Cheap Date Alert #5: Weekly Wine Events at Grand Tastings LLC

What: Weekly Wine Tastings
Where: Grand Tastings, 4430 McKinney Ave, Ste , Dallas, TX 75205
When: Daily (as well as a calendar full of special events)
Time: 10am - 10pm Fri; 10am - 11pm Sat; 2pm - 7pm Sun
Cost: varies $12-$30/person depending on the event
http://www.grandtastings.com/

I've already waxed on poetic about the virtues of a wine tasting as a cheap date, particularly a first date. Here's the quick version: it's cheap, it's impressive (all those crystal glasses and wine swirlings), and the consumption of wine helps loosen everybody up for conversation. What I like particularly about Grand Tastings is that they host a variety of wine events in their store - Champagne Fridays, Wine and Chocolate Pairings, and etc. Plus, they have a very light menu of nibbles to accompany the day's wines. I participated in a tasting on a Saturday afternoon and the day's menu (things like fruit and cheese, desert samplers, and finger sandwiches) ranged in price from $8 to $15.

What I like almost as much as the food and wine is the fact that Grand Tastings has its own parking lot which makes parking positively painless.

Give me Grand Tastings a try and tell them that the Lady of Leisure sent you. Be forewarned, however, that they will look at you with puzzlement and confusion as they have no idea who I am.

Cheers!