Wine and Dandy

Like Goldilocks, you choose the size you want at a new Beacon Hill wine bar.

By Janice O'Leary  |  November 12, 2006

At Bin 26 Enoteca, wine pours come in three sizes: a 100-milliliter glass, a 250-milliliter carafe, or a 500-milliliter container, the equivalent of two-thirds of a bottle. At this Goldilocks of a wine bar – there’s a restaurant, too – you decide which one is just right. Don’t be put off by the flip descriptions or even the higher-end entries on the wine list, as there are deals. Try the only Portuguese wine, a white vinho verde that’s crisp and perfect with appetizers, or the Mano a Mano tempranillo from Spain.

Both are 2005 vintages, one of the best European wine years on record.