09/19/05 Mon. question - Good restaurant wine list

Welcome to Vine to Wine this is your host Linda Moran and today we are answering questions from our email. Recently a listener wrote to ask, "what is your recommendation for finding a restaurant with a good wine list when on vacation?" Interesting you should ask as I am about to take a trip with friends and family to Boston. I am in charge of this very thing and here is how I am approaching it. First, I ask everyone I know and everyone that I meet, if they recommend a spot the city that I am traveling. I make note of their recommendations. Second, I visit the internet and look at the recommendations from some of my favorite magazines. I make a list of places that sound like fun in as many different price ranges and varying types of cuisine that I can find. Then I put together a list of my top 10 choices and go back to the internet. I spend a little time at any of the top 10 selections that have a website. I want to get a better look at the menu and hopefully the wine list. Then I decide which ones are best and I contact the Concierge at our hotel and ask them to make reservations. Usually a concierge has a bit more pull at a restaurant that may be difficult to get into, and you have a written confirmation with the name of the persons who made and took the reservations. Most of all get recommendations from the locals once you get there! Remember to send your wine questions to Linda at vine to wine dot net and thank you for joining me on today's Vine to Wine.