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GREAT SOMMELIERS FAMILY

His famous wine program features 2,500 selections, highlighting mature wines, mostly from Bordeaux and Provence, alongside the rest of France, Classic Europe, California and a smaller selection of the rest of the New World classics

BEVERAGE MEDIA

Beverage Director Aviram Turgeman grew the restaurant's list by acquiring cellars.

DRINKS THAT WILL ELEVATE YOUR EVENT

It's an option that summons the mood and aromas of the holiday season, said Aviram Turgeman, the beverage director

SOMMMELIER TALK

We feature more mature and old wines than anywhere else I know in New York. Commonly one would encounter a list with wines that are too young or not ready to drink

LIFE AS A SOMMELIER

Aviram Turgeman of the Chef Driven Group talks Tasca Chino, life as a sommelier, crafting beverages and more.

NY FIRST BEER SOMMELIER

"We don't aim towards pub people," he said. "We're about the beer geeks, people who want to try a new experience."

GRIN AND BEER IT

Color me impressed. While beer sommeliers may not be a restaurant staple any time soon, I’d let Turgeman guide my choices any day.

THE BEST BEER AND FOOD PAIRINGS

"Good food can make good beer taste better, and vice versa," says Aviram Turgeman, a beer sommelier at Cafe D'Alsace in Manhattan.

RAISING THE BAR

Aviram Turgeman, who concocted a pastis-rinsed, star-anise-graced martini as mixologist for Tour de France restaurants including Marseille and Nice Matin, says chic sips come to him in his sleep. “I read about the history of cocktails during the day and dream about recipes at night,” he says.