By the Glass

Each season, we collaborate with a different partner to pick wines by the glass. Over our life in business, we've worked with everyone from writers like Jancis Robinson and Dorothy Gaiter to restaurant legends like Raj Parr and Kelli White to winemakers like Ntsiki Biyela and Bree Stock to influencers like @shitywinememes and @freshcutgardenhose. This autumn, we're joining forces with an illustrious James Beard Award-winning wine polymath, Lee Campbell.

From retail to distribution, maître d’ to chef's assistant, sommelier to winemaker, Lee has done it all across decades in the industry. As a wine director at some of New York's buzziest restaurants, she has driven trends and shaped tastes, always a step or two ahead of her peers in service of “beautiful wines that people aren’t really heralding.” She championed organic, non-interventionist bottlings before “natural wine” devolved into a cliché. She adopted Virginia wine as a pet cause before “drinking local” became a popular rallying cry. She advocates for women and people of color in an industry that has historically neglected both. Not content to rest on her laurels, Lee still works the floor at her latest project, the acclaimed Flatiron District trattoria Borgo.

Earlier this year, Lee Campbell won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service. We're celebrating with a fresh list of wines by the glass devoted to one of her favorite genres: Textural Whites. These are cold weather gems that lean silky or round or tannic instead of light and bright. Our commentary accompanies each featured wine. Let this whet your appetite from afar then find your way to Reveler's Hour to experience the Autumn of Lee for yourself.