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Ahh...the noble grape. Praised by cultures around the world, wine has been called poetry in a bottle. Dallas’ obvious love for wine can be found in hundreds of ways, from restaurants with unparalleled wine lists to wine bars that act as full-scale shrines to the vine. Southern hospitality softens the pretension of the wine bars in Dallas, making them enjoyable destinations for everyone from millionaires to students on a college budget. Beautiful tasting rooms offer proper places of grape-worship, or the sunlit patio at Times Ten Cellars allows people to kick back in a most casual way with a fine Zinfandel or Pinot. One of the largest wine selections in Dallas can be found at the Chateau Wine Market and Bodega Bar, where over 1,500 wines tempt indecisive wine-lovers to throw caution to the wind and attempt to taste them all; and, though we at Dallas.com feel that this would be a bad idea, we can certainly appreciate the notion.
Chateau Wine Market and Bodega Bar
4515 Travis St., Ste. 101, Dallas, TX; Tel. 214.528.9463
Right off the Knox strip in Dallas the Chateau Wine Bar and Bodega Bar houses one of the largest wine selections in all of Dallas. With over 1,500 wines it's almost impossible to ever try them all—almost. Customers can pop in to just pick up a few bottles or take the newly acquired bottle to the back of the store where a the little Bodega Bar is situated with its atmospheric lighting and personal seating. At the bar, if customers don't want to open their new bottle, wines are available by the glass, half bottle or full bottle along with a limited menu. Thursday nights are the best for the adventurous wine drinking as live music accompanies wine tasting. There's no better way to drink or buy a wine in Dallas than at the Chateau Wine Market and Bodega Bar.
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Times Ten Cellars
6324 Prospect Ave., Dallas, TX; Tel. 214.824.9463
In a location that used to be the Lakewood post office, Times Ten Cellar has made their mark by being a relaxed yet hip place to sample Texas wines made from California grapes on the premises. The winery also grows their own grapes in Alpine, Texas to make into wine in the facility. A beautiful tasting room or a quaint patio are the perfect places to kick back and enjoy wine by the glass or bottle. Times Ten Cellars also offers snacks like various spreads, cheeses or fruits with crackers and bread to perk up wine drinkers. There's nothing like enjoying a fine California wine in Dallas.
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—Dallas bar and club reviews by Alanna Lee
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