Ottawa Wine Bars

Situated in the back of a row house in the Glebe, 107 Fourth Avenue Wine Bar (107 Fourth Ave., 236- 0040, serves 30 or so wines from the glass or bottle for enophiles (on a budget or not). If you’re downtown, the classiest place is easily Vineyards Wine Bar Bistro (54 York St., 241-4270. Winner of the “Best Wine List in Ottawa” in Ottawa Magazine, it boasts over 300 different wines, including a full list online. If you want a bottle of something local and uniquely flavoured, drive to Strathmore Winery near the village of Monkland, just 90 minutes east of the city off Highway 138 (932- 1470) for some of the best local fruit wine, including blueberry, apple, and apple-cranberry wines. It’s still too small a winery to have its product carried in stores, so if you don’t get it from them, you just don’t get it. Call them for directions.