“A great pairing doesn’t just emphasize the wine or the food, it transforms them both and elevates the partnership to a perfect harmony.”
Overseen by Wine Director Aldo Sohm, Le Bernardin’s wine program focuses on pairings that complement the cuisine of Chef Eric Ripert. While the cellar includes a large number of wines from the Old World regions of Burgundy, Rhône, Austria, and Germany, the 15,000-bottle collection is truly global, with 900 wine selections from 12 different countries, and vintages dating back to 1875.
Sohm joined Le Bernardin in 2007, the year he was awarded “Best Sommelier in America.” The following year, he was voted “Best Sommelier in the World.” Under Sohm’s direction, Le Bernardin received the 2009 James Beard Award for “Outstanding Wine Service.”
“A great pairing doesn’t just emphasize the wine or the food, it transforms them both and elevates the partnership to a perfect harmony.”
Overseen by Wine Director Aldo Sohm, Le Bernardin’s wine program focuses on pairings that complement the cuisine of Chef Eric Ripert. While the cellar includes a large number of wines from the Old World regions of Burgundy, Rhône, Austria, and Germany, the 15,000-bottle collection is truly global, with 900 wine selections from 12 different countries, and vintages dating back to 1875.
Sohm joined Le Bernardin in 2007, the year he was awarded “Best Sommelier in America.” The following year, he was voted “Best Sommelier in the World.” Under Sohm’s direction, Le Bernardin received the 2009 James Beard Award for “Outstanding Wine Service.”
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Opened in September 2014 Aldo Sohm Wine Bar allows Sohm and his team to share their enthusiasm for wine. It is a casual and convivial place where guests are welcome at the bar as they would be in Sohm’s living room, seating themselves in the central bar area and surrounding high-top tables or in the comfortable lounge before exploring the ever-changing wine list.
With Le Bernardin co-owners Maguy Le Coze and Eric Ripert, Sohm has created a go-to neighborhood bar. Bentel & Bentel, the team behind Le Bernardin's 2011 renovation, designed a custom-finished oak bar as the centerpiece of the intimate space, where it serves as a communal “sommelier table” for conversation and discovery among guests.
Sohm and Le Bernardin’s culinary team, which is mentored and overseen by chef Ripert, collaborate on a menu of simple and shareable dishes meant to complement and elevate the wine selection, including cheese and charcuterie, salads and tartines paired with local and international wines.
For more information on Aldo Sohm Wine Bar, please visit aldosohmwinebar.com