Pete Marsh
Left Coast
Barrel Filler
Posts:1466
 | | 08/03/2004 9:10 PM |
| Barbara and I met a couple from Arlington at one of our alumni gatherings. They would really like to find a wine shop in the Dallas metroplex that will help them find some wine they can enjoy. They are really novices so any help would be appreciated.
Pete | |
Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with. | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12048
| | 08/04/2004 12:36 AM |
| | Pete, send me a PM. I'd be happy to help them out. | |
Joe
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Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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texaswino
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2184
| | 08/04/2004 11:25 PM |
| I'm sure if anyone can help them out it will be Joe Enabler.  | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12048
| | 08/05/2004 1:20 PM |
|  You got that one right. | |
Joe
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Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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pbubba
Grape Truck Driver
Posts:27
| | 09/07/2004 3:04 PM |
| For selection near Arlington, I would try Farpointe Cellars in Southlake off SH1709 (Southlake Blvd.) and Byron Nelson Parkway. They have a great selection of both high end and "starter wines" and give good service. Hope this helps. | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12048
| | 09/07/2004 4:38 PM |
| | Holy smokes! Bubba posted! | |
Joe
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Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11841
| | 09/07/2004 5:04 PM |
| wiml... he also posted once about 6 months ago. At this rate, he'll reach Geezerhood around the year 2604!!!   | | | |
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pbubba
Grape Truck Driver
Posts:27
| | 09/07/2004 9:24 PM |
| The geezer suddenly awakens from his slumber   How's it goin Joe! | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12048
| | 09/07/2004 10:23 PM |
| | Everything is FANTASTIC in Arlington. | |
Joe
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Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Sorter
Posts:377
| | 09/08/2004 12:52 AM |
| HI BUBBA!
BIG DADDY'S AT EASTCHASE & I-30 in Ft Worth is the first decent wine store to those that live in Arlington. By the way, you can't buy wine in Arlington,Tx only beer so you have to leave Arlington to purchase wine. Central Market in Ft Worth usually has helpful people who will assist you in a purchase.
Farpointe is a really neat wine store in Southlake, classes inventory by varietal not country. Their wine bar is suppose to be open now so you can sip then purchase. | | | |
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futronic
Toronto, Canada
Wine Bottler
Posts:3214
| | 09/08/2004 2:36 PM |
| | No wine purchases in Arlinton? Is there a bylaw against it or something? | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12048
| | 09/08/2004 2:56 PM |
| | In Texas we go by "Wet/Dry" precincts. A precinct is basically a voting area. Each precinct votes whether to allow alcohol sales and in what forms (beer only retail, beer and wine, beer wine and hard liquor, drink by the glass in restaurants, etc...). In Arlington you can only purchase beer retail and anything by the glass in a restaurant. In Fort Worth right next door you and purchase anything retail or in a restaurant. | |
Joe
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Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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Tom
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2384
| | 09/14/2004 2:17 AM |
| Didn't know that.
Hey, which way did you vote?
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12048
| | 09/14/2004 2:18 AM |
| | One guess. | |
Joe
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Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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