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The Blending Table Brings Hands-On Wine Blending to Tampa Bay
The Blending Table is a hands-on wine blending experience now live in Tampa Bay. Guests experiment with 100% varietal wines, create their own blends, and take part in an interactive wine experience hosted at local venues.
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2025 in Review: A Defining Year for the St. Pete Wine Scene
A recap of the wine openings, reopenings, and closures that defined St. Pete’s wine scene in 2025, including new wine bars, retail shops, and returning favorites.
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New Year’s Eve Sparkling Wine Guide 2025
A New Year’s Eve sparkling wine guide with bottles you can find right now at St. Pete wine bars and wine shops.
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Where to Drink and Buy Wine in St. Pete on Christmas Eve 2025
Looking for wine on Christmas Eve in St. Pete? Here’s where to buy a bottle or grab a glass on 12/24, with confirmed openings from local wine shops and bars.
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A Last-Minute Holiday Wine Buying Guide 2025
Local bottles under $20 and under $50 When time is short, availability matters. This guide focuses on bottles you can still find locally, even with limited shop hours this week. Bottles Under $20 Cantine Colosi Nero d’AvolaSicily, ItalyMazzaro’s Italian Market$18 Ackerman Bulle Royale Brut Crémant de LoireLoire Valley, FranceBook + Bottle$19 Baron de Rothberg BrutBordeaux,
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Pasadena Liquors & Fine Wines Announces Storewide Sale as St. Pete Remembers Jim Valenty
A tribute to Jim Valenty as Pasadena Liquors begins its closing sale, with Valenty’s Lounge remaining open for the community he helped shape.
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Looking Back at St. Pete’s First Wine Bar: The Story of A Taste for Wine
A Taste for Wine opened in 1995 as St. Petersburg’s first true wine bar. Founders Rochelle Smith and Erin Shim share how they built a landmark space that shaped the city’s early wine culture.
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What St. Pete Wine Spots Recommend for Thanksgiving
Looking for Thanksgiving wine in St. Pete? Local wine shops and bars share their best bottles for turkey, cranberry, casseroles, and all the sides, plus prices and where to buy.
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Beaujolais Nouveau 2025 Arrives in St. Pete
Beaujolais Nouveau 2025 is in St. Pete. Discover which bars are pouring it, where to buy bottles, and how locals celebrated the new vintage.
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Inside Kosen’s Unfiltered Dinner Series with 00 Wines of Oregon
At Tampa’s Michelin-starred Kosen, 00 Wines of Oregon presented a five-course dinner pairing Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with Chef Alex Chamberlain’s seasonal, sustainability-driven menu.