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Northwest Portland Wine Lounge Bar Diane Rewards Connoisseurs Without Alienating Newbies

Best of all, every bottle can be had by the glass for 25 percent of the list price—a confident move that belies the bar’s sense of self right out the gate. I could scarcely believe my good fortune as the bartender agreed to pull down a bottle of gorgeous Ar.Pe.Pe. Rosso di Valtellina ($74), a feather-light nebbiolo from Lombardy that tastes like winged violets.

Sardine Head

When this chic little natural wine nook opened in the Sweedeedee space after dark, Sardine Head tried to describe itself as a “wine dive bar.”

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Pop-Up Wine Bar Sardine Head Brings Natural Wine to the People

Hosted three nights a week inside Sweedeedee (5202 N Albina Ave., 503-946-8087), the pop-up bills itself as a “natural-wine dive bar.”

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