Bars to Meet a Wine Bore
Bars to Meet a Wine Bore
October 9th, 2008
Bacchus
20/6-7 Soi Ruam Rudee, 02-650-8986. Open daily 5pm-1am.
Located in Ruam Rudee Square, is this sleek and contemporary wine bar. In spite of the modern feel and design, the four-story venue still manages to exude a very warm and homey vibe. You have a choice of over 400 international labels plus a variety of mouth-watering dishes to pair with your wines. When you become a member, you have the privelege of taking part in their weekly wine tastings for free.
V9
37/F, Sofitel Silom, Silom Rd., 02-238-1991. Open daily 5pm-2am.
This wine bar and restaurant with its views over the city is subtle, sleek and sophisticated. You’ve got it all: delicious hiso world cuisine paired with wines from France, Australia, Italy and Chile. You can get some great deals thanks to the wine market up front; so don’t be shy about grabbing a couple bottles to continue your wine 101 at home. They also have different DJs spinning lounge music to keep you entertained every night of the week.
Wine Loft
24/1 Sukhumvit Soi 31, 02-260-0027. Open daily 11am-midnight.
This small, compact, two-story wine shop is the only place (for now at least) that uses imported cutting edge technology to preserve their wine by the glass. You can choose between a taster, half glass or full glass before you select your bottle of choice. Become a member and you get a 5% discount on a bottle, or 10% when you buy three. Head there after work and get treated with free snacks till 8pm.
Wine Pub
2/F, Pullman Hotel, Rangnam Rd., 02-680-9999. Open Tue-Sun 7pm-2am.
The Wine Pub at the Pullman has a steady stream of new promotions to drink freeflow wine. Connoisseurs will prefer to order bottles from their extensive and reasonably priced list. Choose from a selection of over 100 labels, mainly New World, or pick from their rotating six different wines by the glass.
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