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Winner 2006 Reader's Choice
3rd Place: Favorite Place for a Wine Tasting
Honorable Mention: Favorite Wine List
Winner 2005 Reader's Choice
3rd Place: Favorite Wine Shop
Honorable Mention: Favorite Wine List
AOL Guide 2006 - City Best List – Wine Bar
Erato Wine Bar and Grand Market -- City's Best Learn, then savor, the art of wine tasting.
Sleek and sophisticated with its exposed brick walls and earthy wooden accents, Erato adds the scent of fermented grapes to the diverse South Grand neighborhood. With a sommelier on staff all the time, it's the place to come to broaden your wine horizons. Erato boasts of one of the most extensive wine lists in all of St. Louis, offering more than 120 varieties from all over the world. As a market, they sell bottles starting at just $8 for take home. As a wine bar, they offer flights, wines by the glass and even classes to teach everyone how to become a wine connoisseur. Complimenting the wine is an array of artisan cheeses, decadent desserts (the chocolate cake is a must-have) and handmade pizzas. The cheese display case radiates behind the bar, despite the muted lighting. The menu is constantly changing, so come back to try some new tidbit with a different kind of wine. If choosing a wine is still too intimidating, Erato also offers imported beers from all over the world and a rotating menu of specialty cocktails, perfect for every season. On the weekends, it gets rather busy with all the casually clad couples and groups enjoying a bottle while listening to free live jazz, so get there early. -- Jessica Hon
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St. Louis Magazine 2005 “Wine Bar of the Year”
A List Awards 2005 - St Louis Magazine July 2005 - St. Louis, Missouri
Wine Bar for All ERATO WINE BAR on South Grand manages the impossible: It is both friendly and refined. Gen X-ers and judges, teachers and technicians -- all flock to this airy exposed- brick space teeming with blond-wood wine racks. Erato (smoke free, another miracle) offers more than 120 wine selections from vineyards in Europe, South Africa and North and South America. Also on the nine-page menu are selections of spirits and beers, as well as some appetizers. Sip wine, savor scotch, tip back a beer or sample fine cheese. But if you're seeking a table on Saturday night, arrive before 9 p.m. 3117 S. Grand, 314-664-6400.
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