Calgary is renowned for its fabulous cocktail bars, with spots like Proof, Shelter and Paper Lantern gaining national and even international recognition among the who’s who in the bar industry. But not everyone likes an elaborate, hard liquor-based drink. There are plenty of pubs and breweries for those who lean towards beer, and now wine drinkers have a growing number of wine bars to choose from. Article content

What exactly is a wine bar? Obviously, they serve wine, often offering a rotating selection so regulars always have something new to sample. The idea here isn’t just to drink wine — though that’s certainly acceptable — but also to try new wines, either new-to-you grape varietals or new wines to the local market. A good wine bar should be staffed by true wine lovers who can easil

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