The 9 bottles I keep talking about at every Chelsea opening

Renata Cole

@renata.cole.nyc

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Ok but genuinely — between gallery openings and my ongoing quest for the city's best soup, wine is the thread that ties my whole week together. These are the bottles I keep name-dropping to bartenders, sommeliers, and honestly anyone who'll stand still long enough to listen — the ones that made me go quiet mid-sentence at a tasting and just... feel something. Not a ranked list, just the ones I can't stop thinking about 🍷

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The 9 bottles I keep talking about at every Chelsea opening — 5 items
Name	Comment	Wine	Region	Price Range
1Domaine Tempier Bandol Rosé	The rosé that made me stop saying 'I don't really do rosé' — savory, herby, borderline serious wine energy. Wink.	Domaine Tempier Bandol Rosé	Provence, France	$35–45
2Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru Brut	The grower Champagne I bring up unprompted at every opening — toasty, tense, and worth skipping dinner for 😉	Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru Brut	Champagne, France	$70–90
5Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape	Big, spicy, slightly feral in the best way — this is the bottle I open when the conversation needs to get more interesting.	Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape	Rhône Valley, France	$70–90
7Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Sec	Chenin blanc that tastes like wet stone and honeysuckle had a very elegant argument — I think about this bottle weekly.	Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Sec	Loire Valley, France	$40–50
8Movia Lunar	The orange wine I hand to skeptics — funky, amber, a little unhinged, always converts someone by the second glass 😉	Movia Lunar	Goriška Brda, Slovenia	$60–70