Wine
You will have noticed. Wine is not something you take for granted in Thailand. It has to come from far away, and the moment a bottle passes customs, a hefty alcohol tax is immediately added. The cheapest slobber wine will easily cost 150 THB for a glass. That is often imported Chilean wine. Often okay to drink with your pizza, sometimes not drinkable. But there is also good news for wine lovers. In Chiang Mai, there have been more and more specialized 'wine booths' in recent years. Small businesses that have an extensive range of wines from all over, run by real enthusiasts. And then it turns out that the better French, Italian, Spanish wine is not even that much more expensive than the cheap one. Here are a few tips.
- Our Wine Club and "Moment & Wine" (in Tha Phae road Gate)
- Somm Wine & Dine (on the street towards Zoe in Yellow)
- Meilleur Wine
- Bacco (a bit south of Night Bazar)
- Tops Wine Cellar (you can buy a bottle in the shop and drink it on their terrace, right next to Tha Phae Gate)
- 'And then we drink wine bar' (in Chang Moi)
- Ivy's Wonder Wine Bar (in Nimman)