Wine Barrel Beer
While surrounded by fields of grapes and makers of some of the worlds finest vino, Russian River Brewing Company went the other way and created the first brewery in Sonoma to use wine barrels to produce beer.
RRBC age the brews in wine-seasoned oak barrels with wild yeast and bacteria for a year or two, then bottle-condition it Champagne-style to add a subtle finesse that most beers lack.
Uncertain if this brew is available in NYC yet, so contact them on the web.