Wine Expo

This place is awesome!  I've gone to the 20/20 nights (20 tastings for $20) and it's so cool how they do know the details of each, and even keep track on where you were on the list.  It's 6pm - midnight and it should be if you plan to do the entire 20.  They have yummy appetizer dishes as well to accompany your tasting.  I'm not a cheese person, but it's really great with the wines.  Their pizza isn't bad either.  I just wish there were more hearty options.  There was a food truck there last time, but it was too fru-fru for me...eggplant custard, salmon tartare...nah, I'm ok.

I love the 20/20 deals on Mondays and Thursdays where you can try 20 different wines for only $20.  You get everything from bubbly to whites to reds to dessert.  The focus tends to be on Italian, but they mix it up as well.  Given the whole tasting only costs $20, the wines you try usually are very affordable too so we always walk away with one or two bottles of whatever we enjoyed the most.  On Thursdays, there's even a food truck parked outside and they let you bring the food in.  The wine bar's crostinis and cheese plates are decent too, though obviously the wine is the main reason to go.  Service can be hit or miss depending on who is working that day (I like the ones who actually take the time to tell you something about the wines), but I am willing to put up with some quirky servers given how generous they usually are on their pours.  The crowd is usually a little older (30s to 50s), and I've seen the room range from completely full to completely empty, but whatever the conditions, me and my 20 wines have always had a good time.  It's rare that I have either the free time or the liver to drink that much on a Monday or Thursday, but next time I do, we will be back.

I came here on a Thursday night since they had a 20/20 special which means 20 bucks for 20 tastings. That's a pretty darn good deal. Their wine bar in the back gives off a very homey feel to the place. They had clean menus with good descriptions of what wines we were tasting. I'm not too knowledgeable about wine, so it was a great chance to learn more about it.

I didn't try their food, but I saw that a lot of people ordered personal sized pizza that looked delicious and seems like a good pairing with a lot of the wines. This place also started a 15/15 Tuesdays which is 15 sampler beers for 15 bucks, truly a bargain. They also sell a wide selection of wine in their store. This place is great to go with a bunch of friends or to impress a hot date.

Oh yeah, they also have a gourmet food truck up front that's supposed to be amazing. It's a three course meal for 30$. Sounds a little pricey, but according to my friends, it's worth every penny.