Tannin Wine Bar! (One of the very Best!)

Where can you find a sample of the best wines around?  Do you obsess over the best cheeses from around the world?  Do you know a spot that forages for local mushrooms in the spring and makes a cream of mushroom soup that makes your whine for more?  Tannins, on Walnut Street in downtown Kansas City, holds the wine novel you seek, and some of the best local food west of the Missouri River.

We started the night with a flight of wines recommended by the bartender, starting with dry whites, then to the bold reds and ending with the crisp, sweet whites.  This just fuels you to order the best glass(es) for the meal to come.  Hand-crafted, hot crepes filled with roasted chicken, fresh ricotta, recently harvested chives and parsley, all dusted with nutty parmigiano reggiano teased our taste buds to order more!  Served alongside my robust Argentine Malbec wine was a truffled, wild mushroom cream soup with local morels sourced from a countryside neighbor.  It was truly exquisite and made my head spin with its mushroom divinity. More! (Please) ;)

I still talk about my perfectly seared steak topped with Maytag blue cheese butter and a balsamic reduction that brought out the juiciest bites, topped with local (thin) frites and sautéed green asparagus.  These three dishes alone made this meal “hands down” one of the best meals I've eaten in Kansas City.  It definitely could be in the running for my "last meal."

The night was young and begging for more food joy, so we finished with something sweet and fragrant.  I revisited my moscato from the taster I had previously enjoyed and paired it with their peach tart with homemade, vanilla ice cream.  And as if that weren’t enough, the grand finale was their famous cheese plate.  If you like cheese even a little, you must try their cheese plate which gives you a sample of the most exquisite cheeses from around the world and a generous dollop of raw honey and spiced walnuts.  Oh, how I adore cheese, and the god of cheese was with me this night!  You get to choose from the bountiful list they offer, and each one piqued my interest.  On this evening, I chose the Comte, Manchego, and Point Reyes.  This was pure HEAVEN and the perfect ending to a gorgeous feast.

Contrary to what you might think, good quality cheese holds enzymes that actually help you digest your food.  (Raw cheese is the very best for this.)  In fact, it typically is recommended toward the end of your meal for this reason.  Or you could order a digestive liqueur, and your digestive enzymes will thoroughly thank you.

I look forward to many more lunches or dinners at Tannins wine bar in Kansas City and hope to also venture in the early evening to their happy hour!  Check out their specials on Sundays and Mondays, and their tasting menu!  Fellow “winos,” this is your Mecca, so dive in and bring a few local friends while you're at it.

For more information please visit:
http://www.tanninwinebar.com/

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