"If you want to learn about wine, Stems is the place to do it, where you feel like you're over at a friend's house who happens to be a somm. Because that's exactly where you are—they just couldn't fit you all in their living room, so they built this place. Upon walking in, you're handed a clipboard full of menus, from cheeses to tinned seafood to Coravin pours by the glass. The wine itself meanders regions, styles, plenty of things that most deft diners might put on the unusual side, and yet, it all seems downright easy because the service is so good." - Stephanie Burt
