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I came for a little meet-and-greet dinner with my wife's coworkers and their clients. Since I had already topped myself off an hour earlier (Due to the 3 hour difference from California, I was starving by 5pm.), I came ready to drink.
The ambience was quite lovely. Modern lines and lots of slick, shiny things and mirrors. Since it was a work event, I kicked back and enjoyed their wine list. Taking advantage of the location, I worked over the Canadian pinot noirs off Niagara-by-the-Lake and found them surprisingly robust and comparable to our Santa Lucia Highlands. My companions focused on their favorite treat, the Duckhorn cab sauvignon, which is a solid if routine choice for Bay Area locals.
I got the lightest entree they had, a grilled octopus. It paired well with the pinot. Between the six of us, we polished off 3 bottles and a round of cocktails. I think the total with included gratuity came to about $1000 Canadian or a little over $700 US, a pretty good deal for a very cool hangout.
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