greendrinks
local farms. The atmosphere is trendy chic The range of wines stems from Spain’s Cava
with an elegant style. Walls of brick and Brut, ‘Castellar,’ a green apple and lemon
wood soften the room, creating the ambien- fl avor, to a Shiraz, Cederberg from South
ce of a country house in Southern France. Africa with a dark chocolate and roast coffee
Perfectly proportioned entrées are served fl avor. Over ten organic wines are offered by
on long modest wooden tables. The menu is the glass; and Counter’s wine tasting fl ights
bohemian chic prepared by a very talented are a great way to sample their selections.
Bouley-trained chef, Galen Zamarra. They There is an immense sparkling and dessert
offer a wide collection of organic drinks, wine list. The martinis are 100 percent or-
including biodynamic agricultural wines, a ganic and dozens of organic beers are on
Champagne cocktail, made with Champa- the menu.
gne, lump sugar soaked with their orange Ms. Gavito insures that everything on the
bitters, and pomegranate. Great favorites menu is organic. When creating the drink
include Herman Story Grenache, Burgundy, list, popular drinks were updated, making
Rhone, Provence, and Chateau de Trinque- drinks like the French Martini and Blood-
vede Tavel Rose. hound with herbal-infused Rain vodka and
At the bar, a new Earth Chardonnay, an organic fruit nectars. Counter offers a drink
organic wine, has been added to the other for everyone, like the Hot and Dirty, a vodka
wines. Also, 360 Vodka, an eco-friendly drink infused with habanero peppers for
vodka joins ranks with other bottles. The customers with spicier palates.
organic beers include Peak Organic beers— Counter’s Married in a Fever is red wine-
the number one selling Organic Beer in
the Northeast, including Peak Pale Ale,
Peak Nut Brown Ale, and Peak Amber
Ale. Some bars in New York City seem Green Wine
to go above all others.
The mecca of organic drink selections NUEVO MUNDO Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec
are at Counter, an organic wine & mar-
Vintage: 2007
tini bar with a vegetarian bistro. Vegans
Appellation: DO Maipo Valley, Chile
50% Cabernet Sauvignon 50% Malbec
and organic drinkers alike can break
Hummus Tahni together while sipping Handpicked Certifi ed Organic Grapes
an organic Cuba Libre. The lounge is lo-
aged in French oak for 14 months.
cated in the East Village, esteemed as
Aromas of berries, spice and
cocoa. On the palate, bold, rich
the most historic neighborhood in Ame-
blueberry, cassis and black
rica. Now, eco-friendly New Yorkers can
currant fruits are accented by
taste eco-cocktails, spilling biodynamic subtle nuances of espresso
wines while admiring the East Village
bean, cinnamon, and cedar.
architecture of elegant Dutch suburb,
2005 Chilean Wine Producer
Federal townhouse mansions and gar-
of the Year—International Wine
goyled tenements.
& Spirits Competition London,
Deborah Gavito, the proprietor of
November 2005
Counter, offers a selection of over 300
organic and biodynamic wines and she
ORGANIC VINTNERS
YOUR ORGANIC WINE SPECIALIST
plans to make Counter the most diver-
800-216-3898
se organic bar of its kind. Counter is a
Green Restaurant Association member.
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