{"id":39565,"date":"2024-03-19T16:36:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T23:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=39565"},"modified":"2024-03-19T19:34:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T02:34:10","slug":"rios-bringing-back-its-wine-cellar-tasting-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/rios-bringing-back-its-wine-cellar-tasting-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio&#8217;s Bringing Back Its Wine Cellar Tasting Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>As part of its ongoing rejuvenation, Rio is reopening its Wine Cellar tasting room. The Wine Cellar opens March 21, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, an answer to the question we&rsquo;ve gotten approximately 460,000 times since Dreamscape purchased Rio from Caesars Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>We are not personally a wine person, but this is fairly awesome news for wine fans. You might say it&rsquo;s a real corker. You&rsquo;re likely to be pelted with rocks for saying it, but you might. You don&rsquo;t live by society&rsquo;s rules.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39566\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39566\" style=\"width: 845px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-39566 size-post-thumbnail-crop-845xAUTO\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"845\" height=\"563\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rio_wine_cellar3-845x563.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rio used to have some impressive racks. Then they changed the cocktail waitress uniforms. We&rsquo;ll be here all week.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Wine Cellar will be open Thursday through Sunday, from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Reservations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sevenrooms.com\/reservations\/riowinecellar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">can be made online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39569\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39569\" style=\"width: 845px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-39569 size-post-thumbnail-crop-845xAUTO\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"845\" height=\"563\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rio_wine_cellar4-845x563.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The entrance is beneath the former Martorano&rsquo;s restaurant, not far from Kiss Mini Golf.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Per Rio, &ldquo;The Wine Cellar&rsquo;s beautiful rock setting provides the perfect backdrop for an intimate glass of wine to start the evening or a relaxing nightcap. The ambiance is reminiscent of esteemed wine regions like Napa Valley or Italy. Seasoned wine stewards, including The Wine Cellar resident expert Hung Nguyen, will guide guests on a sensory journey through wine territories from around the world, offering a delightful experience for their taste buds.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Today we learned.<\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-qblegbmhx-w\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer 'none';autoplay 'none';camera 'none';ch-ua 'none';clipboard-read 'none';clipboard-write;display-capture 'none';encrypted-media 'none';gamepad 'none';geolocation 'none';gyroscope 'none';hid 'none';identity-credentials-get 'none';idle-detection 'none';keyboard-map 'none';local-fonts 'none';magnetometer 'none';microphone 'none';midi 'none';payment 'none';picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create 'none';publickey-credentials-get 'none';screen-wake-lock 'none';serial 'none';sync-xhr;usb 'none';window-management 'none';xr-spatial-tracking 'none';\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-qblegbmhx-w\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/QblEGBmHx-w?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/QblEGBmHx-w?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/vitalvegas\\\/rios-bringing-back-its-wine-cellar-tasting-room\\\/#arve-youtube-qblegbmhx-w\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/QblEGBmHx-w?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In its heyday, the Wine Cellar at Rio boasted 10,000 bottles of wine, valued at more than $10 million.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the bottles are amazing, not just in terms of dollar value, but also historical value, and we trust they&rsquo;re still in the inventory.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39568\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39568\" style=\"width: 845px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-39568 size-post-thumbnail-crop-845xAUTO\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"845\" height=\"563\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rio_wine_cellar2-845x563.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">During our visit in 2012, Rio had Thomas Jefferson&rsquo;s 1800 Madeira (the bottle, at least). Fingers crossed nobody pilfered it during the ownership transition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The venue has lots of cozy tasting areas to sip and use pretentious words like &ldquo;terroir&rdquo; and &ldquo;vinous&rdquo; and &ldquo;flinty&rdquo; and &ldquo;vegetal.&rdquo; Or, if you&rsquo;re like us, terms like &ldquo;bung hole,&rdquo; which is an actual thing. You use bungs (mature people call them stoppers) to plug bung holes, obviously.<\/p>\n<p>The Wine Cellar is a whole vibe.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39570\" style=\"width: 845px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-39570 size-post-thumbnail-crop-845xAUTO\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"845\" height=\"563\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/rio_wine_cellar5-845x563.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Confirmed: This place has legs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The reopening of the Rio&rsquo;s Wine Cellar tasting room is another symbolic step in the reinvigoration of the off-Strip resort.<\/p>\n<p>Dreamscape is pouring $350 million into a top-to-bottom refresh of Rio, with a list of improvements growing by the day.<\/p>\n<p>Rio recently became part of the Hyatt family, announced a rebrand of its lobby bar to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/rio-turnaround-continues-with-lapa-lounge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lapa Lounge<\/a>, rebranded its All-American Bar &amp; Grill to Luckley Tavern &amp; Grill (debuts in May), opened an impressive food hall, renovated the rooms in its Ipanema hotel tower and more.<\/p>\n<p>Rio is slaying, as our fellow youths say, and they aren&rsquo;t done yet.<\/p>\n<p>Our money&rsquo;s still on it being the location of an A&rsquo;s ballpark should the team actually move to Las Vegas at some point.<\/p>\n<p>Keep the newness coming, Rio!<\/p>\n<p>Update (3\/19\/24): We heard back from Rio about the wine inventory. The previous inventory wasn&rsquo;t inherited by Dreamscape, so the team is starting from scratch, full cleansing of the palate, as they say.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of its ongoing rejuvenation, Rio is reopening its Wine Cellar tasting room. The Wine Cellar opens March 21, 2024. Finally, an answer to the question we&rsquo;ve gotten approximately 460,000 times since Dreamscape purchased Rio from Caesars Entertainment. We are not personally a wine person, but this is fairly awesome news for wine fans. 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