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IF YOUR JOB included selecting, tasting and serving some of the greatest wines in the world, where would you choose to drink wine on your day off? That was the question I posed to seven top wine directors in seven cities across the country. I hoped they’d name some under-the-radar destinations where the wines were well-chosen and well-priced and the staff was knowledgeable without being uptight. The wine directors did that and more, responding with a range of great places that included restaurants with deep cellars of old bottles as well as local hole-in-the-wall favorites. Here, their top picks:
Shelley…