In the town that has something for everybody, there is one place you need to check out if you want to truly see an unbelievable collection of incredible wines. So what if you can’t afford 90 percent of them, it gives you another reason to keep working and trying to hit it big at the tables.
Just take a hop off of the main strip in Las Vegas and head over to the Rio Hotel and Casino. Your local cabbie will know exactly how to get there and mine told me “it is where the locals go, because they always treat you right”. Once you’re in the Rio make your way towards the Napa Restaurant and the Wine Cellar Tasting Room & Retail Shoppe that is directly downstairs from the Restaurant, and presto, you have found yourself in the middle of one of the largest wine collections in the world.
I was lucky enough to get my tour around the cellar from the Sommelier of the Napa Restaurant, Mr. John Bolduc. I never actually called him Mister but rather fell in line with everyone else calling him J.B. He never told me to stop calling him that, so I guess it was all right.
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For a wine geek like myself, almost any wine tasting peaks my interest. I don’t care much about the surroundings or circumstances. I’ve found myself sitting at an old card table in someone’s garage, tasting a number of very nice wines, and had a great time. I have also found myself sitting at a huge mahogany conference table in a private suite at some swank hotel, also tasting some great wines, and having a great time. I can enjoy both, and everything in-between. But when YOU decide to host a wine tasting or wine party, you need to keep one thing in mind. Make it fun.