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I moved to New York for film and ended up an Austrian wine & eau de vie specialist - I guess I'm easily distracted and never say no to a schnapps. 4 years in, I live in Brooklyn with my husband Kaj and a pretty sweet collection of ferns and Carson McCullers novels.
My career in wine is a half-tipsy winding road leading all the way back to waiting tables as a teenager. In New York, I got my start as the beverage director at Cafe Katja in the LES and worked a raucous harvest in Austria with Hans Reisetbauer, Bernhard Ott, and Albert Gesellmann in 2015. Branching out into other corners of the wine world, I sold wines from Kermit Lynch and European Cellars for IPO Wines. Now I've found a happy home (and an endless supply of Underberg) at Convive. Special interests outside the beloved country include Corsica, Pic Saint Loup, Priorat, Sherry, long-forgotten indigenous varietals, Calvados & Mezcal.
Robin’s List:
Favorite Meatball Styles
- Fleischlaibchen (Austria)
- Kofte (Middle East Mediterranean)
- Bo Vien (Vietnam)
- Pulpety (Poland)
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Movies I'll watch an infinite number of times
- Let the Right One In
- Paper Moon
- The Big Sleep
- Tampopo
- Conspiracy Theory
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Favorite Everyday Sips right now
- Recaredo 2010 "Terrers" Brut Nature Gran Reserva, Spain
- Domaine Ciringa 2014 "Fosilni Breg" Sauvignon Blanc, Slovenia
- Neumeister 2015 Gelber Muskateller Klassik, Austria
- Cantine Valpane 2014 Rosa Ruske, Italy
- Domaine Comte Abbatucci 2015 “Frais Impérial” Rouge, Corsica
- Charles Joguet 2013 Chinon "Les Petites Roches", France
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Favorite Fancy Sips right now
- Bereche NV Reflet d'Antan, Champagne, France
- Recaredo 2007 "Brut de Brut" Brut Nature Gran Reserva, Spain
- Bernhard Ott 2013 Grüner Veltliner Rosenberg, Austria
- Peter Veyder-Malberg 2016 2b Riesling, Austria
- Grange des Peres 2004 Vin de Pays de l’Hérault Rouge, France
- Ester Nin 2010 "Nit de Nin", Priorat, Spain
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NYC Noodles I Love
- Udon at Raku
- Drunk Noodles at The Tang
- Spicy Cumin Lamb Noodles at Xi'an Famous Foods
- Spaghetti Nero at Bacaro
- Tokyo Shoyu Ramen at Ivan
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Top 5 Yogi Berra Quotes
- "A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore."
- "When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
- "The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase."
- "The future ain't what it used to be."
- "Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours."
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Favorite funny/sad writers
- Carson McCullers
- John Steinbeck
- Martin McDonagh
- John Michael McDonagh
- Mark Haddon
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Words/Phrases we use on the Eastern Shore of MD
- TAUT AS A TICK - how you feel after overeating
- HONKERS - Canada Geese
- HERE DIRECTLY - right now
- MUDDIN' - ripping donuts in a muddy field until the truck is covered in mud
- CHICKEN NECKER - out of towners who crab using chicken necks as bait
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