Compared to their counterparts in Virginia and DC, wine lists in Montgomery are shorter, they contain few mature wines and fewer excellent ones, and prices are higher. A few Bethesda restaurants, such as La Miche and Cesco, have worked very hard to put together respectable lists. Most have thrown up their hands and filled their lists with selections from the standard brands stocked by the county. This survey roughly covers a rectangle bordered by Arlington Road and Wilson Lane on the west, NIH on the north, Connecticut Avenue on the east, and Bradley Boulevard on the south. Originally from the October 1998 issue.
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