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A visit to Glasshalfull Wine Bar in Carrboro

A few weeks ago my wife and I visited Glasshalfull in Carrboro to taste some wines and have lunch. It is located in the center of downtown Carrboro, and includes  a wine bar, wine shop, and restaurant under one roof that combines big-city sophistication with small-town geniality. It is a great place to meet friends for a drink and a bite or a delicious bottle of wine and a full dinner.
This was our first time there and we truly enjoyed it. The have a great selection of wines that you can try in 3 oz or 5 oz glasses or by the bottle.

The food is excellent too.  For lunch I had the Slow-Roasted Porchetta sandwhich on Ciabatta bread. My wife enjoyed the Tuna Confit salad with radishes, cucumbers, braised leeks, and pimnetos. They only serve lunch to 2:30 on Saturday and we arrived on the tail end of that and UNC game was also going on at the same time, so there were not a lot of people there which was kind of nice for a quiet lunch. We tried a variety of their wines too. All of which were excellent. But don’t take my word for it. You can read Greg Cox’ review  on the News and Observer website. For more information about the wine and food they offer check out their website here: Glasshalfull

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Enjoy Wine and Art at Seaboard Wine Warehouse in Downtown Raleigh!

Recently I took an out of town guest to downtown Raleigh last night to check out some art as part of the local “First Friday” celebration. Usually we head to Artspace but decided instead to check out the artwork being featured at the Seaboard Wine Warehouse located in the Seaboard Station next to Logan’s Nursery. I love this wine store because they have agreat selection of wines, friendly staff, and they offer free wine tastings on Saturdays from 12-4 and also sell wine “flights” on Thursday and Friday evenings. They now even have some new tables set up in the tasting bar area where you can relax and drink a bottle of your favorite vino with friends.

Each month Seaboard features the photography or paintings of a local artists. During my most recent visit they were featuring the oil paintings and photography of Annelies Gentile. I highly recommend you check out Seaboard if you are in the downtown area and looking to pick up a great bottle of wine or just looking for something different to do. It is a great way to meet people if you are new to the area. You can read more about the Seaboard Wine Warehouse and its tasting bar and other events on their website here: Seaboard Website

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