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WINE
Oenophiles rejoice! If the recent crop of newcomers is any indication, wine bars seem to be
approaching their zenith in Berlin. Many are bar/shop hybrids and some also serve food.
Run by wine enthusiasts, they have an egalitarian rather than elitist mood, with wines for all
budgets. Some specialise in
vin naturel
('natural wine', ie organically grown and handled
with minimal chemical interference), which often looks cloudy and tastes a bit tart at first.
But then…
In regular pubs and bars the quality of wine ranges from drinkable to abysmal, which is
probably why so many Germans drink it with fizzy water, called a
Weinschorle
. Wine is
usually served in 200mL glasses. However, in better bars, as well as in a growing number of
restaurants, better-quality wine is now served in mere 100mL glasses.
Sparkling wine comes in 100mL flutes. Depending on where a place sees itself on the
trendiness scale, it will offer German
Sekt,
Italian Prosecco or French
cremant
. In clubs it's
often served
Sekt auf Eis
(on the rocks). Champagne is trendy among the monied set.
Strandbar Mitte
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