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| - The (f'n) Allegheny Wine Mixer!! I adore this place. The owner, Jamie, is extremely nice and tremendously knowledgeable about wine (which makes sense since she was a sommelier before). The other staff, including Dawn, are incredibly cool and nice, know their stuff about wine, and really make the place.
The wine selection is super. Further, there are a lot of options price-wise. While most single glasses are around $7-9, there is a $5 selection every night that often rotates as the night goes on. Also, for happy hour (on Fridays at least) there's a $5 meat and cheese plate.
While there are no meals at AWM, the meat and cheese appetizer selections are delicious and fresh (from their neighbor Wild Purveyors), as are their tiny dessert plates (I recall one time having chocolates from Sinful Sweets in the Strip).
In addition to the great wine, the bar has great, unique cocktails (I recommend the Giggle Water), bubbly (I had spectacular brut rose sparkling once), and beer.
There are no tvs (a plus), creepy cool art on the walls (you might have nightmares, but at least a portrait of Vincent Price watches over you from high above the bar), and occasionally there is pretty sweet live music (like The Grifters!).
This place is a neighborhood gem.
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