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Blind wine buying.


Guests at 675 Bar in New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 City's Meatpacking meatpacking or meat-processing, wholesale business of buying and slaughtering animals and then processing and distributing their carcasses to retailers. The livestock industry is among the largest in the world.  District have an interesting option: to order their wine blind. While the B.R. Guest B.R. Guest is a restaurant group headquartered out of New York City. Founded in 1987, they own sixteen restaurants scattered throughout New York, Chicago and Las Vegas.  concept has 25 wines on the menu, adventurous diners Diners can mean:
  • Diners Club International, a credit card company
  • plural of "diner", see Diner (disambiguation)
 also have the option of wandering down to the wine cellar and randomly grabbing a bottle from one of the more than 200 additional reserve-level wines that have been picked by B.R. Guest director of wine and spirits, Laura Maniec.

Guests decide whether they want a red or a white wine, select one of three price points--$100, $200 or $350 a bottle--then grab the wine blind. If they are disappointed with their choice, they can "throw back" the bottle and go for a second try. There are roughly 40 wines each for red and white at every price point.

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The selection changes frequently, giving guests a new experience every visit, and the wines generally are priced between $50 and $100 less than what they normally would sell for if they were on the menu. A recent grab in the cellar found a 2004 Dauvissat Chablis Vaillons for $100, Guigal 1990 Cote-Rotie Brune et Blonde for $200 and Ponsot 1995 Clos de La Roche La Roche may refer to:
  • Hoffmann-La Roche
  • La Roche College
Places
  • Belgium
  • La Roche-en-Ardenne, a small town in the Ardennes
  • Switzerland
 in the $350 category.
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Title Annotation:DRINK CULTURE
Publication:Cheers
Date:Sep 1, 2009
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