The large-scale Reboule du Rhône festival in New York City, which ran in 2017 and 2018, appears to have been a two-year event and is no longer held in that format.
Reboule du Rhône was NYC’s premier event for wines of the Northern Rhône. 100% of proceeds benefited the No Kid Hungry Campaign (www.nokidhungry.org).
About
Celebrating the wines of the Northern Rhône Valley, for a great cause.
‘La Reboule’ is a traditional end of harvest celebration in France’s Northern Rhône Valley where grape harvesters, winemakers, and cellar staff get together at the end of a successful vintage to toast with great food, wine, & revelry.
Sommeliers Dustin Wilson & Thomas Pastuszak brought this storied tradition along with the best producers from the Northern Rhône to New York City on November 15th – 18th, 2018 via a weekend of fantastic wine tastings, dinners & festivities.
Many events of the Reboule du Rhône festival took place at 180 Maiden Lane. This venue boasts stunning views of the East River and the Brooklyn Bridge and features a spacious open-air atrium—an ideal setting for a premier wine celebration.
Lower Manhattan is in the midst of a proverbial 180. Massive transportation investment, evolving technology, emerging green spaces and a cultural and social renaissance at the newly-minted Seaport District have transformed the epicenter of the financial world into a thriving community of innovation and collaboration. At the helm of this evolution is 180 Maiden Lane, an iconic part of the East River waterfront, reimagined as an amenity-rich vertical campus that provides the perfect business environment.
Participants
Thomas & Dustin
Co-Chairs Thomas Pastuszak and Dustin Wilson created Reboule Du Rhône to celebrate the wines of the Northern Rhône Valley in France and to raise money for a charity they care deeply about, No Kid Hungry.
Thomas Pastuszak
Wine Director, The Nomad
Born & bred in New York, Thomas opened The NoMad as its Wine Director after running the wine program at Colicchio & Sons. He helped The Nomad achieve its 3-Star New York Times rating within a few months of its opening and was chosen as one of the Best New Sommeliers of 2012 by Wine & Spirits Magazine. Thomas has also been recognized as one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30, and was most recently named one of Food & Wine’s Sommeliers of the Year of 2015. Most recently, Thomas has gotten into the world of winemaking, and has launched two exciting new wine labels: Terrassen and Empire Estate, both with a focus on New York’s exciting upstate wine region, the Finger Lakes. He has also served as the wine chair for Night Out for No Kid Hungry for the last two years.
Dustin Wilson, MS
Co-Founder, Verve Wine
Originally from Maryland, Dustin Wilson is a Master Sommelier now based in New York City and is the owner of Verve Wine in Tribeca. His sommelier career spans some of the top restaurants across the US – Frasca Food & Wine in Boulder, CO; The Little Nell, in Aspen; and RN74 in San Francisco. A Wine & Spirits Best New Sommelier in 2009, Dustin is best known for his position as Wine Director of the 3 Michelin-starred restaurant, Eleven Madison Park. His expertise led him to have a leading role in the critically acclaimed wine documentary, SOMM, and he was later featured in the film’s sequel, SOMM: Into the Bottle. His love of Syrah and the wines of the Northern Rhône led him to launch a wine label of his own, Vallin, in 2012.
Winemakers
Franck Balthazar, Cornas
Julien Cecillon, Crozes-Hermitage
Aurelien chatagnier, st. joseph
Jean-Louis chave, Hermitage
Guillaume Clusel, Côte-Rôtie
Lionel Faury, St. Joseph
Jean Gonon, St. Joseph
Maxime Graillot, Crozes-Hermitage
Jean-Pierre & Guillaume Monier, St. Joseph
Andre Perret, St. Joseph
Pierre Rostaing, Côte-Rôtie
Sommeliers
Yannick Benjamin | @yannickbenjamin | Wine on Wheels (NYC)
Matthew Conway | @conbeazie | Marc Forgione (NYC)
Levi Dalton | @leviopenswine | I’ll Drink to That (NYC)
Michael Engelmann, MS | @sommelier57 | The Modern & Untitled (NYC)
Caleb Ganzer | @ganzer_wein | Compagnie des Vins Surnaturel (NYC)
David Gordon | @dgbacchus | TriBeCa Grill (NYC)
Victoria James | @geturgrapeon | Piora & Cote (NYC)
Maddy Jimerson | @winomad | Anvil Wine Company (Aspen, CO)
Jeff Kellogg | @jkellogg | Kellogg Selections (Charlotte, NC)
Michael Madrigale | @mikemadrigale | Wine Access (NYC)
Carlton McCoy, MS | @carltonmccoy | The Little Nell (Aspen, CO)
Ryan Mills-Knapp | @ryanmillsknapp | R-Squared Selections (NYC)
Cedric Nicaise | @cedlovesbacon | Eleven Madison Park (NYC)
Rajat Parr | @rajatparr | Sandhi & Domaine de la Cote (Santa Barbara, CA)
John Patterson | @jburnspatersoniv | Frankie’s Sputino Restaurant Group (NYC)
Juliette Pope | @julietterpope | Bowler Wines (NYC)
Kim Prokoshyn | @winekimberly | Rebelle (NYC)
John Ragan, MS | @vinjohnragan | Union Square Hospitality Group (NYC)
Eric Railsback | @erailsba | Verve Wine (San Francisco, CA)
Grant Reynolds | @grantissimi | Charlie Bird (NYC)
Sabato Sagaria, MS | @sabato3 | Union Square Hospitality Group (NYC)
Jordan Salcito | @jordansalcito | Bellus & Ramona (NYC)
Totte Steneby | @steneby_yes | Portal (Stockholm, Sweden)
Jeff Taylor | @vinojeff | North End Grill (NYC)
Raj Vaidya | @rajvine | Dinex (NYC)
Jason Wagner | @jasonewagner | Union Square Cafe (NYC)
Steve Wildy | @sommillionaire | Vetri (Philadelphia, PA)
Chefs
Emma Bengtsson, Aquavit, NYC
Abram Bissell, The Modern, NYC
Austin Johnson, Frenchie, Paris
Ryan Hardy, Delicious Hospitality, NYC
Mike Reilly, The NoMad
Melissa Rodriguez, Del Posto, NYC
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a ‘Reboule’?
‘La Reboule’ is a traditional end of harvest celebration in France’s Northern Rhône Valley where grape harvesters, winemakers, and cellar staff get together at the end of a successful vintage to toast with great food, wine, & revelry.
What is the dress code for Reboule du Rhône?
The daytime Northern Rhône tasting is a casual, walk-around event. ‘La Reboule’ in the evening is a relaxed, festive, communal dinner where guests should feel free to dress-up, but certainly not formally (‘Business Casual’ at most).
What type of wine should I bring to La Reboule, and how much should I bring?
La Reboule is a chance to share some of your favorite Northern Rhône bottles over a terrific, multi-course meal: a minimum of 1 bottle per person is recommended, but feel free to bring many more, as the atmosphere will be very lively and whatever is not opened by the end of dinner will be sent back home with you.
What should I do with the wine that I am planning to bring to the ‘La Reboule’ dinner?
There will be a wine concierge on site to accept your wine for you anytime from the beginning of the Northern Rhône Tasting during the day through the beginning of the ‘La Reboule’ dinner in the evening. Additional instructions and details for bringing and/or shipping your wine for the event will be emailed to you if you are a ‘La Reboule’ ticket holder.
