The valley's love affair with wine

Drinking wine in the Vail Valley is sexy.

From social gatherings among local restaurant wine experts to posh winemaker dinners, the valley has no shortage of wine or those who love to savor every drop.

Local restaurants are practically incomplete without their resident sommeliers, or wine experts, on hand to pair luscious wines with decadent dishes. Most of the high-end restaurants in town have at least one sommelier. La Tour in Vail Village has six � the restaurant wants to make sure that every guest has access to expertise that will make dinner tastier.

�The most fun I have working the floor isn�t necessarily selling the wine, it�s the educational side,� says Steven Teaver, one of La Tour�s sommeliers. �It�s about really being able to open people�s eyes.


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