“When I think about where I most enjoy drinking wine in the city, what comes to mind isn’t coveted vintages or esoteric producers — it’s places where pros like Whalen translate their personal curiosity into a language of delight. I think of the restaurants where an engaged sommelier asked gentle questions and said, “I have something that I bet you’ll love.” The best of them perform their own miracles of transubstantiation: They turn wine into joy.”
— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times
“natty by nature” — Patrick J. Cominsky, Wine & Spirits
Banyuls-Sur-Mer, France
SELECTED PRESS
“redefining the wine lexicon: q & a with kae whalen," the wine zine
“city guides: los angeles,” pipette magazine, issue 6 (print only)
“30 great places to drink wine in los angeles,” bill addison for los angeles times
forbes 30 under 30, food + beverage, 2020
“force of nature,” maxwell williams for lala magazine (print only)
“a new wave of australian wine,” jennifer fiedler for imbibe magazine
“the natural,” patty diez for eater
”meet la’s two eater young guns 2019 winners,” farley elliott for eater los angeles