Let ’s get one affair unbent : a wine bar is a bar that serves wine . You see , a open definition is a dangerous matter . Once you start calling a place that has a full - fledged dining way , floor faculty , and fill out menu a " wine bar " or else of a " restaurant with a wine emphasis , " you ’re on a slippery slope to anarchy where words do n’t imply anything , and chaos ensues . So does the fact that we set out to find Denver ’s honest actual vino bar make us heroes ? You say us .
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< em > BerkeleyLiterature ’s great and all , but wait’ll you read the wine leaning at this swagger lilliputian bookstore . It packs more activity into just a couple of Thomas Nelson Page than many of its restaurant opposite number do , whisking you around the human beings to run into such characters like Bardolino in the Veneto and Furmint from Tokaj , Hungary . And while it is n’t profound by any stretch – these are n’t what they call wines of contemplation – it ’s right smart more eclectic than any casual bookstore web browser has the right to carry .
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< em > South DenverWant a topographic point that feels like abode ? How about an actual erstwhile base with sofas and armchair and fireplaces and relatives that keep asking why you ’re individual ? Owned by a married couple who launched their tiptop - convivial neck of the woods magnet more as a trade union movement of love than a business ( both of them still have daytime jobs ) , Cana will place you up with a one - varlet listing that ’s neither too introductory nor too intriguing – a Finger Lakes riesling here , a Uruguayan Tannat or Lusitanian red blend there – plus glad minute deals like half - cost glasses from any and all opened nursing bottle . And while it ’s at it , a smart slight salmagundi of spirit too .
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< em > LoHiThe name sound out it all : everything about this offshoot of an Edwards epicure shop is refreshingly upfront . Like the blank space itself , the wine list is tiny , windy , and easy to sail , with smack promissory note the possessor preserve unretentive and sweet ; you do n’t have to know what " Languedocienne Picpoul " is to understand " ocean minerality , starfruit " or be intimate with Schiava and Lagrein from Alto Adige to get " rhubarb plant , hemangioma simplex , delicious . " Think of it as your rig weather sheet to the grape succus those in the know ( include , now , you ) are guzzling these days . And here ’s something equally nerveless : Tues are " cheap date Nox , " when you’re able to score a select bottle and a cheese plate for $ 25 .
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< em > RiNoIf you suppose winery tasting rooms are restive and ostentatious , then you have n’t been to this part fine art art gallery , part medicine venue , occasional yoga studio apartment , all - party diggings . And you have n’t pounded rosé out of a can or buy a growler of merlot to go . And you in spades have n’t see crazy onsite - only experimentation like – get this – wry - hop sauvignon blanc or the whitened Nebbiolo - Barbera intermingle IMT ’s rockstar founder Ben Parsons makes with grapes from Tuscan vineyards owned by , of all people , < a href=“https://www.thrillist.com / eat / denver/18 - best - restaurants - in - denver - colo … ; target="_blank”>Snooze’s Jon Schlegel. ;
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< em > LoHiWarning : not recommended for anyone with adult ADD . Between the list of about 70 wines by the bottle and the even longer , sushi legal profession - stylus purchase order form for cheeses , we ’re pretty sure the combinational possibilities could get capture in the easily confused . For everyone else , though , a visit is a pleasure . Although there ’s a long ton of selections , they lean toward the familiar ( give or take a few curveballs ) , which work pairing a small easier – as does the fact that proprietor Paula Dick encourage you to browse the retail vitrine with glass in hand , so you could sip and sample distribution cheeseflower until you detect a match that works .
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< em > RiNoThe lachrymation muddle at the sum of The Source is a superb position for cocktails if you are n’t paying attention . If you are , you know that one of < a href=“https://www.thrillist.com / drink / capital of Colorado / best - first - date - bars - in - denver&q … ; target="_blank”>our preferent first - particular date spots is also < a href=“https://www.thrillist.com / drink / denver / denvers-12 - best - dapple - to - imbibe - w … ; target="_blank”>a grapeshot eccentric person ’s playground . Proprietors McLain Hedges and Mary Allison Wright maintain one of the most intelligent yet impossibly nerveless selections of wine-coloured you ’ve ever seen but have never heard of ( the same run low for their onsite hard liquor boutique < a href=“https://www.facebook.com / properpour" ; target="_blank”>The Proper Pour ) . But here ’s what you might not have it off : come spring , they ’ll be adding a seafood bar – think oyster , Cancer salad , and runt cocktail – and an array of grower Champagnes by the looking glass to go with it . & nbsp ;
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< em > LoHiIf you ’ve been compensate attention , you know that one of < a href=“https://www.thrillist.com / crapulence / denver / best - first - date - bars - in - denver&q … ; target="_blank”>our favorite first - appointment spots is also < a href=“https://www.thrillist.com / drink / denver / denvers-12 - best - spots - to - drink - westward … ; target="_blank”>a grape geek ’s playground … wait … that course feels familiar . Anyways , an branch of much - love < a href=“http://www.denvertruffle.com/" ; target="_blank”>The Truffle Cheese Shop , owners Rob and Karin Lawler ’s Truffle Table is the consummate wine-colored bar , from the mounted chalkboard listing the fromages du jour , to the free bowls of spiced nut mix , to a staff that know just what to suggest when you look at the list and go , " Uhhh , I do n’t see any malbec ? " This is a gravid place to be bold and try on something unusual . Be it white Colombard from the Côtes de Gascogne , or a Macedonian rosé of Xinomavro , or Nerello Mascalese , a Sicilian red , we guarantee the wine will go in your mouth a lot easy than the names come out.<a class=“vortex - open " data - campaign=“2832 " href=“https://signup.thrillist.com/" ; target="_blank”>Sign up here for our daily Denver email and be the first to get all the intellectual nourishment / drinkable / fun in town. Ruth Tobias will spend every dime she makes for this clause on wine . She credibly already has . You ’ll discover her slurring her eccentric at <a href=“http://twitter.com/@Denveater" ; target="_blank”>@Denveater.
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