Nichole Johnson
Wine & Beverage Management Professor Goodlad
HMGT 2402
Wine Analysis
Bâtard is a modern European restaurant, located in the heart of Tribeca, NYC. Their menu focuses on classic cuisine with a focus on quality, seasonal ingredients and draws inspiration from their Team’s diverse background and experience.
Roberta’s is a new Brooklyn pizzeria located in Bushwick. Roberta’s is a celebrity-Chef magnet and is also known for being a bread bakery, having an internet radio station, having a garden and having event space. Roberta’s became an international brand when it started selling frozen pizza at Whole Foods. Their wine list has 12 pages compared to Bâtard.
Three observations from Bâtard’s wine list are how detailed the wines are itemized re type and appellations, they provided producer spotlight’s that further described the embodiment of the wine and they also had offering of their favorite Burgundy wines that were $80 or less. Three observations from Roberta’s wine list include how simplistic the menu was in design. It was not fancy and for someone like me who is a novice; I would know what type of wine I wanted to select and could easily identify where the wine was coming from. My other note was that they offered large format wines. This is wine that comes in a bottle larger than the standard 750ml. The ones Roberta’s carry come in 1.5L and range from $90 to $300. My last observation was the vintages. The oldest wine vintage was from 1990, then 1996 with others ranging 2012-2018.
Two similarities from the lists are that both offer a range of sparkling, white, rosé and red wines. And both can cater to the budget of someone willing to spend within $100 to $200 for a bottle of wine. Two differences from the list are that 1. Bâtard lists the grape variety and appellations while Roberta’s will list the region and country and Bâtard does not sell wine by the glass unlike Roberta’s.
Overall, Bâtard lived up to its classification of a modern European restaurant with an exceptional wine list to accompany its meal offerings. The wine list at Roberta’s matches its outdoorsy vibes with a list that is unintimidating and simple to read. I learned that wines are sold in large format at 1.5L. Before, I imagined them to be decorations with no real idea of what it was. Learning about wines helped me to understand what I was reading in the wine descriptions, and what was important about where the wine was coming from. It also helped me understand why the value of the wine and location is synonymous with the price.
Works cited
Roberta’s Wine List http://www.robertaspizza.com/storage/bushwickwine.pdf
Bâtard Tribeca NYC Wine List https://assets.website-files.com/589293f958e9d3407be2b9ee/5de6e2964dd1a7145c17ec35_Batard%2012.3.19.pdf
Complete Guide to all Large Format Wine Bottles, Sizes and Shapes retrieved from https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/wine-topics/wine-educational-questions/size-matters-explanation-large-bottle-formats/
Steinthal, Andrew. “Roberta’s”. The Infatuation retrieved from https://www.theinfatuation.com/new-york/reviews/robertas
Gordinier, Jeff. “At Roberta’s, Pizza and a Broken Partnership.” The NY Times. April 1, 2015
