷Ooh la la! Last night, I was inducted into the Ordre des Compagnons du Beaujolais. The moment was especially poignant because many decades ago, my father gave me my first bottle of wine -- Beaujolais Nouveau. Neither one of us imagined that I would work in wine. What an adventure!
Last month, I filmed a series of videos for Vineyard Brands focused on wines from Spain, Portugal, and Madeira. You can check out the series on YouTube. Cheers!
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#wine
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#wine
November 18, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Last month, I filmed a series of videos for Vineyard Brands focused on wines from Spain, Portugal, and Madeira. You can check out the series on YouTube. Cheers!
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#wine
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#wine