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Sunday, April 6, 2008

Wine Bars Galore

Special Writer Scott Talan weighs in on two of the hippest wine bars in the district.

VERITAS: Walking into Veritas you know you're in a different space with its low ceilings, darkened lighting and candles abounding. But you're here for wine right? Then you've come to the right place. Lots of good choices from US wines to foreign ones too. You can buy wine by the bottle, glass or flights to test and try. This is a good place to go with a group of friends, for a casual business meeting or on a date. Not so good to find singles though. If you go later in the evening on Thurs to Sat nights it can be a bit packed and loud. But go and let the wines and helpful staff speak to you and you will likely find Veritas (Latin for Truth) to be appealing.



CORC: New and a nice concept BUT Corc is more of a restaurant than a wine bar. Its got only a few places to sit at the bar. This is annoying especially as you will then be likely standing in the way of staff and people coming in to the restaurant. Also, the wine selection is all old-world so you WILL NOT find any wines from the United States. So it can be a bit confusing and complicated to make your choice from something you have never heard of before. That said, the bartender seems more than happy to pour you a taste to sample before you commit.

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