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Pairings Wine and cheese is so yesterday. De-snob da grape at some of these wine-and-whatever places around town. Vines & Canines 1760 Frankfort Ave. Our chocolate Lab mix goes off the leash when we enter this cozy oneroom store catty-corner from the Silver Dollar. Owner and founder Marc De Michele doesn't mind. Bringing along the mutt is part of the experience at Vines & Canines, which, as the name implies, caters to both wine connoisseurs and dog lovers. De Michele, who's worked in the wine industry for two decades, noticed something about dog owners: They also love wine. Thus, Vines & Canines, which opened in 2012. "I've searched the world over and I think this may be the only store of its kind," says De Michele, a 42-year-old Louisville native. "I've decided all you need in life is a good dog and a great bottle of wine. That sounds a little hokey, I know, but it works." As a wine purveyor, Vines & Canines offers vino from all over the world, including Kentucky, and, of course, it has bourbon, too. As a store for dog owners, it sells leashes, treats, art, beds and various other pup-related tchotchkes. We shopped while De Michele fed our dog snacks and mlled us in on his store/concept. Wine tastings are held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. weeknights (except Monday) and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends. Be prepared to try something different. De Michele specializes in hard-tomnd wines, like a recently acquired Jacquère, a dry white from the Savoy region of the Alps. Fidos and Spots are welcome. Let them make fourlegged friends while you make nice with a friendly bottle of Merlot. If you're dogless, don't fret. De Michele says no pup is needed to come in and sit, sip, stay. Pinot's Palette 291 N. Hubbards Lane Drink wine, paint a masterpiece. It's not exactly a new concept. Historically, artists and drink (or writers and drink) have gone together like paint and canvas. Pinot's Palette, a national franchise that opened locally in November, offers painting classes with wine on the side. So even if you can't paint, after a few glasses, you won't care. Pinot's is a fully licensed alcohol seller, so the paint studio is 21 and up, but children's lessons can be booked with advance notice. Lessons cost $35; canvas and wine (or beer) are separate. Vint Several locations The cafes serve coffee, wine and beer. Throw in the big-screen TV and it can even double as a more civil sports bar. Louisville Mead Company Louisville Mead sells its specially brewed honey wine on Saturdays at the Douglas Loop Farmers' Market, which provides a great excuse to sip and shop. Keep in mind: Nail and hair salons are known for serving wine to customers while they get their various body parts tended to. And during the summer, there's Brew at the Zoo and Wine Too. Have a few drinks and make faces at the monkeys. Not that we'd ever do that. — Tabitha Hernandez and Kane Webb 2.13 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 3 1