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WINE TASTING AND MORE

Big on wine? There are a few ways in Buenos Aires to find out what Argentina's
best grapes have to offer.
For private wine tastings, your best bet is with Anuva Wines ( 15-5768-8589;
www.anuvawines.com ) . Try five boutique vintages with food pairings; it will also ship
wine purchases to the USA. For informal tastings, inquire at Pain et Vin
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 4832-5654; Gorriti 5132) , a casual wine and bread
shop. Bar du Marché OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 4778-1050;
www.bardumarchepalermo.com ; Nicaragua 5946; 9:30am-midnight Mon-Sat) is a low-key bistro
offering 50 wines by the glass, while Gran Bar Danzón OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP (Libertad 1161) is an upscale lounge-restaurant that also has a good
selection of wines by the glass.
Many puertas cerradas(closed-door restaurants) offer fine wines with their
meals; Casa Coupage OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 4833-6354;
www.casacoupage.com.ar ; Soler 5518 ) , run by an Argentine sommelier couple, is espe-
cially wine oriented.
For wine shops, try Lo de Joaquin Alberdi ( Click here ) in Palermo - it offers tast-
ings as well. In San Telmo, Vinotango OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 4361-1101;
Estados Unidos 488; 10:30am-9pm) is a good destination. Aldo's Vinoteca ( Click here )
is a restaurant that sells wines at retail prices - even when you eat there.
In the event that you need a wine consultant, check out www.0800-vino.com .

Microcentro

La Cigale BAR
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( 4893-2332; 25 de Mayo 597; noon-4pm & 6pm-close) This upstairs bar-restaurant is
very popular with both office workers (during the day) and music-industry folks (later in
the evening). There's either live music or DJs most nights, but it's best known for its
'French Tuesday,' when electronica and exotic cocktails draw heavy crowds. Fusion
foods are served for both lunch and dinner.

Café Tortoni CAFE
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