Best wine bars in SF
I've been to Nectar, but they don't really serve food there. Bin 38 in the Marina is very cool, prices are reasonable and they have good food. First Crush is good, but more like a place for a date, and not to go wine tasting with friends and hang out. Bacar is overpriced and overrated. Ottimista Enoteca'cafe is good and I like the fact that they offer different types and styles of wine, but it's often crowded on the weekends and hard to get a seat. Cellar 360 in Ghiradelli is good, but a little pricey. It's more like going to Napa, you stand at the bar. K&L Wine merchants has wine tasting on Saturdays and for $20, you get to taste a lot. So what are your favorites? I want to go visit more and make up a Top 10 list.
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This is a little sad, but I went to Ottimista a couple of weeks ago because I had seen on the Bachelor (that was where Aly had taken the Pilot Guy). I liked it. But I can't really afford the whole wine scene these days. I'm mostly just sticking to Guiness until I'm working regularly again.
Oh, but I didn't really contribute an answer did I. Here is this place in Union Square that my boss at the law firm used to talk incessantly. I never went myself but I remembered the name because I kept on thinking he was going to see reporters when he was just going wine tasting. Its called the Press Club. Here's the URL:
http://www.pressclubsf.com/about/taste-wine-country%E2%80%94-heart-san-francisco
It is totally out of my league though.
Oh! I love the Press Club. My friend helped build it. You get a wine card when you walk in and then you just present it to the various wineries below and they swipe for your tasting. Pretty cool stuff. You pay when you leave. Excellent idea. It's down the breezeway next to the Four Seasons.
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