Occasionally in this job I`m tasting a range of wines from a producer I`ve never heard of and very quickly, in wine after wine I`m asking myself - so how the heck did they do this? Previous experience of Washington State wines was entirely of the mega estate kind, so I wasn`t prepared for the intensity and the freshness of Gramercy`s wines - nor for their vivid flavours and the sheer energy present in the glass. After all, we`re talking about wine made by somebody very young - America`s youngest master sommelier in fact.

Greg Harrington has named his entreprise after one of New York`s most particular and distinctive districts and this small, 5,000 case winery shares those qualities. What it doesn`t have in common with Gramercy park is exclusivity. All are welcome to Gramercy`s wines and they are as accessible as they are delicious. (CW 05/06/13)