I am back from San Francisco (I actually got back yesterday). I had a great time and a big part of that fun was the CAV wine bar mentioned in an earlier post.

Review: The CAV wine bar was a lot of fun. I have to confess that I have never been to a wine bar before, so I was looking forward to this opportunity and I was not disappointed. First and foremost, the sommelier was excellent, he did a great job of recommending wines and helping me move from glass to glass. He really shone on Saturday, when I visited with my friend Bridget, who is not a wine drinker. He was patient, funny and had a good deal of information about each of the wines he served.

Their wine list changes weekly, unfortunately there were no Cab Francs that week, but each region was well represented. There were wines from France, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Portugal, Chile among others; and of course the United States with wines from California, Washington, Oregon and New York.

The food was good as well. The first night I was there I had the Spaghetti and the second night I tried the tapas, both of which were excellent.

A couple of other reviews

Grade: 95

We do have wine bars in the DC area, but I have never been. After this experience I will have to try some of them out.