The wine list at Smithereens, a new seafood restaurant in the East Village, is shocking to say the least. Of its 62 selections, more than half, 32, are rieslings.

Wines by the Glass: How Some Restaurants Do It Right, and Why For many restaurants, the wine list is a lost opportunity. But here is how a good one can help wine appeal to new audiences.

Historical location serving great wine and food. In 1898 prominent German immigrant and architect Diedrich Rulfs built a Victorian-style home for Dr. A. A. Nelson’ s family and medical practice ...