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Originally Posted by YWGDon&Deb

I forced myself to wait until all the others left us with a private room so all the flashing wouldn't disturb their experience. Unfortunately, they stayed almost as long as we did, forcing us to eat all of the food and drink all of the wine with no pictures of either.

However, I do have a wonderful picture of you and Victor and some others at your end of the table, taken after we finally got our private room , with an absolute "forest" of long-stemmed wine glasses on the table between us. I'd be happy to post it if you agree. Send me a PM.

Since Bumper hasn't chipped in with wine selections yet, I do remember two bottles of a great Malbec from Argentina, 2 of a great Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile, I think, and at least one of a Cabernet-Carminiere blend? Maybe more. I do know there were no leftovers!

The red that we have is a Cabernet-Carminiere blend from Argentina, sorry, forget the name, but it was very good, may be Bumper will remember.

[Bumper]

I know four of the wines that we all enjoyed.

There was a delightful Argentinian Pinot Noir called Michel Torino. Light and fruity, and perfectly understated to go with the appetizer and salad courses.

There was a chewy Malbec called Monte Lindo from Argentina. Big and hearty. Went great with the bison and beef tenderloin.

A Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon called Luis Felipe was a superb compliment to the chicken and lamb. An attitude, but polite.

The last one I can identify was the Chilean Cabernet/Carminiere blend called Dona Dominga. This was an unusual treat. The Carminiere grape tends to be a bit on the heavier side, but it's well tempered by the Cab/Sauv. A really interesting pairing.

I don't know if there were other varieties tried at the other end of the table or not, but these are the ones I'm aware of from down our end. I would be quite comfortable recommending any of these wines. By the way, I saw from the stickers on the bottles that Dario's gets their wine from the Banville & Jones store in St. Vital. These may be unlisted products that aren't available through the government stores. Restaurants often do this so that their wine list can be somewhat unique and exclusive.