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| - Vino 100 is a chain of wine stores / tasting rooms that has been opening up across the country. The goal of Vino 100 is to make wine tasting fun, informative and inexpensive.
The first thing you need to get over is that Vino 100 is way up in Cave Creek. I don't usually go all the way to Utah for drinks, but some friends of ours were throwing a charity wine tasting on a Friday night, so we filled up the car with gas and hit the road. (Note: Vino 100 isn't ACTUALLY in Utah. It's about 15 min north of Desert Ridge).
The store is very inviting, with wine from floor to ceiling and a bar in the back where they pour tasting samples of select wines (and beer!). There are several tables throughout for you to sit with your group. If you sample what they have to offer for free, you are served in a small plastic cup. But, take that cup of free wine and start perusing the offerings along the wall. Vino 100 focuses on smaller, lesser known vineyards and I didn't see a bottle that was more than $20. Each bottle has a brief description, including a chart showing how dry, sweet, bold, etc. that it is. Pick your bottle, have it uncorked and the fine people at Vino 100 will break out the big wine glasses. Now, sit back with your friends at a table and feel like the big wheel that you are. Drink your bottle (or bottles!) and then get up and make another choice.
Vino 100 also helps with fundraisers, so you if you work for a worthy cause, give them a call. On the evening we were there, every bottle purchased helped fund holiday dinners for needy families. It's a great way to raise money for your cause.
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