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| - We discovered the rich, white, 50-something Mecca last night and it is called Vintner's Wine Market! Seriously, folks. I've never seen so many middle-aged, wealthy white people crammed in one place. The Arboretum is a strange, strange place. Vintner's is pretty much the same concept as Common Market, Good Bottle, Bulldog, etc. just plopped down in far South Charlotte. If you put this same shop in Plaza Midwood or South End, the crowd would be SO different.
Anyways, I digress. Let's talk about the food and alcohol, shall we? An impressive wine selection lines the walls of the entire shop. They also have 15+ taps of craft beer, which was our picked poison for the night. They'd recently had an Allagash tap takeover, so 5 of the beers were from the Maine brewery. No complaints here, I love the Allagash Dubbel! Ted found a couple IPAs he was happy with.
As we explored the shop, we were also thrilled to find the motherload of Burial cans and bottles. I suppose the Arbo crowd doesn't realize what a treasure trove they have in their back yard? I'm talking Bolo, Surf Wax, Hawks Bill... Cases and cases of it all. We took home a few sixers.
After a couple beers, we needed a snack, so ordered a few cheeses and the salami sampler. It really hit the spot. They really have some super cheese selections! Be sure to try out the Sottocenere Black Truffle and UAV Smoked Mozzarella. Mmmmmmmm!
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