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Article / Harvey Steiman At Large

A16 Chef Leaves

Christophe Hille has left his position as chef of A16, one of the hottest Italian restaurants in San Francisco. I featured him in my recent Wine Spectator survey on Italian cuisine in the United States.

  • Harvey Steiman
Apr 24, 2006
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Pairing Italian at A16, part 4

The Matches: Or is Primitivo the winner with the short ribs?

Sep 19, 2006
Video

Pairing Italian at A16, part 3

The Matches: Is the Aglianico better with the food?

Sep 19, 2006
Video

Pairing Italian at A16, part 2

The Wine: The two wines used in the pairing, Aglianico and Primitivo, are introduced by owner-sommelier Shelley Lindgren.

Sep 19, 2006
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Pairing Italian at A16, part 1

The Food: Beef Short Ribs alla Genova: To demonstrate wine and food pairing Italian style, Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator editor at large, starts off by talking with the chef about his favorite dish at A16 in San Francisco.

Sep 19, 2006
Article / Restaurant Guides

15 Standout Bay Area Wine Restaurants

With one of the country's strongest dining scenes and world-class wineries nearby, the San Francisco Bay Area boasts an abundance of culinary options, like these 15 Wine Spectator Restaurant Award winners.

Oct 24, 2019
Article / Sommelier Talk

Sommelier Talk: Shelley Lindgren’s Road to Campania

Bay Area native Shelley Lindgren guides San Franciscans to the southern Italian way as the wine director and owner of two Wine Spectator Restaurant Award–winning lists at dining destinations A16 and SPQR. Lindgren spoke with editorial …

  • Sara Heegaard
Sep 9, 2016
Article / What We're Drinking Now

Pizza, Meatballs and Gaglioppo

Wine Spectator tasting coordinator Mary Ann Worobiec dines at A16, pairing her meal of pizza and meatballs with a southern Italian red wine from Calabria. It was fresh and fruity with a mineral note.

  • MaryAnn Worobiec
Apr 28, 2010
Article / News in Print

Colorado Sommelier and Chef to Make Wine

The owners of Frasca restaurant in Boulder, Colo., have announced plans to make their own white wine from the small Friuli region of Italy. Master sommelier Bobby Stuckey and chef Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson will call the wine La Scarpetta.

  • Robert Taylor
Mar 31, 2007
Article / Sommelier Talk

Sommelier Roundtable: What's Your Underappreciated Hidden-Gem Wine?

Luckily, for value-minded drinkers, there are many thousands of terrific wines that fly under the radar—and provide terrific value. Where are they? We asked seven somms and chefs from Wine Spectator Restaurant Award winners where they've …

Mar 23, 2018
Article / Sommelier Talk

Round Table Sommelier Talk: Mind-Blowing Wine Moments

Every passionate wine lover can attest to the fact that a single, spectacular glass can create a lifelong memory, but what if your job involved tasting tremendous wines day in and day out? Here, five Wine Spectator Restaurant Award–winning …

  • Sara Heegaard
Oct 21, 2016
Article / Dining Out

Chef Profiles

PAUL BARTOLOTTA Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare, Las Vegas In a cramped back hallway in the bowels of the Wynn Las Vegas Resort, Paul Bartolotta happily tears open Styrofoam boxes of chilled fish and other seafood.

  • Harvey Steiman
Apr 30, 2006
Article

The Gathering Spot

Shelley Lindgren, wine director and owner of San Francisco hot spots A16 and SPQR), owns a two-story home with a truly convenient feature: an underground bunker that's perfect for a wine collection. Her neighborhood is made up of former …

  • Jennifer Fiedler
Mar 31, 2011
Article / Travel

San Francisco Dining: Less Lavish, More Relaxed

These restaurants can compete with anything the Grand Dining places dish up, but go a little easier on the trappings. Wine lists are less ambitious, service is less formal and the surroundings are often cozier.

Oct 15, 2006
Article / What We're Drinking Now

A California Red that Evokes France and Australia

Wine Spectator editor at large Harvey Steiman discovers a generous California Grenache modeled after Châteauneuf-du-Pape but reminiscent of Rhône-style blends from Australia.

  • Harvey Steiman
Jul 27, 2009
Article / Harvey Steiman At Large

Michelin's Secret Code

All the hoo-ha earlier this week about Michelin's San Francisco restaurant ratings focused on the announcement of the list of the 28 that earned stars. The book itself, with all 356 restaurant entries, presents a somewhat different picture.

  • Harvey Steiman
Oct 6, 2006
Article / Opinion

What You Should Be Drinking Now

Wine Spectator columnist Matt Kramer has the cure for anyone in a "wine rut": some excellent but obscure grape varieties may be just the thing to bring variety back to your wine life.

  • Matt Kramer
Apr 17, 2012
Article / Restaurant Guides

9 Piping-Hot Pizza Places with Terrific Wine Lists

For many, there’s nothing more fundamentally delicious than a fresh, hot slice of pizza. Whether topped with gooey cheese, pepperoni, ham, roasted veggies or "everything," wine pairings for this classic dining favorite abound. Here are …

Jan 31, 2019
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