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Tip of the Week: June 16, 2007

When it comes to wine, San Diego is quickly gaining stride.

With tasting bars abound, Temecula Valley Wine Country

about one hour northeast, and fine dining restaurants polishing

all their wine glasses and upper-end bottles, where can you go

to just pony up to bar and taste and not have to commit to an

all-day event or spend a lot of money?

We'll give you two tips:

Wine Steals: Wine Steals is a very successful and casual place.

Every Saturday 4-6:30pm, try about 25 tastes for $10.00. Reds,

whites, try 'em all and enjoy yourself. Wine Steals has two locations.

You can find them at Liberty Station, Point Loma or Hillcrest

on University Avenue. Get there early because at these prices,

they attract crowds.

Tuesdays- $5 Wine Tastings Hillcrest - 5:30-7:00

Wednesdays- $5 Wine Tastings Point Loma - 5:30-7:00

Saturday- $10 tastings 4- 6:30pm

Sundays- Half-price red and white wine flights. 2pm until it's gone!

Hillcrest-1243 University Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92103 >

Phone: 619 295-1188

Point Loma -2970 Truxtun Rd., San Diego, CA 92106

Phone: 619 221-1959

San Diego Wine Co. (7080 Miramar Road, Ste 100- San Diego): Now, while Wine Steals is more of

a bar that sells wine, San Diego Wine Co., is more of a

wine retailer that has wine tastings. Every weekend, San

Diego Wine Co., tucked away in a commercial zone,

uncorks their wine selections upstairs at their stand-up bar.

Join them on Saturdays between 10am-4:30pm for

tastings under $15.00 depending on what is being

offered.

It is a different experience, but both offer something

that might be just what you were looking for in

simple wine tastings and retail. Cheers!

San Diego Wine Co. is a little tricky to find so follow

the directions:

From the 805 freeway going North or South take the Miramar

Rd exit (it only heads east from the 805). The second light is

Eastgate Mall, take a left at the Union 76 station. Drive

1/2 mile down, on the right hand side, 5282 Eastgate Mall.