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Encinitas Wine Shops - The 3rd Corner Wine Shop and Bistro in Encinitas California

Encinitas Wine Shops - The 3rd Corner

Inside The 3rd Quarter Wine Shop in Encinitas 

The 3rd Quarter Wine Shop and Bistro in EncinitasLooking for a good wine shop in Encinitas with a restaurant combination? The 3rd Corner Wine Shop and Bistro in Encinitas is a delightful place to dine, and with the size of the crowd last night, a very popular one. 

The 3rd Corner wine shop concept is simple, and a good one. There is a retail wine shop in the midst of the restaurant with a good selection of wines at prices that seem reasonable (not Costco or BevMo but decent).

You buy a bottle, and it will be uncorked for you by your server for $5.  End of story. 

We dined for the first time at The 3rd Corner in Encinitas (there are 2 other locations - Ocean Beach and Palm Desert) last night with friends and had a white varietal called Evolution which I love, for $22.95. I can't think of a single restaurant I've dined at recently where you can get any bottle of wine for that, let alone a very good one. 

The 3rd Quarter Wine Shop and Bistro in EncinitasBeing accustomed to the 3, 4 or 5X mark-ups that restaurants do, this is a real find. Somehow paying $60 for a bottle of wine I can get for $15 in the store really irks. 

And the French-style bistro food California style is terrific. Their dinner menu is varied with cheeses, pastas, fish and more. I shared an heirloom tomato tart with my wife for a starter, and it was excellent. Wish I had had the whole thing to myself, it was that good. My black truffle risotto was wonderful - my advice? Get the smaller portion, though. 

The 3rd Corner Wine Shop and Bistro in Encinitas is located in the Lumberyard on Route 101/the Coast Road, at 897 S. Coast Highway, Suite. F-104. They are open every day except Mondays from 11:30 am until 1:00 am for food, with the retail store open the same days from 10 am until 1:30 am. 

The 3rd Corner Wine Shop and Bistro in Encinitas definitely goes on my list of favorite places - I'm looking forward to the next visit.

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Wine Shops in Carlsbad | There's a New Wine Shop in Town | Vintage Wine Shop, Carlsbad CA

Carlsbad Village has a New Wine Shop - Vintage Wine Shop and Taste the Grape Tasting Room

Vintage Wine Shop and Taste the Grape Tasting Room in Carlsbad CA

Vintage Wine Shop and Taste the Grape Tasting Room, opened about 1 month ago, is in the heart of the Village, adjacent to one of my favorite restaurants around, Le Passage, a charming French bistro on State Street just north of Carlsbad Village Drive. 

Vintage Wine Shop is so new they are still developing the website (it's TasteTheGrape.com), but this European-style wine shop and tasting room is well worth your visit (we popped in last night). There is a broad selection of wines, many French of course, but a host of Malbecs, Cabernets, and many others from some of the best wine-producing regions in the world. 

Vintage Wine Shop and Taste the Grape Tasting Room in Carlsbad CAVintage Wine Shop and Taste the Grape tasting room exude the same French charm found in the adjacent bistro, with walls of wooden wine racks, chandeliers, attractive seating and prints in the small tasting room, and an overall feel of a wine shop on a small side street in Paris. 

The neat thing about Vintage Wine Shop is  you can purchase their wine at their retail prices, which seem very fair to me, although not quite the bargains one finds at a BevMo (but you wouldn't expect that), then drink the wine at Le Passage for lunch or dinner for an $8 corkage fee. 

Wine tastings at Taste the Grape are, currently, Friday evenings - 6 samples for $12.

And on Wednesdays they offer $2 off a glass of wine in the restaurant. 

Vintage Wine Shop is a great addition to the heart of Carlsbad Village, and with the charming Le Passage for lunch and dinner, and their Carlsbad Chocolate Bar (stay tune for more on that fave). 

Vintage Wine Shop and Le Passage are located at 2961 State Street in Carlsbad Village. Call (760) 729-7097 for information and reservations or email Laura Reyer at LReyer@excite.com.

 

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