Great Wine Deal in Astoria
10:53 pm in Astoria Wine Bars, Good Deals, Happy Hours, Queens Wine Bars, Wines of Italy by Carrie Dykes
There are two liquids that are taken more seriously than any other all across the nation- coffee and wine. Both are made with care, time and extremely intricate detail. That being said, they tend to be a little pricey. George Mc Kirdy of Astor Bake Shop is hoping to ease the damage on your wallet without compromising on quality. As it states on the Astor website “Astor Bake Shop is the opening he has been working towards, for so many years. His personal labor of love.” Their coffee made with Stone Street in Red Hook NY and blended to Astor perfection speaks for itself, pair that with one of their house made pastries and you’re set…. but wait, isn’t this a wine site? Why all the coffee talk? Astor also serves wine by the glass/bottle as well as beer. Mon-Thurs from 5-8 come in for 1/2 off glasses of wine or beer with a $12 food purchase. The food here is top notch, made with fresh and mainly local ingredients. Try the Astor burger and pair it with the Baglio Dosa Nero d’Avola a warm and plummy red wine with a touch of raisins and a hint of almonds in the flavor, there’s sufficient acidity to give it structure, but the overall impression is soft as velvet. Although the finish isn’t overly long, ripe and appealing fruit and surprising complexity hold up as a food wine and play well in between succulent bites of brisket burger patty with lettuce, tomato, spicy Astor sauce, Swiss, creamy coleslaw and pickles on a challah roll. Yumtown!
