Best new(ish) wine bar - Sunfish Cellars - 2014 Best of MN

May 15, 2014 at 6:20PM
Sunfish Cellars wine bar overlooks the river bluff in Lilydale April 19, 2014. (Courtney Perry/Special to the Star Tribune)
Sunfish Cellars wine bar overlooks the river bluff in Lilydale. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

For the most part, the Twin Cities wine-bar scene has been geared toward providing a comfy-cozy neighborhood spot for dates or a girls' night out. The wine enthusiast usually can find interesting offerings, but not much "discovery." Not so at Sunfish Cellars. The flights change often but always have some hard-to-find, fun-to-explore options from no-telling-where. This is also one of the only places around with the Coravin, a new device that can get inside a spendy bottle for a pour, then reseal the cork and wax for later reuse. For teetotalers, the food menu, crafted by iconic chef Ken Goff, is worth the trip. 803 Sibley Memorial Hwy. (Hwy. 13), Lilydale; 651-552-5955; sunfishcellars.com

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