Los Angeles - September 08, 2008

Give ’Em El

Elvino Wine Shop Opens

Pirate 1: Yarrr.

Pirate 2: What’s the problem, matey?

P1: Oh, you know. Another day, another moldy trunk of medallions. Treasure hunting just doesn’t do it for me like it used to.

P2: Have you heard the legend of Elvino, a new cave-like, urban-industrial wine shop? It’s a gold mine of boutique vintages from small producers.

P1: Yo, ho. Tell me more.

P2: Imagine polished concrete floors and graceful white birch custom cabinetry with more than 200 bottles of wine on the wall; extras like winery-produced olive oils and artisan chocolates; and, in the back, wine flights of anything from crisp vinho verdes to dry German rieslings to silky pinots.

P1: Delightful. You don’t truly appreciate that friendly neighborhood vibe until years in the pirate biz.

P2: Yeah, it takes a pillage.

Elvino, 1142 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, between Aragon Court and Westminster Avenue, Venice (310-396-9705).