Comments on: Wine for the Super Bowl: Tampa edition

By: Naglar

Naglar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:47:21 +0000

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By: Why Huge Wine Lists Suck | 1 Wine Dude

Why Huge Wine Lists Suck | 1 Wine Dude — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:01:45 +0000

[...] Tyler over at Dr. Vino recently posted an article about a Tampa restaurant (Bern’s) that might be of interest to those who will be traveling to Tampa to watch the STEELERS trounce the Cardinals in Superbowl XLIII. Bern’s boasts 6,800 selections and more than 500,000 bottles. I don’t even want to see that wine list. [...]

By: Dirty

Dirty — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:19:40 +0000

Bern’s is a treasure. With a large client of mine in Tampa, and my folks less than a mile down the street, I make monthly runs to the “Temple of Terroir”.

The list is massive, well priced, and filled with gems/bargains.

They have some of the best, and most down to earth, sommeliers in the biz. To make life easier- Find them, tell them what you want to spend, what you like, and let them choose. These people are great.

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:58:52 +0000

I have been to Bern’s twice during my trips to Tampa for Yankees spring training. The first time I think I was so overwhelmed by the unusual decor of the place that I did not fully appreciate the quality of the wine list. The second time I was able to concentrate on the steaks and the wine and really enjoyed it. We took the advice of the waitstaff in choosing the wine. The tour was interesting of the cellar and having a separate room for dessert and coffee was definitely a different experience than you get in New York City.

By: michael

michael — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:00:13 +0000

as a 12-year nyc veteran, a foodie, a csw and just a guy with parents who now live in tampa, i can tell you a few things: if you’ve never been, definitely go to berns! take the free tour of the place to see their on-site cellar, which has some literally unbelievable bottles. but that wine list is only a small fraction of what bern’s actually owns — they have at least two full warehouses with bottles in the millions!

if you are thinking of it, however, bypass a second run at the steakhouse and go up the street to sideberns (great name), which is wonderful mediterranean-inspired modern fare. the best part? it’s adjacent to bern’s fine wines which, while small, has a fantastic selection. spend a little time talking to kevin pelley, their wine guru, and you’ll feel right at home. (and definitely don’t miss their rare wine room, complete with cases of ch pavie, valandraud, peredrix echezaux (all 2005) and numerous others. it’s the only place i have seen a tokaji eszencia on display.) kevin is the man — tell him michael from d.c. sent you.

oh, and there’s plenty to do in tampa. tell your pals to head down to ybor city if they’re bored!

By: Dylan

Dylan — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:45:23 +0000

My jaw literally dropped at that number: 600,000 bottles for one restaurant. One thing is for certain, I’ve never had a 10-hour dinner, but after being presented with the idea, it sounds like something I have to do.