Easily one of the coolest wine concepts to hit Tampa Bay since, well, ever, Tastings allows the wine-curious to really stretch their minds. The new place offers more than 120 wines by the 2-ounce taste or by the 6-ounce glass, all in a machine-operated, self-serve format using tasting cards you administer yourself. From the obscure French chenin blanc to the familiar Australian cabernet-shiraz blends, thirsty patrons can drink to their hearts’ content, trying as few or as many different wines as they want. Reminds us a bit of an ATM wine machine, but it works, and it’s fun. 149 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg, 727-894-2255.
This article appears in Sep 14-20, 2005.