Corkbuzz Wine Studio Opens Tonight in Union Square

13 East 13th St., Union Square
Phone: 646-873-6071

One would think with the amount of commerce, attractions, and relative wealth surrounding Union Square, it would be overrun with great places for grabbing a drink. Yet besides some sports bars, a smattering of restaurants, Old Town Bar, and Bar Jamon, it's pretty slim pickings around there. Until now. Tonight master sommelier Laura Maniec opens her hotly anticipated new wine bar and educational center Corkbuzz. The wine bar portion of the space is open seven nights a week and offers a menu of snacks like chicken liver toast and shishito peppers, salads and sides, and shareable plates including hamachi crudo, prawns with kabocha squash butter, bone marrow and blue cheese brulee, and more. All are meant to pair well with the ever changing wine list.

As for the wine classes, they're offered on a walk-in basis or can be booked ahead, and they cost around $75 for a two hour session. They'll be taught by Maniec and other wine pros and will help students "learn more about what wines they like, and why." To learn more check them out here, and don't forget to send early word this way.

Previous Coverage: Fall Tracking; First Word; Coming Attractions.
Further Reading: Official Site; GS; F&W; TONY.

Snacks
Shishito peppers | 7
Spiced Marcona almonds | 8
Marinated olives | 6
Chicken liver toast | 9
Root vegetable chips and dip | 7
Artisanal cheeses | MP
Hams | MP

Sides
Greenmarket salad | 10
Sauteed Brussels sprouts, pecorino crumble | 9
Seasonal mushroom salad,charred scallions | 9
Roasted herbed potatoes, duck crackling | 11

Share
Thick-cut fries, house-made brandade, greenmarket pickles | 9
Hamachi crudo, endives, grapefruit, pickled plums | 16
House-cured salmon, sweet & sour beets, pistachio, crème fraîche | 14
Crispy Kumamoto oysters, scallion pancake batter, ponzu sauce | 15
Stu ed calamari, shell sh risotto, sa ron aioli | 13
Prawns, spicy Kabocha squash butter |12
Octopus, spiced chickpeas, apple, cucumber yogurt | 14
Japanese eggplant, Parmesan crust, mozzarella fondue | 12
Bone marrow, Bayley Hazen blue cheese brulée, celery | 17
Cavatelli, Brussels sprouts, pecorino, mint | 11
Papardelle, duck braise, orange gremolata | 18
Chicken leg con t, baby lettuces, orange-dijon vinaigrette | 13
Crispy pig ear, mushroom salad, radish | 15
Braised short ribs, root vegetable purée, daikon cake, scallion salad | 17
Lamb ragout, atbread, feta, mint | 11
Frittata of the day, seasonal greens, toast | 9

Sweets
Poached pears, red wine, crisp phyllo, frangipane | 11
Cannoli with tiramisu, caramel, chocolate ricotta cream | 12
Sorbet or ice cream of the day, seasonal fruit, biscuit | 11

Wines by the Glass
champagne and sparkling

Renardat-Fache ’10 – Cerdon de Bugey, France | 13
Roger Luquet Cremant Blanc de Blancs NV – Macon, Burgundy | 14
Nigl Sekt Rosé ‘08 – Kremstal, Austria |16
La Caravelle Blanc de Blancs NV – Epernay, Champagne | 25
Laherte, Brut Tradition NV – Chavot, Champagne | 29
Vouette et Sorbée Fidèle Extra Brut ’07 – Aube, Champagne | 33

sherry

Maestro Sierra Fino – Jerez, Spain | 14
Lustau Almacenista Vides 1/50 Palo Cortado – Jerez, Spain | 20

white

Alpha Estate Sauvignon Blanc ’10 – Amydeon, Greece | 9
Pépière Clos de Briords Muscadet ’10 – Sèvre et Maine, France | 12
Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Gris ’08 – Willamette Valley, Oregon | 12
Eugen Muller Forster Mariengarten, ’10 – Pfalz, Germany | 11
Charles Hours Cuvée Marie Gros Mansend Corbu ’08 – Jurançon , France | 13
Schleret Herrenweg Riesling ’05 – Alsace, France | 13
Prieler Ried Sinner Chardonnay ’10 – Burgenland, Austria | 13
Daniel Etienne Defaix Vielles Vignes ’07 – Chablis, France | 16
Jager Fiderspiel Gruner Veltliner ’10 – Wachau, Austria | 15
Lagler 1000 Eimerberg Riesling Smaragd ’09 – Wachau, Austria | 16
Hanzell Sebella Chardonnay ’09 – Sonoma Valley, California | 20

rose

Clos Cibonne Tibouren ’10 – Côtes de Provence, France | 13

red

Espiers Sablet ’09 – Cotes du Rhone Villages, France | 9
Altesino Rosso di Altesino ‘09 - Tuscany, Italy | 10
Mas Foraster Trepat ’10 – Conca de Barbera, Spain | 12
Thimiopoulos Xinomarvro ‘09 - Naossa, Greece | 12
Baudry Les Granges ‘09 - Chinon, France | 11
Terres Dorees Beaujolais Cru ’10 – Morgon, France | 13
Joseph Carr Cabernet Sauvignon ’09 – Napa Valley, California | 12
Jean Louis Chave Silene ’08 – Crozes-Hermitage, France | 15
Gothic Pinot Noir ’10 – Willamette Valley, Oregon | 15
Rioja Beronia Gran Reserva ’04 – Rioja, Spain | 15
Deforville ’07 – Barbaresco | 16
Grgich Hills Cabernet Sauvignon ’94 – Napa Valley, California | 34
Château Prieure-Lichine Cabernet Sauvignon ’89 – Margaux, France | 52