By the Glass

The wines on the Amitié list that work best by the glass — fresh, food-friendly, and priced for opening without a second thought. These are the bottles that disappear fastest at a dinner table, the ones that go with almost everything, and the ones we reach for most often when we’re not making a decision about what to drink — just opening something good.

The Du Grappin Bourgogne Aligoté at $49 is the white we recommend more than any other for by-the-glass programs — featured by Eric Asimov in The New York Times, old-vine, foot-crushed, basket-pressed. The Buisson-Battault Bourgogne Aligoté at $52 — from a fifth-generation Meursault family whose Premier Cru whites appear on the lists of Michelin-starred restaurants throughout California. The Vézelay Blanc at $56 from Kimmeridgian limestone in the northern Yonne. For reds, the Charlopin-Tissier Bourgogne Rouge ‘Montre-Cul’ at $60 — Gevrey-Chambertin fruit at a Bourgogne price — and the Côte de Brouilly at $45 — Gamay on granite from Mont Brouilly, the lightest and most versatile red on the list.

For restaurant accounts and by-the-glass programs, email jason.berry@amitiewines.com