QTD: Otto has been my favorite for a few years, because the wines are interesting and good, the crowd is fun, and the staff are pros. But, I’m looking for alternatives…

Best wine bar is the Market Avenue Wine Bar in the Ohio City neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio.

QOTD: The Side Door Cafe and Wine Bar in the village Mammoth, CA. they serve all kinds of crepes and pour wines by the glass or bottle with very friendly servers.

QOTD: There are so many good ones in Tucson. I’d have to go with The Dish, b/c they have a wine store connected to the restaurant, so you go pick out a wine, pay a corking fee, and you get better selection than any wine list at a normal restaurant. If anyone visits Tucson, they should definitely go to The Dish.

Living in the Tampa Bay area we have crap for wine bars. As a matter of fact there aren’t even many restaurants with great wine lists. I would absolutely love to hit NYC and hit Blue Ribbon and all the other great bars there.

QOTD Not that I have vsited that many, but the PDX airport has a very good wine bar specializing in Pinot Noirs from Oregon. An excellent list and great folks running it.

I exspecially like the wine bars that sell what they are pouring. I think it is a great concept for a new kind of bar where you can eat, buy a wine or two and sample the ones you are curious about.

Great show.

I’m a lurker from San Diego. We have an exceptional wine bar here called Wine Steals. They’re in the community of Hillcrest in San Diego and they feature mostly inexpensive gems. The ambiance and people gives energy to the wine tasting experience here. Inexpensive certainly doesn’t translate to cheap. They certainly go to great lengths to make exceptional choices. Wine Steals has two locations but the Hillcrest bar is the best. http://www.winestealssd.com/

GV – I like it when you take the show on the road – talk about perspective change!
QOTD – I have not been to that many straight up wine bars, but my wife and I used to like to go to 6th & Vine in Winston-Salem, NC. You could sit outside on the sidewalk “bistro” and drink a “tasting” menu selection. The wines were not the greatest, but they were solid in the variety area.

QOTD: Unfortunately I’ve only been to 2 and would not claim either as my favorite. I tend to go directly to individual wineries but then you don’t get the diversity and selection.
It’s close to being a winebar so I’ll mention my favorite place is the Enoteca on the 2d floor of the wineshop of the Whole Foods in Fairlakes, VA. They’ve got 80 wines on nitrogen tap so you load credit on your smartcard and can try different size samples of a broad variety of wines starting from supermarket wines all the way up to some pretty expensive wine that I would never think to buy without a taste. On top of all that they have tons of awesome food and restaurants in the store so you can bring food up and pair with the different wines.

QOTD: In New York, I’ve always been a huge fan of Blue Ribbon and Otto–and also Landmarc for reasonably priced wine. In Chicago, where I am now, my favorites are The Tasting Room at Randolph Wine Cellars(with a great view) and Webster Wine Bar.

My favorite wine bar here in Austin, TX, has to be Malaga, on 4th Street downtown. It’s a great little tapas and wine establishment, and they have great tapas, as well as an impressive wine selection. Alternatively, I’ve recently discovered another little wine bar and kitchen in the Westlake area just west of 360 on 2244 called the Grove. Both the Grove and Malaga are very worth checking out if you’re ever in Austin.

QOTD: The Wine Room, Winter Park, FL http://www.thewineroomonline.com/

Vino Volo — it’s a new wine bar chain targeting specifically at airports. The one that I visited was in Sea-Tac airport. They emphasize local wines, and they have wine tasting menus. I really had a great time tasting the wines.

Since you are going to Seattle soon for the book signing, it may be a very interesting visit! This one is next to terminal B — so if you are flying back to Newark via Continental, you won’t miss it.

I got a card — they are also in DC, New York (LGA?), Baltimore, and Sacramento.

QOTD: I haven’t been to too many wine bars across the country, but in Charleston, SC I like Raval.

It’s cool to see Refosco on the show. I had one that I really liked when I was first getting into wine.

This is a nice setting for your show, I think it is classy and hip and sweet. Nice idea. 🙂

Love Blue Ribbon…also good to see a Greek red wine reviewed.

Wine bars…in NYC I like Bar Veloce, inoteca on LES, Bin 71 on UWS.

I did a bit of “research” and the Gewurztraminer is about 23 bones a bottle, oh and make sure mott makes you look cool the next time you want something to pop up on the screen at your command

QOTD: Red White & Bluezz, Pasadena CA

sorry i just dont have the money for that

California Wine and Cheese in Monrovia, California!

I am still trying to find good wine bars here in the Tampa Bay area but so for I like The Grape @ International Plaza.

Iâ??m having my first Greek red as I rewatch this episode. Itâ??s 2005 Erasmios Agiorgitiko. Agiorgitiko is the varietal which is also known as aghiorghitiko, mavro nemeas and St. George. Itâ??s oaky and I like it. Iâ??m beginning to feel a bit awkward about saying this. I suspect Iâ??m sounding phony, like Iâ??m portraying a character. I donâ??t mean to sound this way. There are non-oaky wines that I like, but I donâ??t seem to be finding any oaky wines that I donâ??t like. I like red wine and Iâ??m having a good time. My comments are sincere. Iâ??m also watching and enjoying the wine episode of Columbo as I drink it. I guess it would be more appropriate to be drinking an Italian wine. Oh well.

Favorite wine bar in the US is Tria (18th & Sansom) in Philadelphia.

I hate to admit that I am yet to go to a wine bar, but there is one in Boston I hope to go to next time I am up there.

Really enjoying the on-location shots…though a little surprised about your Greek wine comments. Most Greek red wines are supposed to be earthy, dark, herbal, and vegetal, so why should they try to be something else??? The foods are made to go with the cuisine, which aside from the coastal areas, is conducive to those types of reds. Anyway, great show. Always love it when you give props to Gewürztraminer! QOTD: My sister-in-law works at Trezo Vino in Overland Park, Kansas, so there, naturally. It’s hard to find good wine bars in Kansas, and they have a good variety and have well-priced flights and by-the-glass.

P.S. When are we going to see Lizzie???