Carvers joins Jay’s, l’Auberge and Pine Club on Wine Spectator awards list

By Uncorked | Monday, July 24, 2006, 10:45 PM

Carvers Steaks & Chops general manager Ron Taylor is getting into wine with the same level of enthusiasm as many of his customers — and that may help explain why the Washington Twp. restaurant now boasts an Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator magazine.

Carvers joins Jay’s, l’Auberge and the Pine Club, which were renewed as Award of Excellence winners in the magazine’s 2006 dining guide, dated Aug. 31 and hitting newsstands this week.

Taylor’s growing interest in wine prompted him to enroll in a Court of Master Sommeliers course last year. In his cover letter to the restaurant, Taylor noted that Carvers trains staff members on wine, offers wines by the glass at half price on Sundays and stores wine in temperature-controlled rooms, 66 degrees for reds and 48 degrees for whites.

Wine Spectator does not screen the food offerings or visit the restaurants that receive its Awards of Excellence. The magazine accepts restaurants based on its evaluation of wine lists and food menus submitted by the restaurants, which pay a $250 annual application fee.

Taylor said Carvers’ focus on wine and his own growing interest prompted him to submit an application this year.

The magazine included 3,772 restaurants on its awards list this year, about 3,000 of which received the Award of Excellence. About 700 received the more prestigious Best of Award of Excellence, and 77 worldwide were given the Grand Award of Excellence, the magazine’s top wine-list ranking.

Jay’s Restaurant has earned recognition from the magazine for more than a decade, while the Pine Club and l’Auberge have been honored the last two years.

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