I was dining with Pam Parks, my Disney publicist from the past, who still works for them as a writer of their cookbooks. Her latest Delicious Disney: Walt Disney World: Recipes & Stories from The Most Magical Place on Earth recently published. George Miliotes, Master Sommelier, happened to be at his namesake Wine Bar George when we lunched there recently. 

The wine bar offers more than 140 wines by the glass, bottle and — for the pricey ones — by the ounce! The bar has received many accolades, being awarded the Best Micro Wine List in the World 2019, Best By-the-Glass Wine List With Coravin® in North America and Honored by The World of Fine Wine for having a three-star wine list (their highest star designation).

Are you listening oenophiles?

George offered us each an ounce of Bodegas Breca, 2018, Spain, Aragon, Calatayud ($11/glass) to demonstrate the use of his Coravin wine preservation system. Coravin is “designed to pour wine without removing the cork, so every pour tastes just like the first.” In other words, he can serve pricey wines by the ounce without opening the bottle.

The three of us shared a bunch of small bites, including their warm olives, spiced with lemon and chili peppers ($8), the housemade meatballs with triple-cheese polenta in a tomato sauce ($14 for three) and the roasted red and golden beets with whipped ricotta in a prosecco vinaigrette.

In addition, we had the “Saganaki on Fire” brought to the table flaming, along with crostini ($16). If you order, be sure to eat it while still hot.

We also had to sample their Crispy Mac & Cheese Bites in a flavorful tomato sauce sprinkled with shaved pecorino ($14), as it’s the Wine Bar George’s recipe featured in the cookbook. [Stay tuned as I’ll be featuring this recipe soon!]

I suggest a visit to the spacious, rustic-chic venue. Do say “Hi.” to George from me, if he’s there.

And if you’re traveling through Terminal C, Wine Bar George opened a branch there at the Orlando International Airport.

Wine Bar George
Disney Springs
1610 E Buena Vista Dr
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
(407) 490-1800
winebargeorge.com