WINE! in Pittsburgh

 Regarding Dreadnought Wines - I stopped by there one day while shopping
 in the strip.  They sell wine by the case, as I recall, and you can mix
 the wines, that is, choose the particular wines you want in your case.
 The guy there gave me a printout of the wines available.  I don't remember
 being very impressed with the selection.  If they had a better selection
 it would probably be a better deal than having to go through the state
 store and buying a whole case of just one wine.  I'm not sure what the
 deal is with them.  They are not connected to the state stores (at least
 I don't think so) and they are not a winery outlet.
 Kate

 Cathleen M. wrote:
 > Speaking of wine in Pittsburgh...
 > What about the place in the Strip District called Dreadnaught wines?
 > That is not a "State Store" is it?  Do they carry more reasonably priced
 > wines?  A better selection??

 Dreadnought Wines in the Strip is an independent wine importer.
 I'm not sure what technicality in the PA laws they're exploiting,
 but the deal is:

 1) you must order at least $50 worth of wine

 2) you have to wait 3 or 4 days between placing your
 order and picking it up, because there's a bunch of
 paperwork that has to go to Harrisburg.

 they have a carefully chosen selection - a few wines that are
 under $10, but most are more than that.  the guy who runs the
 place is very knowledgable.  so if you're looking for quality
 wine, check it out.

 cheers,

 Mitzi