The updated guide to the Strip District
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Welcome to Pittsburgh's most unique and most visited neighborhood –the Strip District – now with the Pittsburgh Public market and more than ever, a place people call home.
There’s nothing like the Strip District . With its ethnic grocers, street side grills, sidewalk merchants and chockablock mostly independent shops, it's a scene 7 days a week and the darling of national TV shows when they come to film.
A neighborhood doesn’t get more authentic than this: long blocks of stores some with old wooden screen doors that still bang shut, hand-lettered signs announcing produce and everywhere, tantalizing smells--of aged cheese, fresh roasted coffee, freshly-popped kettle corn and spicy tacos.
Once the home of wholesalers working out of massive brick warehouses, today the Strip is still functional but also fun and quirky, a blend of old and new known for
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Good wines available for just $10, or less, a bottle
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Here are several more Washington wines to get you started:
Corvidae Wine Company 2009 Mirth Chardonnay (about $10) - From Owen Roe Winey, here's a lighter-bodied chardonnay that is stainless-steel fermented and tastes a bit like a sauvignon blanc. It's lemony with Fuji apple flavors up front and a trace of tropical pineapple on the finish. Give it a try with a poultry, halibut or sole entrée.
Gordon Brothers 2009 Chardonnay (about $10) - This sometimes runs as high as $15 a bottle, but I've seen it at the super-bargain price of $10 in the wine section of several local grocers. Fragrant apple aromas and generous stone fruit and pear flavors melt into a rich, buttery/oaky finish. It's an incredible value at this price.
Columbia Crest Two Vines 2009 Merlot (about $10) - Need a good $10 Washington merlot? This affordable red, with jammy, berry flavors and a dollop of toasty vanilla should keep you happy. Also notable is the Columbia Crest Two Vines 2009 Gewurztraminer (about $9), a nice pairing partner with chicken or the roast turkey you're likely to serve at next month's holiday dinner.
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